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Basildon fire: Residents hear huge explosions after massive inferno breaks out at Essex recycling centre

Residents describe hearing huge bangs as large blaze consumes Essex recycling plant

Evening Standard

Conservatives Secure Key Seat By Slim Margin In Basildon

Conservatives narrowly retain Basildon and Billericay seat in a fiercely contested election with a 20-vote margin. Importance of every vote highlighted.

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New blow to Sunak as Tory members demand special meeting to deselect his party chairman as a candidate

Richard Holden, the Tory party chairman tasked with winning Sunak the general election, is facing a revolt in the constituency he was imposed on just 24 hours ago

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There’s no distance these Conservative heroes won’t travel to serve … themselves

Richard Holden shows his mettle with a shock appearance on the Basildon and Billericay ballot, a Tory safe seat

The Guardian - UK

Tory chair chosen to stand in safe seat 300 miles from former constituency

Local members voice anger in Basildon and Billericay, where Richard Holden was put forward as only candidate at last minute

The Guardian - UK

Essex Tories had ‘gun to head’ to accept ‘unwanted’ party chair as their candidate

Details are emerging of how senior Conservative members in Basildon and Billericay were forced to accept party chair Richard Holden as their candidate on Wednesday night

The Independent UK

Starmer thought he’d found the nation’s pulse in Essex. Here’s what ‘Essex man’ made of him

In thrall to a character who may not truly exist any more, the Labour leader kicked off his election campaign in Purfleet, says author Tim Burrows

The Guardian - UK

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“I said, ‘Let’s take a little drive’ and we drove down to Basildon”: Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan on the time he took his family to where he grew up

The Depeche Mode frontman had to explain to his US-raised son what a terraced house was…

Louder

‘I drank eight bottles of Lucozade a day for nearly 30 years - it is harder to give up than cocaine’

Garry Johnson from Basildon, Essex, vowed to give up the sugary drink after a major health scare

The Independent UK

One-year-old boy and his mother go missing as police launch urgent appeal

The pair were last seen on Sunday leaving an address in Basildon on 13 August

The Independent UK

Top 10 places in the UK for a night out on the town and the 10 WORST - see full list

Brighton has been named the best place for a night out in the UK, followed by Bath and York - while Slough, Basildon and Bracknell scored quite low on Public First's Night Out Index

Daily Mirror

Police warning after potent opioid found at scene of deaths in Essex

A man and a woman in their 40s have been found dead at a property in Basildon

Evening Standard

Warning issued after dangerous opioid found at scene of suspected drug deaths

Essex Police said a man and a woman in their 40s were found dead at an address in Basildon.

The Independent UK

Man and woman suddenly die after music festival as police launch 'drug' probe

A 28-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man have unexpectedly and suddenly died after attending the Basildon Dance Music Festival, in Essex, on Sunday

Daily Mirror

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Mum has 'lost her life' as she's forced on 4-hour school run every day

Family has been moved 35 miles away from their home by the council after they were evicted. Travel costs have also increased for the struggling parent

Daily Mirror

Tall man standing at 6ft 7ins is tired of being told by strangers to 'mind his head'

Stephen Brown, 43, from Basildon, Essex, has revealed what life is like standing at 6ft 7in tall and says he often feels like a 'freak show' with strangers in the street asking for pics

Daily Mirror

Tragedy as 'well-liked' school caretaker has 'heart attack' in playground and dies

A "well-liked and respected" caretaker Steve Hutchinson tragically died after suffering a suspected heart attack in the playground at a Basildon secondary school and couldn't be revived

The Guardian - UK

Sainsbury’s to close two Argos distribution sites risking 1,400 jobs

Retailer to close warehouses in Basildon, Essex and Heywood, Greater Manchester, by 2026

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Daily Mirror

Council ordered to pay £300 in compensation - after complaint about noisy binmen

A resident in Basildon won an ombudsman ruling over council failures to suitability investigate a noise nuisance complaint about private-contracted bin collections

Daily Mirror

Hospital stops offering gas and air to pregnant women over safety concerns for staff

The Princess Alexandra Hospital is the latest among a number of hospitals to suspend gas and air pain relief for pregnant women after finding high levels of nitrous oxide

The Guardian - UK

Essex hospital pulls gas and air for pregnant women amid concerns for staff

Entonox gas and air is safe for pregnant women but exposure to staff over long periods could pose health risk

Daily Mirror

Man accidentally killed own brother after driving over him while test-driving lorry

David Potter was showing his brother Mark Potter a lorry he was looking to buy at Harris Commercial Repairs Ltd in Basildon, Essex, when he accidentally struck him with the vehicle

The Independent UK

Murder detectives continue search for dead woman’s mobile phone

The body of 30-year-old Madison Wright, of Basildon in Essex was discovered in Wat Tyler Country Park in the town on July 30.

The Independent UK

Man to face trial over murder of young mother

Gary Bennett pleaded not guilty to killing Madison Wright, whose body was found in Wat Tyler Country Park in Basildon, Essex, in July.

Daily Mirror

Single mum terrified for son, 3, after 'developing asthma from mouldy home'

Macy Tyler, 22, lives in a Redbridge Council-provided flat in Basildon, Essex where conditions are so bad she reportedly says she'd rather live on the street than spend any more time there

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