Essex venues have spoken out following Andy Burnham’s announcement of a 20 per cent reduction in business rates for pubs and other hospitality sites, set to take effect from Apr ...

Anthony Search was jailed at Basildon Crown Court on Friday (July 24) after he pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine and cannabis.

The decision to close the University of Essex's Southend campus has been branded "deeply disappointing" as it prepares to ...

A GROUP who built and maintains bike ramps at Shoebury Park has said they are working to create a "welcoming" space and ...

Businesses and homes have been left reeling after a major fire which destroyed an industrial estate near Rettendon ...

Lee Culleton, 45, has been charged after fatal A12 Romford crash that killed Anwar Shinwari, faces court for death by ...

PLANS to cram a 10-bed house share into a Prittlewell bungalow have been rejected after opposition from residents. Nicola Connor told the planning committee how residents on Carlingford Drive near ...

AN MP has said early-stage plans for 800 homes adjacent to already approved proposals for 850 upcoming homes was a "clear warning" to residents. A request for opinion screening for an environmental ...

An inquest ruled Edward Tula, a 20-year-old aspiring musician from Southend, died by suicide at HMP Chelmsford on June 16, 2012. The former student at Southend Adult Community College had been charged ...

Plans to build 152 homes on green belt land in a south Essex town have received almost 1,000 objections. The proposed ...

Class A drug dealer Keian Creary was jailed at Basildon Crown Court for running a county lines drugs operation peddling cocaine and heroin ...

A leading footwear retailer is set to expand its presence with the opening of a new store at a popular south Essex garden centre. Pavers Shoes will open its latest branch at Alton Garden Centre in ...