Southend-on-Sea City Council is cracking down on the blight of derelict and neglected sites by naming and shaming the city’s ...

Irie Perera was visiting Colombo for a family wedding but says she has since sheltered about 25 people at her home in Gampola ...

Barney the Dinosaur has seemingly traded wholesome singing and hugs in a treehouse for fly-tipping in Southend-on-Sea as CCTV ...

A NEW play attraction has been approved for one of the UK’s best remote beaches. The new £600,000 inclusive playground at Shoebury’s East Beach in Southend will have themed zones ...

A fly-tipper has been caught dumping bags of rubbish in Southend-on-Sea wearing a purple blow-up dinosaur costume in an ...

Blackburn has been rated as having the second best offering for Italian restaurants in the whole of UK by a new study.

After one of the more unusual fly-tipping offences, the race has begun to unmask a person dressed in a purple dinosaur outfit ...

Adorable seals have been delighting walkers on Southend Pier this winter, with pictures showing the friendly visitors pop up to say hello.

Rightmove has revealed the happiest places to live in various regions across the country, with one spot in Essex being among the best.

Network Rail teams will be carrying out essential maintenance on the Essex Thameside line over several weekends in January ...

Staff at Southend Hospital are in turmoil after missed expenses payments of up to £400 leaves dozens out of pocket on the run up to Christmas.