FEARS have been raised Basildon Council is “rushing” its local plan to achieve Government targets of building 30,000 homes by 2043.

Southend and Basildon residents can expect a warm and sunny weekend as the county basks in the third heatwave of the year ...

FROM drink or drug drivers to speeding motorists, these are 24 south Essex people sentenced at magistrates' courts in recent weeks ...

A FOOTBALL club wants to reward the heroes who “risked their lives” to save a sailor whose boat was trapped in mud and had to be airlifted ...

Boy racers and dangerous drivers that are causing “distress” to residents, in Canvey could be "eradicated" from more areas of ...

ESSEX police are continuing their mission to tackle drink and drug driving, as over ten more people die on county roads compared to last year.

The striking red insects — members of the coccinellidae family — have appeared in huge numbers across popular coastal spots, including Southend, Clacton, Point Clear, Shoebury and as far afield as ...