Pipers celebrate NHS anniversary in Noak Bridge
Every Thursday evening during the lockdown and the clap for NHS workers, a piper would appear in the roads at
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Domestic abuse increases during lockdown
The number of people arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse in Essex increased by 20 per cent in the first
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Police quick off the mark with arrest after Basildon burglary
Police arrested a man within 30 minutes of a burglary in Basildon this morning. An alarm had activated at 3
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Judge derides waste company over Basildon facility plans and awards County Council £10million in compensation
A waste company’s factory plans were based on “little more than calculations on the back of the proverbial fag pack”,
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County council aims to offload Travellers sites
Essex County Council (ECC) wants to sell off its Travellers sites as it faces bills of work costing an estimated
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Thousands of Essex school pupils to benefit from extension to free school meals initiative over the summer holidays
More than 32,000 children in Essex will benefit from free school meals over the summer holidays, after a Government U-turn
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Towngate Theatre to hold virtual auditions for youngsters to appear in Basildon’s panto
Towngate Theatre to hold virtual auditions for youngsters to appear in Basildon’s panto This year, in adhering to Government’s lockdown
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Man jailed after carrying out two robberies on same day in same Basildon street
A robber who threatened staff at two Basildon businesses on the same day and street has been jailed. Shaun Cooper
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CCTV image released of man police wish to trace
Police would like to talk to this man about the theft of a bank card from a vehicle off Minster
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Basildon drug dealer jailed after being found with crack cocaine
A drug dealer has been jailed after being found with crack cocaine. Police on patrol stopped a black BMW near
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