A TEAM of chefs may have bitten off more than they can chew after taking on an ace women’s netball team in a charity shoot-out. Cooks from Clacton-based Bespoke Caterers are going head to head with the Frinton Flames in what’s being billed as the
WHEN budding photographer David Smith treated wife Denise to a romantic wedding anniversary on a pig farm he never dreamed he’d end up with the snap of his life. The Kirby Cross couple were celebrating their 22nd anniversary in Norfolk last year
TWO pals created a splash for charity by swimming more than a mile along Clacton’s Sunshine Coast. Danny Mayzes and Gregg Lucas raised almost £1,000 paddling from Clacton Pier to the golf course’s Martello Tower. Local councillor Danny was
A NEW bootcamp for toddlers’ teachers is being set up in a bid to improve school standards. Schools across Tendring were criticised by councillors two years ago following low test scores. Secondary school heads said pupils arriving in Year
A TEENAGER has won a prestigious theatre role after beating more than 700 other hopefuls. Jack Speck, 13, who goes to Tendring Technology College’s Thorpe campus, was cast in a top production of Lord of the Flies, which will run at the Norwich
VOLUNTEER models sashayed down the catwalk for a fashion show fundraiser which raised £1,500. The St Helena Hospice fashion show, held at its Tendring centre in Clacton, saw the models wear clothes from its 12 charity shops around the region.
A FRINTON firm has recorded its best-ever year for holiday lets and beach hut rentals as holidaymakers flocked to the town. Boydens estate agents, in Connaught Avenue, say it has been a bumper year for visitors. The firm said holidaymakers
A BID to clamp down on dog mess in Clacton seafront has been hailed a success. Tendring Council staged the day of action after a resident sent in a homemade DVD highlighting the problem. The council staged an operation along Clacton and Holland-on-Sea
