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‘I drank eight bottles of Lucozade a day for nearly 30 years - it is harder to give up than cocaine’

Garry Johnson from Basildon, Essex, vowed to give up the sugary drink after a major health scare

The Independent UK

Country diary: An orange dazzler that’s skipping northwards

Holywell, Flintshire, north Wales: Among the brown butterflies in my pastures this late summer, the Essex skipper is a flash of brilliance

The Guardian - UK

Two people taken to hospital after car crashes into front of Essex pub

Man and woman being treated after car collides with The Strangers pub in Bradfield

Evening Standard

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From collective ambition to crumbling concrete: Essex is a totem of Britain’s decline

Yes, many of the county’s postwar buildings used Raac; but the real problem is a Tory ideology that has negligence at its core, says author Tim Burrows

The Guardian - UK

Stansted airport soars above pre-pandemic passenger numbers, while Heathrow and Manchester lag behind

Average security wait at the Essex airport was six minutes, while at Heathrow it was just 90 seconds

The Independent UK

Former rubbish dump in Essex becomes UK’s third largest solar farm

Ockendon solar farm to generate enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of 15,000 homes

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Keegan visits school after criticising ‘sensationalist’ concrete queries

The under-fire Education Secretary visited a school in Essex, which is one of the regions worst affected by crumbling concrete.

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Gillian Keegan to make school visit amid pressure over crumbling concrete crisis

The Education Secretary is expected to meet school leaders and local MPs in Essex.

The Independent UK

Schools in England affected by Raac: the full government list

Details of the 147 schools whose buildings are known to contain reinforced autoclave aerated concrete

The Guardian - UK

Concrete schools closure list: What schools have been affected by crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

The Independent UK

‘Nightmare’ for Essex mother of four as three children affected by Raac schools crisis

Sally Walsh, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, said she is facing a ‘horrendous situation’.

Evening Standard

‘Nightmare’ for mother of four as three children affected by Raac schools crisis

Sally Walsh, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, said she is facing a ‘horrendous situation’.

The Independent UK

Kick Out! The Newtown Neurotics Story review – punk rockers’ tale takes us back to the 80s

Documentary about the punk band from Essex, who toured with the likes of Billy Bragg, is a fascinating time-capsule of the politically-charged Thatcher years

The Guardian - UK

Concrete schools closure list: What schools have been affected by crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

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Schools concrete crisis is risk to pupils’ mental health, headteacher warns

Leader of a secondary school in Essex warns upheaval could have similar negative impact to that caused by Covid lockdowns

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Surrey close in on win, Hampshire lead Somerset – as it happened

Surrey only need three more wickets to beat Warwickshire while Hampshire reduced Somerset to 137 all out

The Independent UK

Concrete closure list: What schools will have to close because of crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

The Independent UK

List of schools fully or partially closed due to potentially dangerous concrete

Here are some of the schools impacted by the reinforced autoclaved aerated (Raac) concrete crisis.

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The Independent UK

Concrete closure list: What schools will have to close because of crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

The Independent UK

List of schools fully or partially closed due to potentially dangerous concrete

Here are some of the schools affected by potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

The Guardian - UK

‘An absolute nightmare’: teachers and parents shocked by concrete closures in England’s schools

From Essex to Cumbria, many are dismayed by timing of the government’s action on aerated concrete in buildings

The Independent UK

Raheem Sterling: Man charged over burglary at footballer’s home during World Cup

Emiliano Krosi, 23, from Essex is facing 33 offences of conspiracy to commit burglary, police say

Evening Standard

Boa Constrictor found dumped on Essex driveway by motorist who then fled

The RSPCA is investigating after a man was caught on CCTV dumping the 6ft reptile

The Guardian - UK

Seven-year-old boy praised for calling 999 after mum collapsed

Ronnie-Lee Gray, from Essex, calmly phoned emergency services and explained the situation

The Independent UK

British surgeon shot in head after taking wrong turn on family holiday to South Africa, inquest told

Kar Hao Teoh was on holiday in Cape Town when he was killed

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