THREE budding bookworms have been picked to quiz a children's author and award-winning comedian on national radio. Tom Arnold, James Tyler and Carrys Ireland, of Alton Park Junior School, Clacton, will interview Charlie Higson on BBC Radio 4's Go
YOUNGSTERS are making a splash after St Osyth was named as the driest place in the country. The village topped the list of driest places in the UK in the newly published reference book - The Top Ten of Everything 2007. St Osyth was top of the chart
A £2.7 million revamp of Clacton town centre is coming in for stinging criticism. One councillors says the water feature is a waste of money and residents have slammed changes to the traffic flow. But what do you think? Is the fountain a good
RARE German weapons have been stolen from a flat in Clacton. Two men were seen running from the scene in Old Road on Wednesday at 5.10am. They forced the front door and made off with three handguns - which are blank and pose no risk. A police
CROWDS gathered to watch a glass reinforced plastic water tank being manoeuvred into place in Clacton's Pier Avenue. It will provide the underground storage for the controversial water feature which will be the centrepiece of Tendring Council's £1.7
MPs were set to be asked to back the fight to save Frinton's hallmark gates. Harwich MP Douglas Carswell was hoping to raise the issue during an adjournment debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday. It is the latest move in the resort's highly
RESCUERS have told how they risked their lives to save three elderly people from a Clacton house fire. The blaze - caused by a piece of coal falling from an open fire - destroyed the farmhouse cottage in Jaywick Lane. The 86-year-old owner of the
THE tragic death of a loving husband and devoted father has sparked an outpouring of tributes. On the morning of New Year's Eve, Alex Ball, 39, a keen outdoor enthusiast, left his home for a few hours of canoeing. He kissed his wife, Lisa, 37, goodbye
