http://www.jaywick.net/jaywick.xml News and Events in and around Jaywick en 09/03/2010 15:00:00 09/03/2010 15:00:00 Feed Launch .NET- http://feedlaunch.sourceforge.net/ or http://www.sourceforge.net/feedlaunch http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html 60 http://www.jaywick.net/graphics/jaywick1.gif 70 78 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/5049529.Rubbish_amnesty_nets_13_tonnes___and_a_kitchen_sink/ A WEEK-LONG rubbish amnesty has been hailed a success after netting more than 13 tonnes of waste from people's gardens. Three container-size skips were put out so people in Jaywick could dump their waste. The clean-up drive collected 13 tonnes of rubbish as well as 35 TVs, 23 settees, 17 fridges, 18 beds, 12 microwaves, four washing machines, 12 bikes, eight cookers, a gaming machine and a kitchen sink. 09/03/2010 15:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/5047916.Bungalow_damaged_by_fire/ A BUNGALOW suffered heavy smoke damage after a blaze broke out in Jaywick. Firefighters from Clacton used breathing apparatus as they tackled the flames in the smokelogged building in Essex Avenue. The blaze started in the kitchen just after 2pm today. 08/03/2010 22:00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/plotlanders-east-end-essex-country The philosophical anarchist Colin Ward, whose obituary the Guardian carried the other day, nursed a special dislike and distrust for the kind of bureaucrat who wants to make everything orderly. He was thus a natural enthusiast for the often disparaged group known as plotlanders; the somewhat disorderly souls who in the 1920s and 30s sought out territory where they could live as they wished in places they built as they wished, however unaesthetic others might find them. Usually they were responding to advertisements placed by entrepreneurs who had bought up unwanted agricultural land and divided it into plots that they then sold singly. 07/03/2010 20:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/5042588.Jaywick__Teenager_given_Asbo_for__mindless__vandalism/ A TEENAGER has been given an Asbo following "mindless" acts of vandalism and antisocial behaviour in Jaywick. Ryan Georgiou, 17, of Alvis Avenue, Jaywick, was given an antisocial behaviour order at Harwich Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Georgiou had been given an interim Asbo in August, but following an application by Essex Police, magistrates granted a full order against him. Essex Police spokesman Donna Veasey said: "Ryan Georgiou has been linked to mindless acts of vandalism and various acts of anti-social behaviour." 05/03/2010 20:00:00 http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/65D9FCA3-E5BC-441C-8390-2A1F4F4E1679/0/NoticeOfElection.pdf Dated Tuesday 2 March 2010 John Hawkins Returning Officer Published by the Returning Officer and printed by Tendring District Council, Westleigh House, Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6QF NOTICE OF ELECTION District of Tendring Election of a District Councillor For the GOLF GREEN WARD 1. An Election is to be held of a District Councillor for the Golf Green Ward. 2. Nomination papers must be delivered between 8.45 a.m. and 5.15 p.m. to Westleigh House, Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6QF, on any day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, after the date of this notice but no later than NOON on Wednesday, 10th March 2010. 3. Forms of nomination for the Election may be obtained between 8.45 a.m. and 5.15 p.m. on any day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, from the undersigned at Westleigh House, Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea, who will, at the request of any local government elector for the electoral area, prepare a nomination paper for signature. 4. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 8th April 2010. 5. Applications for, amendments to or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Westleigh House, Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6QF by 5 pm on Monday, 22nd March 2010. 6. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Westleigh House, Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6QF by 5 pm on Monday, 29th March 2010. 7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election applied for on grounds of physical incapacity, where that physical incapacity occurred after 5 pm on Monday, 29th March 2010, must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Westleigh House, Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6QF by 5 pm on Thursday, 8th April 2010. 05/03/2010 20:00:00 http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED03%20Mar%202010%2022%3A55%3A20%3A980 A MAJOR investigation was underway last night after a teenage girl was abducted and sexually assaulted in an Essex resort. The girl was walking along Rush Green Road in Clacton when she was approached by a man on foot, assaulted and then bundled into a white car which had been parked nearby. The youngster was abducted at about 8.15pm on Monday and after being forced into the car her attacker then drove to another, unidentified, location where he sexually assaulted her. The car was later driven to Pump Hill in nearby St Osyth and at about 11.30pm she was set free and sought help from a nearby house. 