"People should not be dying on the streets. That should not be happening in this day and age," Ms Hemmings said. In the East ...

Thousands turned out to watch a 'Spooktacular' Halloween parade held in Essex, UK this evening (October 25). Crowds lined ...

Essex Police warned of congestion near the junction in Southend-on-Sea [BBC] A busy road junction has been closed after a ...

Adult social care and support in a town has been rated as good, according to a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report. Southend-on-Sea City Council's services were assessed by the regulator across nine ...

EXCLUSIVE: Once dubbed as one of the worst seaside spots, this city has now been named the best in the UK and has the longest ...

If you have ever fancied the chance to go on the jelly mountain or the slides at a play centre or think that children have ...

Southend Council hopes the scheme will make it easier and more affordable for people to spend time in the city.

Government funding for a new youth and boxing club building has been reinstated several months after being suddenly withdrawn, leaving members "gobsmacked". The Lifstan Boys Club building in ...

A Rabbi said worshippers were "shocked and upset" to hear of the Manchester synagogue attack on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Two members of the Jewish community were killed and four injured ...

Relations between Essex local authorities have been soured after the county council spent nearly £37,000 informing residents ...

Essex all-rounder Kelly Castle is to leave the club following their first season as a fully professional women's team.