Thomas Harvey, from Walthamstow, was jailed at Basildon Crown Court after admitting three offences in Wickford and one in ...

FIREFIGHTERS have been praised for halting the spread of a devastating blaze which tore through a roof at a Billericay home yesterday. Fire crews from Basildon and Billericay were called to tackle the ...

Basildon Council has confirmed payments are being distributed to affected households after receiving completed applications.

A 29-year-old dad-of-one from Stanford-le-Hope was diagnosed with a "rare" cancer after concerns were raised during a ...

Giggling Squid, the popular Thai restaurant in Billericay, has just reopened after a refurbishment. Offering a fresh look and ...

Brunswick Road, between its junctions with Woodgrange Drive and Northumberland Crescent, will be closed to all traffic.

Back in April, a report from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) rated the council as C4 - the lowest possible ranking.

Conner and Partners, also known as Riverside Medical Centre, has been rated "good" overall following a report published by ...

Around 50 firefighters remain on scene after an explosion gutted farm buildings in East Hanningfield, in south Essex, tonight ...

Essex County Fire and Rescue service have provided a further update after a huge fire in Rettendon which was tackled by more ...

Plumes of smoke are currently covering the sky in south Essex after reports of an explosion. The source of the explosion is ...

An fertiliser explosion at an industrial estate in south Essex blew the patio doors off a nearby house, as more than 100 ...