A row has broken out over the future of Dovercourt's Park Pavilion. Developing regeneration proposals for the site is included in an 87-point list of targets Tendring Council has set itself over the next year. Steven Henderson, Community Representative
Emotional tributes were paid at a moving memorial service to a policeman who died in a crash. Family, friends and former colleagues gathered to remember and celebrate the life of Sgt Bob Walsham. The 48-year-old officer died on January 29 when his Kawasaki
THE final collections of design students at Colchester Institute have graced the catwalk. The annual fashion show to showcase the collections of the budding designers studying for degrees in design and textiles at the Sheepen Road college took to the
A COLCHESTER-based soldier has died in Afghanistan after a patrol vehicle overturned, trapping him underneath. Warrant officer second class (WO2) Dan Shirley was rushed to a medical unit at Camp Bastion, but doctors were unable to save him. WO2 Shirley
A PENSIONER has been branded a danger to children after he admitted a series of sex charges. A court heard on Friday how 75-year-old Leonard Foster assaulted children as young as two. His victims were two boys and a girl. Foster, of Thorpe Road, Great
POLICE were called to a Clacton beach after teenagers discovered a man's body in water along the beach at Marine Parade West. The man is said to have been in his 20s and local. A post mortem found the initial cause of death to be drowning. The death is
A FATHER-of-two who was fined thousands of pounds for parking two limousines outside his home has vowed to appeal against a decision made by magistrates. Philip Peter Thompson ran a stretch limousine business in the quiet cul-de-sac and ignored an enforcement
BEACH hut owners have responded angrily to Tendring Council's decision to charge them for repairs. The authority has confirmed that owners must foot the bill to fix the timber stagings at the Walings, in Frinton. Ray West, chairman of the Association
RYAN ten Doeschate again underlined his liking for the Derbyshire attack by leading Essex to a healthy 365 for seven on the opening day of their LV County Championship Division Two duel at Chelmsford. Just 24 hours before celebrating his 28th birthday
HE great British banger did battle with German sausages and ostrich pasties as the biggest-ever Colchester food and drink festival attracted mouthwatering dishes from all over the world. Jubilant organisers said more than 10,000 food fans flocked to
A NEW restaurant, two office blocks and a car showroom all look set to be destined for an area of Colchester. The proposals were considered by Colchester Council's planning committee on Friday, when it also gave approval for a huge new Sainsbury's store
HUNDREDS of children learnt life-saving skills with the help of a former Olympic swimmer. About 400 schoolchildren from ten primary schools in the Harwich and Dovercourt district learnt snorkelling and life-saving skills such as treading water, rescues
