An Essex seaside city has been my home for 31 years but, in a recent report, was labelled one of the worst spots in the ...

On Sunday, c2c became the latest train operating company to be publicly owned as part of Labour ’s scheme, which will ...

Two schools in Southend have welcomed students from East Shanghai High School for an "unforgettable week of cultural exchange ...

When I saw the list released by Which? of the UK's best and worst seaside towns, I was praying my home city had made it into ...

Southend Council leader Daniel Cowan confirmed the council was investigating after a branch of a fir tree fell in Priory Park ...

Below is a summary of the most recent applications received by Southend Council from the week ending July 13.

A council will investigate how a tree branch collapsed in one of its parks three weeks after a falling branch killed a young girl, its leader said. Seven-year-old Leonna Ruka suffered a fatal head ...

Operator c2c, which runs services between London Fenchurch Street and south Essex, was taken into public ownership on Sunday.

The remains of a scorched wooden lantern base retrieved from a 17th Century warship wreck may help explain what caused its ...

FIRE crews dealt with three large field fires in the space of one day. Firefighters were called to three separate field fires in Essex yesterday. Crews tackled a blaze which destroyed 15 hectares of ...

PEOPLE from working class communities in Southend, Basildon and Thurrock will be among those supported onto the NHS career ...