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  • Court hears pair ‘brutally beat man before starting fire’

    MURDEROUS firestarters brutally beat a man to death in his own home with “numerous weapons” before setting the flat ablaze, a court heard. When firefighters forced their way into the flat of 54-year-old Paul Gillett, in Station Road, Clacton, they

  • Hard-working Matt is the hero for Seasiders

    CLACTON Cricket Club chairman Gary Kirk hailed the "belief and hard work" of match-winning batsman Matt O'Brien. The opener hit 73 not out in his side's thumping nine-wicket victory at neighbours Elmstead. The sides met in a Marshall Hatchick

  • Air ambulance called to school as boy is taken seriously ill

    A STUDENT was taken hospital after suffering a serious medical emergency at a school in Clacton. He was taken ill at Clacton County High School, in Walton Road, at about 1pm on Tuesday. Emergency services, including Essex and Herts air ambulance

  • Meals donated by supermarket

    MORE than 57,000 free meals have been donated to charities and community groups by kind-hearted supermarket staff. Clacton’s Tesco store, in Brook Retail Park, is celebrating four years of the supermarket chain’s food donation scheme, Community

  • Ann hangs up tabard after 23 years

    A LONG-SERVING laundry supervisor is hanging up her tabard after 23 years at a care home in Clacton Ann David joined Corner Lodge Care Home, in Meadow Way Jaywick, in 1996 after it was bought by owners Rahul and Sanjay Jagota. The home said