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Join Ben Fryer on BBC Essex.
Essex,·20 episodes
Join Ben for stories to make you smile, mid-morning updates and music.
08 Jun 2026,·240 mins
Ben chats to the volunteers and paramedics at the air ambulance live at North Weald.
05 Jun 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether you lose your voice raising issues locally.
04 Jun 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether libraries should promote pride events.
03 Jun 2026,·240 mins
Ben is joined by a director of citizens advice to answer your calls on the cost of living.
02 Jun 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether tourists trash your town or city in the county.
01 Jun 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether Essex has a pothole emergency.
29 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks what's happened to our Saturday jobs.
28 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether it's right for the police to put a dispersal order in place in Southend.
27 May 2026,·240 mins
Ian Wyatt sits in and he asks whether social media is a threat for children.
26 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben wants to know your cheap days out in Essex.
22 May 2026,·240 mins
Emma sits in and asks whether free bus travel for children will help the cost of living.
21 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether the construction industry is in crisis mode.
20 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben chats to the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance about new technology to help brain trauma.
19 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether the Ukrainian flag should be removed from Essex county hall.
18 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether you feel safe swimming in Essex's waters.
15 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether you are put off cruising based on two recent health-related incidents.
14 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks Essex residents what they want added in the King's speech.
13 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether vulnerable road users are treated with disdain.
12 May 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether Sir Keir Starmer should stand down as prime minster.
11 May 2026,·240 mins