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Joined March 2011
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Harwich artist dedicates train station mural to railway worker father ift.tt/baIzDSi
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Essex's Gemma Collins to return to jungle for ITV's I'm a Celeb spin off ift.tt/p6bPjmT

Essex's Gemma Collins to return to jungle for ITV's I'm a Celeb spin off

Essex born TV personality, Gemma Collins has been confirmed in the line-up of returning campmates for ITV's I'm A Celebrity South Africa…

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Essex police officer dismissed for gross misconduct after 'abusive behaviour' ift.tt/YgS5wN4

Essex police officer dismissed for gross misconduct after 'abusive behaviour'

An Essex Police officer has been dismissed from the force after an investigation found his actions amounted to gross misconduct.

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Family of missing woman praise community for 'amazing job' in Essex search ift.tt/E0LABx1

Family of missing woman praise community for 'amazing job' in Essex search

Vitória Figueiredo Barreto went missing last Tuesday and was last seen in Brightlingsea..

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Colchester Mercury Theatre announce ‘much-awaited’ festive pantomime for 2026 ift.tt/RJcW9Mp

Colchester Mercury Theatre announce ‘much-awaited’ festive pantomime for 2026

The Mercury Theatre has come to the rescue of post-panto blues by announcing its much-awaited 2026 festive production.

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Clacton and Dovercourt leisure centres to host charity Swimathon ift.tt/YAyPgnt

Clacton and Dovercourt leisure centres to host charity Swimathon

Clacton and Dovercourt leisure centres are hosting a Swimathon in aid of Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie.

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Missing woman last seen at midnight climbing into boatyard, police confirm ift.tt/zlIxXu0

Missing woman last seen at midnight climbing into boatyard, police confirm

Officers believe the last sighting of missing psychologist Vitória Figueiredo Barreto showed her climbing into a Brightlingsea boatyard on CCTV.

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Brightlingsea waits and watches for missing Brazilian Vitória Barreto ift.tt/CXpT6YG

Brightlingsea waits and watches for missing Brazilian Vitória Barreto

Brightlingsea is waiting while search activity for missing psychologist Vitória Figueiredo Barreto continues.

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Stansted Airport announces big change coming to drop-off system this month ift.tt/ch37RE6

Stansted Airport announces big change coming to drop-off system this month

Stansted Airport will be increasing its drop-off charges for the Express Set Down area this month.

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Greater Anglia train services to and from London stopped after trespass ift.tt/jPQn9wz

Greater Anglia train services to and from London stopped after trespass

Greater Anglia warned passengers of disruption after an incident between Stratford and Shenfield.

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Essex potholes cause over £400K worth of damage in four years ift.tt/nIErm2M

Essex potholes cause over £400K worth of damage in four years

More than 70,000 potholes have been reported and repaired since 2022, seeing Essex County Council pay out over £400,000 for vehicle damage.

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New sports bar set to breathe new life into vacant Dovercourt building ift.tt/6q9DpTZ

New sports bar set to breathe new life into vacant Dovercourt building

Plans in place for a new sports bar to launch at former Original Factory Shop building in Kingsway, Dovercourt.

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Essex street named one of Britain's most expensive with houses costing £2.2m ift.tt/XgCIROF

Essex street named one of Britain's most expensive with houses costing £2.2m

Property group Rightmove has published its latest Most Expensive Streets report, with one in Sussex making the list.

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Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote? The arguments on either side ift.tt/3tiw2hC

Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote? The arguments on either side

The question of whether 16 and 17-year-olds should be given the vote has been a hot topic of debate since the Labour government announced the plans…

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Plans for more than 200 homes in Colchester village could be approved tomorrow ift.tt/p7WM0Gn

Plans for more than 200 homes in Colchester village could be approved tomorrow

Colchester City Council to decide on plans for 250 new homes near Eight Ash Green, with 30 affordable housing as objections raised over countryside…

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How did your MP vote on David Lammy's proposed Courts and Tribunals Bill ift.tt/9PBfUtD

How did your MP vote on David Lammy's proposed Courts and Tribunals Bill

Parliament backs the Courts and Tribunals Bill to limit jury trials for minor offences, aiming to cut the Crown Court backlog but Essex MPs remain…

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Art installation opening event taking place in Harwich ift.tt/pGsLaFZ

Art installation opening event taking place in Harwich

An opening event will take place on Saturday, March 28 from 5pm to 7pm with free refreshments included.

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Restaurant ranked as one of the best curry houses in the UK is in Essex ift.tt/Q8x9Gm3

Restaurant ranked as one of the best curry houses in the UK is in Essex

An Essex restaurant has been recognised as one of the best curry houses in the UK and Ireland in a new national ranking.

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Sponsors already lining up for Tendring4Growth Business Awards ift.tt/klTzmh1

Sponsors already lining up for Tendring4Growth Business Awards

Sponsors are already lining up to support this year's Tendring4Growth Business Awards.

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Zookeepers heartbreak as lion with 'big personality' put down ift.tt/vOhwC85

Zookeepers heartbreak as lion with 'big personality' put down

Colchester Zoo has announced the loss of a 'big character' at the zoo as they announce the death of Bailey the lion.

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