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  • Woman suffers from smoke inhalation following kitchen blaze

    A WOMAN in her fifties was treated for smoke inhalation following a fire at her home in St Osyth. Three fire crews were called to the detached bungalow, in Point Clear Road, at 6.43pm on Saturday. A spokesman for Essex County Fire and Rescue

  • Police appeal for help to catch would-be robber

    DETECTIVES are appealing for help to catch would-be mugger following a brazen attempted robbery in broad daylight in Clacton. The incident took place in a public car park close to the train station, between Carnarvon Road and Skelmersdale Road.

  • Burglars target homes across Tendring

    BURGLARS have made of with hundreds of pounds of goods following a spate of burglaries across Tendring. Crooks have targeted homes in Walton, Harwich in the past five days. In the latest raid burglars targeted a house in Clay Road, Walton,

  • Dog show to boost air ambulance cause

    A DOG show is being held in Weeley in aid of Essex Air Ambulance. There are 20 different classes, from pedigree puppies to the waggiest tail at the village hall and playing fields, in Clacton Road, on Sunday. The show opens at 11am with judging

  • Plans launched for new homes and football stadium

    PLANS for a football stadium and 65 new homes between Clacton and Holland-on-Sea have been submitted. Scott Properties want to build new bungalows on the redundant Colchester Institute playing fields off Gainsford Avenue. Part of the planning