The carnival as we know it today was started in 1922 by Ernest Kingsman, the owner of the pier, as a fundraising event for Clacton Hospital. It has remained an annual event ever since, with the ...

Rachel Dixon, who was in her 40s, died after being seriously injured in Skelmersdale Road, Clacton-on-Sea, at 11:30 GMT on Friday. Detectives charged Oliver Grange with her murder and the 24-year ...