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From a 16th-century house with a party barn and art studio to a Grade II*-listed manor with a Humphry Repton-designed garden
The county’s vineyards are producing standout bottles – and attracting some of the world’s most prestigious producers
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Colchester Council said files including benefits data were found on an unsecured Amazon Data Bucket controlled by the outsourcer
High Court rules record number of arrivals needing accommodation constitutes national emergency
Facilities management boss recovers from earlier bankruptcy
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The author of ‘The Essex Serpent’ returns to the oyster beds and shingle shores of her much-maligned home county
Lorry driver Maurice Robinson, 25, of Craigavon, Co Armagh, entered the pleas during a virtual hearing at the Old Bailey
Fears of early lead for hedge funds with access to central bank news before broadcast
Two people held on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and manslaughter
Northern Ireland properties raided in wake of deaths of 31 men and 8 women
Tractor unit arriving from Northern Ireland had picked up container from Purfleet in Essex
Party grassroots fear oblivion if candidates jockeying to replace Theresa May fail
Many voters unsure who to back — but few intend to support Theresa May
Where to go for authentic Essex classics such as cockles, fish and chips, and a full English breakfast
Shoppers desert high street for beaches and beer gardens
Setback for Jeremy Corbyn as Conservatives hold on to key London boroughs
FT series: if the opposition leader can capture the ‘white van man’ of areas like Chingford, he may conquer Britain
‘The glass-fronted restaurant looks down to the river over a scene that is pure Constable’
In Canvey Island, newspaper is loved for sport and gossip but young readers go online
Conglomerate plans to buy 40 per cent of an operation serving East Anglia
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