A NUMBER of car boot sales are taking place across Essex this month. From antiques to clothing, to your new favourite accessories - car boot sales offer a range of pre-loved goods. In celebration of ...

Jude Bellingham has gone under the knife to repair a long-standing shoulder injury. The Lionesses are preparing for their Euro 2025 quarter-final with Sweden, while Crystal Palace are hopeful for a ...

THE first phase of 800 homes planned for Fossetts Farm are set to get the go-ahead as part of plans to develop land once destined to be a new Southend United stadium. Details of 11 homes on land off ...

A card from the King and Queen was just the beginning of a day to remember as a beloved care home resident marked her 100th birthday in south Essex. Irene Emily Martin, a well-regarded resident and ...

CASTLE Point Council has vowed not to build on green belt land despite failing to meet Government housing targets as a result ...

A HUGE swathe of farmland on the edge of Hadleigh Country Park will not be built on after it was removed from the draft local plan ...

A YOUTH organisation dedicated to supporting young people has been granted a lease to operate from a former bowls pavilion. The Flex Youth and Community Group will take over the former Whitmore Park ...

RUN down parts of a listed hotel in Southend High Street look set to become flats when plans are agreed next week. The second and third floors of the Royal Hotel - dating back more than 230 years - ...

Gavin Callaghan, Labour leader of the council, revealed on social media the council is buying back the empty block almost a decade after it shut ...

An appeal launched with the goal of improving the lives of cancer patients at Southend Hospital has officially closed its fundraising campaign after raising an incredible £920,000. The Spotlight ...

WORKS to expand one of the platforms at Basildon station have been announced by rail operator c2c, with plans to start at the end of the month.