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Plans - Featherfields parrot rescue has applied for planning permission to build a new sanctuary

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Vital parrot rescue charity has plans for sanctuary in north Essex village refused

Set - the pop-up living room

Set - the pop-up living room

Pop-up 'living room' helps dozens of Clacton residents battle loneliness

Sainsbury's - The signage of the former Sainsbury's supermarket in High Street

Sainsbury's - The signage of the former Sainsbury's supermarket in High Street

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Former Sainsbury’s site up for sale in Clacton High Street three years after closure

Intervention - Former Conservative MP and former acting UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay has supported the Conservative Candidate Giles Watling

Intervention - Former Conservative MP and former acting UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay has supported the Conservative Candidate Giles Watling

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Ex-UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay speaks on Reform's Nigel Farage standing in Clacton

Restaurant - The former Restaurant 43 closed in 2023 after struggling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

Restaurant - The former Restaurant 43 closed in 2023 after struggling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

Former village restaurant to become flats as plans given the green light

Award - Communications Manager Nigel Brown (right) and Systems and Marketing Executive Darren Griffiths (left) collected the award on behalf of the entire team

Award - Communications Manager Nigel Brown (right) and Systems and Marketing Executive Darren Griffiths (left) collected the award on behalf of the entire team

Cultural attractions

Clacton venue receives award for best family attraction in the county

Guilty - Wade Lovell, 18, of Chelmsford admitted two drug offences

Guilty - Wade Lovell, 18, of Chelmsford admitted two drug offences

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Man facing human trafficking charges admits drug offences at court

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Guilty – Jay Ford admitted one count of one charge of using threatening and abusive words with the intent to cause fear or provoke violence

Guilty – Jay Ford admitted one count of one charge of using threatening and abusive words with the intent to cause fear or provoke violence

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30-year-old who subjected ticket inspector to abuse in front of children fined £200

Shoplifting - Essex Police have charged 29 people in the past fortnight

Shoplifting - Essex Police have charged 29 people in the past fortnight

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Nearly 30 shoplifters charged across Essex in the past fortnight

Hero - Jimmy Tarbuck OBE

Hero - Jimmy Tarbuck OBE

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Jimmy Tarbuck to relive greatest moments on Clacton stage - all we know

Help - Essex Wildlife Trust is asking the public to be vigilant when on beaches this summer for vulnerable birds, shown a ringed plover chick

Help - Essex Wildlife Trust is asking the public to be vigilant when on beaches this summer for vulnerable birds, shown a ringed plover chick

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Urgent plea to protect coastal chicks this summer across Essex

Quick Dip - Swimmers enjoy the cool water during the baking summer

Quick Dip - Swimmers enjoy the cool water during the baking summer

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Clacton beach has always been the place to be ... especially during a heatwave

Jailed - Bradley Smith has been jailed for 12 years

Jailed - Bradley Smith has been jailed for 12 years

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Man who filmed himself sexually abusing woman has been jailed for 12 years

Dance - A blast from the past with Frinton's Lawn Tennis Club at their 125th anniversary

Dance - A blast from the past with Frinton's Lawn Tennis Club at their 125th anniversary

Sports club on Essex coast celebrates rich history with glitzy dinner dance event

Charged - Three men have been charged in connection to organised vehicle crime

Charged - Three men have been charged in connection to organised vehicle crime

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Three men have been charged following organised vehicle crime operation

Arrested - Essex man becomes the third person arrested in connection with Stonehenge spraying

Arrested - Essex man becomes the third person arrested in connection with Stonehenge spraying

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Essex man arrested following third arrest in connection to Stonehenge spraying

An imageof police body-worn video footage of the arrest of Gavin Plumb, who is accused of a plot to kidnap, rape and murder the TV presenter Holly Willoughby, at his flat in Harlow

An imageof police body-worn video footage of the arrest of Gavin Plumb, who is accused of a plot to kidnap, rape and murder the TV presenter Holly Willoughby, at his flat in Harlow

Video shows Essex man's arrest on suspicion of plotting to kidnap Holly Willoughby

Smiles - Gemma Gayfer with daughter Lottie-Ann, 16 months, enjoying the sea and sun in Clacton

