Jay, who studied law and business studies at Tendring Technology College, planned to go to university next year.

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Council leader Peter Halliday said Tendring's 36 mile (57km) coastline and award-winning beaches were the district's greatest asset.

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Conservative-run Tendring District Council asked consultants Mott MacDonald for options on protecting the Clacton Pier to Holland Haven stretch.

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The Colchester and Tendring NHS Stop Smoking Service run by NHS North East Essex can provide a specialist adviser to visit businesses.

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Tendring District Council said it was struggling to find homes for the unwanted dogs and has had to destroy 10 animals since October as a result.

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But Mr Price, who is also the corporate director of Tendring District Council, says this in itself doesn't explain why supply of housing is outstripped by demand.

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For householders in Uttlesford, Tendring and Braintree, there will be a small decrease, while bills are likely to rise in eight local authorities - Rochford, Maldon, Harlow, Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Daventry, Milton Keynes and Southend.

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"What we have been working on is a plan which will protect our environment and at the same time help us to develop a thriving tourist industry which is absolutely vital to the Tendring economy, " he said.

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