ECHOSPORT talks to Carlisle United fan Lee Rooney ahead of Saturday's match with Southend United at Brunton Park.

Two new supermarkets are opening in Essex next week in a boost for shoppers and jobseekers alike. The stores, Lidl’s first in Tilbury and a new Aldi at Rayleigh Weir, will both open on Thursday, ...

The east tunnel at the Dartford Crossing has been closed. National Highways said this is due to a police incident. Traffic heading into Essex is being diverted through the west tunnel.

THE Echo's latest flash sale is now open giving you full access to our Southend United coverage for just £5. Subscribing for ...

VONTAE Daley-Campbell has revealed how Southend United’s squad are starting to shine at more than just football.

Eric Trump said he does not expect his father’s meeting with Irish president Catherine Connolly to ‘go off the rails’.

A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition following a single-vehicle crash. The incident happened on Brentwood ...

The incident happened on Brentwood Road in Chadwell St Mary. The road is completely shut off between Welling Road and High ...

A developer has been forced to pay out £17,000 in fines and costs for failing to clear an "eyesore" construction site.

The car park at Basildon Sporting Village, in Cranes Farm Road, will be closed for 20 minutes to support the start of the ...

British Transport Police have confirmed that a person has died after being hit by a train on a Greater Anglia line near Ely. Stansted Airport ...

Essex MP's took part in a parliamentary vote today to decide whether to legalise assisted dying in the UK. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposed legalising assisted dying for ...