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Essex fire crews tackle around 70 incidents in three-hour window after rain

Fire crews from as far away as Thaxted and the Stanford-le-Hope area tackled severe flooding at Buckhurst Hill

Essex Weather

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Fire crews in Essex tackled around 70 incidents in one three-hour period on Wednesday, August 17 after torrential rain

A field fire in Great Chesterford on July 17, 2022

Essex Weather

'No barbecues' urge firefighters amid dry weather in north-west Essex

Will Durrant

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A major field fire at Great Chesterford brought trains between London and Cambridgeshire to a halt yesterday (July 17)

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Major field fire near M11 spread to railway station building

Will Durrant

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Will schools send children home if it is too hot?

Grace Piercy

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Here are your rights when it comes to working in the heat

Too hot to work? Your rights explained as heatwave hits country

Emily Thomson

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Dog owners are being reminded of the dangers of heat stroke amid the incoming heatwave.

The 11 dog breeds most at risk of heatstroke

Emily Thomson

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An Essex Police car in a field in Essex

Essex Police

Police in Essex handle more than 1,100 calls to 999 on hot Saturday

Will Durrant

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Stormy clouds and a road through fields.

Met Office

Met Office weather: Yellow thunderstorm warning for East of England

Pearce Bates

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Cars make their way through heavy rain on the A14 in Suffolk, after Storm Eunice brought damage, dis

Flooding | Video

Met Office weather: Yellow storm and flood warning for East of England

Harry Rutter

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Hay fever sufferers in Norfolk and Suffolk are likely to have a miserable week as pollen levels soar

High pollen levels forecast for East of England

Grace Piercy

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Handout photo taken with permission from the Twitter account of @me HaydenWright of Saharan dust on

Saharan dust set to sweep across UK once again

Johnny Amos

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Dust from the Sahara carried by warm winds that have brought unseasonal spring temperatures has seen

Skies could turn orange as Saharan dust expected to sweep across UK

Johnny Amos

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A fallen tree has cut off power to hundreds of homes in Brandon

Storm Eunice

Left without power after Storm Eunice? You may be able to get money back

Emily Thomson

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A 100-year-old tree which blew down during Storm Eunice in Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Storm Eunice

Does the climate crisis mean that severe storms are here to stay?

Will Durrant

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The Met Office has issued a yellow wind weather warning for Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex.

Storm Eunice

Met Office issues yellow wind weather warning after Storm Eunice

Harry Rutter

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Storm Eunice

Storm Eunice: What is a sting jet?

Sean Galea-Pace

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Storm Dudley and Eunice is set to batter Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire from this afternoon (February 16).

Met Office warns Storm Dudley and Eunice could bring 95mph winds

Harry Rutter

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A triangle shape over key points in the night sky showing astronomy points to look for in Essex in February 2022

Columnists

Astronomy: What to look for in the Essex skies in February

James Abbott, North Essex Astronomical Society

Thaxted flash flooding in July 2021 covering the B184 main road

Flooding

'Team effort' needed to stop winter flooding, says Essex Highways

Will Durrant

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Main image of Doctor's Pond, Great Dunmow in the snow; Inset: Stansted Airport in the snow

Christmas

Bookies set the odds of a White Christmas at Stansted Airport

Will Durrant

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Now, which features activist Greta Thunberg, is part of the UK Green Film Festival.

Film

Act Now! Climate change film set for Saffron Screen during COP26

Alan Davies

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Astronomy image of The Square of Pegasus. Picture supplied by James Abbott of North Essex Astronomical Society

Columnists

Astronomy: What to look for in the sky in October

James Abbott, North Essex Astronomical Society

The Perseus Double Cluster circled in green on the map

Columnists

Astronomy: What to look for in the sky this September

James Abbott, North Essex Astronomical Society

Hoses coming out of an Essex Fire and Rescue Service unit in Doctor's Pond, Great Dunmow

Great Dunmow Town Council

Dunmow fish poisoned in blue-green algae bloom

Will Durrant

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A six-year-old girl enjoys a chocolate ice cream on Saffron Walden common

Reader Gallery

Readers! Send us your pictures on the theme Summer

Louise Dunderdale

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A woman in a poncho with her hands in the air on a very muddy hill

Standon Calling | Video

Standon Calling called off after heavy rainfall and flooding

Will Durrant

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A montage: in the background - very large hailstones; inset - a destroyed garden

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Gardens destroyed and cars damaged amid heatwave storm

Will Durrant

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The Met Office forecast is predicting thunderstorms

Yellow weather warning as thunder and rain forecast

Louise Dunderdale

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Floods in Broxted Road, Great Easton. Picture: LOU PAINTER

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Climate commission's flooding warning

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

Lottie, aged two, enjoying the snow in Great Dunmow

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GALLERY: Residents enjoy snowy Great Dunmow and surrounding villages

Andra Maciuca

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