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In case you missed it: Five Essex stories from the past week

There was plenty to celebrate in Essex this week.

Here at InYourArea, we love local and aim to bring you as many community news stories as we can each week.

This weekly round-up features a selection of some of the news stories from Essex we've told about your community that you may have missed between February 28 and March 6.

Essex amateur radio enthusiasts celebrate the birth of broadcasting

Amateur radio enthusiasts celebrated the centenary of the birth of regular broadcasting in the UK.

Essex Ham recreated the first experimental radio station using modern-day equipment at the East Essex Hackspace in Hockley.

To read the story in full, click here.

Can Essex remain victorious in the 2022 Shed of the Year competition?

Danielle Zarb-Cousin won the competition last year

Essex is the reigning champion of the Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition after Danielle Zarb-Cousin's Creme de Menthe bar won over the judges.

Can the county stay out on top?

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Essex man inspires friend to smash 'Everesting' world record

Chelmsford resident David Rogers has become known as the 'Leukaemia Warrior' on social media since living with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia since 2013.

His fundraising has inspired friend Nima to take on one of the toughest cycling challenges in the world.

To read the story in full, click here.

Charities set for big boost from 40th Brentwood Half Marathon

The event launch of the Brentwood Half Marathon in 2019.

This year, the Brentwood Half Marathon is celebrating 40 years of fundraising.

Many people take part in the Brentwood Half for fun, while others run in memory of a loved one. The event is also popular with sporting elites and charities who submit whole teams to run on their behalf.

To read the story in full, click here.