Basildon news

• Royal python found abandoned outside block of flats

  11-02-2025 12:47 via bbc.com
  
  The RSPCA is investigating how the snake came to be left by the main entrance in a plastic box.
  
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• Why did one of Britain's busiest tunnels have to close?

  31-01-2026 09:18 via bbc.com
  An investigation continues after one of the Dartford tunnels was damaged by an oversized vehicle.
  
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• Bridge reopens for cyclists after two-year closure

  31-01-2026 07:18 via bbc.com
  The bridge will reopen on a temporary basis to pedestrians and people on push bikes.
  
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• Jamie Oliver addresses The Traitors rumours

  30-01-2026 21:39 via bbc.com
  Jamie Oliver says he “might well be considering” appearing on the celebrity version of the BBC show.
  
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• 'It's no wonder footballers don't want to come out'

  30-01-2026 19:19 via bbc.com
  Maldon & Tiptree co-owner Barrie Drewitt-Barlow says it is "no wonder to me why a lot of footballers don't want to come out as being gay".
  
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• Basildon residents vent their anger over elections postponement - Yellow Advertiser

  30-01-2026 18:55 via news.google.com
  Basildon residents vent their anger over elections postponement  Yellow Advertiser
  
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• Driver jailed for killing man in West End rampage

  30-01-2026 18:37 via bbc.com
  Anthony Gilheaney hit four men on Shaftesbury Avenue, killing Aiden Chapman and injuring the others.
  
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• No further charges following fatal e-scooter crash

  30-01-2026 17:49 via bbc.com
  Deimante Ziobryte is next due in court in March for failing to stop at the scene of the crash.
  
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• The rogue locksmiths charging thousands

  30-01-2026 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC goes undercover to investigate suspected rogue locksmiths.
  
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• Dashcam footage shows police ramming stolen car

  30-01-2026 13:46 via bbc.com
  The driver failed to stop for police, who suspected his number plate was cloned and the car stolen.
  
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• World's smallest fox takes first steps in new home

  30-01-2026 13:26 via bbc.com
  Video shows fennec fox Pinky at Colchester Zoo, where she will be introduced to resident male Otis.
  
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• Paper system at prison which released migrant is crazy, says MP

  30-01-2026 13:00 via bbc.com
  Chelmsford's Marie Goldman says she wants to work with the prison to bring staff an IT system.
  
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• Businesses bemoan road closure disruption

  30-01-2026 11:26 via bbc.com
  A hairdresser says the closure caused chaos.
  
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• Colchester sign Ipswich midfielder Barbrook on loan

  30-01-2026 11:19 via bbc.com
  Colchester United sign Ipswich Town midfielder Finley Barbrook on loan for the remainder of the season.
  
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• Pato interest shows strength of English game - Cowley

  30-01-2026 10:22 via bbc.com
  Alexandre Pato's interest in Colchester United underlines the overall strength of the English football pyramid, says manager Danny Cowley.
  
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• Blood was found onboard missing UK sailor's boat

  30-01-2026 07:00 via bbc.com
  The family of James Nunan insist a third party is involved in his disappearance from Gran Canaria.
  
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• Secret filming catches locksmith charging 10 times quote

  30-01-2026 02:50 via bbc.com
  A couple expecting to pay £50 for a locksmith say they ended up forking out more than £5,000.
  
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• Basildon man's death at Turkey hotel needs answers, say family - BBC

  29-01-2026 14:53 via news.google.com
  Basildon man's death at Turkey hotel needs answers, say family  BBC
  
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• Should Essex have its own tramway?

  29-01-2026 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The proposal includes a new route on and off Canvey Island to help ease congestion.
  
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• Basildon: Arrests made as 28 offences investigated - Essex Police

  29-01-2026 14:44 via news.google.com
  Basildon: Arrests made as 28 offences investigated  Essex Police
  
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• Nurse in solo charity walk from Southend to Basildon for heart patients - Your Thurrock

  29-01-2026 14:13 via news.google.com
  Nurse in solo charity walk from Southend to Basildon for heart patients  Your Thurrock
  
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• Mental health patient took his own life while waiting for Basildon Hospital bed - Your Thurrock

  29-01-2026 14:10 via news.google.com
  Mental health patient took his own life while waiting for Basildon Hospital bed  Your Thurrock
  
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• Basildon council leader who cancelled vote previously broke electoral law - The Telegraph

  29-01-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  Basildon council leader who cancelled vote previously broke electoral law  The Telegraph
  
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• O'Sullivan beaten by Carter at German Masters

  29-01-2026 00:43 via bbc.com
  Ronnie O'Sullivan suffers a 5-3 defeat to Ali Carter as he is knocked out of theGerman Masters at the second round stage.
  
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• Basildon school staff at 'breaking point' to strike in pay row - Essex Live

  28-01-2026 15:22 via news.google.com
  Basildon school staff at 'breaking point' to strike in pay row  Essex Live
  
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• Sunken barges create new Essex island

  28-01-2026 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The National Trust believes this project near Maldon is the first of its kind in the UK.
  
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• Braintree boss hails fans after 690-mile Truro trip

  28-01-2026 12:01 via bbc.com
  Braintree Town boss Steve Pitt pays tribute to the 23 fans who made the long journey to Truro to see them lose a dramatic National League Cup quarter-final.
  
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• Death of hospital patient in fall ruled as neglect

  27-01-2026 19:19 via bbc.com
  Staff committed a "gross failure" in their care of Gregory Dervin, a coroner says.
  
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• Man jailed for murdering man with pick-up truck

  27-01-2026 17:56 via bbc.com
  Jeremy Heath drove a Mitsubishi truck into Arlind Xhokola, fatally pinning him against a tree, a court hears.
  
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• Jail processes tightened after man freed in error

  27-01-2026 15:37 via bbc.com
  HMP Chelmsford's independent monitoring board notes that "protocols" have been strengthened.
  
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