Essex news

• Jumbo to be lit up with stars every day in December

  19-11-2019 07:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  JUMBO will be lit up with twinkling golden stars every day in December to bring Christmas joy to the town.
  
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• South Essex Wildlife Hospital to appear in Channel 4 show

  16-04-2024 11:26 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The outstanding efforts of the 24/7 animal hospital is now set to hit prime-time TV.
  
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• Lane closure on A12 Colchester after vehicle breaks down

  16-04-2024 11:06 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Travellers on the A12 near Colchester will need patience as a broken-down vehicle sees lane closures. 
  
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• Asda 'do not eat' recall over 'unsafe to eat' king prawns

  16-04-2024 10:24 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning shoppers not to eat the affected products
  
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• UK's most expensive streets in 2024 according to Rightmove

  16-04-2024 10:23 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Rightmove has revealed data for the most expensive streets to buy and rent a house on in the UK for 2024
  
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• EastEnders star Clay Milner Russell quits BBC soap

  16-04-2024 10:23 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Clay Milner Russell, who plays Bobby Beale on the BBC soap, is leaving EastEnders in 2024 to pursue other acting roles.
  
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• Tesco, Morrisons & Sainsbury's announce major changes

  16-04-2024 10:22 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Supermarket giants Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are among those who have introduced new rules or changes
  
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• HMRC Child Benefit message after April changes to benefit

  16-04-2024 10:22 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  HMRC has confirmed that families with one child will now receive £1,331 per year through Child Benefits
  
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• Thousands eligible for £442 in free supermarket vouchers

  16-04-2024 10:21 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  NHS Healthy Start scheme vouchers worth £442 can be claimed by families on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and more
  
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• Colchester zoo shuts orangutan habitat due to storm roof damage

  16-04-2024 10:21 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Rajang's Forest is currently closed due to storm damage to the roof after bad weather in Colchester yesterday
  
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• Benfleet Manor Court part of roof ripped off by winds

  16-04-2024 09:18 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The top floor of Manor Court flats, in Manor Road, Benfleet, was evacuated yesterday as residents were told by firefighters the building was not safe to stay in
  
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• Stow Maries: Retired RAF Flight Lieutenant reunited with aircraft

  16-04-2024 09:01 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Flight Lieutenant John Cooper made his first ever RAF flight in Tiger Moth T6055 on April 14, 1944, although the aircraft was renumbered as G-AIDS in 1946
  
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• Colchester activists target Barclays branch in Clacton

  16-04-2024 08:33 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Activists in Essex targeted a bank branch to protest their funding for fossil fuels.
  
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• Youngsters riding e-scooters in Colchester anger residents

  16-04-2024 06:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The e-scooters have received a mixed reception with some saying they are a good way to ease congestion and others saying they could lead to injuries.
  
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• Tributes paid to Castaway 2000 member Colin Corrigan

  16-04-2024 06:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Colin Corrigan, 70, who died on March 24 three weeks after a serious stroke
  
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• Judge jails Colchester man for city centre burglary

  16-04-2024 06:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Lyndon Hughes, of Walnut Tree Way, Colchester, was jailed on Monday for his part in a burglary of a city centre phone shop.
  
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• Colchester Hythe surveyed by divers to tackle flooding

  16-04-2024 06:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Residents spotted divers in the Hythe Quay as council bosses confirm task force is tackling flooding issue.
  
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• 2 Essex streets among most expensive in UK outside of London

  16-04-2024 01:01 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Two streets in Essex, located in Chigwell and Billericay, are among the most expensive to buy a house on in the UK outside of London
  
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• Essex weather warning: Power cuts and train delays

  15-04-2024 18:17 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The windy weather came after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning covering the whole of Essex, which remains in place until 10pm today.
  
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• Coggeshall teenager said ‘I’ve got to deal' before he was stabbed

  15-04-2024 18:04 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Andy Wood was killed in February last year when he met with Elijah Clark in Chelmsford to sell him cannabis and cigarettes.
  
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• Treasure hunters discover grenade in Castle Park 'without permission'

  15-04-2024 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A suspected hand grenade was found submerged in the river on Sunday morning.
  
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• MP Priti Patel delighted over new Marks Tey bus route

  15-04-2024 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The new City70 bus route which will be operated by Hedingham & Chambers from today
  
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• Colchester: Plans for change of use to East Gate Inn withdrawn

  15-04-2024 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The proposed development site was situated in East Gate Inn, Harwich Road
  
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• Stansted: Greater Anglia trains delayed after tree falls

  15-04-2024 15:16 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Essex rail operator Greater Anglia says "customers are asked not to travel between Broxbourne and Bishops Stortford, Stansted Airport and Cambridge".
  
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• Colchester teacher runs London Marathon for Young Lives vs Cancer

  15-04-2024 15:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A Colchester teacher who lost his younger sister to cancer will be running the London Marathon for charity this weekend.
  
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• Renovation Rescue: Stacey Solomon was nervous to plumb sink

  15-04-2024 14:40 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  On ITV's This Morning Stacey Solomon admitted she was nervous about plumbing a sink in the first episode of her new Channel 4 show Renovation Rescue
  
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• M25 full closure planned for weekend of May 10 to 13

  15-04-2024 13:43 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A full closure on the M25 is planned for May 10 to 13 which may impact Essex drivers
  
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• Paramedics meet with mum and baby a year after birth

  15-04-2024 13:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Paramedics met up with a mother and her baby a year after they assisted with a dramatic birth in the car park of Chelmsford Ambulance Station
  
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• Over £2m lottery funding given to Pioneering Sailing Trust

  15-04-2024 13:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The Pioneer Sailing Trust, a registered charity, helps improve the life prospects of young people who have dealt with difficult circumstances
  
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• Great Horkesley power cut: Villages near Colchester affected

  15-04-2024 12:51 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  UK Power Networks says the outage is affecting 1,096 homes across the CO10 0, CO10 5, CO6 4, CO8 5 post code areas.
  
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