05/03/2010 20:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/5017775.Tendring_Council_thrown_into_budget_turmoil/ PLANS for £3million of projects could be back on the agenda after Tendring Council's administration lost a crucial budget vote. The Conservative led administration put forward plans for a zero per cent increase in the district council's share of council tax as part of a budget which focused on saving money. 19/02/2010 12:00:00 http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/5016582.Basildon_woman_arrested_over_stabbing/ A WOMAN from Basildon has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a stabbing. John Smith, 58, from Jaywick near Colchester suffered stab wounds following an incident in the town on Saturday July 11 2009. He died in hospital two months later. 18/02/2010 19:00:00 http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A62AED05-0AB7-4A01-BEE2-039389485190/0/NoticeofCasVacancy2.pdf NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in pursuance of Section 87 of the Local Government Act, 1972, that a vacancy exists for a Councillor in the Golf Green Ward of the District. Dated this 3rd day of February 2010 08/02/2010 17:00:00 http://www.coastnet.org.uk/sites/default/files/Reaching%20Jaywick%20summary%20and%20action%20plan.pdf Reaching Jaywick is CoastNet's name for a programme of work to address some of Jaywick's problems by making the most of its strengths - its strong community and its seaside location. CoastNet is an independent charity which specialises in working in coastal places with coastal communities. We already work with children from Bishop's Park College and from time to time with the Martello Tower, the Brooklands Community Centre, and some of Jaywick's elderly residents. The Reaching Jaywick project has four elements. 08/02/2010 16:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/clacton/4994902.Man_faces_child_porn_charges/ A MAN has appeared in court charged with making and possessing child pornography. Gary Thurbon, of Morris Avenue, Jaywick, denied four counts of making and one count of possessing indecent photographs of children when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday. The court heard the charges all relate to images which were found on Thurbon's computer and date back to October 20, 2008. 08/02/2010 16:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2010/02/08/Ents/4994563.Top_notch_authors_in_Essex/ There's a host of award winning authors lined up for this year's Essex Book Festival. The annual event in its 11th year has signed up an impressive host of top name writers to appear at venues across the county. The festival which starts in March includes festival patrons broadcaster Germaine Greer and journalist Francis Wheen, who both live in the county. Among the other top draw names will be former spin doctor Alistair Campbell and BBC news presenter George Alagiah. Best-selling authors include Margaret Drabble, Rose Tremain, Penelope Lively, Alexander McCall Smith, Mike Gayle, Joanne Harris, Sadie and Melissa Jones, and Reggie Perrin creator David Nobbs. Local writers making a welcome return to the festival include historical novelist Barbara Erskine, who lives near Great Bentley, former poet laureate Andrew Motion, originally from Stisted, and Wivenhoe-based poet and singer/songwriter Martin Newell. At Walton library there is a poetry reading called the Manningtree Stanza on March 2 at 2.30pm. Essex historian and novelist Richard Woodman will be celebrating the bicentenary of the Martello Tower when he speaks at Jaywick Library on March 13 at 2pm. At Clacton library Manningtree author Jon Fink wuill be talking about his new compelling new novel based on the Siege of Sidney Street. 08/02/2010 16:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4995156.Crunch_talks_to_decide_new_Council_leader/?ref=rss THE NEW Leader of Essex County Council will be announced tomorrow after crunch talks by Tory councillors. A Conservative group meeting will take place at 8:30am Tuesday 9 February before a meeting of the full council at 10:00am. 08/02/2010 16:00:00 http://www.coastnet.org.uk/activities/all-projects/reaching-jaywick/job-opportunity-reaching-jaywick A COASTAL charity is hiring three new staff to work on a community project in Jaywick. CoastNet is looking for three people to launch the Reaching Jaywick project, expected to launch in April. It won £380,000 in grant money from The Big Lottery Fund to run a three-and-a-half year scheme in the resort, focusing on community activities. About half the money will be spent on staffing, including a £25,000 project manager, a project officer on about £19,000 and a part-time administrator, earning £17,000 pro rata. 05/02/2010 17:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/clacton/4985150.Funeral_service_for_council_stalwart/ VETERAN councillor Roy Smith's funeral service will take place at Jaywick Methodist Church later this month. The former Tendring Council chairman died in hospital on January 29 after suffering a suspected heart attack. Friends and colleagues have paid heartfelt tributes to Mr Smith. The funeral will take place at 11am on February 26 followed by a private burial service for family and close friends at Burrs Road cemetery. 