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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’

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

Ellen Schultz works at the Geek retreat cafe and shop in Chelmsford for an afternoon each week

Ground-breaking service supports Essex adults with learning disabilities into paid employment

17/05/202117/05/2021 Mick Ferris autism, Chelmsford, ECL, Essex County Council, features, Geek Retreat, inclusive employment, learning disabilities

A ground-breaking Inclusive employment service in Essex is supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to achieve their aspirations of

PFCC funding helps to raise awareness of modern day slavery

15/03/202115/03/2021 Mick Ferris Chelmsford, features, Roger Hirst, slavery

Modern day slavery is the target of a campaign to raise awareness of those being exploited in Southend and Chelmsford.

In 2014, a first edition of Action Comics from 1938 sold for £2.4million. Photo: Alexandru Nika

Toys that could make you a fortune

04/01/202104/01/2021 Mick Ferris comics, dolls, features, invest, rare, toys

Out with the old and in with the new. Decluttering in the new year has become a ritual habit for

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