Wivenhoe

The abandoned Essex railway station that is spelt two different ways

A lost Essex railway station closed more than 60 years ago – but confusion still reigns over the spelling of its name. Thorington was between Colchester[1] and Walton.
However the station – on what is now known as the Sunshine Coast Line and part of th…

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Face of man banned from every Co-op in Essex for being a ‘menace’

This is the face of a repeated shoplifter described as a “serial menace” by Essex Police who had been jailed for almost a year and banned from every Co-op store across Essex for three years.
Scott Butcher, 36, of no fixed address, was arrested on Frida…