Navy Captain Sean Barbabella called the check-up a ‘scheduled follow-up evaluation’ that was a ‘part of his ongoing health ...

Here are the latest planning applications submitted across south Essex over the past week. These applications have been validated by one of the following councils: Southend Council, Basildon Council, ...

A charity founder has helped raise more than £3,000 for motor neurone disease with a 24-hour boxing challenge. Alex Gibson, who set up Challenging MND, aimed to raise funds for the Billericay-based ...

Beauleigh Court Care Home, part of the Sanders Senior Living Group, received the Knight Frank Care Home Design Award. This celebrates excellence in care home design and innovation across the UK. The ...

FORMER Southend United defender Peter Clarke has spoken of his pride after playing the 1,000th game of his career.

A rare Bank of England £5 note is expected to sell for more than £25,000 at auction next week. The rare £5 note, from the Bank of England’s Birmingham branch, will go under the hammer at the sale of ...

A video shows the moment that a car turned and crashed which trickled down to nine vehicles damaged on the A13 near Dagenham and Rainham.

Sales of Christmas light up reindeer, outdoor festive projectors and artificial snow machines are booming as people decorate the outside of ...

A centuries-old farmhouse being used as a Buddhist monastery in Harold Hill is on the market to buy. Belle Vue, a Grade II listed farmhouse dating back to the 1700s, has been listed for sale on ...

Thorpe Park Fright Nights is a famous Halloween event at the theme park, and I tried it out for the first time in 2025 ...

Supermarkets are recalling food and drink items due to safety concerns. The recalls include products sold at Tesco, Iceland, Lidl and more major UK supermarkets. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has ...

The energy sector has been a key battleground since Russia launched its all-out invasion more than three years ago.