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Parkdean Resorts is offering new attractions for the whole family to enjoy

Inside a £10m revamp of two seaside holiday parks - breaks from £112

Chocolatier Jen Lindsey-Clark was enlisted to create the festive coins.

The monarchy have been immortalised – on chocolate coins

Debuting State Fayre festival announces first set of names for 2026

Jamie Saunders had a rotten day turned around in spectacular style thanks to his spot the ball skills

Builder’s bad day turns to joy as he wins £30,000 classic BMW

BOTB's most expensive prize giveaway yet is this £830,000 house in Essex

See inside this £830,000 house you can win for just £1

A groom accidently mixing up his words whilst saying his vows.

Watch: Funny moment groom mixes up his vows on wedding day

John Nicholls films 'UFO' from his bedroom window.

Watch: Man films “UFO” hovering over his neighbour’s house

Camilla Do Rosario, 30, Timas Do Rosario, 30 and their two girls - Bella, 4, and Rosie, 2.

Watch: Mum always sets the table for when her husband comes home

Mum Lisa Brown who earns £800-a-month from Vinted.

Watch: Mum who earns £800-a-month from Vinted shares tips and tricks

Marine Police rescue yachtsman from storm.

Watch: Marine Police rescue yachtsman from storm

Geoff and Jo Smith.

Watch: Dad walks again after having part of skull removed after stroke

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams reflects on Cornish experience

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Man charged with drugs offences remanded

Nancy Kerina and Dale Rankmore renovated a narrowboat they bought on Facebook Marketplace.

Watch: Couple who live on renovated 1970s narrowboat save £10k on rent

The trial of Gavin Plumb, who is accused of planning a kidnap plot against ex-This Morning host Holly Willoughby, is set to begin.

Holly Willoughby kidnap trial to begin

Man walking UK coastline with his dog after being stabbed.

Watch: Man walking UK coastline with his dog after being stabbed
Watch Martyn discussing the help he has received from strangers, as Collie mix Rolo enjoys the open fields and hills.
Jessica Martin

Rare baby spider monkey makes first appearance at zoo.

Watch: Rare baby spider monkey makes first appearance at zoo

Army take over oil depots and garages.

IN PICTURES: Derry Journal images from May 1974

Residents of Bel-Air chalet estates on Seawick road in St Osyth, Essex say they are suffering from "the worst road in Britain" Picture: James Linsell-Clark/ SWNS

"We live on the most potholed road in Britain"

Stacey Solomon

Thursday: Stacey Solomon’s Crafty Christmas (BBC One, 8pm)

NS&I Premium Bonds December 2023 prize winners: When is the draw date & how to check if you are a winner

Everything you need to know about the NS&I Premium Bonds December draw

Little Niamh has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

Fundraiser after Derry nurse's young daughter diagnosed with A.L.L

No1 The Thames, a 168-year-old gun tower, in the mouth of the River Thames in Kent (SWNS)

Property with No 1 The Thames address is snapped up for under £200k

Left to right: (back row) Thurrock Engagement Sergeant, Amelia Moore, Thurrock Children and Young Person's officer, Rachael Johns, Essex Police call taker, Ruth Potts, Essex Police Control Room Supervisor, Adam Taylor. Front row: Ronnie-Lee Gray and his mum Becky

Brave 7-year-old praised for dialling 999 after mum collapsed

Thivendran Kodeeswaran was threatened with legal action by British Gas over what turned out to be a fictitious £14,000 electric bill.

British Gas chased man for 18 months over fictitious £14k energy bill

The blaze destroyed around 200 cars

‘Spectacular’ scrapyard blaze destroys hundreds of cars

Watch: Mindless mum left with bruises after firefighters cut her out of baby swing

Breaking Watch: Mum rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in baby swing
Four firefighters were tasked with cutting a mum out of a child’s swing on Saturday
Will Millar

Horrified onlookers watched as rescuers scrambled to the aid of eight terrified people stuck “at the top” of a 22-metre rollercoaster.

Watch: Rescue of terrified riders stuck at top of UK rollercoaster

18-year-old dies and two people fighting for life after horror crash

Police said Duncan Lougee, 70, went missing on June 18 after setting sail from Plymouth. (SWNS)

Fears grow for missing 70-year-old sailor

Nicola Bulley's inquest will be held in Preston on Monday and Tuesday.

Nicola Bulley: Inquest into tragic deach of missing dogwalker begins

A CCTV clip has shown the heart-stopping moment a woman has a near miss with a train on a level crossing

Woman just seconds away from being hit by train on level crossing

The Essex pub previously owned by The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint could become a community pub

Prodigy singer’s old pub to be bought by local community

Beau Avis was walker her dog Bonnie when she was bitten by a poisonous snake

Breaking Dog walker ‘lucky to be alive’ after being bitten by a snake

The Premium Bond winners for June 2023 have been revealed by National Savings and Investments (NS&I) - and Bristol residents are among the lucky ones.

NS&I Premium Bonds: June 2023 winners and how to enter

NW Warriors Craig Young.

NW Warriors Craig Young ready for England challenge

The iconic property was used for filming in the BBC series Gavin and Stacey

Iconic house made famous by hit series Gavin and Stacey up for sale

Anne-Marie The Unhealthy Club Tour: Singer announces UK dates including London, Manchester & Birmingham

Breaking Anne-Marie announces ‘The Unhealthy Club Tour’ including UK dates

Blur have announced the news of their new album

Blur return with first new album in eight years

Rachel Smith, from Clacton-on-Sea, takes her two children Brayden, 11 and Elianna, 9, out of school every year during term time to go on holiday abroad. (SWNS)

Mum defends going on holidays with children on term time

Survey reveals worst seaside destinations - is your area on the list?

CCTV footage shows police storming a couple's Essex pub and seizing their golliwog dolls, saying the toys were a suspected hate crime (Photos: SWNS)

CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

The star of EastEnders and The Bill put out a video that went viral on social media - Credit: Getty / Adobe

Breaking Warning issued as EastEnders star’s grandkids were nearly ‘kidnapped’

Julianne Cox, who worked at St Helena School, in Colchester, Essex between 2014 and 2017, told colleagues her right retina had been surgically removed and she was undergoing chemotherapy.

Teacher banned from classroom after lying about cancer diagnosis

Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 21 months in prison

Stephen Bear jailed for sharing Georgia Harrison sex video online

Reality TV star Stephen Bear is set to be sentenced on Friday (March 3) for sharing a private video of him having sex with his former girlfriend, Georgia Harrison, on his OnlyFans website.

Reality TV star Stephen Bear to be sentenced over ‘revenge porn’

Sainsbury’s is closing two of its Argos depots which will affect 1,400 jobs.

1,400 jobs affected as Sainsbury’s announces closure of two depots

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans

Empty shelves are seen in the fruit and vegetable aisles of a Tesco supermarket on February 22, 2023 in Burgess Hill.

Why is there a food shortage in the UK & how long will it last?

“Emaciated little pony” Barney found collapsed in pile of rubble

Ford to cut around 1,300 jobs in the UK over the next two years

Nicola Bulley, 45, went missing from a Lancashire village while out walking her dog on Friday morning (January 27).

Daughters of woman who vanished while walking dog ‘want mummy home’

Vegan mayo delivery to your door (photo: James Linsell-Clark)

Plant based makeover for veganuary with a green taste for classic dressing

Speculation mounts on Lauren Goodger’s return to The Only Way is Essex

Oakwood Pond in Harlow.

Murder probe launched after human remains found in pond near hospital

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