Emma Elsey 'my hero' says cancer survivor mum Big trek and fries for McDonald’s boss Craig Newnes Quick-thinking brothers Alf and Samuel Roberts save diabetic mother Memories: The life and times of Chelsea Pensioner Joe Walton youngsters
A BRIGHTLINGSEA boat-building firm hopes to create 120 new jobs after regenerating a derelict warehouse site. CTruk has agreed a lease for the former Fieldgate site in Haven Road, Colchester, which it will use to build large vessels for offshore
CHRISTMAS comes early to Walton this week with a night full of festive fun. The Walton Christmas Festival has a host of entertainment on offer for young and old, including Clacton Musical Theatre Society performing excerpts from Babes in the Wood
Does your baby or toddler love the camera? Want a picture you’ll cherish forever? Your Clacton & Frinton Gazette has teamed up with Premier Promotions to find the best in the area with some great prizes on offer. Whether you’ve got a little
A FRINTON firm has scooped a top business award to take the title of Essex Business Champion. The Survey Initiative, based in Hadleigh Road, was crowned the county’s top trader at a glittering awards ceremony last week. It creates staff surveys
ONE of Frinton’s oldest family businesses is set to expand. Kevin Pearce, in Connaught Avenue, started selling oriental rugs and curtain fabric in the 1980s. Over the years it has moved into made-to-measure blinds, wood flooring and carpets
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Walton have planted a woodland of trees in a project to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. The Woodland Trust has been handing out thousands of saplings to schools and community groups across Essex, including Hamford
A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of damaging a car in Clacton. The man, from Clacton, was arrested on suspicion of causing damage to a Volvo in Chilburn Road following the release of CCTV images. He has been released on bail
THEATRE stalwarts are ushering in Christmas with a festive play. Clacton Amateur Dramatic Society is performing Season’s Greetings at the West Cliff Theatre next week. Alan Ayckbourn’s play is a laugh-out-loud take on supposedly a happy family
A DEMENTIA awareness event will take place at a care home in Thorrington tomorrow. Neil Mapes, of Dementia Adventure, will give practical tips for people caring for dementia sufferers, explain how memories are lost and give guidance on how to overcome
A “FAILED builder” admitted fitting an unsafe gas boiler at a pensioner’s bungalow. Self-employed Jason Sapsford, 41, was asked to fit a new boiler at Ivy Homan’s home in Wyndham Crescent, Clacton. But Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard the
NURSES treating cancer patients say they have received support from patients in the face of health watchdog scrutiny. Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Colchester General and Essex County hospitals, was put into special