05/02/2010 14:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/4882553.Respected_councillor_dies/ TRIBUTES have been paid to a longstanding Clacton councillor. Roy Smith, who represented Golf Green on Tendring Council, died on Saturday at the age of 83. He served 40 years on the district council and stepped down last May after 37 years on Essex County Council. He is survived by his wife Cynthia and son Kevin. 31/01/2010 14:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/clacton/4881212.Be_brave_call_on_regeneration_plans/ TENDRING has been asked if it is "brave enough" to take up opportunities, by internationally-renowned urban designer Wayne Hemingway. Mr Hemingway was the keynote speaker at a Regeneration Symposium organised by Tendring Council and attended by about 100 business people. Hemingway Design has recently been involved with the transformation of another seaside town Boscombe, near Bournemouth as well as other towns and cities across the UK. 29/01/2010 23:00:00 http://jaywicksregen.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=328 The last meeting took place on 27th January 2010. Click above for details. 28/01/2010 14:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4866176.Three_in_court_accused_of_murder/ THREE people accused of murder in Clacton have appeared in court. Jason Bethell, 31, of Broadway, Jaywick, denied murdering John Smith, 58, of Jaywick, when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday **Thurs Jan 21**. He was remanded in custody until April 19, when a four-week trial has been provisionally set. Laurence Wheatley, 45, of Seaway, Jaywick, also denies murdering Mr Smith. He was remanded in custody until April 19. Claire Saunders, 31, of Riley Avenue, Jaywick, who denies murder and assisting an offender, was granted conditional bail. 22/01/2010 13:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4864304.Vandal_left_fingerprints_after_breaking_window/ Billy Mitchell's fingerprints were found on a bottle used to smash the window of a Vauxhall Astra in Lake Way, Jaywick. Mitchell, 24, was cautioned by police on condition he sent car owner William Henderson £15 to replace the window and wrote him a letter apologising for the damage. Colchester Magistrates' Court heard yesterday Mitchell sent the letter but failed to give Mr Henderson the £15. 22/01/2010 13:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4864827.Pleas_for_second_GP_surgery_turned_down/ CALLS for a second GP surgery in Jaywick have been rejected. A petition with more than 1,000 signatures was handed in to NHS bosses, putting the case for a new surgery in Brooklands. But campaigners have been told that it "is not currently part of future planning". The only surgery in the area is Green Elms, which has a poor reputation with patients and has struggled to hold on to doctors. 21/01/2010 18:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4864716.Council_to_buy_up_properties_to_tackle__rat_run_/ TENDRING Council's cabinet has allocated £333,598 towards buying properties in Jaywick to create a green open space. It is hoped the authority can remove a number of properties next to alleyways which are used by criminals as a "rat run". A sum of £46,402 will also be put towards housing enforcement and community development worker posts in Jaywick. Up to £100,000 will also be spent on a study to identify opportunities to maximise the economic benefits for tourism and shoreline management. 21/01/2010 16:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4861413.Grant_cut_puts_brakes_on_regeneration_plans/ REGENERATION projects in North Essex have been hit after a regional funding body saw its Government grant cut. Colchester and Tendring were due to get £6.4million from Haven Gateway Partnership to pay towards major road schemes and initiatives. Instead, a total of £4.3million will be paid between now and the end of the 2010/11 financial year, as the Government has reined in spending to combat soaring debt. Colchester' s new A12 junction will get £1.09million, down from the £1.5million announced in April. Bosses said this was because of revised cost estimates and the scheme would still be going ahead. But several other projects have fallen off the agenda altogether for the next financial year. Steve Clarke, Haven Gateway' s interim development director, said: "Schemes like the A12 junction got what they wanted because they are already going ahead. But we had to balance things around and it needed an active management process to arrive at a workable programme." Affected schemes in the area include: Improving roads, lighting and leisure facilities in Jaywick. £100,000 was to be spent next year on working with residents to develop a plan, but the cash has been withdrawn 21/01/2010 01:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4859041.Crooks____1_250_haul_from_Jaywick_shed/ CROOKS netted fishing rods, power tools and a petrol strimmer worth almost £1,250 after breaking into a shed in Jaywick. Police are appealing for witnesses after a white man with short brown hair was seen driving away from Marlowe Road in a light green hatchback. In a separate incident on Monday night, a 40-inch Sony LCD TV worth £400 was taken from a caravan at St Osyth Beach. Anyone with information should contact 0300 333 4444 19/01/2010 17:00:00 http://jaywick.