People hoping to get onto the property ladder are being invited to a free event in Basildon designed to make buying a first home easier to understand ...

Plans for a new Corringham train station have been included in Thurrock Council’s draft Transport Strategy, as officials look to expand transport links and support major housing growth over the next ...

Shahida Sarwar told Essex Police she was cocaine dealing to fund car repairs when neighbours women vandalised her car because ...

Organisers of a new market in Hadleigh have submitted an application for a premises licence. Hadleigh Market Ltd has ...

Echo archive photos offer a nostalgic glimpse of Southend's retail scene in the 2000s and early 2010s. Before the rise of ...

Westcliff heroin dealer Ron Whyte was caught with a gun after attacking a Southend man and leaving him permanently scarred.

I took a drive over the Gallows Corner flyover - and after 15 months of build-up it was over in less than a minute.

According to the Tories, no foreign criminals have been sent back to Iran, Sudan, Eritrea or Syria despite 839 of their ...

Art lovers are in for a treat as three historic works with Essex links head to auction. Art-history fans have plenty to look forward to in the next few weeks.

Death and dying are not subjects most of us enjoy discussing. They are uncomfortable, emotional and easy to put off for ...

Local leaders will get stronger powers to take possession of empty and derelict homes so they can be brought back into use, Angela Rayner has announced. The Housing Secretary revealed the plans on the ...

A Colchester driver says he feels “cheated and robbed” after being hit with a £60 parking charge at Stansted Airport.