A woman and her son were rescued by fire crews after being trapped in a lift at an 11-storey tower block in Southend for hours when the ...

A historic Essex ramp has now been demolished, with a temporary one to be built soon. It was announced earlier this year that ...

The South Essex Wildlife Hospital, based in Orsett, received a call from British Divers Marine Life Rescue for help getting the seals somewhere for long-term rehabilitation back into the wild. The ...

With big-hitter London right on the doorstep, Essex gets short shrift. But if you’ve never spent much time exploring the ...

Met Office and BBC Weather do not show any firm signs of snow, but they do show parts of Essex seeing temperatures below ...

Essex is set to have its first elected mayor representing 1.9m people next year. The mayor is set to get power and money from ...

Right up there with Britain’s most maligned counties, Essex has been the butt of many a joke about diamond geezers, fake tan, Towie botox and bling. But it can handle it. Because locals know that ...

Two orphaned seal pups have been rescued by a south Essex animal hospital after being flown 300 miles in a private plane. The ...

A POPULAR garden centre has revealed it will be hosting a new lights show this festive season with more than one million ...

GREATER Anglia passengers will be able to use contactless ticketing at additional Essex stations - here's where.

A man suffered multiple stab wounds during a "violent" attack near a seafront, police have said. It happened at the junction ...

Police in Essex are linking up with retailers via a new app in a renewed push to tackle shop theft. The app is designed to ...