Street Tag app helps people get out and about

By Beth Webb

Colchester’s parks and streets are being transformed into an interactive virtual playground through a new app. Street Tag is encouraging residents to get active and explore their local area. Users can compete for points by walking, running and cycling to geotags dotted around the town.

The app is taking a new approach to exercise with the aim of getting “every family, everywhere, physically active”.

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Hooligans attack buses in Chadwell St Mary

By April Norris

Three buses had their windows shattered in Chadwell St Mary on Monday, potentially by a pellet gun. This prompted a temporary pause in bus services in order to protect the public. Ensign Bus Company have said this morning that it could be a gun, catapult, or some sort of pistol, but are currently unsure.

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Four arrested in child abuse swoop

By Sam Myles

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of rape and the facilitation of a child for the purpose of sexual exploitation, by officers investigating the organised sexual exploitation of children. The Child Sexual Exploitation Proactive Investigation Team carried out search warrants at four different locations in Southend on 1 February, seizing digital devices and cash.

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