- ‘White elephant’ care home which has stood empty for years since construction stalled is to be completed at last after being sold for £9million

- Burly butchers in the pink for heartfelt cause

- New powers to crack down on town centre beggars and boozers

- Lifeboat crew pulls vulnerable man from the sea in dramatic rescue

- Parents slam school after son is excluded for attack linked to rare brain disease

- Storm force – comprehensive coverage as roads, drains and even tennis courts are flooded by torrential downpour

- Family completes gruelling mountain trek in memory of mother

- Young mum reveals terror after being sexually assaulted by raiders who broke into home

- Building left with serious structural damage after being hit by ‘boy racer’ – who rolled the car away from the damaged wall and drove away

- Two men beaten in unprovoked attack by baton-wielding thug – police investigating

- ‘Where Tendring led, UK followed’ – MP’s joy at Brexit success

- Olympic racewalker inspires schoolchildren with visit

- Arrests made as police launch raids to find ‘cancerous’ drug gangs

- New headteacher at top academy promises the heart of the school will stay the same

- Health trust chief admits mistake after moving mental health ward from Clacton without proper consultation

- Beach huts battle to be crowned nation’s best

- In pictures – Clacton Sea and Beach Festival draws in the crowds despite downpour

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