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Beach to close for 10 days for 'essential' work
A section of Landguard beach on the Suffolk and Essex border is set to close for around ten days.
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New owners to re-open long-standing soft play centre just weeks after closure
The former Partyman World of Play near Braintree Village, which shut down on April 26, will reopen as Monkey Bizness following a refurbishment.
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Pair who lived in Essex deny murder and poisoning charges
A man and woman who lived in Ilford have denied murdering two men and poisoning three others.
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Greater Anglia recycles more than 100,000kg of food waste in 12 months
Greater Anglia has recycled more than 100,000kg in just one year across its network.
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Wivenhoe Art Trail is perfect place to spend bank holiday weekend
Wivenhoe Art Trail is set to tempt visitors back into studios, front rooms and shared spaces for the bank holiday weekend.
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University of Essex develops microrobotics tool to transform cancer treatment
Scientists at the University of Essex have developed a new magnetic tool which could use microrobotics to help with cancer treatment.
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Essex family won over by 'idyllic' home on hit BBC One show
A retail worker from Southend appeared on BBC One's Escape to the Country house-hunting for her dream home in Suffolk.
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Essex roadworks that are the longest running in the UK to enter TWELFTH YEAR
Roadworks in Witham, Essex, could be set to continue for another year, after being there for 11 years in total.
National News
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Taylor Swift says it can get a bit weird when fans overanalyse her songsTaylor Swift has said it can get “a little bit weird” when her fans go to “extreme” lengths to try to decipher hidden meanings behind her songs.
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Trump says King agrees with me that Iran should never have nuclear weaponUS President Donald Trump has insisted the King agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons.
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Locations where it typically takes longer to sell a home than last year revealedThe average length of time to sell a home is just a day longer than a year ago despite elevated mortgage rates, although in London homes are taking nearly a week longer to be snapped up typically, according to a property website.
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Sally Dynevor would play cancer storyline differently after her diagnosisCoronation street star Sally Dynevor has said she would play her character’s breast cancer storyline “very differently” following her own diagnosis.
Sport
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It's an interesting time in the world of Colchester United
Colchester United fan Si Collinson gives his views on the U's
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'I love it here': Matt Macey set for Colchester United contract conversations
Colchester United goalkeeper Matt Macey on his U's future
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Colchester United Women going for silverware in Essex trophy final
Colchester United Women aiming to win Essex Women's Trophy
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Ex-Tottenham boss backs John Terry over proposed Colchester United takeover
John Terry part of consortium in detailed discussions to buy Colchester United
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Promise - Headgate Theatre, Colchester
Six friends. Three dinner parties. Three decades. Sometimes people grow apart, sometimes they grow together, and sometimes…
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Sue Webster: Birth of an Icon
Defaced leather jackets, memorabilia, self-portraits, video, and installation – journey through a raw, and personal exploration of art, identity.
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Rebecca Riess: Lossless
How do we cope with the noise of the modern world? Rebecca Riess invites you to explore this question through a bold and immersive series of otherworldly large-...
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University Centre Colchester (UCC): To Be Continued
Celebrate the next generation of Colchester’s artists in this dynamic, two-part exhibition from students at University Centre Colchester.
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