A CONTROVERSIAL plan to use a former sheltered housing complex to house local homeless families is set to be approved by councillors. Neighbours fear the plans for Spendells House, off Naze Park Road, Walton, could attract ex-offenders to the resort
PRESSURE on recycling teams created by the level of kerbside waste during the coronavirus pandemic has increased, new figures reveal. Although unverified, the initial data shows that while black bin waste has increased during the lockdown, the overall
A PORPOISE calf which would have been dependent on its mother was put to sleep after being found stranded on a beach in north Essex. The young harbour porpoise was found in shallow waters on Walton beach by a family on Thursday at about 1.20pm.
RESIDENTS have hit out at plans to demolish a former village post office to make way for a housing development next to a Grade-II listed farmhouse. Great Holland Hall Ltd has applied to build ten homes on land off Main Road, Great Holland. The
A STAR student has been given a significant boost in his pursuit of becoming a top barrister after winning a prestigious legal award. Xavier Alexis-Greenfield, 21, from Walton, is approaching the conclusion of his final year at the University of
