A village supermarket can open until midnight.
Asda in Church Road, Tiptree, won permission to open from 6am until midnight Monday to Saturday for a one year trial.
Sunday and bank holiday hours remain unchanged at 10am to 5pm.
The retailer had originally asked to be open 24 hours a day except Sundays but agreed to alter its plans after discussions with planning officers.
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