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Essex

6 Items

Need To Know Essex
More delays for UK’s longest running roadworks
Eleven years after they began, roadworks on a bridge in Witham have been delayed further.
23 Apr 2026,5 mins
Should the flags in Essex come down?
A movement began last summer as a sign of protest and a show of patriotism.
2 mins
Michaela Strachan: 'Essex was my first gig'
The wildlife presenter is celebrating 40 years in television with a UK tour.
2 mins
Desert Island Discs
Sara Pascoe, comedian and writer
Sara Pascoe, comedian and writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
22 Mar 2026,58 mins
Southend flight was 'too heavy'
Six passengers were asked to leave the aircraft before it could take off for Malaga.
3 mins
The lost graves mystery of Chelmsford
It’s believed there are thousands of unmarked burial sites in this Essex cemetery.
1 min