Nigel Farage has claimed "only dictators cancel elections" when discussing whether local elections will go ahead this year. The Clacton MP expressed concerns over the possibility that elections ...

A major junction on the Essex border will be shut for more than two months from tonight (June 23) as the second stage of massive refurbishment works begins. Gallows Corner, connecting the A12, A127 ...

A man from the Essex border has been jailed for five years for his role in a fatal stabbing in February 2023. Mawien Mawien, 38, from Romford and Christopher Appiah-Blay, 35, from Hackney, were both ...

London Southend Airport remains closed following the deaths of four people in a plane crash on Sunday. The airport is closed for a second day with bosses saying it will remain closed "until further ...

Trains were suspended between Colchester and Chelmsford for several hours. It followed a person being hit by a train on Monday morning (August 18). Emergency services were scrambled to Hatfield ...

Essex is one of the country’s most desirable places to live. With the expansive fields and farmland, rolling hills and a beautiful coastline all within a stone's throw of London it’s easy to see why.

In the spring of 2022, a brooding TV adaption of the bestselling book The Essex Serpent arrived on Apple TV, with dark misty scenes filmed in Alresford, Brightlingsea and Maldon. The gritty period ...

Proposals have been unveiled for a major new development that will include 600 homes, a 70-bed care home, a school, and more. North Weald Grove Limited has submitted its plans to Epping Forest Council ...

The county's best non-selective school where pupils do “exceptionally well” has been named in a government performance table. The government performance data for the 2023/24 academic year is the most ...

A woman has been hospitalised following reports of a medical emergency in Loughton. The incident, which occurred on Valley Hill in Loughton, blocked the road in both directions earlier this morning.

The Coopers' Company and Coborn School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Upminster, and has been described by Ofsted as "an exceptional school of real excellence".

A new outdoor clothing shop has opened in a major Essex retail park. UK outdoor retailer, Mountain Warehouse, has opened a new store in Chelmsford at the Chelmer Village Retail Park which the chain ...