Essex news

• 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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• 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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• The mystery of the saint, the Lord Mayor and the country house

  30-08-2026 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could a Shropshire Tudor mansion hide the remains of Bishop Erkenwald, the patron saint of London?
  
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• 'Click, don't pick' warning as fungi social media posts mushroom

  30-08-2026 08:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amid fears social media is hitting Epping Forest's ecosystem, foragers are urged not to pick fungi.
  
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• Farmer fears river crowds are drowning wildlife

  30-08-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daniel Bunting says kingfishers and otters are among wildlife affected on a stretch of River Stour.
  
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• Navy veterans compare Normandy invasion stories

  30-08-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two World War Two seamen compare their experiences of intense days on different ships in June 1944.
  
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• The 'aerial assassin' who overcame a serious injury to reach his wrestling dream

  30-08-2026 04:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British wrestler Will Ospreay is headlining AEW's All In show at Wembley this weekend.
  
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• Normandy veteran who lied about age to enlist dies at 101

  29-08-2026 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A veterans' charity says Donald Turrell will be remembered with "enormous affection and gratitude".
  
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• Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

  29-08-2026 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The capital is not set to vote on a new mayor until 2028.
  
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• Council to hire security guards near asylum base

  29-08-2026 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK-run council says it will pay for security to patrol towns in Essex.
  
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• Matches postponed as fans worry club could fold

  29-08-2026 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Isthmian Football League is postponing Maldon & Tiptree's matches this weekend.
  
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• Sea safety warning for Bank Holiday beach swimmers

  29-08-2026 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Vince fears there are not enough warnings about the strong current in West Mersea.
  
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• Bus company U-turns on £594 school price hike

  29-08-2026 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents are offered a reduced rate after backlash, but it is still more expensive than last year.
  
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• 'I thought diet clubs weren't for men'

  29-08-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Hall says he has lost 4.5 stone since joining a male-focused football-themed weight loss group.
  
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• 'We're nervous of parking apps,' say older drivers

  29-08-2026 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drivers from across the East of England tell the BBC they fear the digital divide is getting bigger.
  
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• Essex dominate against struggling Surrey

  28-08-2026 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex dominate the second day of their County Championship match against Surrey, who remain in relegation trouble.
  
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• I'd hate to finish career like this - O'Sullivan

  28-08-2026 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ronnie O'Sullivan says he does not "want to throw in the towel just yet" after losing 6-3 to Chang Bingyu in the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open.
  
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• Doctor who removed ovaries faces fresh tribunal

  28-08-2026 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A ruling that Ali Shokouh-Amiri's fitness to practise was not impaired is successfully challenged.
  
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• Cat with cult following at university dies

  28-08-2026 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students and staff are mourning the death of Pebbles, who stumbled across campus life in 2010.
  
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• Train derailment caused by 'kink' in the track

  28-08-2026 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investigators say a carriage was dragged across sleepers and ballast for about 1.5 miles (2.4km).
  
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• Trucks queuing at London Gateway container port

  28-08-2026 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lorry driver Nicky Triggs says she has been stuck for more than six-and-a-half hours.
  
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• Watch: Planes wow crowd as coastal airshow returns

  28-08-2026 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Historical aeroplanes take to the sky despite inclement weather conditions.
  
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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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