Adult social care referrals have risen by nearly 40 per cent, placing pressure on Southend council's services and budgets.

A house could become a six-person HMO, four homes are proposed in Leigh, and a resident wants to install a self-service bakery cupboard.

A crackdown on nuisance vehicles is being stepped up in Basildon as council and police respond to ongoing concerns about town centre safety ...

If you haven't already done so, subscribing to the Echo can mean you get the best stories from our newsroom every day ...

Political groups and campaigners have backed Southend Council’s decision to refuse plans for 2,000 homes on green belt land.

From speeding to drink driving, these 14 south Essex residents and visitors have been sentenced at magistrates' courts in ...

A man subjected a Romford woman to a ten-month campaign of domestic abuse including telling her “you’re not getting out of ...

These five dogs currently under the care of Dogs Trust in Basildon are searching for forever homes. Can you help?

Passengers are facing disruption on the c2c rail network amid a signalling fault and shortage of train drivers.

A key road on Canvey Island has been closed in both directions this evening following a collision on the route.

A number of councils in south Essex will be collecting bins a day late next week due to the August bank holiday.

Essex courts jailed a series of serious offenders in August, including rapists, paedophiles, an armed drug dealer and dangerous drivers.