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• Basildon roof fire leaves three home uninhabitable | Echo - Southend Echo

  29-05-2023 09:00
  
  Basildon roof fire leaves three home uninhabitable | Echo  Southend Echo
  
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• Durham lose to Essex but reach T20 Finals Day

  10-07-2026 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Blaze beat Somerset by seven wickets in the T20 Blast, a result that guarantees a semi-final spot for them and Durham.
  
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• Right-back Hunt extends Colchester stay

  10-07-2026 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colchester United right-back Rob Hunt signs a new deal with the League Two club.
  
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• What does a hosepipe ban mean for the UK's driest region?

  10-07-2026 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cambridge Water and Anglian Water are imposing hosepipe bans covering much of the East of England.
  
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• Anglian Water hosepipe ban for UK's driest region

  10-07-2026 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A temporary ban is being introduced during "unrelenting" hot and dry conditions.
  
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• Affinity Water hosepipe ban after demand rises

  10-07-2026 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The restrictions affect parts of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Surrey and London.
  
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• Ten people rehoused as fire affects mobile homes

  10-07-2026 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The flames are now under control and firefighters are working to dampen the area down.
  
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• Colchester captain Flanagan announces retirement

  10-07-2026 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland international and Colchester United captain Tom Flanagan announces his retirement.
  
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• Clacton by-election date set for 13 August

  10-07-2026 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The by-election is triggered after Nigel Farage MP stood down, but he intends to stand again.
  
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• Southend to visit Altrincham in National League opener

  10-07-2026 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2026-27 National League fixtures have been revealed.
  
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• Long delays on motorway after car and lorry crash

  10-07-2026 10:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All traffic is temporarily held before all lanes are reopened, but long delays remain.
  
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• UPS insider jailed for helping smuggle £10m of cocaine

  10-07-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zak Archbold abused his position at UPS to help smuggle 300 parcels through an Essex depot, CPS says.
  
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• A bin, two foxes and a mystic: the candidates fighting Clacton

  10-07-2026 06:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The full list of candidates who have declared they intend to fight the Clacton by-election.
  
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• Lampard Inquiry: Concerns raised before death were not acted on

  10-07-2026 06:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NHS manager tells the Lampard Inquiry she had raised concerns before the death of Bethany Lilley.
  
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• More hospital night flights set to start

  10-07-2026 05:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Basildon Hospital hopes the improved facilities will lead to more lives being saved.
  
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• GB's Patten and Heliovaara reach Wimbledon final

  09-07-2026 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Henry Patten and Finnish team-mate Harri Heliovaara reach their second Wimbledon men's doubles final in three years.
  
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• Basildon shortlisted for UK town of culture award

  09-07-2026 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Basildon is announced among a shortlist of towns for the UK Town of Culture awards 2028.
  
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• Crews battle six field fires in 52 hours

  09-07-2026 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flames spread "out of control quickly" in dryer conditions, the Essex fire service says.
  
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• Farage's by-election in Clacton officially confirmed

  09-07-2026 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reform's Lee Anderson has moved the writ in the Commons, with the by-election likely to happen on 13 August.
  
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• Trains cancelled in Essex due to heatwave

  09-07-2026 09:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Operator c2c cancels some services to and from London because of the hot weather.
  
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• Ex-NHS nurse says staff apathy 'astonishing'

  09-07-2026 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Essex trust apologises and says care and staffing on its wards have been "transformed".
  
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• Farage says opponents 'scared' of losing by-election

  08-07-2026 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reform UK's leader says he wants to be judged by Clacton's voters rather than a Parliament watchdog.
  
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• Why has Farage resigned and what happens next?

  08-07-2026 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader has faced increasing pressure after reports he did not declare support from an ally.
  
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• Farage denies stunt as Reform proposes August by-election date

  08-07-2026 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader tells the BBC it is "only fair" that it is the electorate who judges him.
  
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• Farage's rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election

  08-07-2026 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader says he wants an "establishment versus the people by-election" but Labour calls it a "circus".
  
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• Is Farage's resignation honourable or a psychological game?

  08-07-2026 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clacton will hold a by-election this summer, but most parties say they will not field candidates.
  
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• Daughter lost in mental health system, says mum

  08-07-2026 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lisa Wolff says medical staff ignored her daughter's autism diagnosis before she took her own life.
  
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• What do Farage's constituents think about his resignation?

  07-07-2026 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People living in Clacton share contrasting feelings of frustration and support towards Nigel Farage.
  
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• How long will the Essex heatwave last?

  07-07-2026 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are expected to remain very high again across the county all this week.
  
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• NHS trust 'to spend £30m' on mental health inquiry

  07-07-2026 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inquiry is looking into more than 2,000 mental health-related deaths over a 24-year period.
  
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