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‘I cannot walk, I use two crutches’: 85-year-old Rochford man ‘close to a breakdown’ after council orders removal of £2,200 driveway built on grass verge

An 85-year-old Rochford man is facing the threat of legal action after being ordered to remove a £2,200 block-paved driveway he built on a grass verge outside his home. David Siggins, who uses two crutches and has COPD, says he was given permission to build it but has now been…

The Times of India · Aug 17

‘Straight out of Trumpland’: LGBTQ+ members fight for Pride after Essex library ban

Rochford LGBTQ+ community say Reform council’s ban on flying pride flags or holding events states they’re not welcome

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14

‘It makes me less lonely’: LGBTQ+ group thrives in England’s straightest place

Data from the 2021 census spurred one man to help gay people in Rochford, Essex to feel more accepted

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

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Wanted Drogheda feud gang member spotted at funeral of notorious gangster Cornelius Price

EXCLUSIVE: Brendan Maguire, 42, who is wanted by gardai as he has a number of warrants outstanding for his arrest in relation to a violent disorder charge, possession of weapons and other matters, was spotted among the mourners at Price’s funeral in Rochford in Greater Manchester on Monday morning.

Irish Mirror · Mar 9, 2023

Rochfords’s famous Nelson the seal dead after eviction attempt

The four-foot-long hungry sea creature had hit the headlines after chomping his way through £4,000 worth of stick in a popular fishing lake

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

Greedy seal tragically dies in failed capture after eating every fish in lake

Hungry seal Nelson arrived in Marks Hall Fisheries in Rochford, Essex in December and refused to leave. After three rescue attempts, the animal was shot with a tranquiliser and died

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

Let me tell you what it’s like being gay in the straightest town in England and Wales

The contrast to Brighton – the UK’s gay capital – is Rochford, where I grew up and still live. It’s worked for me, but it hasn’t always been easy, says local councillor and property investor James Cottis

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023

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Why is Rochford England’s straightest place and Brighton its gay capital?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023

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