Fire crews were last night called to the scene of a blaze in Colchester after reports from residents of an explosion.

Essex Police have responded to an incident at Asda on Pipps Hill retail park in Basildon after a child was bitten by a dog.

Rail operator c2c have cancelled 26 services to and from London today due to the. 34C temperatures to hit south Essex today.

A crash is causing serious delays on the A12. Traffic is currently stopped on the northbound carriageway of the major route after a reported crash involving two vehicles between J21 (Witham South) and ...

An unauthorised traveller camp has been set up in Langdon Hills Recreational Ground, as a councillor has said they will be ...

Residents in Basildon are being urged to share their views on how £40 million should be spent in their neighbourhoods ...

Temperatures in Essex are climbing to 34C in some areas, with weather experts warning of significant impacts due to the "very hot, locally exceptionally hot" conditions. A spokesman for the Met Office ...

A sign warning Canvey Lake visitors to not touch the water has sparked further calls for urgent action to tackle the ...

Soldiers and emergency workers have been combing through a badly damaged shopping centre and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people ...

ROYAL Mail have been slammed for "very poor and erratic" postal services, after a Southend resident claimed he waited nearly a month for important letters to be delivered to his home address.

Broadmayne will be shut for traffic signal upgrades from its junction with Lincoln Road to the Broadmayne Roundabout.

Alcoholic insurance analyst James Cowley was sentenced at Southend Crown Court after engaging in sexual communication with a ...