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Essex crime: Police raids see 55 arrested and £180k seized as officers target County Lines kingpins

A leading police officer has said the force in Essex is achieving strong results by going after the drug kingpins of the county – as more than 6kg of drugs were seized... Read more »
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Armed Forces: The former Essex country park RAF station that sits unused and vandalised

During WWII, Essex was critical to the defence of London, which was a host to numerous significant businesses, as well as a camp for British and American aircraft fighting the Germans. One... Read more »
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Military jets in Essex: When and where you can watch the NFL flyover today

Essex residents will be able to watch real military warplanes flyover today (Sunday, October 17). Four F-15s have been practicing since Friday, in time for the real thing today, which will take... Read more »
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Essex news: Five big stories you may have missed, including snow forecast and drug dealer slept through raid

Today’s top stories across Essex have included an update from police on a woman found dead at a house and a drug dealer who slept through a raid on his home. We... Read more »
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How TfL could make millions per year by kicking Essex out of Zone 6

Epping, at the end of the Central line, is in Zone 6. Despite being 17 miles from Central London, the Essex town benefits from generous TfL fares thanks to its Tube station.... Read more »
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Fighter jets over London and Essex: RAF planes flying towards Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for NFL game

RAF fighter jets seen in the skies of Essex were heading towards London for a big sporting event. Four planes were seen in the skies of Chelmsford for the second time this... Read more »
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Essex bone marrow donor to run London Marathon with girl whose life he saved 13 years ago

Elliott Brock was 29 when he donated bone marrow cells in 2008. It was those cells that saved eight-year-old Vicky Lawrence from an aggressive form of bone cancer. Little did the 42-year-old... Read more »
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Essex boys ‘in shock’ that they ‘have no future’ with dad who died from Covid after he declined vaccine

The sons of a man who died from Covid after declining the vaccine are “still in shock” that they will “never have a future” with their father. The family of Antony Ayiotis... Read more »
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Essex star Varun Chopra announces his retirement

Essex have announced that Barking-born Varun Chopra has retired from professional cricket. Chopra, 34, is an Essex Academy graduate and made 425 appearances across all formats in his career, scoring 17,995 runs.... Read more »
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London Stansted Airport and London Southend Airport: Every country Essex holidaymakers can travel to after amber list scrapped

Dozens of locations for Essex holidaymakers will open up with a major overhaul of travel rules for England. The government’s “amber list” of countries is set to be scrapped from October 4,... Read more »