AN MP has dismissed a protest by Southend unions over Labour policies which they say are affecting vulnerable residents. The Labour Party began its Eastern Regional Conference in Southend with groups ...

A FORMER care home in Hadleigh will be transformed into temporary accommodation after Castle Point Council completed the £1.1million purchase ...

A LONG-standing butchers heralded as the “best in Southend” by loyal customers has closed its doors after 43 years as the owners retire ...

The owner of the last business to arrive at the Victoria Shopping Centre's The Bridge has said she hopes to capture a sense of the swinging sixties.

Aiden Waller is bravely battling cancer for the third time after scans last year found the boy from Benfleet had developed tumours in his lungs ...

DANCE students have won the trip of a lifetime that will see them travel more 5,000 miles to perform to audiences during a dazzling show in Las Vegas. Natalie Jobey, who runs the Natalie Jobey School ...

A stampede injured dozens of people early on Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India, local media reported ...

SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher thought Tom Hopper showed what he will bring to the Shrimpers on his return to action at Roots Hall tonight.

Should have been 3-0 up at HT. All in all SUFC played well but still had a few basic passing issues. Fylde didn’t play well. Worried about Gus and if he’s injured.

SOUTHEND United head coach Kevin Maher thought Noor Husin was 'outstanding' in tonight's 2-0 victory over AFC Fylde.

SOUTHEND United striker Macauley Bonne had to be taken off at half-time of tonight's 2-0 win against AFC Fylde due to illness. Bonne was replaced by the returning Tom Hopper during the break at Roots ...

The Chancellor will warn that “growth will not come without a fight”, according to The Daily Telegraph, saying she faces opposition from fellow members of the Cabinet over airport expansions, one of ...