The residents had been using the tumble dryer earlier in the day and although they had switched it off and unplugged it after use, it caught fire ...

Who doesn’t like a freebie, particularly at Christmas? For some, the Greene King pub chain is offering free main courses next month. With a long list of classic pub grub on the menu, customers who ...

A person has been hit by a train this morning (Friday, November 2025). Emergency services have been called to Rayleigh railway station this morning, after a serious incident, which was first reported ...

Plans for more than 800 new homes on Essex farmland have been submitted, with the area facing a “demonstrable unmet need for new housing”. Developer GS8 is also proposing community and commercial ...

A crime ring who stole high-end cars worth a total of £1.5 million have been jailed. Three men have been sentenced to a combined total of 11 and a half years in prison with a fourth serving a ...

A hotel company that is housing asylum seekers in Essex is breaching planning controls in a “serious, flagrant and continuing” way, the High Court has been told. Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) ...

The UK's best takeaway curry has been revealed - and it's in our very own county! An Indian takeaway is one of the most popular takeaway dishes in the UK. The Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards ...

Land near north Essex has been allocated for 5,000 new homes, despite plans for a line of 50m tall pylons to run through it and concerns that the local road network will not be able to cope. Kings ...

More information about traffic modelling at a notorious junction in Essex has been requested, with a view that it would 'unlock' land that could be used for thousands of new homes in Braintree.

An asylum seeker hotel resident who sparked nationwide protests after sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for 12 months - but has said he "wants to be deported".

The window for applications for children starting secondary school in September 2026 has opened. It opened on Friday and runs until the national closing date of October 31, 2025. Essex County Council, ...

Proposals have been unveiled for a major new development that will include 600 homes, a 70-bed care home, a school, and more. North Weald Grove Limited has submitted its plans to Epping Forest Council ...