
Lewis Adams
Journalist at BBC
East of England journalist @BBCnews. ex senior crime reporter @thegazette | [email protected]
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bbc.co.uk | Lewis Adams |Sonia Watson
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Nina Hughes was on top of the boxing world in 2022Former world champion Nina Hughes has announced her retirement from boxing. The 42-year-old bantamweight from Billericay, Essex, said she realised her desire to fight had gone during her winning bout with Nicholine Achieng on Sunday. She was crowned world champion in 2022 in only her fifth professional bout aged 40, having first taken up the sport when she was 25.
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bbc.com | Lewis Adams |Sonia Watson
Former boxing world champion retires from the ringLewis Adams & Sonia WatsonReutersNina Hughes was on top of the boxing world in 2022Former world champion Nina Hughes has announced her retirement from boxing. The 42-year-old bantamweight from Billericay, Essex, said she realised her desire to fight had gone during her winning bout with Nicholine Achieng on Sunday. She was crowned world champion in 2022 in only her fifth professional bout, having first taken up the sport aged 25.
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bbc.com | Lewis Adams
Bin collections reduced as council splits servicesLewis AdamsHenry Godfrey-Evans/BBCHousehold waste collections are to be made three-weekly and recycling services divided up in an area following a council vote. Braintree District Council, in Essex, agreed to introduce fortnightly kerbside collections of glass, paper and card from 1 June 2026. It said the decision followed feedback from more than 7,800 residents during a consultation period.
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bbc.com | Lewis Adams
Enthusiasts chart history of Britain's railwaysLewis AdamsBBC News, East of EnglandGreater AngliaJayne Sumner said the book took "months of research and development"The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts across Essex and Suffolk designed the 45-page text with the help of children from three schools.
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bbc.com | Lewis Adams
Theatre boss amazed to show off Shakespeare stageLewis AdamsMousumi BakshiReporting fromSt George's GuildhallSteve Hubbard/BBCTim FitzHigham said the theatre was able to "flex its past" thanks to renovation workA theatre director was "amazed" to show people a stage where William Shakespeare may have once performed. The historical flooring was unveiled at St George's Guildhall in King's Lynn, Norfolk, on Tuesday after it was discovered in 2023.
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