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Essex Police investigates MP Julian Knight over sexual assault allegation

Mr Knight has denied what he described as a ‘false and malicious accusation’

Evening Standard · May 16, 2023

Child ‘falls out of car’ on M25 motorway as air ambulance races to scene

Essex Police are investigating after a child is said to have fallen from a moving car on the A127 slip road near Junction 29 of the M25 earlier today, closing the road

Daily Mirror · May 14, 2023

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 · May 5, 2023

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How racist golliwog doll display led to a police raid, boycotts and pub’s eventual closure

Police raided the White Hart Inn in Gray’s Essex in April to investigate an allegation of hate crime – a month later the landlords were cut off by suppliers and shut up shop, as Jane Dalton reports

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

White Hart Inn: Pub in Essex that displayed golly dolls closes after backlash and supplier boycott

Landlady of White Hart in Grays ‘has been crying all week’ after decision to close following backlash for displaying offensive dolls

Evening Standard · May 3, 2023

Rogue metal detectorists warned by police over holes at Roman temple site

Police have warned rogue metal detectorists to stop digging holes at a Roman temple site.

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2023

Dartford Bridge protester warned not to talk to media from prison, says partner

Marcus Decker, who is serving long sentence for non-violent action last year, reprimanded by officials

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023

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Police investigating viral video showing driver moving cones to escape traffic

Essex Police described the actions of the motorist on the A12 as ‘illegal’.

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Golli*** pub at centre of racism row vandalised after dolls seized by police

Police are still investigating over an allegationn of hate crime at the White Hart Inn in Gray’s, Essex

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Golli*** pub at centre of racism row vandalised after dolls seized by police

Police are still investigating over an allegationn of hate crime at the White Hart Inn in Gray’s, Essex

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Brick thrown through window of pub which displays golliwogs

The pub has been at the centre of a row over their collection of 15 golly dolls

Wales Online · Apr 17, 2023

White Hart Inn: Essex pub that displayed golly dolls seized by police is vandalised

The dolls are based on 18th century minelstry and are now regarded as racist caricatures

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

Police investigation opens into viral allotment vandalised with salt

‘I want to say to whoever did it, I’m here if you want to talk to me,’ said Carly Burd, creator of the A Meal On Me With Love initiative

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

Police investigation opens into viral allotment which was vandalised with salt

‘I want to say to whoever did it, I’m here if you want to talk to me,’ said Carly Burd, creator of the A Meal On Me With Love initiative.

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

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The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Police probe ‘racist’ Facebook posts by landlord displaying golly***s in pub

Essex Police officers seized the offensive dolls at the White Hart Inn in Grays

Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2023

Couple found dead in armchairs after carbon monoxide leak at £1 million home

Named locally as Stephen Baxter, 61, and wife Carol, 64, the couple are thought to have been overcome by deadly fumes as they relaxed on Easter Sunday

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Tories twice as likely as Labour voters to think golli***s are acceptable, poll shows

Only 13% of Conservative voters say displaying dolls is racist after home secretary intervenes in police investigation

Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2023

Pub owner embroiled in racist dolls controversy posted vile 'hanging' comment

Chris Ryley's pub The White Hart Inn in Essex had its display of offensive dolls removed by police - and now an unearthed Facebook post from 2016 appears to show the landlord making a vile joke about lynch mobs WARNING: STORY CONTAINS LANGUAGE READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE

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Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2023

The Golli*** row: What is the controversy and why are the dolls deemed racist?

A pub has closed after a row over the controversial rag dolls, but what is the history behind them?

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Pub landlord in golli*** row joked about US lynchings and posted far-right propaganda on Facebook

‘They used to hang them in Mississippi,’ Chris Ryley commented on photo of dolls dangling from wooden beam

Daily Record · Apr 11, 2023

Gollies race row landlady defies police by putting dolls back on display in pub

The White Hart Inn made headlines when police were captured storming the pub and seizing the controversial toys after reports of a hate crime.

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Landlady puts ‘golli***’ dolls back on display days after police raid

Landlady Benice Ryley says she is ‘grateful’ for home secretary’s intervention, adding: ‘She’s totally right’

Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2023

Racist dolls row landlady defies police to put dolls back on display

Golly dolls have long been accepted as deeply offensive to Black communities as images from the The White Hart Inn, in Grays, Essex, show some of the dolls being hung by their necks from the top of the bar WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS LANGUAGE SOME READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Suella Braverman criticises police for sending officers to seize offensive dolls from pub

The pub was also reported to the local council in 2018 for displaying the dolls, but did not take them down

Daily Mirror · Apr 10, 2023

Two people found dead at property as police launch probe into 'unexpected' deaths

Two people in their 60s were found dead at a property in Victory Road, West Mersea, Essex, yesterday afternoon. Essex Police launched an investigation to determine the circumstances behind their deaths

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