Most of Southend and parts of Chelmsford, Luton and Stevenage receive better television signals from the Crystal Palace transmitter which broadcast London News and viewers in King’s Lynn, Hunstanton and Wells-next-the-Sea get better signals from the Belmont TV transmitter that broadcast Look North.

In 1997, BBC Look East launched the sub-regional service, Close Up, for viewers covered by the Sandy Heath transmitting station and its relays.

The opt-out allowed the two sub-regions to provide, during the main evening programme, around 10 minutes of news relevant to their area.

[5] On 26 May 2022 it was announced that following BBC cost-cutting measures the separate West edition of the programme would end, which it did in December 2022.

"[8] The regular 8pm presenters included Janine Machin,[9] Claudia Liza-Armah,[10] and Mike Cartwright,[11] with the last 8pm broadcast from Cambridge and all BBC regions on Wednesday 30 May 2018.