A DRUNK arsonist who “spontaneously” started a fire at the only entrance and exit to a block of flats has been deemed a dangerous offender and jailed for four years. Thomas McGinn, 38, was spotted on CCTV entering the communal area of the building
A THIEF has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after trespassing at a gym. Daniel Fricker, 27, of Old Road, Clacton, was found guilty of theft following a trial at Stevenage Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Fricker entered Anytime
VOLUNTARY and community organisations across Tendring have been awarded grants totalling almost £130,000. Working with GP Primary Choice and North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, Community Voluntary Services Tendring (CVST), on behalf
Tendring children were hit by vehicles dozens of times in four years, analysis of official figures has revealed. Campaigners say more should be done to educate youngsters about road safety after thousands of child pedestrians across Great Britain
COUNCIL bosses have approved plans for a new discount chain to take over Clacton’s former Marks and Spencer shop. One Below has taken over the prominent Pier Avenue site, which has been empty since M&S closed its doors three years. The
A WOMAN has been slapped with a fine after failing to wear a seat belt while on the passenger seat of a car. Caroline Joanna Pierson, 43, of Castle Road, Clacton was found to riding in the front seat of a Ford Transit in Little Clacton on April
KEY Clacton buildings and landmarks will be lit up to encourage suicide prevention. From Monday, December 6 to Sunday, December 12, Clacton residents are lighting up buildings and landmarks with the colour green. Green is the colour of world
A DRUG driver who got behind the wheel with cannabis in his system has been hit with a £350 fine. William Taylor, 22, was found to have driven a Vauxhall Corsa in Kings Parade, Holland-on-Sea, on June 1 while over the drug drive limit. He was
A VICTIM of child rapist and voyeur Danny-Jay Storey told how she "felt dirty" after he tried to record her in tanning salon changing room. Storey, 37, of Spenser Way, Jaywick, was jailed for 16 years this week after being convicted of 11 offences
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after plans to expand a company depot were recommended for be refusal. Pallet Plus, at the Crossways Centre depot in Great Bromley, has submitted plans to Tendring Council to expand. However, council planners have
A COUNCIL leader has labelled new measures to combat the latest Covid-19 variant as “undeniably tiresome”. New rules were brought in this week mandating the wearing of face coverings in shops and on public transport amid concerns about the Omicron
