The under-15s girls' football team are looking ahead to a bright new season after making school history reaching the National ...

A school has been closed after a lightning strike caused a fire and led to an environmental clean of an area containing asbestos.

Garden centres are closing early or shutting for the day (June 26) as soaring temperatures make working conditions "unbearable" due to ...

Basildon drug dealer Fletcher Darnell has been jailed after chopping a 15-year-old schoolboy's arm to the bone in a case of ...

Dozens of train services have been cancelled due to severe weather. Rail operator c2c announced 52 cancellations across its ...

Wethersfield Asylum Reception Centre is set to remain in operation beyond 2027 and expand by 55 per cent, the Home Office has confirmed.

The Met Office have forecast possible showers for Essex this weekend, with a fair chance of downpours following an extended ...

Fire crews seen at home on Folly Lane, Hockley Roof of bungalow believed to have caught fire Crews still attending the scene ...

Several schools and businesses are closed today and trains are cancelled as heat disruption across Essex continues.

Southend Council has confirmed interest-free loans of up to £250k will be available to owners and developers in Southend, Castle Point and Rochford.

A series of "shocking" incidents is causing widespread damage to nature reserves across south Essex, threatening some of the area’s most vulnerable species. Nature reserves managed by Essex Wildlife ...

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