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  • New station manager assures residents of Coastguard presence

    THE station officer at Walton’s new coastguard headquarters has reassured concerned residents that the lifesaving organisation still has a presence in the town. In 2015 the seaside town’s Thames Coastguard station in East Terrace closed down as

  • Holiday park wins top award for environment work

    A HOLIDAY park has won the top prize following a worldwide search to find some of the eco-friendliest companies on the planet. The Orchards Holiday Village, located in St Osyth, is part of national company Haven, and has picked up gold at this year

  • Conman faked 35 MoT passes without checking cars

    A MAN issued more than 30 MoT certificates without performing checks on the cars involved, a court heard. Roy Claydon admitted 35 separate charges of fraud by false representation during a hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court. The 52-year-old issued

  • Letter: Take action before there’s an accident

    I WISH to bring to attention a potential danger to road users in the Clacton area. While I welcome the new industry, opportunity and employment the Brook Estate development brings to Clacton, I fear that one of our most notorious roads for serious