AN appeal lodged by teenage killer Edward Redman could be considered by a judge before Christmas. In September, Redman, 18, of Weyland Drive, Stanway, launched a bid to overturn his conviction and sentence for fatally stabbing student Jay Whiston
CLACTON is set to welcome in the festive period after a 30ft Christmas tree was put up in the town centre. Last year’s “paltry” 15ft tree donated by the Federation of Small Businesses was lambasted as “laughable” by shoppers and traders. It
LOW-INCOME residents in the Tendring district will have to paymore council tax after a new support scheme was launched. The new tax support guidelines were agreed by Tendring Council on Tuesday and are set to be introduced next year. They will
THE effortlessly cool sounds and style of the Rat Pack will help audiences swing into Christmas at the Princes Theatre in Clacton. Now in their 15th year of performing, the original tribute to Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davies Junior and Dean Martin
HAVE you picked up a bargain in the Black Friday sales? Shoppers turned out to grab a cut-price bargain at stores including Tesco and Currys PC World at Brook Retail Park in Clacton. A number of stores at Clacton Factory Outlet have also slashed
A MARRIED policeman forced a woman who had been a crime suspect to touch his genital area, a court has heard. Essex Police PC Neil Culham, 42, made the alleged move on a woman he had investigated over claims that she harassed her ex-boyfriend.
ANGRY residents descended upon a public meeting to protest against plans for 12,000 extra homes in Tendring. More than 30 residents were outside Clacton Town Hall with placards before a meeting of Tendring Council’s Local Plan committee on Thursday
A BUSINESSMAN from Frinton has raised thousands of pounds for good causes through a charity trek. McDonald’s franchisee Craig Newnes, who runs four fast-food restaurants in Colchester, walked a ten mile route with a staff team. The plucky group
A TEENAGER has admitted stealing £25 from his grandparents’ home. Dylan Williams, 19, took cash without permission from an address in Wash Lane, Clacton, on November 4. In a victim statement heard by Colchester Magistrates’ Court, his grandmother
A NATURE reserve owner has condemned fly-tippers for dumping a steady stream of rubbish at a Frinton beauty spot. Pedlars Wood owner Pam Garrad found a huge carpet discarded in the reserve on Tuesday morning. She has criticised the culprits
CLACTON made it three wins in a row after triumphing 3-2 at home to Waltham Forest’s second team, in East Men’s League division three south-east on Saturday. They won by a centimetre, in the last seconds of a tight and even game. For a full
HOLLAND Shore Amateur Boxing Club’s Cain Upchurch contested his second skills bout in as many weeks, on the Berry Boys Show at Laindon. He was up against Landsbury’s James Fearney. With both boys well-schooled, the contest was hard and fast
CLACTON MP Douglas Carswell welcomed the election of UKIP’s newest MP – and snapped up the chance to Tweet a picture of them both in the Commons. Mark Reckless won the Rochester and Strood byelection with a majority of 2,920 in the early hours
