WORKS to clean-up the exterior of one of Southend's iconic museums are currently underway. Scaffolding has been put in place around Southend Central Museum and Planetarium on Victoria Avenue since ...

State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other DWP payments due on August 31 will be paid early. See the full list of affected benefits.

A man has been taken to hospital after a serious crash today. Emergency services were called to the junction of Abbs Cross Gardens and Abbs Cross Lane in Hornchurch at 12.47pm. A London Ambulance ...

A FAMILY-RUN discount store has announced the closing date of its popular branch in Leigh after trading there for more than 22 years. The Factory Shops branch on Broadway will hold a closing-down sale ...

Indie-pop superstars Bastille headlined the Colchester Castle Summer Series on Sunday night. Support across the day came from Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets, Only The Poets, Orla Gartland, and Arthur ...

"It's a nice new belt to the collection and a new title to the name," Liddard told the Echo. Mayor of Basildon, Councillor ...

Firefighters worked quickly to bring the fire under control and prevent it from spreading further. A spokesman for Essex Fire and Rescue Service said: "Approximately 10 acres of stubble caught fire, ...

A fire next to the railway line between London Liverpool Street and Stratford caused disruption to Greater Anglia services.

The five-bedroom property is located on Vicarage Hill in Benfleet, and is listed for offers between £1.8m and £2m.

Sheesh in Chigwell, set in the historic Ye Olde Kings Head on High Road, has been visited by famous movie stars and pro-footballers throughout ...

Drivers are facing disruption in Braintree this evening as a key town-centre route has been closed for UK Power Networks works.

The northbound carriageway on South Mayne, Basildon, has been blocked following a crash near the junction with Broadmayne and Ashlyns.