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LOCAL ELECTIONS: Basildon’s only female Tory candidate on being a woman in politics

30/04/202230/04/2022 Charlie Ridler Basildon Council, Cllr Terri Sargent, Feature, local elections, politics

Women are under-represented in local politics and Basildon Borough Council is no exception. Ahead of the May 5 local elections, only

National Stalking Awareness Week

25/04/202225/04/2022 Mick Ferris Essex Police, features, National Stalking Awareness Week, SPO

Waking to find someone in your bedroom, being afraid to look at your phone, always looking over your shoulder –

Hare coursing drops by 31% thanks to new ‘borderless’ initiative

16/04/202214/04/2022 Mick Ferris CPS, Essex Police, features, hare coursing, Rural Engagement Team

Hare coursing across the East of England has fallen by almost a third, thanks to the success of a ‘borderless’

Manny Mohammed has aspirations to become a professional boxer

The road out of gang culture

02/04/202201/04/2022 Mick Ferris boxing, Chelmsford, county lines, Feature, gang, Manny Mohammed

Manny Mohammed was just 15 years old when he was forced to join a County Lines drugs gang. He was

Taxis waiting in Basildon

Basildon taxi drivers reveal cost of living crisis and COVID impact

24/02/202224/02/2022 Charlie Ridler Basildon, Basildon Borough Hackney Carriage Association, Basildon Council, features, Michael West, taxi drivers

“It’s hit me massively,” said Michael West, a taxi driver of more than two decades. Coronavirus and the successive cost of

Romance fraudsters have scammed £5.3m from victims in Essex since 2020 – here’s how to protect yourself online

22/01/202221/01/2022 Mick Ferris features, online, romance fraud

People in Essex looking for love have been deceived into handing over £5.3m to romance fraudsters in the past two

Chelmsford Cemetery on Writtle Road

Cost of dying in Essex districts

30/11/202130/11/2021 Charlie Ridler burial, cremation, death charges, districts, features

It is often difficult to think about how much the passing of loved ones may cost. But dying in Essex

Think before buying Black Friday bargain drones or model aircraft

26/11/202125/11/2021 Mick Ferris Black Friday, drones, Essex Police, features, model aircraft, PC Rob Gould

There are lots of enticing Black Friday bargains around, including drones and model aircraft. Flying them is lots of fun

The Silent Solution

09/10/202109/10/2021 Mick Ferris 999, emergency calls, Essex Police, Feature

If you’re in immediate danger but are unable to speak, what should you do? The answer: dial 999 and let

Charging point in a non-accessible parking bay, on a high curb and behind two bollards, preventing access for wheelchair users

Dilemma for disabled drivers as “very few” EV charging points are wheelchair accessible

28/09/202128/09/2021 Charlie Ridler charging points, disabled drivers, electric vehicle, Feature, wheelchair accessible

At a motorway service station near Stansted, bollards and high curbs separate electric vehicle (EV) charging points from their parking

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