Large emergency service presence in Mersea last night Air ambulance, ambulances and police all reportedly at the scene ...

Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street has announced. The discount will apply to nearly 32,000 hospitality ...

Emergency services have restricted access to part of a popular Essex beach after a "tragic" incident on Mersea Island.

The 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon on ...

Beautiful Budapest and the Black Sea. From the magnificent history of the Iron Gates Gorge to the romantic capital city of Bucharest, explore the extraordinar ...

Roxwell, near Chelmsford has been crowned Essex village of the year for 2026 by the Rural Community Council of Essex.

The owner of a popular antiques store in Westcliff is set to retire after 25 years, leaving behind the "magical" shop ...

Basildon Council has been told it must press ahead with building thousands of new homes after missing key planning deadlines ...

More than 1,400 new homes – including over 1,100 on green belt land – are set to be debated by Basildon councillors next week ...

Audley Mills Surgery in Rayleigh has issued a statement after police launched an investigation into teenagers verbally abusing staff and ...

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 675 homes, a new school and community facilities between Benfleet and the A130 have been submitted, reopening a long-running battle over a contentious development site.

Set across two plots, the proposals submitted by Henry Boot Developments alongside landowners Southend Council would offer flexible space to further expand the business park off C ...