A south Essex children's hospice has issued a plea for volunteers ahead of a major fundraising event, offering a free Southend Half Marathon place in return ...

Southend’s political parties agree the city needs better transport links, but there is little consensus over which projects ...

Michael Thompson, from Bow in east London, pleaded guilty to a smash-and-grab burglary at the Benfleet Co-op, alongside two accomplices in a stolen Mercedes.

Patients across Essex and the wider East of England are benefiting from faster ambulance response times and improved care, according to a new report ...

A pub once feared lost for good has made a comeback by winning a regional award just over a year after reopening under new ...

South Essex business owner Tony Brazao says insurance problems persist after the July 24 Highlands Farm explosion destroyed Coral Passion and its stock ...

A housing company is celebrating after being recognised at a national awards ceremony for the delivery of hundreds of new homes in Basildon ...

A councillor who has long campaigned against Green Belt development was staggered when a developer knocked on her door offering to buy her garden for housing.

Government are considering taking control of Southend's Local Plan after the council admitted it will miss its December 31 ...

Kingsclere Court in Fairview Drive, Westcliff has reopened after refurbishment, with Labour MP David Burton-Sampson marking the care home’s reopening ...

Councillors approved the feasibility study for a new 3G pitch amid football teams across Rochford struggling to find places ...