Changes are set to be made to Essex park equipment after residents have expressed 'concern' over its condition. Grays Beach Riverside Park is planning to renew some of its play equipment, with the aim ...

A drug dealer who fled through a flat window as police officers carried out a welfare check on a vulnerable drug user has been jailed for seven years. Safeguarding officers were carrying out checks at ...

A “picturesque” riverside village could see almost 200 new homes built, as a developer has unveiled its proposals. David ...

Essex is home to many and although we know all about the hustle and bustle of our busy towns and cities, there's something truly spectacular about our countryside. Nestled in the charming countryside ...

Southend-on-Sea in Essex has been named the UK's most affordable city for a day out, but is this seaside town worth visiting?

Basildon Borough Council is proposing a 4.8 per cent rise in rents from April next year, but there will also be some savings with service charges. The council has unveiled the proposed costs in its ...

Two Maldon brothers and their “business partner” have been jailed for a total of 25 years after running a supply line for Class A and B drugs. The trio used WhatsApp groups to advertise their supply ...

A man who died in a fatal collision in Clacton on Tuesday (February 3) has been named locally as Kumar. He was reportedly a pedestrian who was involved in a collision involving a BMW X5 on Oxford Road ...

School is often the place that shapes us as we grow up. And for many celebrities, schools right here in Essex is where it all began that shaped their futures in their industries. Helen Mirren is ...

A proposed plan for a large solar farm in Epping has been refused. Plans had been submitted to Epping Forest District Council for a 38-hectare solar farm of land to the northeast and east of Tawney ...

A sighting of teenagers with ‘firearms’ led to arrests in Romford on Saturday. Armed police responded to reports of a "firearm sighting" in public, before arresting teens found with three "toy" guns.

A new bin collection services is being rolled out to more than 10,000 homes across an Essex city. Colchester City Council is rolling out the “important” food and dry mixed recycling collection ...