Hundreds of pounds worth of damage has been caused in a seaside Essex town after ten beach huts were damaged or broken into. Nine huts in Southcliff Promenade and Southcliff Parade, Walton, were ...

A woman who fell off a horse on a beach in north-east Essex was in hospital with a head injury yesterday.

Frinton Summer Theatre has been staging weekly rep during the summer season for 75 years. Every year, seven plays are performed back to back from mid-July to the end of August.

People were back in the water at Frinton in Essex today despite a warning to stay out while officials tried to establish why people were left coughing and stuggling to breathe after swimming there.

Several families on the beach at Frinton, Essex, reported having trouble breathing on Sunday. Police have advised people not to enter the sea on Monday.

The remains of the two beach huts at Frinton, where a fire was started by barbecue embers. Credit: Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Two beach huts have been destroyed and two others damaged ...