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Ten fire crews were called to the recycling plant on Hovefields Avenue, Basildon, Essex, at around 1.15am on Saturday 14 September. The emergency crews were faced with a building, approximately 50 ...

Joey Essex has shocked his fans as he stars in huge US show as his girlfriend Jessy Potts leaves a cheeky comment. The former TOWIE star took to his Instagram page where he shared a clip of the ...

The scale of the deaths in an Essex mental health trust could be 'significantly' higher than 2,000, the chairwoman of the public inquiry has warned. Baroness Kate Lampard CBE said as she opened ...

A public inquiry into why so many mental health patients have died in Essex has been told "we may never have a definitive number of deaths". Opening the inquiry, its chair Baroness Lampard told ...

Er, Joey Essex. Yep, the former Love Islander popped up on our screens in the latest season to enlist Chelsea's help to find a certified "sexy" mansion. And while touring around the $5.25 million ...

A small number of motorway closures will impact Essex traffic this bank holiday weekend, according to National Highways England. Essex's main roads include the A12 and M25 alongside an important ...

Jordan Cox was released from the England Test squad to play for Essex Vitality County Championship, Division One, Utilita Bowl (day two) Essex 404-8: Cox 141, Elgar 136, Westley 64; Abbas 3-51 ...

Or as we better know it – Essex. His mission was to bring the good news to the land of Towie, the tanning salon and the geezer, to save its inhabitants from their heathen ways. Arriving from ...

LOVE Island star Jessy Potts has fuelled "showmance" rumours with Joey Essex as she revealed real reason they won't move in together. The couple has hardly been seen together since leaving the ...

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