Campaigners have called on Castle Point Council to Designated Bathing Status in a bid to improve Canvey’s water quality.

PLANS for the first phase of Basildon's Westgate regeneration project will be submitted to the council in November.

Taylor Wimpey supported the project at the Shoebury War Memorial through funding, working in partnership with Shoebury Coastal CIC to bring the tribute to life. The bench offers a new place for quiet ...

A beloved south Essex business has been named "Pub of the Year" by Echo readers, to the delight of its dedicated team and loyal regulars. The Castle, in High Street, Hadleigh, is a pub described as ...

Plans have been submitted to Basildon Council for a state-of-the-art kidney centre in an effort to help hospital staff meet a rising demand ...

Allotments near Southend Airport face damage and obstruction from drivers parking and littering at the site entrance.

Desperation has gripped the Palestinian territory of more than two million, which experts warn faces ‘a worst-case scenario ...

Israeli forces killed at least 23 Palestinians seeking food on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, according to hospital officials.

A report from KPMG has warned that traditional banks will need to overhaul and embrace AI as they face a squeeze on profits over the years ahead.

Jess Phillips, the Home Office minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, condemned the Reform leader.

Airline Emirates has recorded a surge in bookings from affluent visitors to the UK, which it claimed is “driving forward economic growth” in the country. Bookings for first class seats on flights from ...

Weather warnings are coming into force with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption. A yellow warning for wind has been issued for northern parts of the UK from 6am on Monday to 6am on ...