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  • Pier unveils Christmas experience

    AN engaging and well thought-through chrimbo experience like no other is coming to the Clacton Pier this weekend. The indoor Christmas Village, which opens on Saturday and runs until January, aims to provide the ultimate fun day out for families

  • Panto stars bring smiles to youngsters on children’s ward

    YOUNG hospital patients were left grinning from ear-to-ear when pantomime stars dropped by to pay them a mood-lifting visit. Cast members from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing at the Princes Theatre, Clacton, during the Christmas season

  • Letter: Young unsung heroine at post office was first class

    I VISITED the new Post Office in Pier Avenue, where I was confronted with a handwritten sign stating: “Due to staff sickness, this post office will close at 5pm.” A quick visual observation identified that the main counter services staff positions

  • Teacher is taking on marathon for colitis charity

    A SCHOOL teacher who lives with an incurable chronic condition is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity by tackling the country’s biggest running event. During the Christmas of 2013, Mark St Claire, of Clacton, started to feel extremely