A contract has been awarded to make a railway station in south Essex step-free for the first time. Network Rail has revealed it has selected Octavius to carry out long-awaited works at Chalkwell ...

Cancer treatment times are being tackled in south Essex in a bid to provide "highest possible quality of care" after alarming new ...

A Rochford councillor says residents' concerns over a “rat-run” road north of the town are being ignored by Essex County Council.

Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School, in Bilton Road, was visited by Ofsted inspectors on April 23 and 24 for an ungraded inspection after it was previously rated “good”. The school, which is a single ...

SOUTHEND has been named as having one of the highest rates of car crashes in the whole UK, sparking calls for extra caution from drivers. According to fresh data, provided by CCTV firm Get Licensed, ...

A BEACH walk took a strange turn for one Westcliff family when they stumbled across a washed-up shark's head. Jack, Hollie and Kaiden Willis were enjoying the weather with a walk and spot of metal ...

A DAD has slammed a 37 per cent increase in tennis tuition following a change in leisure contractors in Southend ...

A premium pub and restaurant in the heart of a Leigh park offers attentive table service for droves of eager visitors to the highly reviewed venue.