Sonia Watson Episodes Episode guide
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Dog care appeal and town centre parking (18/08/2023)
Appeal for Chance the dog who needs needs care following life-saving surgery.
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Army and Navy Future and Lionesses reaction (17/08/2023)
The £81 million roundabout project is at risk due to a delay in funding agreements.
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School buses and camping (16/08/2023)
Concerns have been raised over ineffective school bus services in north Essex.
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Electric car charging points and school uniform prices (15/08/2023)
FOI finds there are only 20 on-street residential charge points across the whole of Essex
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NHS waiting times and car insurance price increase (14/08/2023)
Over 300,000 Essex residents are waiting for NHS treatment.
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Collapse of Wilko and safety for shop workers (11/08/2023)
Wilko go into administration after failing to secure a rescue deal.
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Southend anti-social behaviour and summer plans (10/08/2023)
Essex Police have enforced a dispersal order to stop teenage gatherings at the seafront.
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Nightclub pressures and dance crazes (09/08/2023)
Over one-hundred UK independent venues have closed their doors in the last year.
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Chelmsford planning concerns and paddle boarding (08/08/2023)
Residents are worried about about a planning application close to the River Chelmer.
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Ofsted ratings and Basildon memorial benches (07/08/2023)
Passmores Academy in Harlow has stopped advertising its Ofsted rating on school brochures.
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ULEZ scrappage and mature students (04/08/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. The Mayor of London says he will expand to scheme to help motorists.
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Orsett Hospital and TV viewing habits (03/08/2023)
The hospital will stay open after plans for four medical centres in Thurrock fell through.
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Southend knife crime and Walton shark tooth (02/08/2023)
Home Secretary Suella Braverman visited the city to discuss the issue in the local area.
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Rural crime and Dart Charge delays (01/08/2023)
Figures show Essex is one of the worst affected areas for rural crime.
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Birch church demolition and mudlarking (31/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. St Peters and St Paul's Church has been closed since 1990.
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Bird flu and British Transplant Games (28/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. There are concerns over an outbreak of avian flu affecting sea birds.
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Rogue traders and Henry VIII lookalike (27/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. Essex has the highest number of reports of bogus traders in the East.
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Ticket office consultation and hair trends (26/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. A consultation on planned closure of hundreds of offices is extended.
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House building laws and Pacific rowers (25/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. Could it soon be made easier to convert empty shops into housing?
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ULEZ concerns and multiple jobs (24/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. More Essex locals express concerns of the emission zone being expanded.
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Young carers and fly-tipping (21/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. Young carers in Essex say the feel isolated during the summer holidays.
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Stanway bequest and seal poo kayaker (20/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. A Stanway resident leaves a piece of land to be used as a green space.
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Bus route subsidies and going barefoot (19/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. Essex County Council is reviewing support for 162 bus routes.
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Anti-social behaviour and bug splats (18/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. Essex to receive an extra £1.1million in funding to tackle the issue.
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Southend United protests and school bullying (17/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. Blues fans have staged a protest outside chairman Ron Martin's home.
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Dentist appointments and Grays Athletic (14/07/2023)
Ian Wyatt sits in. 90% of UK practices are not accepting any new adult NHS patients.
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Fiddlers Hamlet road worries and green waste (13/07/2023)
Residents demand action as several homes have been damaged by car crashes in recent years.
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Police pay and is Southend unfit? (12/07/2023)
The Essex police chief says officers are leaving to become scaffolders and taxi drivers.
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Uncut verges and singing bins (11/07/2023)
A Colchester councillor raises concern about the state of some of the city's grass verges.
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Horse riding access and bedtime stories (10/07/2023)
Horse riders and Harlow Council are in dispute over access to a woodland area.