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1800 I was sent this by email just been speaking to a PCSO @ clacton police station about our office opening times, the office has not closed, in fact, its open times are, 11am till 1pm, monday, wednesday and thursday, UNLESS, the officers are needed urgently elsewhere, as after all, if crime is committed in jaywick, they would be the nearest placed officers. Can you update you board please. 19/01/2010 17:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4856800.Help_us_to_help_Haiti/ ROTARIANS are calling on residents in Clacton to help survivors of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Clacton Rotary Club paid £2,000 for four emergency shelterboxes to be flow immediately to the Caribbean country two days after the massive quake on January 12. John White, of Clacton Rotary Club, said Rotary International already has three members in Port au Prince helping with disaster relief. 18/01/2010 20:00:00 http://www.jaywick.net/freshandfruity.pdf The Fresh and Fruity mobile Fruit and Veg shop will be coming your way from Friday 15th January! The van will be in Jaywick every Friday at the following locations: 10am-11am Signpost, Lotus Way 11.30am-1pm Green Elms Surgery 1pm-2pm 3 Jays Pub, rear car park 2pm-3pm Brooklands Resource Centre 3pm-4pm Frobisher Primary School Come and check out our produce and our prices! 17/01/2010 23:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4854193.Staff_won___t_face_action_for_jail_error/ STAFF at Chelmsford prison will not be disciplined after a murder suspect was freed by mistake. Jason Bethell, 31, from Jaywick, was released from the jail last November. He was remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of 58-year-old John Smith in Jaywick. He later handed himself in. 16/01/2010 23:00:00 http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury-news/displayarticle.asp?id=476093 TWO men accused of causing the death of Ware choreographer Claire Glaskin in a multi-vehicle car crash on the M11 are to stand trial. Joseph Ronald Fisk. 40, of Cromwell Road, Little Dunmow, Essex, denied causing death by careless driving, causing death while uninsured and causing death while driving without a licence. 12/01/2010 17:00:00 http://www.jaywick.net/tvthemes.htm Due to an email server Glitch it seems TV Theme requests have not been getting through. This was only discovered last week, so apologies to all who submitted requests, but never received a reply. I'm pleased to say that all appears to be now fully functioning 11/01/2010 20:00:00 http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED30%20Dec%202009%2020%3A41%3A13%3A527 UNSUNG heroes from Essex have been honoured for dedication to their local communities by being named in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Weeks of secrecy came to an end today as two excited recipients of the MBE from the Clacton area were able to share their news with proud family and friends. Clacton Carnival Association committee member and former chairman Alan Wiggins and Clacton Area Crime Prevention Panel vice chairman Gillian Elkins are both honoured for services to the community. Mrs Elkins, of Jaywick, said: "A letter came for me in mid-November and after nearly dying of shock, I rang to check it was true! 31/12/2009 03:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4822930.Tremors_from_MoD_ranges_is__making_our_lives_a_misery_/ RESIDENTS who say tremors from a military range are making their lives a misery are being backed by their MP. People in Jaywick and Clacton have launched a campaign urging residents to bombard the Ministry of Defence site, in Shoeburyness, with complaints. 29/12/2009 13:00:00 http://jaywicklocalhistorysociety.co.uk/tinc?key=mZ6mXU6w&fs_settings=1,3,1,5,800,740 A selection of Pictures of Jaywick from the last 70 plus years 17/12/2009 13:00:00 http://jaywicksregen.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=board1&action=display&thread=295 A very "full on" resident of one of Brooklands avenues, one who wont take no for an answer, is compiling an up to date list of owners living in the avenues in Brooklands. She has written so many letters to the powers that be, demanding answers on questions that need credible answers too, and she takes no prisoners either, bless her heart. She has written to our Queen, had replies, and then recieved replies from the Queens solicitors also. When it comes to FACTUAL events and points of law, she is tireless, and will not accept "non-truths" gossip and hearsay. We are, and have been, subject to facts and articles of law, that may not be quite correct, as given by sources outside of our control. For those residents who wish NOT to be included in the compiled owners list, plese let themselves be known, and will be deleted from further inclusion of news articles, updates and possable joint legal actions as deemed neccesary. Any further information about her achievements, can be gained by attending the next Jaywick Forum meeting, in which we hope to have the woman in person