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  • Burglars target Oxford Road home

    BURGLARS broke into a Clacton home just before Christmas, making off with almost £1,000 worth of goods. A pink laptop and a cash card and purse were stolen. Jewellery including two rings, one engraved with ‘Mum’ and one with a large sapphire set into

  • Pitt happy to snap-up Liam

    FC CLACTON boss Steve Pitt is backing new signing Liam Whittaker to forge an exciting partnership with Ray Turner. The Suffolk under-18 player joined on loan from AFC Sudbury just before Christmas. Although he has signed on a dual registration basis

  • Cannons are pipped in the race for promotion

    CLACTON Cannons missed out on a top-four promotion spot in division two of the Suffolk Senior League. They finished on the same number of points as the team in fourth place, Essex University Blades. However, due to the fact they lost

  • Holden wants to set the record straight in Sheffield

    DECATHLETE Michael Holden wants to set the record straight at next month’s National Combined Events Championships. The 21-year-old, from Clacton, hopes to earn selection for Britain’s senior team when he competes in Sheffield on January 8 and 9. And

  • Kirby assault victim named

    A KEEN golfer from Colchester has been named as the victim of an assault on Christmas Day. Peter Irwin, co-owner of family-run Trowbridge Estate Agents in Connaught Avenue, Frinton, suffered a fractured skull following a fight outside the Ship

  • January sales cause business boom

    SHOPS in Clacton are experiencing a boom in business as people try to bag a bargain in the January sales. Some stores have seen people flood through the doors, with managers hopeful of achieving record sales over the next week. The Clacton Factory