Summary

  • The latest updates on the 2019 local elections in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk

  • The Liberal Democrats unexpectedly win Chelmsford from the Tories, and North Norfolk from No Overall Control

  • Conservatives lose Basildon, Southend, St Albans, Tendring and Peterborough to No Overall Control

  • The Tories also fail to take one of their target councils, Colchester, where group leader Darius Laws lost his seat to the Greens

  • Conservatives hold Epping Forest, Castle Point, Rochford, Braintree, Maldon and Brentwood

  • Labour hold Ipswich, Harlow and Cambridge

  • Independents make gains in Thurrock, which remains in No Overall Control

  1. Councillor faces electoral fraud chargepublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    The independent councillor is accused of allowing a false signature to appear on a nomination paper.

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  2. 'Micro homes' plan approved for city's homelesspublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2019

    Approval is granted for the units in a city where house prices are twice the national average.

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  3. Dog poo DNA database is 'unenforceable'published at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2019

    The idea is rejected as the council does not have the power to make taking DNA samples compulsory.

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  4. Sir Henry Bellingham to stand down as MPpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Sir Henry Bellingham, who was first elected as an MP in 1983, said he had agonised over the decision.

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  5. Drone flights capture Norfolk fireworks displayspublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    As thousands look to the skies for three of the county's biggest displays, this is the aerial view.

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  6. A hundred years of council housespublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2019

    A city celebrates the centenary of the first of its 14,500 council homes being built.

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  7. 'Violent' special needs teacher banned for lifepublished at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2019

    Karen Owen screamed in the face of one pupil and shoved him to the floor, a misconduct panel finds.

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  8. Fears for town's skating success as rink closespublished at 00:06 British Summer Time 27 October 2019

    A seaside town boasts a rich heritage of roller skating glory and has 20 current world champions.

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  9. Man died in ditch after police missed 'red flags'published at 18:07 British Summer Time 24 October 2019

    The man collapsed and fell into a ditch near the police station where he was released from custody.

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  10. Seal found stuck in plastic waste on Norfolk beachpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 24 October 2019

    The RSPCA says the young female is unlikely to have survived long with the object stuck on her neck.

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  11. Police 'very concerned' for missing 14-year-old girlpublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 17 October 2019

    Police say they are "very concerned" for the welfare of 14-year-old girl reported missing from the Spalding area.

    Lincolnshire PoliceImage source, Lincolnshire Police

    Summer Grimes was last seen at about 19:30 on Tuesday.

    Lincolnshire Police say they believe she may be in the Sutton Bridge and King’s Lynn area and have appealed for anyone who sees her to come forward.

    She is described as white, with shoulder-length auburn hair, and about 5ft 2ins tall.

    She was last seen wearing black ripped jeans, a red top, and carrying a grey shoulder bag.

  12. 'Dangerous' cycle divider to be removed from roadpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 15 October 2019

    Southend Borough Council says it will remove the £200 concrete structure following a safety review.

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  13. Council 'no-one can pronounce' halts name changepublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 14 October 2019

    Babergh council wants to allow at least two years before changing its name.

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  14. Plans for £600,000 lake visitor centre go on showpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 10 October 2019

    The former gravel pit is the most-visited free attraction in the East of England.

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  15. Council backs airport plan to treble passengerspublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 10 October 2019

    Norwich Airport wants to expand, despite environmental objections.

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  16. Sell-out festival shows what town 'can offer'published at 23:27 British Summer Time 4 October 2019

    Music festival organisers aim to open up more venues for performers in Ipswich.

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  17. 'Inept design' cycle path tree pits filled inpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 3 October 2019

    Campaigners had said cobblestones and tree pits along the track made it "totally unfit for purpose".

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  18. Flood warnings downgraded to flood alertspublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 1 October 2019

    There are currently no severe flood warnings or flood warnings along the Norfolk coast, with the earlier flood warnings for Snettisham, Heacham and Hunstanton, downgraded to flood alerts.

    There are also flood alerts between Old Hunstanton and Cley; from East Cley to Kelling Hard; and on the tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water and on the tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water.

    Hunstanton Tide
  19. Town tops list of most mispronounced place namespublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 24 September 2019

    Frome is the most mispronounced town in England, according to a team of linguists.

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  20. Cycle path risks becoming 'meme for inept design'published at 13:46 British Summer Time 24 September 2019

    Cyclists say the path, with tree pits built into it, risks turning Norwich into 'a laughing stock'.

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