Sonia Watson Episodes Episode guide
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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.
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Noisy parrots and Ford Fiestas ()07/07/2023
A parrot owner gets a surprise after police turn up to reports of a 'woman in distress'.
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Car cruising and healthy drumming (06/07/2023)
Four drivers have been given fixed penalty notices after breaching an order in Southend.
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Celebrating 75 years of the NHS (05/07/2023)
Sonia speaks with former, present and future NHS staff as it marks its 75th anniversary.
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ULEZ expansion and large families ()4/07/2023
A legal review of plans to expand the Ultra Low Emissions Zone to Essex borders begins.
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Renting struggles and postal delays (03/07/2023)
Essex midwives speak out about the challenges of affording private rental properties.
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Wimbledon fever and dogs on leads (30/06/2023)
Southend's Ryan Peniston will find out who he'll play in the first round of Wimbledon.
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Illegal vape sales and horse flies (29/06/2023)
There are new concerns over illegal vapes being sold across the county.
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Safer streets and badger road deaths (28/06/2023)
£4m is available for councils to bid for in the hope of improving public safety in Essex.
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Electricity pylons and hayfever (27/06/2023)
Consultation on the proposed location of a new stretch of pylons across Essex has begun.
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PARC Essex site and 'Bas Vegas' (26/06/2023)
A mum calls for the site of the former children's centre to be brought back into use.
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Afghan refugees and RNLI walkout (23/06/2023)
From August, more than four hundred Afghan refugees will be evicted from hotels in Essex.