Leigh firefighter Richard Blakebrough, from Benfleet, is accused at Basildon Crown Court of smashing a woman's head against a wall and ...

A family has launched a new café in the heart of Wickford, offering a safe, open-plan space where parents can relax while ...

Southend drug dealer Ashley Gordon, caught with cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy, 'chomped' an Essex Police officer's hand, ...

Three planning applications for children’s homes in Basildon have been refused this week over concerns about local need ...

The former leader of Basildon Council has warned the authority is leaving itself vulnerable to planning appeals after ...

Dolly Parton has been remembered as a “true country music icon” following her death aged 80. The singer’s death was announced by her nephew Brian Seaver, who said sharing the news was “an honour that ...

Audience members gasped as news of Dolly Parton’s death was announced on stage before a UK performance of 9 To 5: The Musical. The country music star died aged 80 at a Nashville hospital following a ...

A three-vehicle crash has completely blocked a key road in south Essex. The crash reportedly happened at around 3pm this ...

Plans to build 122 homes on the site of a former Rayleigh garden centre are set for a setback after planning officers ...

A popular Southend pub has announced an exciting partnership with Faith Hill Kitchen with the exciting goal of bringing Caribbean food to the venue ...

Wickford sex offender Evan Griffiths told an undercover police officer posing as a 12-year-old girl that he wanted to make ...

RAIL services are set to resume tomorrow after nearly two weeks of disruption after a train derailed on August 14.