A contract has been awarded to make a railway station in south Essex step-free for the first time. Network Rail has revealed it has selected Octavius to carry out long-awaited works at Chalkwell ...

A Rochford councillor says residents' concerns over a “rat-run” road north of the town are being ignored by Essex County Council.

SOUTHEND has been named as having one of the highest rates of car crashes in the whole UK, sparking calls for extra caution from drivers. According to fresh data, provided by CCTV firm Get Licensed, ...

A BEACH walk took a strange turn for one Westcliff family when they stumbled across a washed-up shark's head. Jack, Hollie and Kaiden Willis were enjoying the weather with a walk and spot of metal ...

Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School, in Bilton Road, was visited by Ofsted inspectors on April 23 and 24 for an ungraded inspection after it was previously rated “good”. The school, which is a single ...

The conflict between Israel and Iran has been top of the agenda at the summit of wealthy democracies, taking place in Canada.

President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the G7 summit, departing a day early on Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the US leader has declared that Tehran should be ...

The jackpot for the draw on Tuesday will be £208 million and would be the largest prize awarded in the UK if won by a single ticket-holder.

Royal Ascot racegoers are expecting the King and Queen to join them for the opening day of the sporting event and major social occasion.

The UK’s first ever exhibition dedicated to the life of French queen Marie Antoinette is to open at V&A South Kensington in London. Marie Antoinette Style will open at the museum in September, and ...

Pedro Neto broke the deadlock after 34 minutes, while summer signing Liam Delap crossed the ball to fellow substitute Enzo Fernandez for ...

A third of business owners have said they plan to cut more jobs after being hit by higher national insurance contributions (NICs) in April, according to new research. Many companies have also ...