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Updates from Clacton by-election hustings event

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Road to shut for SIX weeks to replace 100-year-old gas pipes

Road closures are set to take effect for several weeks during major gas works. The works, which will get underway this summer in Elmstead Market, will involve upgrading 320 metres of gas mains along Church Road, from Holly Way to Colchester Road

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Clacton candidate Count Binface emerges as fan favourite for FIFA president

Calls are growing for Count Binface to launch a bid for one of football's most powerful positions. The satirical candidate, currently standing in the Clacton by-election, is being suggested by fans as an alternative to under-fire FIFA president

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Fire crews provide update after blaze breaks out and smoke seen across seaside town

Firefighters spent two hours tackling a large fire that broke out at a scrapyard in a seaside town. Crews were called to the scene of the incident at Foundry Yard in Walton-on-the-Naze yesterday evening. A spokesman for Essex County Fire and

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Count Binface features pledge put forward by boy, 10, in official manifesto

A 10-YEAR-OLD boy was honoured to have his pledge included in Count Binface's by-election manifesto. Nigel Farage triggered a by-election last month after resigning as Clacton MP. A by-election will now take place on August 13, with 34 candidates

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Clacton Pier offers half-price attractions and entertainment to support carnival

Clacton Pier is once again backing one of the town's biggest annual events by offering a weekend of discounted attractions and entertainment. The partnership marks the sixth year in a row the pier has supported the Clacton Carnival Association,