Raquels nightclub in Basildon was the place to be in the 1970s and 1980s, but it has been left abandoned for more than two decades - and the interior is largely untouched ...

An independent toy store has opened to a wave of excited customers in Basildon, offering a wide range of toys and games for all ages.

Human’s Lib topped the UK album charts in 1984. It spawned four singles, three of which entered the top 10, including the ...

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Major pub chain JD Wetherspoon has revealed launch dates for seven fresh establishments in the final months of 2025 and early ...

These new businesses also come after the recent openings of the multi-million pound Wetherspoon pub, Sushi Co and Smashio ...

A new Wetherspoon pub has been vandalised within 24 hours of it opening. The venue - called Sigered, King of Essex - served its first customers in East Walk in Basildon on Tuesday morning. But ten of ...

Wetherspoons have said they are "disappointed" after vandals attacked their brand-new pub overnight - just 24 hours after it opened. The £2.75m pub, Sigered, King of Essex, in Eastgate Shopping Centre ...

Footage has shown the extent of damage to ten windows at a Wetherspoon pub that had been open less than 24 hours. Pub chain Wetherspoon opened Sigered, King of Essex, in Basildon, on Tuesday morning.

Murals were painted on buildings as part of the Our Towns project in Basildon Arts and culture projects in the East of England are set to receive at least £6m in funding. The money, from Arts Council ...

The company is expanding its portfolio of venues - with several set to welcome customers before 2025 draws to a close ...