House prices in Basildon dropped slightly in May, new figures show. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average Basildon house price in the year to May was £364,310 – a 0.6% ...

New shop fronts, grants for businesses, an art trail and a new children’s play area are among plans by a council for an £86,000 boost for a south Essex town ...

A THRIVING Junior Leigh & Westcliff tennis section has held their first ever external tournament. The finals day took place ...

Rent in Basildon rose 6% in the past year, new figures show. It comes as Propertymark, a membership organisation for estate agents, warned upcoming reforms in England and Scotland may add more ...

A FARE dodger ordered to pay more than £3,000 is among the south Essex people sentenced by magistrates' over the past week ...

Newport has the highest shop vacancy rate in the UK, with 19% of its shops now closed. Close behind is Bradford, where 18% of the city’s shops are empty. In Blackpool, 17.6% of high street units are ...

Temporary traffic lights due to emergency repairs and telecoms work on A176 Noak Hill Road both ways at Wash Road West. Until 0:59 on 25th July.