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1969: The Rolling Stones at Altamont (Photo: Gimme Shelter)

News Today in History

It happened today – this day in history – December 6

06/12/202105/12/2021 YA Reporter 0 Comments Balcombe Street seige, Beatles, Calvin Coolidge, David Cameron, December 6, Dylan, Edison, Encyclopedia Brittanica, First World War, Gerald Ford, Henry VI, Jacobites, Mandela, Mongols, NASA, news, Northern Ireland, Quito, Rolling Stones, Schumann, Second World War, Sid Vicious, taxicabs, Today in history, Trump

343: Greek Bishop St Nicholas, model for the modern day Father Christmas, dies aged 73. 1240: Mongols under Batu Khan

Appeal after vehicle fire in Leigh

05/12/202105/12/2021 Mick Ferris 0 Comments appeal, Essex Police, Leigh-on-Sea, news, vehicle fire

Police are appealing for witnesses or dash cam footage following a vehicle fire in Leigh-on-Sea. Officers on patrol found a

Nearly 200 homes to rent coming to Chelmsford

05/12/202104/12/2021 Piers Meyler 0 Comments Chelmsford City Council, homes, news, rental

Nearly 200 homes to rent will be built in the heart of Chelmsford after planners gave the green light. A

Investigation after death of man in Rainham

05/12/202105/12/2021 Mick Ferris 0 Comments arrests, investigation, Metropolitan Police, news, Rainham

Police are investigating after a man was found with fatal injuries in Rainham. Met Officers were called at 7.53pm on

1992: The Hubble telescope

News Today in History

It happened today – this day in history – December 5

05/12/202104/12/2021 YA Reporter 0 Comments Andrew Jackson, Beatles, Berlioz, Blackbeard, California Gold Rush, Charlemagne, Civil Partnership Act, Columbus, December 5, Einstein, Fiji, First World War, George Washington, Hubble Telescope, Jim Bakker, Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Mary Celeste, MAxwell, Monty Python's Flying Circus, news, O J Simpson, Olympics, Omaha, Paul McCartney, prohibition, Pyongyang, Second World War, Thomas Jefferson, Today in history, Tsar Nicholas II, Weimar

771: Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman. 1456: An earthquake strikes

Suspected Omicron variant cases in Southend

04/12/202104/12/2021 Mick Ferris 0 Comments COVID-19, news, Omicron, Shoeburyness, southend

Southend Council is aware of one highly probable and one probable case of COVID-19 with mutations consistent with B.1.1.529 (variant

Leader of Basildon Council, Cllr Andrew Baggott (left) hands over the keys to the newly refurbished Laindon Community Centre to Chairman of the Committee, David Kerr

Laindon Community Centre refurbishment hailed as “investment in people”

04/12/202104/12/2021 Mick Ferris 0 Comments Basildon Council, Cllr Andrew Baggott, David Kerr, Laindon Community Centre, news, refurbishment

A much-loved Laindon facility has undergone a £1million refurbishment and been handed back to the community. Leader of Basildon Council,

Councillors to vote on scrapping Basildon lottery over gambling concerns

04/12/202103/12/2021 Charlie Ridler 0 Comments Basildon Council, Gatherwell Ltd, lottery, news

A community lottery which supports more than 30 good causes could be scrapped over fears it can contribute to gambling

Concern over use of weed killer in Havering unfounded says council

04/12/202103/12/2021 Josh Mellor 0 Comments Cllr Carole Beth, Glyphosate, Havering Council, Jacki Ager, news, weed killer

A weed killer widely used by Havering Council is not being used enough to cause cancer, a senior officer claims.

1993: Frank Zappa dies

News Today in History

It happened today – this day in history – December 4

04/12/202103/12/2021 YA Reporter 0 Comments Balfour, Bonnie Prince Charlie, December 4, Dungannon, Fatty Arbuckle, Gemini 7, Henry III, Hezbollah, James Knox Polk, James Monroe, Macron, news, Observer, Omar Khayyám, Pope Adrian IV, Second World War, smog, Today in history, Trump, Vatican, William of Orange, Zappa

1123: Death of Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyám. 1154: Nicholas Breakspear is elected Pope Adrian IV, the

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