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Fire crews from Clacton, Frinton, Weeley and Wivenhoe attended the scene of a workshop fire in Knox Road, Clacton just after midday today. On arrival, crews reported that a workshop was 100% alight and contained propane cylinders. The fire was extinguished just before 2pm resulting in extensive damage but no casualties. Station…

Seasonal bans on animals on some beaches in Tendring come into force this Friday. Horses are banned from Frinton beach between Good Friday (2 April this year) and 30 September inclusive. New signage is being installed by Tendring District Council (TDC) this year to reinforce the ban after issues were reported last season, and…

Essex based Law Firm Birkett Long have continued to perform random acts of kindness in the local community as part of their 200 year celebrations. Colchester Zoo took delivery of sweet boxes from the firm as a thank you to their staff who have continued to work throughout the pandemic, ensuring the animals are…

Home Kitchen Colchester is due to launch in the town next month. Offering gluten-free, nutritious, freshly-prepared food and beverage options delivered direct to homes in Colchester and neighbouring areas. Dine-in options will include sweet and savoury brunches such as maple banana and cashew butter chia toast, hearty meals and super salads such as Crispy…

A free, interactive app called Street Tag, which promotes physical activity in a fun accessible way, launches today in Colchester. The app has been brought to Colchester by a partnership between Colchester Borough Council and the Essex Local Delivery Pilot (LDP). Street Tag turns physical activity into a game by converting walking, running and…

Our Colchester Business Improvement District (BID) is launching the Leisure Recovery Board, a group of 25 stakeholders, to produce a focused and dynamic recovery strategy for Colchester leisure businesses. The leisure sector across the UK has lost on average £90m a week. From severe restrictions and lack of funding pubs, eateries, cinemas, and theatres,…

Leisure centres in Tendring have set out how they will re-open, in line with the government roadmap. From 29 March outdoor grass sports pitches are available to book in line with the requirements of each sport’s national body. In keeping with the gradual relaxation of restrictions, the re-opening of further leisure services is subject…

A specialist business support service is to launch to help firms in Tendring succeed. Tendring District Council (TDC) has appointed Colbea to run the fully-funded service over the next three years. Being run as part of TDC’s Tendring4Growth corporate theme, the service is linked to the authority’s Economic Strategy and has recently been…

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) is looking for sixty people to help it raise £30,000, so that the charity’s critical care teams can continue carrying blood to patients who need it most. Each year EHAAT treats approximately 60 people in need of a potentially life-saving blood transfusion at the scene of an incident.…

Demolition of the main block of Honeycroft Sheltered Housing has stared today. Tendring District Council moved residents out of the main block of Honeycroft in October 2017, and took a decision to close the site permanently in March 2018. Contractors SRC Group began the strip out of the building in Waldegrave Way in…