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From Essex

Essex

6 Items

Essex village is England’s most deprived
Jaywick Sands has been named England's most deprived neighbourhood for a fourth time.
2 mins
Not Just the Tudors
Six Wives: Anne Boleyn
Beyond the King, who was Anne Boleyn?
31 Jul 2025,45 mins
The Essex celebs who got their Freedom
Barry Hearn says there's no quirky perks with his freedom of the borough honour.
3 mins
Secret Essex
Inside the Braintree Cage
How a small brick building was the answer to drunken excess in 19th century Braintree.
12 Dec 2024,5 mins
Boy with Tourette's refused flight for bomb remark
A boy from Essex with Tourette syndrome was ejected from Gatwick for shouting ‘bomb’.
3 mins
Why do Essex supermarkets have clocks?
The design trend goes back to the 1970s and began with a store in South Woodham Ferrers.
3 mins