CLACTON’S CCTV CAMERAS - HEADING FOR TWO YEARS OVERDUE AND STILL NO HARD AND FAST DATE FOR COMPLETION Friday, 6 June, 2025 A Clacton councillor has expressed his frustration at the repeated and continued delays in the delivery of the CCTV cameras that are intended to improve safety for people living in or visiting Clacton town centre. Conservative led Tendring District Council (TDC) was awarded £317,695 from the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex’s Safer Streets Fund way back in December 2022. Money... Local News
OVER ONE MILLION TREES PLANTED ACROSS ESSEX 25th May 2025 The Essex Forest Initiative and Essex Forest Partnership have planted more than 120 hectares of woodland and 57km of hedgerows combined. The Essex Forest... Local News
ALL RESIDENTS OF TENDRING DISTRICT INVITED TO ANNUAL PFCC ESSEX PUBLIC MEETING 8th May 2025 The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex is inviting residents from across the Tendring district to attend a public meeting to learn more about... Local News
FUEL-EATING BACTERIA DIGEST OIL SPILLS IN ESSEX 4th March 2025 Microorganisms are being deployed on Essex roads to transform the way fuel spillages are cleared. Essex Highways is using microbiology to clean up fuel spills... Local News
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL HAS PROPOSED EXCITING CHANGES FOR THE LIBRARY IN CLACTON 15th December 2024 Clacton Library would offer brand-new facilities and spaces as part of redevelopment plans submitted by Essex Housing. Proposals include a new Adult Community... Local News
CLACTON’S CCTV CAMERAS - TOWN HALL BOSSES NEED TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER 6th October 2024 A dismayed councillor has called on town hall bosses to get their act together and deliver the CCTV cameras that will improve safety for people living, working... Local News
CONSULTATION LAUNCHED OVER THE FUTURE OF CARELINE SERVICE 20th August 2024 The Independent, Labour administration running Tendring District Council (TDC) have decided to ask service users about the future of TDC’s Careline Service as... Local News
TENDING DISTRICT COUNCILLORS UNANIMOUSLY BACK CONSERVATIVE MOTION AGAINST PLANS FOR PYLONS THAT WOULD CUT THROUGH NORTH ESSEX COUNTRYSIDE 9th August 2024 Councillors have spoken in one voice against plans for a 184km power line that would cut through the north Essex countryside. National Grid recently held a... Local News
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL REMAINS OPPOSED TO PYLONS PROPOSALS 30th July 2024 Essex County Council has confirmed it remains in opposition to latest plans to install hundreds of pylons and miles of cables across parts of the county... Local News
A CAMPAIGNING COUNCILLOR HAS WELCOMED THE DECISION TO FINALLY TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE “GARDENS” FROM WRONGDOERS 29th July 2024 Clacton’s Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) has been used to try and tackle troublemakers and antisocial behaviour, including street drinking and persistent... Local News
Mel Stride responds to Rachel Reeves's spending review 14th June 2025 Today, Rachel Reeves's delivered Labour’s first Spending Review. With a torrent of promises, slogans, and self-congratulations. But not the truth. National News
Forcing a vote on a national inquiry into grooming gangs 14th June 2025 We Conservatives strongly believe victims of this appalling abuse deserve justice. Find out more here National News
Labour U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments 9th June 2025 After Conservative pressure, Labour finally reinstitute Winter Fuel Payments for 9 million pensioners National News
Kemi Badenoch exposes the laws and treaties holding Britain back 6th June 2025 Watch the Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch deliver a keynote speech on the international treaties which are holding Britain back. National News
Mel Stride delivers speech on Conservative Economic Vision 5th June 2025 Watch as the Shadow Chancellor sets out the economic principles that will guide us in the future. National News
Conservative unveil plan to take back control of our prisons 4th June 2025 Unless Labour act fast, more prison officers lives will be put at serious risk. National News