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Join Ben Fryer on BBC Essex.
Essex,·19 episodes
Join Ben for stories to make you smile, mid-morning updates and music.
18 Sep 2026,·240 mins
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11 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether you trust your pharmacist to get it right.
10 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether we have lost faith in flying on a plane following air traffic issues.
09 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether Essex has dodged a bullet following the withdraw of LGR.
08 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether your child's school bus journeys are a nightmare.
07 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether new builds are starving your local services.
04 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks who is really ruining the streets of Essex.
03 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ian sits in and asks how artificial intelligence has helped you.
02 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ian asks whether prisons work following government plans to boost capacity.
01 Sep 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether the blue badge system is a mess.
28 Aug 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether Essex is better off without Havering.
27 Aug 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether vaccinations for children should be made mandatory.
26 Aug 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether we should accept Wethersfield base housing asylum seekers.
25 Aug 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether you have been priced out of dentistry.
24 Aug 2026,·240 mins
