Castle Point Council has urged residents to be aware of scammers posing as its officers asking for bank details or other private information over the phone. A spokesman said: “Scam warning ...

SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher has selected an unchanged starting line-up for this afternoon's clash with Tamworth.

A LOUD explosion has been heard across part of south Essex and further afield this morning. Residents across the East of England including in Langdon Hills, Billericay, West Horndon and Chelmsford ...

DRIVERS are facing severe delays back into south Essex after a crash after the QEII bridge which left a van flipped on its side.

A FIRE at a recycling centre in Rayleigh has seen the site shut to the public today until further notice.

FIRE crews were called out to a grass fire in a Basildon park early this morning which is being treated as "deliberate".

PLUMES of thick black smoke are billowing from a "truck fire" on the M25 near Dartford Crossing with the road currently closed. The carriageway is currently closed anti-clockwise between junction ...

FAMOUS RAF aircraft look set to soar into Southend Airport this week as potential arrival times have been revealed. Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow, is returning from Thursday, August ...

A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash at Gateshead.

POLICE have dispelled false rumours circulating on social media claiming asylum seekers were living in a former station. Essex Police have spoken with the owners of the former Tilbury police ...

Firefighters are tackling a large field fire near Witham as residents are urged to keep windows closed.

PHOTOS taken at Wallasea Island this morning have revealed the devastation caused by a huge fire that raged through the reserve yesterday afternoon.