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Ford Focus thief jailed and 15 more south Essex people at courts

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A thief who stole a car and drove it down the A127 has been jailed.
Vilmantas Pilibatis, of Cattawade Link, Basildon, stole a Ford Focus worth £800 in Gillingham, Kent, on January 7 last…

MBO completed at rail vehicle manufacturer

A designer and manufacturer of road-rail vehicles has undergone and MBO (Image credit: Pixabay)
A management buyout has been completed at a designer and manufacturer of road-rail vehicles. Debrett’s, Azets, Nelsons Solicitors and Legal Clarity advised…

Essex school told it must close over fears of crumbling concrete

A school in Essex has been forced to close immediately over fears of crumbling concrete – with an MP saying more in his constituency are affected. The Department for Education has issued warnings to around 150 schools in England over the presence of re…

City drivers in frequent danger at ‘Russian Roulette’ junction

Motorists in Derby are playing “Russian roulette” with their lives when using a “dangerous” right-turn junction at a main city road[1] and nothing is being done to stop it, worried campaigners have warned. Members of the North Eastwood Road Safety Camp…

Two teenagers in hospital after Mercedes crashes into garage

Two teenagers have been taken to hospital after a crash in a Derby suburb. Derbyshire police[1] were called to reports of a collision in Manor Road, Littleover, at just after 8pm on Sunday, July 30.
The collision involved a Mercedes A-Class which had c…

Review proposes new Derry-Donegal-Tyrone railway link

New rail links between Derry, Tyrone and Donegal as well as to the North’s three airports are key proposals in a long-awaited all island review of Ireland’s railway network.
Commissioned in 2021 by then SDLP Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon and…

Mercedes car stolen from residential street

A car was stolen from a home in Portishead[1]. Avon and Somerset Police have now launched a public appeal for information following the theft.
Officers say a black Mercedes GLE350 was stolen from Eastwood Place at some time between 11pm on Thursday, Ma…

The North East’s weird and wonderful polling stations

Hundreds of polling stations have been set up in time for the local elections on Thursday.
Most voters will cast their ballots in the usual locations, like schools, community centres, or temporary polling huts.
For some, however, the venue will be a li…

Northern Ireland poll suggests support for DUP is up

Support for the DUP has risen in the past year while Sinn Fein[1] remains the top party in Northern Ireland, a new poll has suggested.
A LucidTalk poll puts support for Sinn Fein at 29%, ahead of the DUP[2] on 25%, Alliance on 13%, UUP on 11% and the S…