Brentwood Thai restaurant Lemongrass is Essex’s only finalist at the Food Awards England 2026, with the ceremony in Wolverhampton, November 9.

Essex has been named the most haunted county across the UK, with Colchester Castle topping the list of spookiest spots.

A worker died at Tilbury Docks on October 13 after arriving to start work, Port of Tilbury confirms. Emergency services attended.

Basildon crash on October 12 left one person seriously injured, though not life-threatening or life-changing. Essex Police seek witnesses and footage.

McDonald’s has reopened its refurbished Laindon restaurant at the A127’s Fortune of War junction, with new digital ordering areas.

A three-week-old turkey named Houdini has escaped from a farm and finds safe home at Hopefield Animal Sanctuary in Essex.

Former South Ockendon police station, which has stood empty for several years, has been approved by councillors to transform ...

The total net bill reduction under the draft plans is £240 million by 2029-30, with £107 million being returned through ...

An apprentice IT technician who secretly filmed staff and pupils in school toilets avoided jail after his case took six years to reach court.

RYAN Battrum and Finley Woodham have both ended their loan spells at Southend United . Right-back Battrum made just one substitute appearance while with the Shrimpers from West Ham while goalkeeper ...

Work has finally started to transform Basildon’s empty Toys R Us building into a new business. Self-storage company Storeaway ...

EMERGENCY gas repair works have led to renewed traffic disruption at a busy South Woodham Ferrers roundabout. Cadent Gas has installed temporary multi-way traffic lights and blocked part of the ...