GREEN-FINGERED school students mindful of the environment have planted several fruit trees which they will now continue to look after. Pupils at the Cann Hall Primary School, in Constable Avenue, Clacton, have been learning about the importance of looking after the planet since before Christmas. After reading The Promise by Nicola Davies, which reinforces themes of determination and environment, they planted blubs in the school grounds. Following a lengthy delay, due to the pandemic, the eco-conscious students have now planted fruit trees on a piece of land not far from their school. They will now maintain the area regularly and plans are in place for them to install polite notices reminding people to take home their litter and other mess.
1/1 ABHORRENT racist graffiti has been smeared throughout a beauty spot weeks after a hate crime took place in a nearby road. Racial slurs and Nazi symbols have appeared in white spray paint in the popular Rush Green Park in Clacton. Daubed on everything from tree trunks and rocks to drain covers and a gated fence, the despicable vandalism includes several references to the offensive N-word. The bigoted graffiti also includes the use of the name Hitler. Mary Newton, Tendring councillor for the Bluehouse ward, said: “I am beyond shocked, I am staggered. “Some of the youngsters vandalise the area but never have I found them to be racist in any way.
GREEN-FINGERED school students mindful of the environment have planted several fruit trees which they will now continue to look after. Pupils at the Cann Hall Primary School, in Constable Avenue, Clacton, have been learning about the importance of looking after the planet since before Christmas. After reading The Promise by Nicola Davies, which reinforces themes of determination and environment, they planted blubs in the school grounds. Following a lengthy delay, due to the pandemic, the eco-conscious students have now planted fruit trees on a piece of land not far from their school. They will now maintain the area regularly and plans are in place for them to install polite notices reminding people to take home their litter and other mess.
DISGUSTING messages were scratched into cars in what police are treating as a racially-motivated hate crime. Essex Police received reports a dark grey Mercedes E Class and a blue BMW M2 had been damaged in St Osyth Road, Clacton. The victims had found insulting and offensive words had been physically scored into the two vehicles. The attack, which occurred overnight between April 6 and 7, is being considered to have been a racist hate crime. Andy Wood, Essex County Councillor for North Essex, has condemned those responsible for the very personal attack. “I am absolutely disgusted that something like this would happen in Clacton and in my ward,” he said,
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