Voters will head to the polls to elect new councillors in Frinton following the death of a long-serving councillor The Frinton ward seats on both Tendring District Council (TDC) and Frinton and Walton Town Council (FWTC) have been left vacant following the sad death of Councillor Nick Turner last month The nomination period for prospective candidates for both seats is now open Completed nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the office of the Returning Officer at Clacton Town Hall by 4pm on Thursday While most residents in the Frinton ward are already registered to vote anyone who is otherwise eligible in that ward has until 19 May to register amendments to or cancellations of arrangements to vote by post or by proxy must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Clacton Town Hall by 5pm on 20 May while the deadline for new applications to vote by proxy is 5pm on 28 May called on residents to make sure their voices are heard at any election "I strongly urge everyone to ensure they are registered to vote and to participate in the electoral process," he said "Take the necessary steps now to confirm you are registered and Nomination papers and applications to vote by post or proxy are available at www.tendringdc.gov.uk/elections To register to vote visit gov.uk/register-to-vote or contact the Election Registration team by email at elections@tendringdc.gov.uk or call on 01255 686575 Yes, immaculate swathes of blonde beach always help, but there’s a lot more to this upmarket seaside town. Part of our Top 300 Places to Live series Vote for Frinton-on-Sea in our Essex Best Places to Live Readers Vote: Leigh-on-Sea Coggeshall Mersea Chelmsford Hop to it (and sharp): Essex restaurants to book this Easter Maldon Stock Saffron Walden Don't already know how splendiferous we are? Read the Muddy Stilettos story We love to connect with like-minded brands and clients. If you’re interested in working with us click here for national and regional contacts. Whether you want to leave your feedback, ask a question or need help - click here to get in touch with us Reader Treats Terms & ConditionsRead our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions here The seaside house was supposed to be part of a much larger development of Art Deco houses Homes & Property | Interiors renting and decorating in London from our award-winning experts I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice An Art Deco house on the Essex seafront with a glamorous Thirties design that could be straight out of an Agatha Christie has come up for sale for £1.5 million the two-storey house has retained a lot of its yacht-inspired glamour The white-painted property's floorplan has curved sections at the front and back echoing the waves of the sea while many of the internal walls are also curved - now highlighted with recessed lights running beneath the ceiling The crowning glory of the house is the upper-lounge – reminiscent of a yacht’s deck – with all bedrooms leading off it and sea views from the balcony making it a fantastic space for entertaining Sweeping curved windows in the main bedroom and the one below it while the downstairs en suite bedroom makes a good guest room or space for grown up children or elderly relatives to live more independently from the rest of the house Striking decorative details include the central polished wood staircase a ships cabin en suite door and porthole inspired internal windows all adding cruise ship glamour to the house The use of polished wood throughout gives a socks-only deck hand feeling to window ledges a beach hut – rarely available – is also available via separate negotiation The five-bedroom detached property is part of the Frinton Park Estate a partially completed project from 1934 to build 1,100 houses in Frinton-on-Sea 40 acres of seafront was planned as a showcase for modern housing This was overseen by the architect Oliver Hill - the man behind the Midland Hotel in Morecambe Lancashire - who enlisted a host of modern arcthiects including Isokon building designer Wells Coates and influential architect Maxwell Fry many of the architects enlisted pulled out and only a handful of the planned modernist buildings were constructed “It’s an elegant and spacious piece of British architectural history by the sea,” said Richard Seeley of Fine & Country Colchester “An architect-designed house can be an investment as rarity always helps and Oliver Hill didn’t do lots of residential housing "This is a particularly good example of his Art Deco style He turned towards architectural modernism in the 1930s he didn’t abandon his appreciation of natural materials – his plans made abundant use of curving lines The current sellers use it as their summer beach home but it can take as little as 1 hour 34 minutes to get from Frinton-on-Sea to Liverpool Street by train making the house almost commutable to London Prince Louis steals the show at VE Day parade as he keeps dad William looking sharp and mimics brother George Prince Louis steals show with sweet antics at VE parade Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in major blow for Putin ahead of Victory Day celebrations Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in blow for Putin VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the day VE Day 2025 fashion: Princess of Wales to Lady Victoria Starmer New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications from nationalities most likely to overstay New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications Stacey Solomon 'regrets doing reality show with Joe Swash' for tough reason Stacey Solomon 'regrets reality show with Joe Swash' for tough reason delves into the history of a modernist housing scheme in Essex Frinton Park Estate, a new publication featuring captivating visuals by photographer James Weston, has just launched, exploring the modernist architecture and art deco roots of the housing scheme at Frinton On The Sea in Essex from its beginnings in 1936 when South Coast Investment Company bought 200 acres of land on site led by consultant architect Oliver Hill to the completion of the 25 homes (out of the 50 in total planned by architects such as FRS Yorke and Connell The ambitious scheme exemplified the era's 'Streamline Moderne' aesthetic of naval-inspired shapes and crisp A striking collection of 20th-century homes Wallpaper*: How did you come about the area and project Was your shoot series the first time you visited James Weston: Frinton is a small seaside town not far from where I grew up I would often go there with my parents when I was younger; I still go there