there to answer your questions 17/12/2009 13:00:00 http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4781819.MoD_explosions_damage_homes_20_miles_away/ CAMPAIGN to cut the number of explosions from a Ministry of Defence range has been launched by residents who claim the shockwaves are damaging their homes. Suzy Shimell, from Jaywick, has launched the bid to encourage residents to ring a special MoD careline to complain about explosions from the Shoeburyness range 07/12/2009 13:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4772940.Tendring_receives___1million_regeneration_boost/ TENDRING has received a grant of £1million to help boost regeneration in the district. Tendring Council is one of 15 local authorities in England which will receive a share of an £11million Government cash pot. The authority's regeneration team was successful in its bid to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for cash from its Coastal Change Pathfinder fund, which will be paid out over the next two years 03/12/2009 13:00:00 http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article6933315.ece The high point of a Non-Plan tour would be the wondrous homes of Jaywick Sands, outside Clacton-on-Sea. A music-hall melange of Cockney, Irish and Gypsy, they cock a snook at officialdom. Somehow they survive. Every house name makes its statement: Hunky-Dory, Why Worry, Bodger's Rest. The gable end of Love Shack has a cement cat chasing a mouse. Streets are named after British marques of car - from the days when there really was a British car industry: Avis, Talbot, Humber and Wolseley Avenues. 27/11/2009 13:00:00 http://www.essexinfo.net/jaywick-community-forum/noticeboard/one-entry?entry_id=3615222 Tell North East Essex PCT your experience of being a patient 09/11/2009 13:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4738987.Brooklands_road_clean_up_could_lead_to_more_work/ A RESIDENTS group is spending £1,000 to "deep clean" a road in the hope of attracting funding to clear up surrounding streets, too. The work, in Humber Avenue, Jaywick, is being organised by the Brooklands Forum and the Friends of Brooklands. 09/11/2009 13:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4728921.Thieves_cause_carnage_at_hall/ THIEVES caused hundreds of pounds of damage after smashing their way into a community hall in Jaywick. They smashed windows and doors at the Golf Green Hall, in Golf Green Road, before stealing cash and charity collection boxes for the Poppy Appeal and the Little Havens Children's Hospice. They also took about £100 in cash and a petrol lawn mower valued at £270. 17/11/2009 10:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2009/11/09/Gazette+letters/4728530.Deprived_Harwich_needs_help_now/ With regard to Harwich being a deprived area, I moved here from London last March and have realised what a deprived area it is I live in. I was interested to read an article in your paper where a Mr Stock said that Jaywick is not a special case, so does not need extra funding. Well, I can assure you, Harwich does. It's the poor relation. Let us have some of the millions which are supposed to be given to North Essex. We pay an enormous amount of council tax with not return. Tendring has long forgotten Harwich, which years ago was a thriving community - and could be again, if given the chance. It has nothing to do with the recession, this town has been going down for years. Give us a fair share of the spoils Tendring and see what a difference it could make to our town. We have more and more people moving here from the East End of London due to the Olympics with nothing to do when they get here; no jobs, no High Street. We desperately need to be revamped. I, myself, live in a bungalow on an estate where there are literally 1,000 people living and we have one local, very good, small grocers. He is open all hours, but we could do with so much more. Mrs J Cooper Minerva Close Harwich 09/11/2009 13:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4719631.Jaywick__Surgery_boss_apologises_to_patients/ A HEALTHCARE boss has apologised to surgery patients, saying a new team were working to turn the situation around. Rory McCrea, the head of Chilvers McCrea healthcare firm which runs Green Elms surgery in Jaywick, admitted that things had gone badly wrong at the practice. But he told patients at a public meeting that since they had become aware of the problems, the firm had worked to "radically alter the situation". 08/11/2009 13:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/4714899._Don_t_patronise_Jaywick_with_special_labels_/ THE leader of Tendring Council claims labelling Jaywick as a special case is "patronising". Councillors have called on the authority's Tory cabinet to lobby the Government for funding for Jaywick, which is listed as the third most deprived ward in the country, as a "special case". 25/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4691071.How_Nelson_made_history_due_to_a_missing_flag/ NELSON'S famous rallying cry at Trafalgar was changed to "England expects..." at the last minute. The admiral wanted to signal "England confides that every man will do his duty", but the Victory did not have a flag for "confide" so he went with "expects" instead - and the rest was history. 