Emma Palmer
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National Organ Donation Week: Ordinary people, extraordinary choices (opens the original)
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Death and dying are not subjects most of us enjoy discussing. They are uncomfortable, emotional and easy to put off for another day. But during National Organ Donation Week, it is a conversation that could quite literally save lives. More than 8,500 people across the UK are waiting for a life-saving transplant. Some will receive organs from living donors, while others rely on families agreeing to donation after a loved one dies. Every donor can transform or save several lives. Earlier this year,
Archive photos uncover Coronation Street and The Professionals stars in Essex (opens the original)
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FAMOUS faces from the world of television visiting Essex - and bringing town centres to a standstill- have been uncovered in our photographic archives. Long-forgotten images of Coronation Street legend William Roache, The Professionals star Martin Shaw and Hazell actor Nicholas Ball have been discovered among a collection of old negatives currently being reprinted by volunteers at Rayleigh Town Museum. Record-breaking actor William Roache is pictured in May 1980 at Basildon Savacentre's Granada
Historic artworks with Essex links set to go under the hammer (opens the original)
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Art lovers are in for a treat as three historic works with Essex links head to auction. Art-history fans have plenty to look forward to in the next few weeks. From a significant landscape by one of Britain's finest rural painters to an early ceramic by Sir Grayson Perry and a charming portrait of a long-forgotten Essex character, several fascinating pieces with strong county connections are set to go under the hammer. Together they offer a glimpse into more than 200 years of artistic and social
End of the track - the day Rayleigh's speedway and greyhound Stadium closed (opens the original)
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For more than a quarter of a century, the floodlights of Rayleigh Weir Stadium illuminated the Essex night sky, drawing thousands of spectators to a venue that became one of the area’s best-loved sporting and entertainment destinations. Opened in 1948 on the south side of the Southend Arterial Road between Rayleigh and Thundersley, the stadium quickly established itself as far more than just a greyhound track. Greyhound racing was the stadium’s main draw, with regular meetings packing the stands
The Cornucopia: Southend’s seafront pub with a history of strange tales (opens the original)
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It closed in 2023 and now could become extra seating for a fish and chip restaurant. Hailed as “Essex’s smallest pub” for the 150 years it was serving punters, the Cornucopia has a history far bigger than its size. Standing on Marine Parade, overlooking the bustle of Southend’s seafront, the Cornucopia was far more than a public house. Over the course of more than a century it served as a meeting place, a landmark, a hotel, a curiosity museum and, occasionally, the setting for events that found
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