Here are five of the best-rated places to enjoy this quintessentially British treat. Nestled in the heart of rural Essex, Downham Hall combines Georgian grandeur with modern comfort. The family-run ...

Over in Wickford, the town’s Christmas Lights Switch-On brings the High Street to life on Saturday, November 22. A market opens from 9am, followed by an afternoon of live performances from 2.30pm ...

SOUTHEND United are mounting another push for promotion from the National League and the Echo will be with them every step of the way too.

SOUTHEND United striker Charley Kendall has resumed light training. The forward has been out since early September with a hamstring problem. But Blues boss Kevin Maher has confirmed Kendall has joined ...

Friday night’s episode of I’m A Celebrity Get Me… Out Of Here! also saw some campmates have to carry out the Dreaded Dunnies’ ...

Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet Ukraine’s allies at the Johannesburg G20 summit on Saturday to seek to “strengthen” a US-drafted plan to end the war with Russia. Washington reportedly pressed Kyiv to ...

Forty-nine saplings were grown from seeds and material rescued from the tree, which grew along Hadrian’s Wall on land cared for by the ...

But Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said Shearer’s achievements will stand the test of time no matter what Haaland does in his career.

Some children with gender dysphoria recruited to a trial on puberty blockers could remain on the drugs after the study ends despite them being banned in the UK to treat under-18s with the condition, ...

Luke Littler began his reign as world number one with a comfortable opening-round victory at the Players Championship Finals.

Ross County apologised to their fans on X for the late notice and Queen’s Park head coach Sean Crighton later told BBC Scotland: “There’s a lot of hard places on the pitch. There are a lot of areas ...

Andri Gudjohnsen’s fourth goal in his last five Championship games earned Blackburn a 2-1 win at Preston and denied their Lancashire rivals a chance of going second.