Protect your garden against rising temperatures
By Jack Sutcliffe With temperatures set to sore around the UK and Met Office issuing an extreme heat warning, it’s
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Features
LOCAL ELECTIONS: Basildon’s only female Tory candidate on being a woman in politics
Women are under-represented in local politics and Basildon Borough Council is no exception. Ahead of the May 5 local elections, only
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National Stalking Awareness Week
Waking to find someone in your bedroom, being afraid to look at your phone, always looking over your shoulder –
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Hare coursing drops by 31% thanks to new ‘borderless’ initiative
Hare coursing across the East of England has fallen by almost a third, thanks to the success of a ‘borderless’
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The road out of gang culture
Manny Mohammed was just 15 years old when he was forced to join a County Lines drugs gang. He was
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Basildon taxi drivers reveal cost of living crisis and COVID impact
“It’s hit me massively,” said Michael West, a taxi driver of more than two decades. Coronavirus and the successive cost of
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Romance fraudsters have scammed £5.3m from victims in Essex since 2020 – here’s how to protect yourself online
People in Essex looking for love have been deceived into handing over £5.3m to romance fraudsters in the past two
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Cost of dying in Essex districts
It is often difficult to think about how much the passing of loved ones may cost. But dying in Essex
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Think before buying Black Friday bargain drones or model aircraft
There are lots of enticing Black Friday bargains around, including drones and model aircraft. Flying them is lots of fun
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The Silent Solution
If you’re in immediate danger but are unable to speak, what should you do? The answer: dial 999 and let
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