Elliot Deady

Colchester

Journalist at BBC

BBC reporter based in Essex 👨‍💻🎙️🎥🤳 rhymes with speedy

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Articles

Train line fixes contactless undercharging error

2 weeks ago | aol.com | Elliot Deady

A train company has apologised after some customers who made contactless payments were undercharged for up to four months. Some London Northwestern Railway passengers were left confused after noticing this week that the cost of their daily commute had increased, including Harriet, who said her fare between Hertfordshire and London had gone up by more than £10 per day.
London Northwestern Railway

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Elliot Deady

Train line fixes contactless overcharging errorPA MediaLondon Northwestern Railway confirmed it had fixed an issue causing some contactless customers to be overchargedA train company has apologised after some customers who made contactless payments were overcharged for up to four months.
Contactless customers in Essex and London overcharged by C2C

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Elliot Deady

Image source, PA/c2cImage caption, Essex rail operator c2c has apologised after some passengers travelling to and from London were overchargedA train operator has advised passengers to avoid making contactless payments after a technical issue left some customers being overcharged for their journeys. The issue was affecting journeys to or from stations outside the Oyster zone in Essex, which start or end at either Fenchurch Street or Liverpool Street in London.
Contactless customers overcharged by rail operator

2 weeks ago | aol.com | Elliot Deady

A train operator has advised passengers to avoid making contactless payments after a technical issue left some customers being overcharged for their journeys. C2c, which runs trains between Essex and London, said some customers had been "overcharged by up to £3 per journey" since Sunday. The issue was affecting journeys to or from stations outside the Oyster zone in Essex, which start or end at either Fenchurch Street or Liverpool Street in London.
C2c tells customers to avoid contactless after overcharging issue

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Elliot Deady

Contactless customers overcharged by rail operatorElliot DeadyPA/c2cEssex rail operator c2c has apologised after some passengers travelling to and from London were overchargedA train operator has advised passengers to avoid making contactless payments after an "unforeseen technical issue" left some customers being overcharged for their journeys. The issue was affecting journeys to or from stations outside the Oyster zone that start or end at either Fenchurch Street or Liverpool Street in London.
Colchester bridge repairs resume after being halted by birds

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Elliot Deady

Bridge repairs resume after being halted by birds Elliot DeadyElliot Deady/BBCA diversion has been in place since the footbridge closed in December 2023Repairs to a bridge that closed to the public more than 500 days ago have resumed after the discovery of bird nests halted work. Colchester City Council, which is responsible for the weir itself, said work had restarted "with close attention being paid to the wildlife throughout".
Colchester Castle Park bridge repairs halted after hours

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Elliot Deady

Moorhen nests hold up long-awaited bridge repairsElliot DeadyElliot Deady/BBCLiberal Democrat council leader David King spoke to the BBC when repairs started last weekLong-awaited work to repair a collapsed bridge has had to be halted after the discovery of moorhen nests. The bridge has been out of use since December 2023 - when part of the Middle Mill weir at Castle Park in Colchester fell into the River Colne.
TikToker to host fan zone at Southend v Oldham Wembley final

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Elliot Deady |Sonia Watson

TikToker to host fanzone at Wembley finalElliot Deady & Sonia WatsonElliot Deady/BBCAlexis Cassar will host a fanzone at Boxpark Wembley on SundayA TikToker said he was "absolutely buzzing" to have been invited to host a fanzone during the National League play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Alexis Cassar said he would be interviewing fans and former Southend United players at Boxpark Wembley when the Blues meet Oldham Athletic on Sunday.
Brightlingsea hedgehog rescuer wants signs to prevent injuries

1 month ago | bbc.com | Elliot Deady

Hedgehog rescuer campaigns for road safety signsElliot DeadyVicky PudneyVicky Pudney has cared for hundreds of hedgehogs at her home in BrightlingseaA kind-hearted volunteer who has nursed hundreds of poorly hedgehogs back to health hopes signage to prevent more of the species being injured will be installed in her town. Vicky Pudney set up her Brightlingsea Hedgehog Highways Rescue Facebook group after spotting a tiny hedgehog roaming the Essex town a few years ago.
Wembley Park Tube station to close

1 month ago | bbc.com | Elliot Deady

Tube station closure to clash with Wembley finalElliot DeadyPA MediaPlanned engineering works will clash with the National League play-off finalNo trains will stop at Wembley Park station on the day of the National League play-off final, Transport for London (TfL) has said. TfL confirmed there would be planned engineering works affecting the Jublilee and Metropolitan lines on 1 June, when Southend United meet Oldham Athletic at Wembley Stadium.