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'Life-size T-Rex skeleton' approved to be built in Essex garden


Plans for a life-size skeleton sculpture of a T-Rex dinosaur in the garden of an Essex home have been approved. Braintree District Council has given the green light for the structure to be built and installed in Halstead.

Planning documents state the sculpture of the Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur, which went extinct around 65 million years ago, would be at a property on Sloe Hill in the Essex town. It will be installed near to a lake around 45 metres away from the house.

The sculpture would have a length of 11.8 metres, a width of 2.5 metres and a height of 5.1 metres. The sculpture is constructed with an anti-rust steel frame and fibre glass, with a steel base encased in concrete that would be buried below ground.

The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the fiercest predators of its time. They were able to grow up to 12m long and 6m tall and could run at speeds of up to 20 km/h (around 12mph).

Braintree District Council received no comments from Halstead Town Council, environmental health or Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish Council. The proposal received mixed views from locals though.

A resident on Colchester Road commented: "I think this is a great idea. I wish I had the space to build a life sized dinosaur skeleton on my land. I see no reason why the council should not grant this."

":I can't believe that anyone could argue that this proposed monstrosity is in keeping with the Essex countryside," a resident of Wendell Crescent told the council.

The proposal was approved by Braintree District Council on the condition it is built within three years. No external lighting shall be installed or operated in connection with the sculpture at any time to protect the dark skies of the surrounding countryside.

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A teenage boy with connections across the county has been reported as missing for six days from Grays. Essex Police are urging the public to contact them with any information to help with their investigation.

Aleksander was last seen in Grays at about 11am on Wednesday May 21 but hasn’t been seen since. He is about 5ft 8in tall, slim, with short light brown hair and clean shaven. He was last seen wearing a light grey tracksuit, light grey jacket and trainers.

As well as Thurrock, Aleksander has connections to Witham and Hornchurch. He has now been missing for nearly one week.

A spokesperson for Essex Police said: “Can you help us find 15-year-old Aleksander Chrzanowski, who’s gone missing from Grays? We want to make sure he’s safe and well.

They added: “If you have seen Aleksander, or have information regarding his whereabouts, please contact us quoting incident number 479 of Wednesday May 21”.

You can contact Essex Police by submitting a report on their website or by using their online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week. Alternatively you can call 101.

If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

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Concerns are growing after a woman remains missing from Harwich. Victoria Vardy was first reported as missing in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Victoria was reported missing at around 4.30am on Sunday (March 2) and Essex Police has been carrying out extensive enquiries since then to find her. As temperatures drop overnight, police raise concerns for her welfare.

A spokesperson for Essex Police commented “We are growing increasingly concerned for Victoria and need to find her to make sure she’s ok. We have received two sightings of her in Manor Lane Dovercourt shortly before 4.55am and in Churchill Court, Parkston Road between 3am and 5am yesterday, as well as a possible sighting in Williamsberg Avenue, Dovercourt, near to ‘The Hangings’ at around 7.30am.

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Officers investigating a series of break-ins at an address Grays last year are now in a position to release an image of someone they want to speak to. Essex Police have been carrying out enquiries since the address in Dell Road was targeted in September and November last year.

On each occasion food was taken from the property. Officers have been investigating and developing lines of enquiry and now have an image of someone they want to identify, locate, and speak to about these incidents.

The police are asking for the public's help to identify the person and contact them. A spokesperson from Essex Police said: "If you saw anything, have any CCTV, dash cam, or other footage, or have any other information then please get in contact with us.

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