18/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4690276.Clacton__Chance_to_quiz_surgery_bosses/ RESIDENTS will have a chance to quiz the company running a troubled health centre at a public meeting next week. The Jaywick Community Forum will host representatives from Chilvers McCrea, the company running Green Elms surgery in the resort. The meeting will take place at Resources Centre in Brooklands, Jaywick, on Wednesday October 28 from 2.30pm 18/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4685579.Jaywick__Hunt_for_gun_robber_bail_jumper/ A POLICE hunt has been launched for a Jaywick man who skipped bail while on trial accused of carrying a gun to carry out robbery. Danny Hicks, 29, of Sunbeam Avenue, and Ricky Dorey, 27, of Chadwin Road, Plaistow, were found guilty in their absence at Chelmsford Crown Court. The court had been told that three men were stopped by police in the vicinity of houses in Chigwell, Essex, and were "about to commit a robbery or similar serious crime". 15/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2009/october/15/john_prescott.aspx But the programme said the Medway town was not the worst area for negative factors, citing Jaywick in Essex as suffering from greater social exclusion problems 15/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2009/oct/15/prescott-the-north-south-divide Then the Prescotts head down south to meet the pansies and the softies - some Hampshire ladies taking tea, that computer man cashing in his chips, Brian Sewell the snooty art critic in his snooty London club. But it's not all roses down here, either. In Jaywick in Essex, they're doing two-for-one offers on houses. Buy one, get one free. A nice man called Billy Spencer, who's showing John round, mentions Butlin's. "I've been to Butlin's," John butts in. "I used to go to the one in Pwllheli - that was my first boxing place, you know. Well, I think you could do anything at Butlin's. I remember getting in the ring, you had a pair of pumps on and shorts. that's all you had then, wasn't it, got in the ring... 15/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-nights-television-prescott-the-northsouth-divide-bbc2br-binside-sport-bbc1-1802725.html Quite what the investigative purpose of trundling him around the country was I'm not sure, because he broadly ignored all the evidence that contradicted his thesis, such as the Essex resort of Jaywick that demonstrated that it can be just as grim down South as it proverbially is up North or a new shopping mall in Liverpool, which appeared to suggest that conspicuous consumption is hardly the unique preserve of those inside the M25. It was a bitty sort of affair, tied together not by a coherent argument but by a graphic tracing the Jag's dot-to-dot across the country, the rest stops including a dialogue of the deaf between Prescott and Brian Sewell (who obligingly expressed the opinion that a good bout of plague might sort out the North's problems) and a visit to a fat-fighters' club to illustrate the uneven distribution of the national flab. By the end, all that was really clear was that a simple binary opposition can't begin to do justice to the patchwork of privilege and disadvantage that mottles the British map - but it was entertaining enough while it lasted. 12/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/4676720.Harwich__Board_to_discuss_plans_for_coast/ TOWN centre improvements, attracting tourists and heritage will be discussed at a meeting this afternoon. The newly-formed Coastal Renaissance Board, led by both Tendring Council and Essex County Council, will have its first meeting in Harwich, where Lord Hanningfield will set out what the group plans to do. Issues concerning Harwich, Dovercourt, Clacton, Jaywick, Walton and Frinton will all be addressed. 12/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=35&storycode=4123861&c=2 NHS managers are threatening to remove a private company's APMS contract after accusing the firm of 'under-estimating' the challenge of running GP services and not providing continuity of care. NHS North East Essex is threatening to take 'draconian measures' against Chilvers McCrea Healthcare, after patients at the Green Elms surgery in Jaywick complained about the lack of full-time GPs. Speaking at a public meeting, Penny Lansdown, head of primary care commissioning at NHS North East Essex, said the trust was planning the strongest possible sanctions. 07/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4660681.Furious_patients_demand_changes_at_GP_surgery/ A Health boss admitted a surgery is failing its patients. More than 100 angry residents demanded Chilvers McCrea, the company running the Green Elms surgery in Jaywick, should be removed. Penny Lansdown, head of primary care commissioning at North East Essex NHS, admitted: "Frankly, it has not delivered. I think it under estimated the challenge here. We are micro-managing the contract here and if we do not get what we want, and if we do not get it soon, we will take the steps necessary. 