Leigh-on-Sea is pushing to become the UK’s first Town of Culture, which could see £3 million awarded to the area ...

Basildon Council says it is delivering on its promise to regenerate the town centre as a new Aldi at the Westgate shopping centre is set to ...

Plans to convert a no longer needed sales suite for a housing development in Hullbridge into a new medical centre have been approved by ...

Elderly people at The Jordans, Maple Square in Southend have been left without hot water and poor heating for five days ...

Actress Dame Helen Mirren, former US president Barack Obama and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough will feature in a new documentary about the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. The one-hour BBC ...

War in the Middle East is prompting Britons to turn away from fossil fuel-driven power, as E.On revealed a spike in solar panel sales over recent weeks. The electricity supplier said solar sales were ...

First Minister John Swinney will push the UK Government for Holyrood control over energy policy if his party wins May’s election, he has said. Speaking ahead of a visit to the north-east of Scotland, ...

Anas Sarwar will visit Stornoway on Monday, as he warned the ‘SNP’s ferry fiasco is a symbol of their incompetence and waste’.

The Labour Rural Research Group is calling for an overhaul of food labelling and a commitment to protect welfare standards in trade deals.

It will form part of the Scotland’s First Warriors exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, which opens in June.

Cadbury World has unveiled  the “world’s largest” mini egg, dubbed the Mega Mini Egg, which will be on show for chocolate fans to view from Monday. The 70cm milk chocolate egg, which is enchased in a ...

Those in their 20s drove the surge in people asking neighbours for help, with requests increasing by 35, the poll for Nextdoor found.