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Matthew Steward standing in a swimming pool. He has short fair hair and is smiling.

Childhood friends died in holiday quad bike crash

A coroner rules Cory Dove and Matthew Steward died in a road traffic collision in Turkey.

Film director Sir Stephen Frears sitting in the front row of an otherwise empty cinema. He is wearing a grey jumper over a black and white striped shirt.

Award-winning director visits century-old cinema

Sir Stephen Frears says he is "completely committed" to watching films in cinemas and not at home.

Ralphy and Stuart Raffle in Harwich. Ralphie is aged 10 and has short light reddish hair and is wearing a white T-shirt. On his left is Stuart who has short grey hair and is wearing a pink running top and black neck tube. Behind them is a wide path with grass and a tree.

Running helps bring autistic boy to 'calmer level'

Ralphy, 10, regularly runs with a junior club which has warmly included him, says his father.

The outside of a building. It has a red door and Electric Palace written at the top

Historical cinema appeals for funds to survive

The venue is believed to be one of the oldest purpose-built cinemas in Britain.

A two-storey house made out of brick that has been partially boarded up. It has a fence in front of it and a tree to the side. The surrounding scene is overgrown and the house has clearly not been used for some time.

House demolition date set at site of new police base

An old fire service commander's house is due to make way for a new police station.

A group of young people on a sandy beach at Great Yarmouth. They are wearing summery clothes and are waving colourful flags and looking happy. The sky behind them is blue.

Story gathering project celebrates coastal heritage

Organisers hope to gather 150 stories and images to show during May's Beach of Dreams Festival.

Two people in red protective suits, on their hands and knees, assessing the structural integrity of the causeway which connects the two Dovercourt lighthouses, one of which can be seen in the background. The causeway is covered in seaweed and is surrounded by the sea itself.

Iconic lighthouses could cost millions to repair

Corrosion is eating away at the iron framework of the Victorian leading lighthouses, built in 1863.

A container ship docked on the quay at Felixstowe port

Freeport East brings in £250m of private funds

The low-tax area near the East Anglian coast has already attracted 2,000 jobs, bosses say.

Brad Wright leans out of the Clacton Express train's driver side window and smiles at the camera. He wears a green and white striped shirt with green tie and glasses. The train has windows on the front and numbers. It is partially painted yellow with some grey, white and red.

Train saved from scrap undergoes final restoration

The train, one of the "workhorses of the railway", is being prepared for an exhibition in April.