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Late Queen and David Attenborough named greatest British cultural figures
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Samantha Harvey becomes first woman since 2019 to win Booker Prize
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Jamie Oliver: I want my kids to struggle
Joe Pasquale on growing up in Essex and his favourite places in the county
Southend's Victorian-era action man
Booker Prize 2024 shortlist features five female authors
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Essex school photos from the past
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Joe Swash: I want to replicate my own happy childhood for my kids
How artist Andrew Sharratt went from Sydney to Southend
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Mersea Island's Punk-folk musician Frank Turner
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The Essex artist who draws colourful maps
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition ‘open to all artists of merit’