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An Essex district is set to see 17,000 new homes being built in what the local MP has called an “insane” and “unacceptable” plan. Mark Francois, Tory MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, made the comment ...

A new 302-home housing estate with a primary school and nursery is set to be built beside a country park in a south Essex town – but only if plans are agreed upon. Proposals by Pigeon Investment ...

Alice Goodfellow has been appointed head of Brentwood Preparatory School with effect from September. Mrs Goodfellow, who is currently deputy head staffing, co-curricular and operations at Brentwood ...

A £3million regeneration scheme in Ilford will reopen access to the “almost forgotten” River Roding, developers say. The Ilford Arrival includes a new bridge, pocket park, riverside walk and the ...

Redbridge Council plans to evict a grassroots football club in Fairlop to make space for West Ham United’s training grounds. The 19-acre Oakfield Playing Fields, in Forest Road, which includes ...

National League outfit Southend United has confirmed its retained list following the conclusion of the 2024/25 campaign. The Blues finished seventh in the regular season before losing the play-off ...

Voters will get their chance to make their voices heard in the UK’s local election on May 4. Elections are being held across Essex to decide who will represent residents in the county’s 12 district ...

Councillor Ron Woodley has been elected as the City of Southend’s 103rd Mayor at today’s full council meeting and takes over from Councillor Stephen Habermel. In his acceptance speech, Cllr Woodley ...

Barking and Dagenham Council’s total debt has risen to over £1.5billion after new borrowing was used to fund major regeneration and housing projects in the borough. The council’s debt increased by ...

Plans have been revealed for 152 homes on land next to the Ford HQ in Brentwood. However, the development’s potential residents would have to maintain its roads themselves, as they are not set to be ...

An elderly man died in “non-suspicious” circumstances in a Redbridge park on Tuesday this week. According to the Metropolitan Police, officers received a call about the 72-year-old man’s body in a ...