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• High Street retirement flats' gable end collapses

  24-11-2024 20:18 via bbc.com
  
  Fire crews remove sections of roof and clear the loft so items are not blown away in the wind.
  
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• Colchester sign Kouassi & Williams on deadline day

  02-09-2026 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colchester United sign Blackpool striker Kylian Kouassi and Crawley midfielder Jay Williams, both for undisclosed fees.
  
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• Three injured after shotgun fired in town centre

  01-09-2026 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Targeted attack" between two groups has been linked to the sale of drugs, Essex Police say.
  
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• Essex batter Allison signs new two-year deal

  01-09-2026 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex batter Charlie Allison, 21, signs a two-year extension to keep him at Chelmsford until 2028.
  
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• Disaster 'prepper' asked chatbot about making a bomb

  01-09-2026 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An improvised explosive device and gunpowder were found in Ben Banham's flat in March, trial hears.
  
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• Boys club demolition to begin ahead of £2m rebuild

  01-09-2026 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Lifstan Boys Club has been described as "a community beacon" by the minister for sport.
  
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• 'The future of pubs is community-owned pubs'

  01-09-2026 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Community-owned pubs are "the way forward" say Essex landlords who are enjoying a successful spell.
  
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• Exceptional fossil gives glimpse into Roman life

  01-09-2026 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists say the ichthyosaur vertebra was deliberately collected and kept during Roman times.
  
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• Force trains hundreds of officers to use new Taser

  31-08-2026 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Between 1 January and 31 July this year, Essex Police deployed their Tasers 161 times.
  
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• Chairwoman appointed for mental health trust board

  31-08-2026 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jackie Craissati says she wants to continue the trust's efforts with "developing and improving" services.
  
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• E-scooter fire leaves family homeless

  31-08-2026 08:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fire service warns people to keep an eye on charging batteries.
  
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• Essex gets £8m in four years from location shoots

  31-08-2026 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The total is boosted by a recent shoot in the county featuring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.
  
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• Departing police boss warns PM against cuts

  31-08-2026 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Essex chief constable urges Andy Burnham not to "throw the baby out with the bath water".
  
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• 'I was paralysed - now I'm running 5,000km'

  31-08-2026 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Esmee Gummer is hosting a 5km run club in every British city and running between each location.
  
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• Superb Foakes century helps Surrey draw with Essex

  30-08-2026 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Foakes scores a superb century on the final day as Surrey produce an excellent second-innings batting effort to draw with Essex at Chelmsford.
  
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• Trains delayed after signalling cables are stolen

  30-08-2026 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Services to London from Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are all travelling at "much reduced" speeds.
  
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• Retrospective application made for traveller site

  30-08-2026 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A field remains covered in loose-laid hardcore after unauthorised work over a May Bank Holiday.
  
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• Nurse says relatives 'swept away' in Nepal floods

  28-08-2026 09:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "My wife's aunt and uncle, their granddaughter and her husband are missing," says Rajendra Pudasaini.
  
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• Trucks queuing at London Gateway container port

  28-08-2026 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some drivers are reporting being at a standstill for hours approaching the container port in Essex.
  
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• 'This could be some ride' says Southend boss Dyer

  28-08-2026 07:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southend United head coach Kieron Dyer says he is embracing the responsibility that management brings after leading his side to three wins in three games.
  
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• Fears grow for famous cat after six weeks missing

  28-08-2026 07:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Max has thousands of followers across the world on social media but his owner is unable to find him.
  
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• Hackers steal data from millions of airport customers

  27-08-2026 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 8.7 million customers had their data accessed and a ransom was demanded.
  
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• Man charged with 21-year-old's kidnap and murder

  27-08-2026 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victim Jack Sullivan died days after he was found in a car park in Cheshunt, police say.
  
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• Consultation begins on red lines plan near airport

  27-08-2026 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some residents have resorted to using unofficial signs and bright orange cones to deter parking.
  
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• Friends died in 50C desert valley hike near Dubai

  27-08-2026 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aran Martinson and Cassius Newton are reported missing during a trek in sweltering temperatures.
  
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• Essex's Elgar - 'It's right time to quit for my family'

  27-08-2026 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex batter and former South Africa captain Dean Elgar says it is time to put his family first after deciding to end his playing career.
  
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• Tourist killed in wildfire was trapped in villa

  27-08-2026 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A coroner gives Lisa Fryett's provisional cause of death as "extensive burns-related changes".
  
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• What is in store at the 33rd Clacton Airshow?

  27-08-2026 09:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know about attending the Clacton Airshow on Thursday and Friday.
  
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• Mental health trust's leaders need to improve - CQC

  27-08-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It issues its latest report on an NHS trust under scrutiny at an inquiry into mental health deaths.
  
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• Ex-South Africa captain Elgar announces retirement

  26-08-2026 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex opening batter and former South Africa captain Dean Elgar announces he will retire from playing at the end of the season.
  
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