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  • Ryan is crowned champion

    FRINTON Golf Club hosted the final Coastal Golf Tour event of 2014. Players from all venue clubs competed and Frinton’s Ryan Forecast was crowned stableford Order of Merit champion. Max Smith, from Millers Barn, took the scratch award, with

  • Residents removed from under-fire care home

    VULNERABLE residents have been removed from a Clacton care home after a damning report by watchdogs revealed a catalogue of failings. A probe was launched by the Care Quality Commission after fears that residents were at risk at Brookfield care

  • Impressive 30ft Christmas tree to light up town centre

    CLACTON town centre is set for an impressive 30ft Christmas tree following last year’s shambles. Last year’s paltry 15ft tree was labelled as “laughable” by shoppers and traders. It was donated by the Federation of Small Businesses, but was

  • It’s prize time for Frinton’s golfers

    MORE than 40 trophies were awarded at Frinton Golf Club’s annual presentation lunch. The Leslie Wood team members were cheered as they collected their medals. They made it all the way to the final – the club’s best-ever result in this county competition

  • Andrews: we will do everything possible to get game on

    FC CLACTON co-owner Stephen Andrews says the club will be doing “absolutely everything possible” to get Saturday’s game on against Haverhill Rovers. Wet weather in the last week has left the match in doubt. “The pitch is very wet, but we’ll

  • Waters returning to the Bowl

    MATT Waters is back at FC Clacton. The former favourite is the latest ex-player poised to return to the Rush Green Bowl. James Dunkley and Kevin Coyle are also back on the rosta and the latter could make his first appearance since rejoining

  • Davies deflated after UK Championship defeat

    CLACTON’S Alex Davies was left speechless after crashing out of the UK Snooker Championship. The 27-year-old lost 6-4 in the first round to Indian Aditya Mehta. Davies, the world number 75, has been out of form all season, winning just three

  • Rock-bottom watchdog band ratings for our surgeries

    STRUGGLING surgeries across Clacton, Frinton and Walton have been given rock-bottom ratings by a health watchdog – but bosses have defended the low rankings. Failing surgeries are put into band one by the Care Quality Commission, which identifies

  • Innes element - legendary musical comedy performer in town

    HE has played jokes on the Beatles and had jokes played on him by the Pythons. Nicknamed the seventh Python, Neil Innes met them when he was asked as a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band to write songs for a new show called Do Not Adjust Your

  • Midwives back on strike over 1% pay claim

    ANGRY midwives have walked out of Clacton Hospital for the second time in a dispute over pay. NHS workers want a one per cent pay rise for all employees, but the Government said it would cost too much during the time of austerity. Royal College

  • TV psychic in town for medium show

    A TELEVISION psychic hosts an evening of mediumship in Clacton tomorrow. Tony Stockwell, who has been working in the industry for 25 years, returns to the Princes Theatre. The popular star of Street Psychic, Psychic Private Eyes and Psychic

  • DON'T MISS THIS WEEK'S GAZETTE

    Council condemns district to winter with no lights Care home patients removed after damning report  Award for young heroes who came to mum's rescue Exposed: Tendring's recycling shame Frinton greensward development fears allayed