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Business
Starlink in Brightlingsea: fast broadband, but a question of politics
A simple question on a local Facebook group has revealed just how much a small coastal town like Brightlingsea is wrestling with the same big questions as governments and defence departments: how fast is the internet, who controls it, and what are we willing to pay — in cash and principle — to get online.
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Council
Security, surveys and silence: Operation Vanguard divides Brightlingsea
A Facebook post by Brightlingsea's county councillor Aimée Keteca has drawn hundreds of comments, exposing a fault line that runs well beyond the town — through Essex and into the heart of the national immigration debate.
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Council
Overflowing bins reignite scrutiny of Brightlingsea’s £30m Veolia contract
Frustration over overflowing public litter bins and dog-waste bins has boiled over on Brightlingsea social media, with residents accusing Tendring District Council of failing to enforce its waste contract with Veolia only weeks into a new £30m deal.