Essex news

• Final supermoon of 2024 to appear in UK skies today - how and when to see it

  15-11-2024 10:09 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The Beaver Moon supermoon will be visible above the UK today, these are the best times to spot it
  
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• A car has landed on its roof after a crash on a busy Colchester roundabout

  15-11-2024 21:13 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A car has flipped onto its roof after an accident on a busy roundabout in Colchester.
  
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• How do you stop condensation on windows? Expert reveals cheap hack

  15-11-2024 19:12 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  As the temperature starts to drop an expert has revealed a cheap way to stop condensation on your windows without turning the heating on.
  
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• Work set to starts on controversial A1331 link road this month

  15-11-2024 18:20 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The start of the controversial A1331 link road works have been marked today, with a celebration event, seeing council figures and developers come together.
  
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• Verdict: Jury finds gym boss from Gosfield GUILTY of child sex assault

  15-11-2024 18:19 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Rattenbury, 42, of Chestnut Avenue in Gosfield, was convicted after a three-day trial in which his victim did not testify. 
  
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• Pop-punk band Busted to play huge gig at Colchester Castle Park next year

  15-11-2024 18:02 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Busted will headline Lower Castle Park on August 15, 2025, as part of the Colchester Castle Summer Series. After more two decades in the music industry, Busted have become known for big UK charting hits like What I Go To School For, Crashed The Wedding, and Year 3000. For the band’s first Essex performance in six years, Busted will be joined by pop group, Scouting For Girls.
  
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• New documentary into 'senseless' double murder in Mersea airs today

  15-11-2024 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Discovery+ is covering the case of Luke D’Wit, who was found guilty after a six-week trial at Chelmsford Crown Court at the beginning of 2024.
  
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• It’s official: Work to begin for Colchester LGBTQ+ venue as plans approved

  15-11-2024 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The Dragonfly Lounge, a drag show venue and bar, will open at Foundation House, Long Wyre Street, Colchester, after its application was approved.
  
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• Inaugural 'Meet Essex’s Amazing Authors' event branded a success

  15-11-2024 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Eight authors descended upon George Yard Shopping Centre, Braintree, from 10am to 3pm on Saturday for the first ever Meet Essex’s Amazing Authors event.
  
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• St Mary’s School raises over £1,400 for Children in Need 2024

  15-11-2024 17:59 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Pupils at St Mary’s Kindergarten, Lower School, and Senior School in Colchester united on Friday, November 15, for Children in Need 2024, raising over £1,400 to support the charity’s mission of helping every child thrive.
  
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• Equus: A 'tour de force' of emotion and brilliance at Colchester's Headgate Theatre

  15-11-2024 17:49 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  It is a modern classic for very good reason. The recent production at Colchester's intimate Headgate Theatre offered a fresh and deeply affecting interpretation of this iconic play. Even on opening night, the actors seemed very settled into their characters.
  
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• Trio in court after crashed car 'forced off road'

  15-11-2024 16:32 via bbc.com
  
  Hollie Dance is accused of causing grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving.
  
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• Watch moment Essex dad takes first steps after devastating hit and run

  15-11-2024 16:07 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  He was in a minimally conscious state for eight months and remained in hospital for more than a year.
  
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• Police hunting for burglar 'with links to Essex' who absconded from prison

  15-11-2024 16:05 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for 35-year-old Jamie Langley who has absconded from Hollesley Bay in Suffolk.
  
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• Three flats uninhabitable after electrical fire

  15-11-2024 13:12 via bbc.com
  
  The fire service says it received multiple 999 calls about the blaze.
  
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• Where in Australia is I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2024 filmed?

  15-11-2024 12:39 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  See exactly where in Australia filming will take place for ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2024.
  
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• Full list of every I'm a Celebrity winner from Gino D'Acampo to Jill Scott

  15-11-2024 12:39 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  See the full list of previous I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here UK winners ahead of the new 2024 series which starts on ITV on November 17.
  
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• Teen girl rushed to hospital after hit and run on Essex zebra crossing

  15-11-2024 12:37 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The car struck her daughter’s legs as she was reaching the pavement, and to their shock, the car did not stop.
  
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• Colchester thief banned from two Co-op stores after 17 thefts and assault

  15-11-2024 12:30 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Aaron Talbot, 47, of Conifer Close, stole more than £1,700 of meat, detergents, and coffee from two shops across Colchester over nine-months.
  
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• Row 'over tuna bap' sees woman on flight from Essex to Turkey met by police

  15-11-2024 11:32 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A woman was met by armed police following an argument over a tuna roll on a flight from Essex to Turkey.
  
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• King gets five-year ban in match-fixing case

  15-11-2024 11:15 via bbc.com
  
  Mark King is found guilty by an independent disciplinary committee of one count of match-fixing and one count of providing inside information on a match.
  
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• FC Clacton 'scared and disappointed' over eviction notice for unpaid pills

  15-11-2024 10:30 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Tendring Council served a notice to FC Clacton on November 14, giving the club until the end of the season to vacate Rush Green Recreation Ground.
  
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• FC Clacton 'scared and disappointed' over eviction notice for unpaid bills

  15-11-2024 10:30 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Tendring Council served a notice to FC Clacton on November 14, giving the club until the end of the season to vacate Rush Green Recreation Ground.
  
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• DWP announces £15 million Universal Credit boost to help 'support' people

  15-11-2024 10:12 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The DWP has announced a £15 million funding boost to the Help to Claim scheme which will support thousands of people.
  
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• Mum says locking away iPhone and using Nokia helps banish stress acne

  15-11-2024 10:11 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Molly says spending eight hours a day dealing with customers and scrolling through social media made her feel 'constantly overwhelmed and stressed'.
  
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• 'Be yourself': Gary Lineker discusses his BBC Match of the Day replacement

  15-11-2024 10:11 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Gary Lineker has refused to speculate on who will replace him on Match of the Day after he revealed he would be stepping down from the BBC show.
  
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• Universal Credit warning as more than 300,000 people have benefits stopped

  15-11-2024 10:10 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Government figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have revealed that 318,834 claimants had their benefits stopped
  
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• Benefit payments set to increase including Universal Credit, PIP & Child Benefit

  15-11-2024 10:10 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Recipients of Universal Credit, Child Benefit, Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Pension Credit and more will all see their regular payments increase
  
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• School to get 300 more pupils under expansion plan

  15-11-2024 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  The move will take the number of students at the school to more than 2000.
  
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• Off-grid community vows to change planning law

  15-11-2024 07:26 via bbc.com
  
  Rules state turbines above 11.1m (36.4ft) high cannot be constructed without planning permission.
  
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