GUNFLEET Sailing Club held their race for the Wallet Trophy over the May Bank Holiday with Andy Cornforth securing victory in his Laser. The rather unsettled weather did not deter competitors, with the flat sea masking the gusty offshore wind conditions
The Naze has been vulnerable to erosion for as long as it has existed and continues to be so. The earliest records of sea flooding inland are found in mediaeval records from 1099. In the 17th century groynes were built there to protect Harwich,
A COMMUNITY-SPIRITED garage sale will raise cash to keep a village looking trim. Volunteers with Kirby In Bloom hold an event each year to raise funds to ensure they can carry on their good work. On Saturday, May 11, from 10pm until 4pm, several
A MAN who has been missing for eight months has now been found. Javan Tutton, 50, was first reported missing from Clacton in September He has been found in Gloucester. Police thanked members of the public for their help with the appeal.
A KUNG fu warrior proficient in the use of five deadly weapons completed a gruelling two hour test to earn her black sash... at the tender age of ten. Kiyalouise Crisp, from Kirby Cross, capped off five years of hard work by mastering the different
MORE than 70 new jobs have been created in Clacton thanks to the planned opening of a 38-room hotel and pub. Marston’s Inns has unveiled its plan to open a hotel and pub in Clacton after months of construction work at Brook Retail Park West.
A CAMPAIGN group has written to all the county’s MPs urging them to put pressure on County Hall to withdraw its controversial plans to close dozens of libraries across Essex. Save Our Libraries Essex (Sole) believes Essex County Council’s proposals
THE mother of a teenage boy who drowned at sea says her grief remains “as fresh as ever” as Clacton prepares to honour his memory. Vicky Knight will never forget the day her popular son Ben Quartermaine, 15, disappeared in the waters near to the
A MAN who sexually assaulted a pensioner and tried to steal from two elderly men in their own homes has been jailed for more than four years. Ryan Martin, 24, knocked on the woman’s door in December shortly after guests she had round for dinner
A GRIEVING son who lost his “hilarious and honest” best friend when his father died of asbestos-related cancer is on a desperate hunt for answers. Guy Cheshire, 37, is looking for former colleagues to come forward after his 73-year-old father Keith
A SPRIGHTLY care home resident celebrated her 101st birthday surrounded by loving staff and friends. Ruby Brightley, a resident at Corner Lodge Care Home, in Jaywick, marked the big day by enjoying a party, including a specially made cake.
