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 ...

An Essex woman with an extremely rare brain disease said she has been "stuck" in one room for more than 24 months. Daisy Simpson lives with Moyamoya disease, which causes arteries in her brain to ...

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 large new business park is being planned in south Essex, with bosses saying it will provide more than "3,000 new jobs" and bring "more than £100 million a year" to the local economy. The industrial ...

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is developing plans for a new training centre at its existing headquarters at Kelvedon Park. They claim it follows a decision by the Home Office to stop ...

Five Just Stop Oil protestors have been sentenced – and four jailed – after causing widespread disruption around roads in Thurrock’s industrial estates and docks in August 2022. The group targeted the ...

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 ...

Chelmsford City Council is preparing to launch a consultation on the newest version of its development plan, which will allocate where thousands of extra homes over the next 19 years should be built.