Critical services will continue as usual in Tendring during the upcoming Christmas and New Year period as most frontline services keep running for residents.

Tendring District Council will continue to deliver essential front line services and handle emergencies during the Christmas period, but its offices will be closed from 4pm on Friday, 23 December until they re-open again fully from 8.45am on Tuesday, 3 January, 2023.

In an emergency which requires TDC’s assistance residents can contact the council’s Control Centre on 01255 222022, available 24/7.

Waste and recycling collections will continue, with some changes around the bank holidays.

Information on TDC’s Christmas services can be foune at https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/christmasservices