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Inside the luxury home with a two floor recording studio, pool and home cinema
A home with its own recording studio is on the market for £3 million in Essex.
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Luxury train to take passengers from Essex to magical Christmas market
Steam Dreams has announced a day-trip picking passengers up from Colchester and travelling through to Winchester.
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Ten pubs across Essex up for sale with price tags from £50k to £1.2million
TEN pubs across Essex are up for sale on Rightmove - including a Canvey landmark that has hit the market this week
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Where are the most underrated places to live in Essex?
Essex is often celebrated for its popular commuter towns and seaside destinations, but estate agents have highlighted the most underrated places to live.
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Inside the stunning £6 MILLION Essex home new on the market
A six-bedroom detached house set on a 1.5-acre plot has gone on the market for £6 million in Chigwell.
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Road closures announced for key city routes
Roadworks will start on two key roads in Chelmsford in Essex on May 5.
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Family of six airlifted to safety from stranded speedboat off Essex coast
A speedboat ran aground in a Ministry of Defence (MOD) firing range near Southend with the coastguard called to rescue six people.
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Police worried about missing 18-year-old from Essex
An appeal has been launched to find a missing woman who was last seen in Romford.
National News
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Wu Yize into Crucible final as Mark Allen pays for missed black in dramatic semiMark Allen missed a simple black to book his place in his first World Snooker Championship final before falling 17-16 to Wu Yize in one of the most dramatic last-four finishes in Crucible history.
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US state visit risk grasped in both hands by King aide saysThe King “grasped in both hands” the “risk and challenge” of the US state visit but will not dwell on the perceived success of his trip, a senior palace aide has said.
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Airlines can group flights together on fewer planes under jet fuel saving plansAirlines will be allowed to group passengers from different flights together on to fewer planes as part of plans to save jet fuel.
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Ipswich secure promotion back to Premier League with victory at home to QPRIpswich clinched promotion back to the Premier League following a 3-0 victory over QPR at Portman Road.
Sport
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Stanway Rovers celebrating promotion after dramatic penalty shoot-out win
Stanway Rovers are promoted to Pitching In Isthmian Premier after shoot-out win
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PLAYER RATINGS: How Colchester United fared in their win over Cheltenham Town
Colchester United player ratings after 4-1 win at Cheltenham Town
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Steve Cotterill thanked Cheltenham Town squad despite Colchester home defeat
Cheltenham Town boss Steve Cotterill on defeat against Colchester United
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Soldiers praise camaraderie in Armed Forces at Colchester strength competition
Soldiers in the UK Armed Forces Strongman and Strongwoman competition in Colchester have praised the camaraderie of their opponents.
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Pattern up Episode 4
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