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Shoebury parking restrictions to protect residents’ parking spaces from beachgoers is 'damaging businesses'
It has been claimed that the parking scheme brought in to protect residents’ parking spaces from beachgoers is damaging businesses
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Condemned hair salon in private Essex garden told it must close in a month
The salon is based in an outbuilding next to a swimming pool in a private garden
Plan to turn home into multiple occupancy accommodation branded beyond a joke' by neighbours
Angry local residents have raised their concerns about the home being turned into multiple occupancy accommodation
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Calls for new houses to be built on car parks after new Essex town with 10k homes planned for greenbelt
Campaigners are demanding new homes should not be built on green space
Police update after vehicle fire that closed major Southend road for hours
Police are currently investigating two different fires in the same area
Pet cat 'stabbed multiple times and beheaded' in shocking attack in south Essex
A mum has described her horror after being told her cat had been killed and "beheaded", before being left yards from her home.
Severe delays as major road closed after crash near south Essex town centre
A crash has taken place on the A1015 Eastwood Road in Rayleigh at around 9am on Tuesday, according to AA traffic maps
Photos show police cordon in Southend road after car blaze saw 'flames reach 3ft'
POLICE have cordoned off a busy road at the scene of a car blaze where flames "were about three feet high"
'Stunning and historic' private island estate in Essex on sale for £25 million
The famous Osea Island in Essex is on sale with a guide price of £25 million, with the island previously playing host to some celebrity guests.
Lyme Disease warning as Brits urged to avoid tick bites and be aware of symptoms
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the charity, Lyme Disease UK, is urging the public to look out for these dangerous arachnids which may carry the disease
Pope Francis's will in full confirming simple burial after death aged 88
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21, and his will decreed that he had a simple underground tomb.
Cause of Pope Francis' death announced by the Vatican
Pope Francis died this morning (April 21) and the Vatican has announced his cause of death was a cerebral stroke.
Brits issued warning as parking payment machines ‘set up to trap people’
Thousands of Brits have been sent parking tickets as payment machines are ‘set up to trap people’.
Police cordon off Southend road as firefighters on scene of cars blaze
EMERGENCY services are on the scene of a car blaze in Southend this morning as a road has been cordoned off by police
REVEALED: Ambulance trust spends £9million on overtime wages
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust, which operates ambulances in Suffolk, spent more than £9million on overtime wages for crews last year.
'New homes should be built on Southend city centre car parks - not green belt'
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have called for new homes to be built on car parks and brownfield sites in Southend rather than green belt
More than 1,000 fly-tips cleared in one month amid Basildon Council crackdown
A council have vowed to crackdown further on fly-tipping after responding to more than 1,000 reports.
Southend Shakedown set to become annual event again after thousands attend rally
The official return of a beloved motorcycle event has seen councillors declare their intention to make it an annual fixture.
Free breakfast and childcare offered by selected schools starting today
Selected schools in Essex and border towns were named in a trial which is happening during the summer term
Investigation: How easy it is to buy 12-inch blade at family-friendly Essex boot sale
Knife crime has understandably received a lot of press coverage, but just how easy is it to buy a large weapon? We decided to find out for ourselves