Ten years ago this weekend a case of foot and mouth disease was discovered at an abattoir in Essex that sparked a national crisis.
Why does Essex have more people keeping reptiles as pets than cats or dogs? Wendy from Benfleet used to have a fear of spiders and now she has five tarantulas.
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