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Tributes paid to 'beautiful' mum killed in fatal Southend crash
She sadly died in hospital after the crash
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'Frustration' as £15m Essex port upgrade being 'held up' by environment agencies
The council leader has accused Natural England and the Environment Agency of holding up the project
Southend Council struggling with £3.4 million deficit after a 'challenging year'
The council was on track to have an even worse year but managed to get an £8.1 million deficit down to £3.4 million at the end of the year
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Spanish Plume to bake Essex in 26C temperatures as weather predicted to get hotter
The Met Office has explained exactly when it'll get even hotter this week
C2C line completely blocked due to 'incident' between Basildon and Pitsea
Emergency services are on the scene
2025 Southend Half Marathon: Exact timings for road closures
People will be running to raise thousands for charity
Essex weather forecast by area as thunderstorm warning covers county
A yellow warning was issued by the Met Office on Friday
The Essex area council that has made £5.3million from parking fines in 3 years
New data shows the city has dished out some of the highest amounts of parking fines outside of London
115-year-old ramp next to Essex beach to be demolished due to safety concerns
It will be demolished later this year
The best places for fish and chips in Essex according to Muddy Stilettos
Muddy Stilettos has brought out its list of the best spots in the county
Plans to build new ‘climate-friendly’ town with 2,000 homes on Essex farmland
Early plans have been revealed for 'around 2,000 high-quality climate-positive homes' on farmland in South Essex
M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex taking place this weekend
Upcoming closures from June 6 to 8 on the A12, Dartford Crossing and M25 may affect some drivers across Essex this weekend.
Here what the weather will be like in Southend and Basildon this weekend
The Met Office advises keeping an eye on updates throughout the weekend.
Ofsted praised 'good' Southend primary school where 'uniqueness' is celebrated
The school, which caters for children aged four to 11, has 642 pupils on its roll.
Loopholes could mean hidden HMOs are operating under radar across Southend
SOUTHEND could have even more than the 2,320 HMOs operating in the city due to loopholes in licensing rules, it has been revealed
MP secures meeting with Kursaal leaseholders over much-needed improvements
The future of the Kursaal, one of Southend’s most iconic buildings, will be informed by residents’ views according to the MP for Southend East and Rochford.
Elderly south Essex GP patient was in serious condition after 'prescription failings'
A 78-year-old was admitted to hospital in a serious condition and at risk of developing sepsis after "twice being given a child’s dose of antibiotics"
Binman banned from Basildon for a year after attacking ex despite restraining order
A binman has been banned from setting foot in Basildon for a year after attacking his ex-partner despite serving a restraining order
Staggering NHS staff shortages across south Essex revealed in Channel 4 figures
The staggering state of NHS staff vacancies across south Essex has been revealed with major shortages in maternity and neonatal care at the region’s hospitals.
'Distressing' letter sent to school impersonating south Essex council leader
A COUNCIL leader has revealed how a “distressing letter” was sent to a primary school from someone “impersonating” her, sparking a police report