06/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/localnews/4661844.Police_launch_major_clampdown_on_wanted_criminals/ THE net was tightening on wanted criminals this week as police launched a major clampdown on Tendring's road network. Checkpoints were set up on the main roads into the district on Wednesday in a bid to trap crooks and rogue drivers. By lunch-time a number of people were already being held on suspicion of prostitution and drugs offences. 06/10/2009 13:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/4660354.Clacton__WW2_trail_hope__to_woo_tourists_/ A SECOND World War trail could be created in Clacton as a new attraction. The resort found itself thrust into the frontline during the war and its beaches were covered in barbed wire and gun batteries and mines covered the clifftops. Stephen Mayzes, Tendring councillor responsible for leisure and tourism, said he wants to see a new heritage trail to join the town's remaining defences. The idea stems from a survey by the Clacton Victoria County History Group which looked at World War Two defences in Clacton, Jaywick and Holland-on-Sea. 01/10/2009 10:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4660433.Fixing_roads__would_not_solve_resort___s_problems_/ Labelling Jaywick as a "special case" would be patronising to residents, according to leading councillors. Tendring Council's community leaderships and partnerships committee criticised Essex County Council for spending £7million on Brentwood High Street when it would not adopt and upgrade any of Jaywick's dilapidated roads. 01/10/2009 10:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/4642416.Assault_victim_s_death_sparks_murder_probe/ POLICE have launched a murder probe after an attack victim died more than two months after he was stabbed and run over in Jaywick. John Smith, 58, was left with serious injuries following an assault in Broadway on July 11. He died in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel on Saturday sparking a murder inquiry. Police said the victim had remained in hospital ever since the attack. It is not known whether he ever regained consciousness. 01/10/2009 10:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/4658664.Jaywick__Promised_road_project_in_doubt/ FUNDING for much-needed road improvements in a seaside resort may have been slashed. Residents have been campaigning for years for work to be done on unmade roads in Brooklands, Jaywick. They celebrated the news of planned works on Brooklands Gardens West in June, when the Jaywick Strategic Leadership Group in June said it would improve the road up to the same standard as nearby Brooklands Gardens East. But rumours are now spreading that the roadworks have been cut, due to a lack of funding. 01/10/2009 10:00:00 http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury/displayarticle.asp?id=453082 THE case of two men charged with several offences in relation to the death of Ware choreographer Claire Glaskin has been adjourned until October 19. The men, who both appeared at Harlow Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, have not yet entered pleas in relation to the motorway collision that killed Ms Glaskin on the northbound side of the M11 near Loughton, Essex on Friday March 11 at 11.55pm. 01/10/2009 10:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4581917.Patients_unhappy_at_lack_of_regular_GPS/ PATIENTS are feeling let down by their local GP surgery's lack of regular doctors. The last permanent GP recently left Green Elms surgery in Crossways, Jaywick, leaving it relying entirely on locum cover for the first time since it opened a year ago. ChilversMcCrea Healthcare, the private company which runs the surgery for the primary care trust, NHS North East Essex, says two permanent GPs are due to start within the month, with a third being recruited by the end of September. 07/09/2009 21:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4577516.Man_jailed_for_leaving_sick_dogs_untreated/ A DOG owner has been jailed for mistreating his two German shepherds by failing to give them adequate healthcare. Frederick Varley, of Morris Avenue, Jaywick, originally denied four charges of causing unnecessary suffering to the animals, Bobby and Freya, between September 9 and October 28 last year. Yesterday at Colchester Magistrates Court, he changed his plea and admitted the charges. 07/09/2009 21:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4575325.Excuse_me__how_can_I_buy_Jaywick_beach_/ A PRIME piece of real estate is sitting unclaimed and ownerless, according to a resident who wants to snap it up. Mick Masterson believes Jaywick's white sands have no legal owner. He has launched a legal bid to register ownership of the beach on behalf of two community groups, Jaywick Forum and Friends of Brooklands. 02/09/2009 21:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/localnews/4576880.Jaywick__Spending_on_roads_is__a_waste_of_money_/ CAMPAIGNERS hopes for better roads have been dashed after the coastal regenartion leader branded them "a bit of a waste of money". Lord Hanningfield, who is leading coastal regeneration, said: "Jaywick has had quite a lot of investment, but perhaps it has not been the right kind of investment". 