A road in Billericay will be temporarily closed for nearly two weeks. Hillhouse Drive will be shut from its junction with Perry Street for 20 metres in a south-easterly direction. The closure is set ...

Neighbours on this Essex street have won big, with one retired resident finding out about the success during a Tesco shop.

A bakery in Chalkwell is set to host a charitable music event in aid of a Southend charity. On Saturday, August 30, The Garrison Bakery will host "Bakes, Beats & Big Hearts" in a bid to raise funds ...

The Southend Coastguard was called to secure the beach area at around 11.40am after the discovery of a suspicious item by an off-duty police officer. The suspicious object was promptly investigated ...

Manchester United have completed the signing of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko in a deal worth up to £73.7million. After finishing 15th in the Premier League last season – their worst top-flight ...

The ban means that membership of, or support for, Palestine Action is a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

A MAN in his 20s died at the scene of collision between a car and a lorry, officers have confirmed. Just after 2.45am on Friday, officers were called to the scene of a collision on the northbound ...

A MUCH-loved pub has reopened its doors after a £150,000 revamp under the new stewardship of two friends.

Impressive Royal Ascot winner Gstaad has been ruled out of this afternoon’s Group One Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh. Aidan O’Brien had warned on Friday that the Coventry Stakes scorer had ...

The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on August 9 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima that killed 140,000. Japan surrendered on August 15 ...

A community group is urging residents to “share driveways” and minimise disruption caused by train station improvement works due to begin ...

The UK has announced another £8.5 million for UN aid to Gaza after Israel unveiled plans to expand its military operations in the territory. Development minister Baroness Jenny Chapman said the money ...