A village is set to get its long-awaited crime-busting security cameras in the next few weeks.
Closed-circuit television costing £17,000 is to be installed in Great Clacton in a bid to cut down on thefts and vandalism.
Robert Taylor, Tendring Council's community and leisure portfolio holder, said that the equipment should be operational next month provided the contractors complete the work in time.
It is being funded from the council's small schemes budget and has gone ahead with the full backing of Tendring police.
Colin Grant, who runs Budget Wine, Beers and Spirits in Ravensdale, called for CCTV back in 1990 after he became a constant target for thieves. His store was raided five times in two years, losing thousands of pounds.
Mr Grant also told how windows had been smashed, shoppers threatened at a cash dispenser and other shops raided.
He felt Great Clacton had become more attractive to thieves after CCTV was installed in Clacton and at Clacton Shopping Village.
Crime-busting security cameras could be installed in Frinton town centre by next month.
After months of delays, Tendring Council has announced work is finally due to start later this month. Two cameras are due to be put up, one at either end of the main shopping street, Connaught Avenue.
They will be manned by Careline staff and linked to Clacton police station and will be running 24 hours a day.
Traders in the town centre and community watchdogs have been pressing for CCTV for years in a bid to combat crime and rowdyism
Published Friday October 11, 2002
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article