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A fire has been reported near a garden centre in south Essex, with smoke visible across the A127.

The latest disruption affected flights across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England on Monday

An air ambulance attended a serious crash on the M25 during evening rush hour.

Gallows Corner has fully reopened to traffic following roadworks lasting over a year.

A reward of up to £3,000 has been offered after tropical fish were found abandoned in an Essex car park.

A man has appeared at court charged with a string of shop thefts just hours after his arrest in Southend.

Essex drivers face multiple road closures and delays this week for urgent maintenance works and following crashes.

A character-filled Edwardian home just a short stroll from the seafront is offering buyers the chance to embrace a relaxed coastal lifestyle.

Three men who denied burgling a house in St Osyth for three years will be sentenced next month after admitting the charge on the first day of their trial.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, was one of three who broke into the Texaco in Main Road, Harwich, last month.

Operation Vanguard is an initiative which involves six privately hired security guards patrolling the streets of Colchester, Braintree, and Chelmsford .

A MAN was taken to hospital after a car crashed into the front garden of a popular pub restaurant in Braintree.

NHS leaders are offering advice for Falls Prevention Week, with more than 40 people per day admitted to Essex hospitals for falls.

She told police officers she would often 'get wrecked' with the victim

A vet has shared important advice for dog owners walking their pets near a pond or river, warning of the potentially fatal dangers of a substance more likely to be prevalent after the warm summer

A park and ride service off the A12 is to get a new operator.

Baby slender-tailed meerkats have been born at Colchester Zoological Society.

The buildings on the land was once a maternity hospital

Two south Essex high street stores are closing for good this week as part of a wave of shop closures.

A man was arrested in Romford after Havering Police seized 100,000 illegal cigarettes and over £20,000 cash in a suspected illicit tobacco probe.

A second fire has been tackled near the historic Worlds End pub in Tilbury in less than 48 hours.

Mystery surrounds the deaths following a rare sighting on the Essex coastline.

The pub has been empty for 2 years

A seafood business has closed after thieves stole thousands of pounds' worth of stock in an overnight break-in.

Accessibility improvements at a south Essex railway station have taken a step forward following the installation of structures for a new footbridge and lifts

A suspected drug driver has been arrested after allegedly attempting to evade a road safety enforcement operation during a day of action in Southend

The feature is very heavily used

TfL is apologising to drivers and businesses who have been affected during the delays.

A welcoming and inclusive primary school in Laindon has been praised by Ofsted after inspectors highlighted strengths across most areas of school life

Essex Postcode Lottery players in Chelmsford, Harlow, Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea win £1,000 each.

Flights from London Stansted were delayed and cancelled following a technical issue at NATS's Prestwick air traffic control centre.

Barclays has announced they will be closing several ATM services across Essex including in Canvey Island, West Thurrock in Grays, Heybridge in Maldon, and Stanford-le-Hope.

Police are patrolling Shoebury after reports of abusive behaviour by young people.

Richard Westbrook has opened a new independent brewery in Lawford, near Manningtree, as his family-run beer business continues to expand.

Gallows Corner flyover in Havering, east London, has fully reopened after TfL refurbishment.

Leisure World Colchester's Leisure Pool will close on 28 September 2026 for refurbishment.

His friend who was also attacked said they did not know why they had been targeted

Billericay man Gary Mansfield appeared at Basildon Crown Court, charged with the murder of his mother Janet.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with 'potentially life-changing' injuries

The store in Arthur Ransome Way, Walton-on-the-Naze, opened in 2018, selling high-quality groceries, premium ready meals, fresh produce and specialty items.