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  • Google Maps show how Clacton has changed in 10 years

    IT MAY not seem that long since 2010, but Clacton has changed a great deal over the last 10 years. We've taken a trip down memory lane using pictures from Google Street view taken between 2008 and 2019. Take a scroll through our gallery below

  • Police's £10k party warning to rule flouters

    RESIDENTS who hold unauthorised music events could be issued with a hefty fine, Essex Police has warned.  A statement on Essex Police Tendring’s Facebook page has reminded residents they could be hit with a £10,000 fine for holding an unauthorised

  • 'Black Boy' pub to be renamed in wake of BLM protests

    A VILLAGE pub called The Black Boy is being renamed in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. The pub, in Thorpe Road, Weeley, is named after King Charles II. It refers to the monarch’s nickname Black Boy, given to him by his mother,

  • CCTV images released following burglary in Clacton

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a burglar wearing a face mask smashed his way into a home in Clacton. The crook targeted the property in Orwell Road on Monday, September 7. The suspect took more than £100 in cash as well as tools and

  • Fears for town centre as ex-post office to become flats

    CLACTON’S former town centre Post Office is set to be converted into flats. The post office, in High Street, shut its doors for the final time in June last year as part of a national shake-up. Its services move to WHSmith, in Pier Avenue, to

  • Hotel boss welcomes chancellor's 'generous' Covid-19 plan

    TOURISM and hospitality industry leaders in north Essex have welcomed the Chancellor’s latest plans to combat the threat posed to the UK’s “fragile” economic recovery by the resurgence of Covid-19. Rishi Sunak has confirmed plans for the State

  • Animal trust's auction to raise funds for bear-necessities

    AN animal trust is auctioning off a variety of cuddly teddies so it can continue to afford the bear-necessities. The National Animal Welfare Trust, in The Street, Clacton, relies heavily on donations in order to be able to provide support to abandoned

  • Staff's race to highlight cancer in care homes

    A DEDICATED team of care home workers are set to take part in a community event in honour of residents affected by a devastating disease. Staff at the Woodboro Residential Care Home, in Skelmersdale Road, Clacton, will tackle the Relay For Life

  • Council submit plans for homeless shelter

    A FORMER sheltered housing building could be now converted into temporary accommodation for the homeless after plans were submitted by a council. Tendring Council wants to change the use of Spendells House, located in Naze Park Road, Walton, which