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Lorry driver jailed over docks death
A Essex haulier is jailed and fined £50,000 after a docks worker in Ipswich was crushed to death by a pontoon he was unloading. (Read More...)
Cyber attackers target Essex council
More than 25,000 cyber attacks were carried out against Essex County Council in the past year, it emerges. (Read More...)
Museum awarded £1.65m lottery grant
An Essex museum is given £1.65m from the Heritage Lottery Fund to bring 50,000 objects under one roof. (Read More...)
'Tallest' cockerel record hopes
An "unusually tall" cockerel at Mountfitchet Castle is hoping to be recognised as the tallest in the world. (Read More...)
Homes evacuated after school fire
About 20 homes surrounding a disused school building are evacuated in Essex after it goes up in flames. (Read More...)
Bridge crash bus loses whole roof
A double-decker bus has its roof completely shorn off when it hits a railway bridge in Essex. (Read More...)
Girl 'nearly strangled by toy'
A supermarket chain removes a cuddly toy from its shelves after a child is injured. (Read More...)
Basildon Hospital's extra beds plan
Basildon Hospital, being inspected over its high death rates, reveals plans for 80 extra beds to "relieve pressure'. (Read More...)
New courts to hear traffic offences
Dedicated traffic courts are to be set up in England and Wales to prosecute minor motoring offences after having been piloted in Essex. (Read More...)
Hi-de-Hi! actor part of 'golden age'
Actor Paul Shane dies, aged 72 (Read More...)
Show's fans take the Towie tour
The Only Way Essex fans meet TV show idols (Read More...)
Walters holds up Essex push for win
Stewart Walters falls two short of a century as he helps Glamorgan hold up Essex's push for victory at Cardiff. (Read More...)
Brearey turns to Nacra 17 for Rio
Essex sailor Sam Brearey will join Abby Zambinski in the new Olympic Narca 17 boat in pursuit of a place at Rio 2016. (Read More...)
Footballer charged in speeding case
Southend United footballer Michael Timlin is charged with perverting the course of justice over speeding offences. (Read More...)
VIDEO: Toy withdrawn over safety fears
The East of England Co-op has removed a cuddly toy from all its stores after it almost caused the death of a four-year-old girl. (Read More...)
VIDEO: Concern over sugar beet failures
Farmers have warned that the sugar beet harvest this year could be badly hit because 50% of some crops have failed. (Read More...)
VIDEO: Underwater lecture for students
Students have taken the plunge for ground-breaking lectures in marine biology delivered 59ft (18m) below the surface of the ocean. (Read More...)
VIDEO: Darren Day stars in 'shed' musical
A musical which started out in a garden shed in Cambridgeshire is now heading for the West End with Darren Day as its star. (Read More...)
VIDEO: Asda success for student designer
An award-winning fashion student's own label children's clothes have gone on sale in a supermarket chain. (Read More...)
VIDEO: Landfill site becomes nature reserve
A huge landfill site in Essex that has been transformed into a 120-acre nature reserve has been officially opened by Sir David Attenborough. (Read More...)
VIDEO: UK species in 'freefall decline'
The UK's landscape and wildlife are under threat like never before with species in "freefall decline", a report reveals. (Read More...)


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