From threats with a hammer to drug offences, these seven south Essex residents and visitors have been sentenced at magistrates' courts in recent weeks.

Crafters can design their own seasonal decorations at an evening workshop in Wickford. The OliveTree Play Cafe hosts the session on Thursday, November 12, between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Tickets cost £55 ...

A man from Basildon has been sentenced after being caught with cannabis. Thomas Sear, 32, of Osborne Road, admitted possessing a quantity of cannabis in Kensington and Chelsea on August 30. He was ...

A convenience store could soon sell alcohol from 7am to 11pm seven days a week in Chadwell St Mary. One Stop Stores Limited has applied to Thurrock Council to vary the premises licence under the ...

Dedicated volunteers in south Essex have cleared 14 bags of rubbish during a community tidy-up. Residents in Chafford Hundred gave up an hour of their time to collect the litter along Drake Road. The ...

Simon and Emma Lambert, from Rayleigh, will take the lead roles in a musical production at the Palace Theatre in Westcliff. The couple are starring as widowed policeman Ben and bereaved carer Gemma in ...

Luxury six-bedroom Benfleet home in south Essex with indoor pool, marble floors and grand staircase listed for £2.25m, near Hadleigh and London rail links.

The decision is linked to weather warnings. If a storm is disruptive or dangerous enough for an amber or red warning to be issued, the Met Office gives it a name. Named storms are often expected to ...

A new diagnostic test could help identify men with prostate cancer who would benefit from more intensive treatment, a study has found ...

A yellow wind warning has taken effect across Scotland as Storm Boelo threatens 80mph gusts this weekend. The strong wind warning started at midday on Saturday, but at 9pm an amber alert comes into ...

KIERON Dyer says Southend United are determined to right their wrongs following FA Cup humiliation. The Shrimpers were beaten 2-1 by part-timers Berkhamsted in a fourth qualifying round clash last ...

There are few places where the modern world can feel quite so far away as Finchingfield. Nestled in the countryside of north Essex, the picturesque village has become famous for its traditional ...