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  • Clacton: "Exciting" plans for town

    A VISION for a new-look Clacton has been unveiled. The centrepiece could be a windfarm viewing platform on Clacton Pier with its own model turbine. Others ideas include creating a civic hub with a glass walkway, creating a community garden next to the

  • Tendring: Time running out for youth award nominations

    TALENTED, kind-hearted and conscientious youngsters are invited to enter the third Tendring Youth Awards. The ceremony organised by Tendring District Youth Council will recognise and celebrate children's achievements and contributions to their communities

  • Clacton, Holland-on-Sea: Lifesavers need help

    A LIFESAVING group has appealed for more volunteers. The Clacton and Holland First Responders provides first aid at emergencies until ambulance crews arrive. There are only four volunteers who are readily available compared to other groups in Essex

  • Clacton: Murder weapon pierced man's liver, court told

    A MAN died on his Clacton doorstep from a single stab wound, a murder trial has been told. Ian Wilson died at this Old Road flat after the blade went through his liver. The blade also pierced Mr Wilson's diaphragm and a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court

  • Frinton: Rage at BBC documentary

    A BBC 2 documentary about a handful of Frinton residents has prompted an angry response. The Curious World of Frinton-on-sea was shown as part of the Wonderland series, which depicts places and people across England. Filmmaker Marc Issacs depicted a

  • Clacton: Chairman opens training centre course

    A COURSE to entice teenagers into training and onto the road to work has been launched in Clacton. Two of the town's wards have among the highest number of unemployed 16 to 18-year-olds in Essex. New nail and beauty lessons at the TBG Learning Centre

  • Kirby Cross: Celebrations as pavilion cash rolls in

    Villagers are celebrating plans for a new £384,000 sports pavilion in Kirby Cross. The building at Kirby Playing Field will replace a pavilion which was destroyed by fire in September 2003. Since then football and cricket teams using the site in

  • Frinton, Walton: Council funds police equipment

    POLICE Community Support Officers (PCSOs) have been handed high-tech equipment in a bid to cut antisocial behaviour in Frinton and Walton. The town council bought the community officers £300 night vision binoculars to help them police the seafront,

  • Clacton: New shops herald boost for town

    The major redevelopment of a coastal town centre has been given a boost as a businessman was lured back after a four-year gap. Commerce chiefs in Clacton hope big-name stores will follow suit in the near future. Dee Patel sold his shop in Jackson

  • Clacton: Man threw chair in council office

    A man picked up a chair in a council housing office and flung at a wall because he didn't like the home he was offered. Tendring Council found Jamie Toms a place to live in Colchester but he didn't want to leave the district, a court heard. Toms

  • Clacton: Sky's the limit for Melissa

    A fundraising mum will celebrate her 25th birthday by plummeting 10,000 metres. Melissa Marlborough, of St John's Road, Clacton, is raising cash for Cancer Research UK through a sponsored skydive. The mother-of-two chose the charity because her

  • Jamie tastes karting success

    Jamie Cummings tasted success when the last round of karting's Junior Winter Championship was held at Beccles. The 13-year-old, from Kirby Cross, had three good qualifying heats and went on to win the final. He was clear at the top of the points table

  • Martyn kicks up a storm

    A Dragon Martial Arts School student kicked up a storm by winning two gold medals at a prestigious national kung fu competition. Martyn Morrisson, 29, won the medals at the English Championships in Maidstone, Kent, on Sunday. The event was organised

  • Walton trio fly the flag for Essex

    Walton trio Alan, Andrew and Peter Currivan flew the flag for Essex at the World Darts Federation's Festival of Darts Weekend, at the Isle of Man. In the men's singles, Andrew reached his board semi-final, defeating a Cheshire county player before unluckily

  • Madrid come from behind to sneak glory

    Yet another name will appear on the Clacton Sunday League Premier Division League Cup as Royal Madrid came from behind in the final to edge out Elmden Rovers 2-1. Their victory came after snatching a dramatic last-minute equaliser to send the match into

  • Brotherhood D stage dramatic recovery

    It's never over until the fat lady sings - and it certainly wasn't for division two Brotherhood D this week as they made their way, by the narrowest of margins, into the semi-finals of the Clacton and District Table Tennis League's Handicap Knock-Out

  • Matt's inspired by Clacton colleagues

    Matt Preston has paid tribute to his inspirational' colleagues at FC Clacton. The Seasiders have had a brilliant few days, beating Long Melford 2-1 on Saturday and Debenham LC 1-0 on Tuesday. And one of the most satisfying aspects of their resurgence