02/09/2009 21:00:00 http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/4574236.Academy_s_new_head_aiming_high/ THE head of the new Clacton Coastal Academy says his aim is to make it the school of choice for parents and children. Former Clacton County High School vice-principal Stephen Chamberlain has been appointed as headmaster at the new academy. It will open its doors for the first time on Friday after Bishops Park College and Colbayns High School were given permission to form a single academy. 02/09/2009 07:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4566579.Sister_paper_backs_anti_dog_muck_campaign/ CLEAN it up! That's the message from our Clacton based weekly paper and the new team in charge of Jaywick's regeneration. The Clacton Gazette, our sister paper, has joined forces with Jaywick Strategic Leadership Group to keep local beaches clear of dog fouling. The resort has one of the finest beaches in Tendring, but sadly, residents and visitors have not always taken the trouble to keep it clean and safe from dog mess. 27/08/2009 22:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4564282.___We_are_working_hard_in_fight_against_crime___/ A GOVERNMENT-FUNDED scheme to improve life in Jaywick has been defended after figures showing the country's most deprived areas are still hardest hit by crime. The Conservatives accused the Government of failing the country's poorest communities. An analysis of the 32,000 council wards in England showed the 20 most deprived were all in the top ten per cent for crime. 26/08/2009 22:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4562765.___We_want_to_stay____say_Jaywick_residents/ RESIDENTS were astonished by a suggestion they should move out of a seaside town's centre to help improve their area. Lord Hanningfield, the leader of Essex County Council, suggested Jaywick could be improved by encouraging residents of former summer chalets to move to new homes elsewhere. 25/08/2009 22:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4562245.Tower_s_Lotto_boost/ JAYWICK'S Martello Tower's 200th anniversary celebrations have been boosted by news of a £49,600 Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The tower, on the Promenade, in Belsize Avenue, is getting the cash to fund a series of events and activities to educate the public about the historic building. 25/08/2009 22:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4557702.Seal_watching_could_draw_in_the_tourists_to_county___s_seasides/ SEASIDE resorts in Essex need to develop a new economy to revive their flagging fortunes, according to the new leader of the county's coastal regeneration. Lord Hanningfield, the leader of Essex County Council and now the authority's coast guru too, says water-based attractions, such as seal-watching and surfing, are the way to create jobs and pull in tourists. 22/08/2009 11:00:00 http://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/4516364.Tendring__Haven_Gateway_funding_faces_the_axe/ LONG-awaited regeneration projects in Tendring could be axed if they are deemed not to "deliverable", it has been announced. The news comes on the back of proposals that next year's funding pot from Haven Gateway could be slashed by £2.65 million. The Communities and Local Government department last year gave the Haven Gateway Partnership more than £6 million for improvements in Colchester, Tendring and parts of Suffolk, including Ipswich. 28/07/2009 22:00:00 http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4469567..__75million_needed_to_regenerate_Jaywick/ THE regeneration of Jaywick could take up to 15 years and cost up to £75million, a report has revealed. The Jaywick Strategic Leadership Group, which is spearheading the redevelopment, said the resort is an overlooked community and regeneration is desperately needed. 02/07/2009 13:00:00 http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/TendringDC/Business/Regeneration/JaywickRegeneration.htm The Jaywick Strategic Leadership Group (JSLG) is a partnership led by Essex County Council and Tendring District Council with the support of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), the Environment Agency (EA) and the North East Essex Primary Care Trust. It was established to generate ideas for the regeneration of Jaywick and the surrounding area. 17/06/2009 17:00:00 http://www.jaywick.net/efar.pdf Essex Fire and Rescue Service are taking an active part in a government backed scheme to cut fire deaths. At a time to suit you a trained Fire Fighter will Make an appointment, call and carry out a fire safety visit in your own home giving advice relating to your particular property and answering questions. They will supply and fit brand new smoke alarms with a ten year battery completely FREE of charge. 27/05/2009 17:00:00 http://jaywick.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1740 On behalf of the J.S.F.A Trustees, we wish to inform the residents of Jaywick Sands that the roads will soon be in the hands of the Government and should be transferred to Essex County Council (ECC) in the near future. There can be no more feeble excuses by ECC and Tendring District Council (TDC) that the roads are privately owned to aviod spending. The question remains that if these roads were privately owned how come the council laid new roads in Midway and part of Lotus Way and also the land the Resources Centre is built on. 27/05/2009 17:00:00