Ben Fryer Episodes Episode guide
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Street Lights and Book Shops (09/01/2023)
Southend proposes to dim street lights and Book Shops are on the rise.
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Car Thefts and Wasted Journeys (06/01/2023)
Ben learns of Essex cars being stolen to order and talks about the wasted journeys.
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King Edmund School Update and Prince Harry (05/01/2023)
Dave Monk sits in. Rochford pupils are being bused to various locations to resume lessons.
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Shops of the Past and Maths until 18 (04/01/2023)
Ben asks if learning Maths until 18 is a good idea and talks about the shops of the past.
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Sealife Encounters and Medicine Shortage (03/01/2023)
Ben asks for your close encounters with sealife and talks shortage of medicines.
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Calendars and Pele Death (30/12/2022)
Ben searches for people who have seen Pele play and talks 2023 calendars.
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Seatbelts and Christmas Cracker Jokes (29/12/2022)
Ben asks if your Christmas Cracker jokes were any good this year and talks seatbelts.
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Phone Charger Fire and Consumer Issues (23/12/2022)
Ben reacts as a phone charger catches fire in Basildon leaving a family homeless.
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King Edmund School and Christmas Memories (22/12/2022)
Ben talks Christmas Memories and updates on the King Edmund School in Rochford.
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Gill Millane and Ambulance Strikes (21/12/2022)
Grace Millane's mum Gill talks about fundraising in memory of her murdered daughter.
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Burst Water Pipes and Taxi Shortages (20/12/2022)
The great thaw causes burst water pipes and the Essex taxi driver shortage.
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Postal Delays and Butchers (19/12/2022)
Ben asks what post are you still waiting for and talks disappearing butchers.
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Power of Attorney and Long Films (16/12/2022)
Calls for Power of Attorney rights to be simplified and Ben talks about long films.
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Antibiotics Shortage and Goats as Pets (15/12/2022)
Essex Pharmacists say they are short of antibiotics and Ben talks keeping Goats as pets.
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Potholes and Pavements (14/12/2022)
Ben asks whether pothole and pavement repair is getting worse in Essex.
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School Closures and Icy Conditions (13/12/2022)
Ben talks about whether Schools close to easily and asks how we are coping in the ice.
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Live at the English Open Snooker (12/12/2022)
The world's best Snooker players arrive in Brentwood for the English Open.
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De-Icing Windscreens and Visiting France (09/12/2022)
Talking de-icing windscreens after police stop a Harlow driver with an iced up window.
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Online Safety and Gritter Lorries (08/12/2022)
Ben asks what age children should be given smart phones and talks Gritter Lorry names.
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Smoking Figures and Book Signings (07/12/2022)
The number of smokers rises in Harlow but falls in Braintree and Ben talks signatures.
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Thameside Theatre and House of Lords (06/12/2022)
Ben reacts as Russell Brand backs a campaign to save the Thameside Theatre in Grays.
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Is Colchester the Unhappiest Place to Live? (05/12/2022)
Ben reacts as the Office for National Statistics declares Colchester an unhappy place.
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British Culture and Roadworks Bill (02/12/2022)
An Essex MP calls for a roadworks bill to regulate their frequency and Ben talks culture.
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12 Days of Christmas and Full Prisons (01/12/2022)
Ben records a 2022 version of 12 Days of Christmas and talks about crowded prisons.
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Alzheimer's Breakthrough and High Notes (30/11/2022)
Ben finds out about a drug that can treat Alzheimer's and talks about vocal range,
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Essex Armed Robberies and World Cup (29/11/2022)
Ben goes live to Qatar ahead of the England v Wales match and talks armed robberies.
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Hospital Discharges and Fire Service Strikes (28/11/2022)
Ian Wyatt sits in, Hearing experiences of people being discharged from hospital overnight.
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Christmas Shopping and National Anthems (25/11/2022)
Ian Wyatt sits in and finds out what Essex's favourite National Anthem is.
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Affording To Live With Cancer and Community Jabs (24/11/2022)
Ian Wyatt sits in. How did you afford to live and work following a cancer diagnosis?
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Wilko Johnson Tributes (23/11/2022)
Ben plays the music and remembers the life of Wilko Johnson (23/11/2022)