Smiles - Gemma Gayfer with daughter Lottie-Ann, 16 months, enjoying the sea and sun in Clacton

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Heatwave brings out the smiles as residents flock to Clacton and Dedham

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25

M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

UK Today

What items are not allowed to be packed in hand luggage? Rules you should know

Ryanair warning as woman who booked to fly to Paris ends up in Alicante

Who is Jonathan Meijer? The person behind The Man with 1000 Kids on Netflix

Rare 1p coin expected to sell for £200,000 at auction

Cat scratching your furniture? This is how you can stop it without hurting them

Boris Johnson called 'deranged idiot' as he makes first election appearance

Sport

Dance - A blast from the past with Frinton's Lawn Tennis Club at their 125th anniversary

Sports club on Essex coast celebrates rich history with glitzy dinner dance event

Cyclists complete 94-mile long charity bike ride with finish line at Clacton Pier

Cyclists complete 94-mile long charity bike ride with finish line at Clacton Pier

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Cyclists complete 94-mile charity bike ride with finish line at Clacton Pier

Sponsor - Tapi has been announced to sponsor Holland FC

Sponsor - Tapi has been announced to sponsor Holland FC

Flooring business 'excited' to sponsor Holland FC football team

West Ham United legends

West Ham United legends

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West Ham United legends are reunited at Frinton Golf Club

Cyclists going through the Essex countryside at Ford RideLondon

Cyclists going through the Essex countryside at Ford RideLondon

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Thousands of riders tackle FordRide London-Essex 2024 cycling challenges

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National Sport

Merih Demiral scored twice as Turkey beat Austria 2-1 (Adam Davy/PA)

Merih Demiral scored twice as Turkey beat Austria 2-1 (Adam Davy/PA)

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Merih Demiral and Mert Gunok send Turkey into Euro 2024 quarter-finals

Nigel Mansell (left to right) Lewis Hamilton Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher have all won the British Grand Prix (David Jones/David Davies/David Jones/Owen Humphreys/PA)

Nigel Mansell (left to right) Lewis Hamilton Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher have all won the British Grand Prix (David Jones/David Davies/David Jones/Owen Humphreys/PA)

5 memorable British Grand Prix races staged at Silverstone

Emma Raducanu will be looking to reach the third round (John Walton/PA)

Emma Raducanu will be looking to reach the third round (John Walton/PA)

Wimbledon day three: Emma Raducanu leads British bid for third round

Lando Norris races in the British Grand Prix (David Davies/PA)

Lando Norris races in the British Grand Prix (David Davies/PA)

Lando Norris’ lap guide to world-famous Silverstone ahead of British Grand Prix

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates becoming Wimbledon’s men’s champion for the first time (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates becoming Wimbledon’s men’s champion for the first time (Anthony Devlin/PA)

On this day in 2011: Novak Djokovic wins first Wimbledon title

Jack Draper is the new darling of British tennis(Mike Egerton/PA)

Jack Draper is the new darling of British tennis(Mike Egerton/PA)

Jack Draper builds anticipation for his battle of Britain with Cameron Norrie

Jack Draper celebrates his victory over Elias Ymer (Mike Egerton/PA)

Jack Draper celebrates his victory over Elias Ymer (Mike Egerton/PA)

Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley win as British tennis looks to the future

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Clacton and Frinton News

Set - the pop-up living room

Pop-up 'living room' helps dozens of Clacton residents battle loneliness

Plans - Featherfields parrot rescue has applied for planning permission to build a new sanctuary

Plans - Featherfields parrot rescue has applied for planning permission to build a new sanctuary

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Vital parrot rescue charity has plans for sanctuary in north Essex village refused

Guilty – Jay Ford admitted one count of one charge of using threatening and abusive words with the intent to cause fear or provoke violence

Guilty – Jay Ford admitted one count of one charge of using threatening and abusive words with the intent to cause fear or provoke violence

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30-year-old who subjected ticket inspector to abuse in front of children fined £200

Shoplifting - Essex Police have charged 29 people in the past fortnight

Shoplifting - Essex Police have charged 29 people in the past fortnight

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Nearly 30 shoplifters charged across Essex in the past fortnight

