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Tourism and spiking

Akylah sits in and asks whether people are cutting back on going on day trips.

• 120 mins

Prisons and chocolate

Ben asks whether it's a good idea to have soft play pop-ups in prisons.

• 240 mins

Rural crime and Sam Ryder

Ben asks should more be done to tackle rural crime, and Sam Ryder busks in Chelmsford.

• 240 mins

Essex films and jacket potatoes

Ben chats about the extra funding given for people to make films in different locations.

• 240 mins

Chickenpox and Google data centres

Ben asks whether all children should be vaccinated.

• 240 mins

Dart charges and male role models

Ben speaks to local residents on how the crossing charge increases affect them.

• 240 mins

NHS winter preparation and racism

Ben speaks to the Liberal Democrats MP for Chelmsford on NHS pressures ahead of winter.

• 240 mins

Pet grief and Latchingdon housing

Ben asks how seriously do we take pet grief and if there is enough support out there.

• 240 mins

Tilbury Ferry and magic

Ben asks whether the new crossing toll money should go towards local transport projects.

• 240 mins

Translation services and FC Clacton

Ben asks whether more translation services in the county are needed.

• 240 mins

Sickle cell and Stansted stories

Ben speaks to a mum who needs a liver transplant because of sickle cell complications.

• 240 mins

Vaping and bailiffs

Ben asks if people are seeing more discarded vapes since the ban has been in place.

• 240 mins

Dementia and farming

Ben chats about a new trial involving a blood test diagnosing dementia.

• 240 mins

蜜芽传媒 schooling and extreme robots

Ben asks whether home schooling is the future and extreme robots is coming to Colchester.

• 240 mins

Sodium Valproate and toys

Ben chats to a Chelmsford mum on how a anti-epilepsy drug affected her children at birth.

• 240 mins

Motorcyclists and school runs

Ben asks whether Essex roads are safe for motorcyclists.

• 240 mins

Drug addiction and relationship MOT

Ben asked whether there is enough being done in Essex to tackle drug addiction.

• 240 mins

Ofsted special

Ben chats to the regional director of Ofsted about their new framework for school reports.

• 240 mins

18/09/2025

Join Ben for stories to make you smile, mid-morning updates and music.

• 240 mins