A south Essex business improvement district team has been shortlisted for two national awards. Your Billericay has been named as a finalist in both the Best New BID and Best Event of the Year ...

CONCERN is mounting among residents over delays to repairs to lighting on a vital Wickford footbridge which has been in ...

Plans for an elected mayor and a £1.2 billion devolution deal across Essex took a major step forward after county leaders approved the proposals.

Paddy Power Wickford High Street betting shop is set to close amid rising costs, as Flutter reviews its UK and Ireland estate ...

Performers, poets and pupils took to the stage as Southend marked Black History Month with an evening of music, art and celebration ...

Children from two Leigh schools have made history by taking part in a landmark child-led debate at the heart of British ...

Fitness fans are being invited to stretch into the spooky season in Pitsea. Eversley Leisure Centre will host a Halloween yoga workshop with Natalie at 1.30pm on Saturday, October 31. The session ...

A Hullbridge motorist has received a suspended prison sentence for dangerous driving and drug possession. Lloyd Baker, 38, of Thorpedene Avenue, Hullbridge, was caught driving a Peugeot 5008 ...

Southend Airport taxi parking calls for patrols, tickets and a designated waiting area after residents and businesses report disruption to Southend Council ...

Carl Weighman was jailed at Basildon Crown Court for 14 theft and fraud offences across Southend, including a burglary at Westcliff High School for Girls.

Plans for 48 affordable flats could help Basildon Council tackle "acute" pressure on social housing in the borough.

Basildon Council planning reforms begin October 31, limiting councillors’ call-ins as a new gateway test shifts routine decisions to officers across England ...