Hero - Jimmy Tarbuck OBE

Hero - Jimmy Tarbuck OBE

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Jimmy Tarbuck to relive greatest moments on Clacton stage - all we know

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North Essex news

Set - the pop-up living room

Pop-up 'living room' helps dozens of Clacton residents battle loneliness

Plans - Featherfields parrot rescue has applied for planning permission to build a new sanctuary

Plans - Featherfields parrot rescue has applied for planning permission to build a new sanctuary

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Vital parrot rescue charity has plans for sanctuary in north Essex village refused

Hero - Jimmy Tarbuck OBE

Hero - Jimmy Tarbuck OBE

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Jimmy Tarbuck to relive greatest moments on Clacton stage - all we know

Intervention - Former Conservative MP and former acting UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay has supported the Conservative Candidate Giles Watling

Intervention - Former Conservative MP and former acting UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay has supported the Conservative Candidate Giles Watling

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Ex-UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay speaks on Reform's Nigel Farage standing in Clacton

Sainsbury's - The signage of the former Sainsbury's supermarket in High Street

Sainsbury's - The signage of the former Sainsbury's supermarket in High Street

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Former Sainsbury’s site up for sale in Clacton High Street three years after closure

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South Essex news

Set - the pop-up living room

Pop-up 'living room' helps dozens of Clacton residents battle loneliness

Plans - Featherfields parrot rescue has applied for planning permission to build a new sanctuary

Plans - Featherfields parrot rescue has applied for planning permission to build a new sanctuary

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Vital parrot rescue charity has plans for sanctuary in north Essex village refused

Hero - Jimmy Tarbuck OBE

Hero - Jimmy Tarbuck OBE

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Jimmy Tarbuck to relive greatest moments on Clacton stage - all we know

Intervention - Former Conservative MP and former acting UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay has supported the Conservative Candidate Giles Watling

Intervention - Former Conservative MP and former acting UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay has supported the Conservative Candidate Giles Watling

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Ex-UKIP leader Craig Mackinlay speaks on Reform's Nigel Farage standing in Clacton

Sainsbury's - The signage of the former Sainsbury's supermarket in High Street

Sainsbury's - The signage of the former Sainsbury's supermarket in High Street

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Former Sainsbury’s site up for sale in Clacton High Street three years after closure

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has made his final push for votes (Jane Barlow/PA)

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has made his final push for votes (Jane Barlow/PA)

Scots can ‘end Tory nightmare’ on Thursday by voting Labour, says Sarwar

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has urged the Conservative Party to ‘read the writing on the wall’ and ‘prepare for the reality and frustration of opposition’ (Jeff Overs/BBC/PA)

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has urged the Conservative Party to ‘read the writing on the wall’ and ‘prepare for the reality and frustration of opposition’ (Jeff Overs/BBC/PA)

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Braverman urges Tories to prepare for ‘reality and frustration of opposition’

Screenwriter Robert Towne died surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles (Jim Cooper/AP File)

Screenwriter Robert Towne died surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles (Jim Cooper/AP File)

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, dies aged 89

Activists have staged a blockade outside the Thales factory in Glasgow (@_schal/PA)

Activists have staged a blockade outside the Thales factory in Glasgow (@_schal/PA)

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators blockade factory

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister said support for independence remained strong (Jane Barlow/PA)

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister said support for independence remained strong (Jane Barlow/PA)

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Forbes speaks of ‘heartbreak’ as Labour rejects independence talks

President Joe Biden has said jet lag was to blame for his poor debate performance (Evan Vucci/AP)

President Joe Biden has said jet lag was to blame for his poor debate performance (Evan Vucci/AP)

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Biden blames jet lag for poor performance in presidential debate

A 14-year-old boy dressed in military clothing was arrested after stabbing a 22-year-old student in the neck at Sydney University, police say (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image/AP)

A 14-year-old boy dressed in military clothing was arrested after stabbing a 22-year-old student in the neck at Sydney University, police say (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image/AP)

Boy accused of stabbing Sydney student faced previous charges, officials say

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