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Ben Fryer Episodes

  1. Ofsted special

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

  2. Drug addiction and relationship MOT

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

  3. Motorcyclists and school runs

    Ben asks whether Essex roads are safe for motorcyclists.

  4. Sodium Valproate and toys

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

  5. Home schooling and extreme robots

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

  6. Dementia and farming

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

  7. Vaping and bailiffs

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

  8. Sickle cell and Stansted stories

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

  9. Translation services and FC Clacton

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

  10. Tilbury Ferry and magic

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

  11. Pet grief and Latchingdon housing

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

  12. NHS winter preparation and racism

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

  13. Dart charges and male role models

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

  14. Chickenpox and Google data centres

    Ben asks whether all children should be vaccinated.

  15. Essex films and jacket potatoes

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

  16. Rural crime and Sam Ryder

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

  17. Prisons and chocolate

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

  18. Tourism and spiking

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

  19. Pothole technology and widow initiative

    Akylah sits in and she asks Is technology the answer for potholes.

  20. Exam rewards and foxes

    Akylah sits in and asks whether students should be rewarded for good exam grades.

  21. Food content and Finchingfield

    Akylah sits in and she asks whether influencers are the answer to reduce junk food.

  22. Grandparents burnout and SEND dads

    Akylah sits in and asks whether childcare tires grandparents out in the county.

  23. TOWIE Special

    Akylah sits in and reflects on 15 years of reality TV series The Only Way is Essex.

  24. Body-worn cameras and car meets

    Body-worn cameras are being introduced in the emergency department at Southend Hospital.

  25. Zebra crossings and buses

    Akylah sits in and asks whether there are enough zebra crossings in the county.

  26. Military housing and clearing

    Akylah sits in and asks whether military housing should allow pets.

  27. Eye tests and park runs

    Akylah sits in and asks whether motorists should be banned if they fail an eye test.

  28. Summer jobs and Fatima Whitbread

    Ben looks at temporary summer jobs in hospitality which are down 25 per cent this year.

  29. Live from Boydells Dairy Farm in Wethersfield (07/08/2025)

    Ben presents a special Farmwatch show live from Boydells Dairy Farm in Wethersfield.

  30. Hygiene bags and accessibility within Parliament

    Ben looks at a Southend Care Bank initiative that provides hygiene bags for people.

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