SEVERE gales are set to batter north Essex and residents are being warned to batten down the hatches. The winds are likely to reach between 50 and 70mph tomorrow and could be strong enough to cause minor damage such a dislodging roof tiles and blowing
A PENSIONER says a noisy device to scare birds away from crops is ruining his retirement. Francis Gray, 73, who lives in Park Square West in Jaywick, is upset with near by farmers who use agricultural gas guns to protect their fields. He says that three
FRINTONIANS have defended their town ahead of a BBC documentary which depicts it as a town that doesn't like change. The Curious World of Frinton-on-Sea, which will be screened on BBC2 on Wednesday at 9.50pm, says residents have become as beached in
IT was a family reunion unlike any other. Coming face to face with relatives from thousands of years ago may be difficult - but not impossible at Colchester Castle. Visitors to the museum watched as the eyes, nose, cheek bones and chin of a very distant
ROSETTES and certificates were the glimmer in every owner's eyes - but only a few were lucky enough to receive such an honour. Crufts is an annual dog show, for which dogs have to qualify to enter - it runs over four days until the best dog in the entire
