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From Essex

Essex

6 Items

Open Country
Restoring Wallasea's Wild Coast
The island in Essex has been made into a magical landscape of marshland, lagoons and sea.
26 Mar 2026,24 mins
Essex bride hitchhikes to wedding
Chloe was left stranded on Brighton seafront and could have been late for the ceremony.
2 mins
How Lovejoy put Essex villages on the map
A new TV adaptation of the much-loved detective novels is in the pipeline.
3 mins
How Essex inspired 'Death in Paradise'
Robert Thorogood grew up near Colchester and had the idea for the TV crime series.
4 mins
Where in Essex should be a Town of Culture?
The winning location receives a multi-million-pound investment for cultural activities.
3 mins
Secret Essex
The Essex scientist who got man to the moon
The vital role Billericay born scientist Tom Bacon played in the Apollo 11 mission.
17 Nov 2024,5 mins