It’s 11.30am at a totally empty Clacton Pier, and a big, fat seagull is stomping across the table by Tubby Isaac’s seafood stall. The bird has clearly eaten a lot of chips. Once a lovely seaside town, ...

With councils facing huge financial pressure due to the impact of Covid-19, the uncertainty over when leisure centres can reopen has caused further budget headaches. BBC News visited one on the Essex ...

A leisure centre gym has reopened after undergoing a £650,000 transformation. Redcar Leisure Centre gym reopened on Saturday, September 20 and has now extended to 150 stations. A full refurbishment ...

Five new all-weather floodlit pitches could be built as part of a council's active lifestyle scheme. Tendring District Council said proposed locations in Essex included Clacton-on-Sea, Dovercourt and ...

Members of a football team lost nearly 32 stone in 2024. The MAN v FAT Football club, which meets every Friday evening at Clacton Leisure Centre, supported 64 men in shedding weight. The initiative is ...

New homes, car parks, an urgent health centre, adult learning centres are among plans included as part of a huge £80million overhaul of north Essex towns. Clacton, Jaywick and Dovercourt are at the ...