A woman has described how she woke up to find her house ablaze, as fire crews continue to tackle a coastal blaze affecting up to 10 homes. Sarah Power, 53, said she bolted to safety clutching her ...

Clacton's pier has been named Pier of the Year in what its director called a "perfect morale booster" at "an incredibly difficult time". The Essex resort's pier, built in 1871, reopened to the public ...

Nigel Farage has expressed his sadness after a community in his constituency was once again named England’s most deprived neighbourhood, describing parts of it as “very depressed”. The latest official ...

Tales of the Underworld is an anthology of crime stories that will be interlinked to eventually create a feature film.

Claims Farage exceeded the legal spending limit while fighting his Clacton seat are the latest in a string of allegations ...

Oliver Grange, 24, admitted to killing his mum Rachel Dixon, 49, in Clacton, Essex, earlier this year and is due to be sentenced next month following an investigation Oliver Grange, 24, admitted to ...

Compare and contrast: Raving on the pier in 1997 and young women enjoying the beach in the 1920s Stories of first love, pirate radio stations and Saturday jobs have been shared in an exhibition about ...

Three people have been arrested after police discovered a cannabis factory. A warrant was executed by officers at 5pm on Saturday at an address in Priory Road, Clacton. According to Essex Police, ...

EXCLUSIVE: It may have been named as one of the UK's worst seaside towns, but Clacton-on-Sea is well-loved by locals. Locals have defended their town after it was named one of the worst seaside ...