AN outdoor “rave” organiser has been given the go-ahead to run an all-day party in Wivenhoe.

Council officers had objected to plans for the Fre- QKlash event on the May bank holiday.

They were concerned last year’s event had been too loud and some residents living near the car park at Broad Lane Sports Ground, in Elmstead Road, had complained.

But councillors yesterday said organiser Rob Harding deserved one more chance at this year’s event, due to run from noon to 9pm on Sunday, May 4.

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