Essex
A year ago my Essex home town was abuzz at becoming a city – now a ‘toxic’ culture war has taken over | Tim Burrows
Southend’s struggles tell us a lot about modern England, says Tim Burrows, who writes about society, culture and place
Tim Burrows
20, Mar, 2023 @12:15 PM
Croydon and Thurrock councils put into special measures
Government-appointed managers will take over day-to-day running of Thurrock after local authority fell into effective bankruptcy
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
17, Mar, 2023 @4:48 PM
Colin Iskander obituary
Other lives: GP who set up a practice in his own home and helped to train doctors across Essex
Jane Iskander
12, Mar, 2023 @6:23 PM
RAF base considered as asylum centre has contamination risks, says report
Former RAF Wethersfield in north Essex could have unexploded ordnance, asbestos and other problems, government papers say
Diane Taylor
10, Mar, 2023 @3:42 PM
Cleverly restates opposition to Essex immigration centre before Paris talks
Foreign secretary says former RAF base in Essex constituency is unsuitable as he enters Paris talks about stopping Channel boats
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
10, Mar, 2023 @9:37 AM
Cleverly criticises plans for asylum centre in former Essex airbase
Foreign secretary says ‘remote’ site near Braintree not appropriate place to detain and deport people
Diane Taylor
08, Mar, 2023 @4:02 PM
Ministers urged to drop plans for asylum centre at former RAF base in Essex
People living near MDP Wethersfield believe it has been earmarked to house 1,500 male asylum seekers
Diane Taylor
04, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
Stephen Bear jailed for 21 months for sharing sex video without consent
Reality TV personality ordered to sign sex offender register and not to contact ex-partner Georgia Harrison
Rachel Hall and agency
03, Mar, 2023 @3:43 PM
Rod Stewart visits Essex hospital and pays for day of patients’ MRI scans
Singer said he wanted to pay for scans elsewhere in the UK to help people get treatment more quickly
Nadeem Badshah
24, Feb, 2023 @8:49 PM
Archie Battersbee’s death was an accident, coroner concludes
Coronor says 12-year-old from Essex was placed on life support after prank or experiment went wrong
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
08, Feb, 2023 @6:01 PM
Archie Battersbee’s mother calls for lessons to be learned from his death
Hollie Dance tells inquest in Chelmsford she believes 12-year-old accidentally fell from banister but cannot be sure how he died
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
07, Feb, 2023 @7:09 PM
Constance Marten: estranged father of missing woman urges her to go to police
Aristocrat’s daughter and Mark Gordon, a registered sex offender in the US, and their baby have been missing for 12 days
Emily Dugan
19, Jan, 2023 @8:57 AM
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