now when I can JW: I was always intrigued by the original 1930s houses in the area I'm fascinated with this idea of how we perceive the future and how it actually unfolds just more seated in realism as opposed to idealism and fantasy this manifests itself as an idealistic vision of future living arrangements which ultimately did not materialise as was originally envisioned escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox I’ve never seen these houses in black and white I think it adds to an ambiguous aspect of time and place I also love printing black-and-white in the darkroom After starting the project, I rediscovered early books by Ed Ruscha, such as Twentysix Gasoline Stations, Every Building On The Sunset Strip, Thirtyfour Parking Lots and Some Los Angeles Apartments These books confirmed the vision I already had in my head for Frinton Park Estate I also wanted the book to feel like something you might stumble across in the school library like an academic textbook you might have found from a bygone era W*: Did the result match your expectations it’s far easier to control and anticipate the results so yes the result is quite close to what I expected and what a difference they make to both a house @jamesweston could be your best bet for a paddle in the sunshine this summer In our last survey of the best and worst seaside towns Frinton was one of just nine out of 120 to get the full five stars for its beach and was one of only two towns – along with Portmeirion in Wales – to also get five stars for parking the Essex coast has better weather than anywhere else in the UK for a day at the seaside Get travel advice and recommendations you can trust from the experts with our Travel newsletter - it's free with average highs of 21°C in August and water temperatures of around 18°C and the Essex coast as a whole is the driest part of the UK have higher destination scores than Frinton’s 75% Beautiful Bamburgh has average highs of 18°C and a chilly North Sea temperature of 14°C in August One person in our survey summed up Frinton-on-Sea as ‘a town by the sea Another approvingly noted that there are ‘no tacky amusement arcades’ In many ways it hasn’t changed since Edwardian times and it didn’t get a fish and chip shop until the 1990s pristine sands which back on to the grassy Greensward rather than the more typical ice cream vendors or chip shops of other towns It’s resisted being overrun by chain stores and still has many independent shops Clacton-on-Sea is just 20 minutes drive up the coast Frinton is the best beach town near London In our survey of the UK’s best seaside towns, we’ve highlighted the best beaches in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Despite being home to the famous Blackpool North West England has no great beach towns although the North Wales coast is not far away Lytham St Annes in Lancashire and Portstewart in Northern Ireland are the rainiest of our highly rated beaches with Frinton-on-Sea the driest and the warmest Show all rowsTowns are the highest rated by destination score and/or beach rating for each region Data in centigrade from weather2travel.com A dash "-" means that we didn’t get enough data to provide a score Reports of raw sewage being pumped out near to beaches have put many people off going for a swim this year there is a way to make sure your beach is safe You can choose a blue flag beach - such as Frinton - which should be clean and have decent facilities Or, alternatively, there's an app that allows you to check the water quality at your local beach. but it’s nothing compared with towns such as Alicante in Spain average sea temperatures of 26°C and very little chance of rain (just 13mm See which destinations visitors rated as the best beach towns in Spain we found a Best Buy that costs just £3.29 – but also some that we warn against buying See our guide to the best suncream you can buy. Get the power of Which? in your pocket by downloading our app, giving you on-the-go access to our reviews Win Happy PremiumSearch Rayo greatest hits essex newsMan airlifted to hospital after sea rescue in EssexSeveral agencies were involved in the operation yesterday morning The rescue operation took place yesterday morning HM Coastguard said: "At around 8.30am yesterday morning (Sunday 29 September) HM Coastguard received reports of a vessel in difficulties at Frinton-on-Sea in Essex "An HM Coastguard Rescue Helicopter and RNLI Clacton and Harwich lifeboats were called to the scene alongside Coastguard Rescue Teams (CRTs) from Clacton Walton and Holbrook and East of England Ambulance Service "A casualty was removed from the vessel by a winchman paramedic and taken to hospital by air for onward medical treatment The vessel was towed to Shotley by lifeboat where it was secured by coastguards." A spokesperson from the East of Engkland Ambulance Service said: "We were called to the incident at 9.07 yesterday We sent a car and an ambulance and worked with the Coastguard service to winch the patient onto a search and rescue aircraft." 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United Kingdom one Essex town catches more rays than any other beach destination Is there anything us Brits talk about more than the weather? If it’s good, when it’s bad, how annoyed we are about the fact that it’s bad And for good reason; sometimes the sun coming out is the difference between a miserable day and a great one. Never is the quality of your day more weather dependent than when you’re at the beach There’s nothing fun about sitting on a beach towel with an ice cream in the rain in fact there are few things sadder. If you fancy a beach day sometime soon but don’t want to pay for flights across the channel, you’ll be glad to know that Which? has done some essential research into where the sunniest seaside towns in the UK are so that you can properly enjoy a swim maybe Frinton-on-Sea in Essex is your best bet if you’re hoping for sand under the sun The beach itself came ninth out of 120 in their national beach rankings and with average highs of 21C in August and less clouds than warmer spots pristine sands,’ and praised its abundance of independent shops rather than chain stores and amusement arcades. Brighton and Bournemouth were also recommended for warmth although they are forecasted to be slightly more grey than Frinton Newquay and its nearby beaches were actually noticeably colder Sadly, the only real way to ensure good weather for your beach trip is to check in advance, but if you want to maximise your chances of a good time, Frinton is your best bet. 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