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  • Light festival and flights to mark Mayflower 400

    A SPECTACULAR festival is being ramped up to new heights to kick-start next year’s once in a generation Mayflower ship anniversary. People from far and wide are being invited to Harwich’s Illuminate Festival next month which will mark the start

  • Drink driver gets 12-month ban

    AN off-duty police officer helped to spot a drink driver. The eagle-eyed cop was driving on the A120 toward Horsley Cross when he spotted that the Vauxhall van in front of him was swerving across different lanes. He informed colleagues who

  • Updated: Person is airlifted to hospital following crash

    A PENSIONER, has been airlifted to hospital, after reports of falling ill at the wheel. Emergency services were called shortly before 3pm on Thursday, October 17, with reports a driver of a black Toyota had been taken ill at the wheel in Main Road

  • Waste collection service is branded a 'joke'

    A WASTE collection service has come under more scrutiny, with councillors branding it a “car crash”. Harwich Town councillors hit out over the rollout of the new waste service across the district at its full council meeting on Tuesday night.

  • ‘Harwich is ready and able to cope with Brexit’

    A POLITICIAN has reassured businesses Harwich is prepared for Brexit, but says possible transport delays would be at the fault of the EU. The Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick MP, visited Harwich and the Harwich

  • £90m plans in pipeline to make way for mega-ships

    A MAJOR development, which would cost about £90 million, to increase the depth of Harwich harbour to make room for 400-metre long mega-ships is in the pipeline. Harwich Haven Authority has announced it is launching the multi-million pound development