Belfairs Swim Centre, in Fairview Gardens, Leigh, suddenly closed the main pool for “emergency repairs” at the end of October.

ROTTING timber and a leaky roof have led to a 14th century medieval hall in Southend being named on a national list of heritage buildings “at risk”. Southchurch Hall, a stunning grade I listed ...

SALT water seeping into a Southend lake through broken valves caused the death of hundreds of eels and carp, an investigation has revealed. Dead wildlife was spotted floating on the surface of the ...

SOUTHEND’S beloved Music Man Project will receive the highest honour a voluntary group can receive – the King’s Award. The project, which has allowed disabled people in Southend to perform on some of ...

A DOG owner has revealed how her beloved pet pooch has been poisoned for the second time in the space of just one month in a popular park. Sarah Moorcroft rushed her Labradoodle, Bear, to a vet on ...

Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a controversial gala organised by far-right figures in support of Israel. The event, intended to raise funds for the Israeli military, included Israeli ...