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  • Police are hunting sex attacker after attempted rape

    A COUNCILLOR has said it is “disgusting” after a man tried to rape a young woman in Clacton last week before she bravely escaped to safety. On Tuesday at 6.30pm, a woman in her 20s was walking along Jaywick Lane next to a large open field, which

  • 9-year-old boy needs ops on face after dog attack

    A DOG which attacked a young boy leaving him with facial injuries which required plastic surgery could be destroyed. The youngster had been with his mother at Owen Jeacock’s house in Severn Road, Clacton, when he wandered outside and crawled underneath

  • ‘Virtual Ward’ service to continue

    A VIRTUAL nursing service for terminally-ill patients at home has been saved. St Helena Hospice has been piloting a new service caring for patients at home at the end of their lives. The Virtual Ward service offers personal care to those whose

  • DWP does U-turn after stopping Shaun’s benefits

    DISTRAUGHT parents feared their son would be made homeless after his disability payments were halted say the assessment process is "appalling". Kevin and Wendy Howard's son Shaun has global development delay and is unable to read or write and struggles

  • Letter: Who is to blame for UK flooding

    Recent flooding has been dreadful and I feel so sorry for all the people who have had their homes and businesses flooded. I believe that a certain amount of money is being made available to home owners and owners of small businesses affected by