British rapper Dizzee Rascal has admitted that he thought Billericay was in Spain. Read more
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Police are appealing for witnesses to a road collision in Shoebury at about 3pm yesterday (Wednesday) after a young boy suffered serious injuries. Read more
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THE LEADER of Basildon Council has praised travellers after a peaceful eviction at the Hovefields site in Wickford yesterday. Read more
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New plans to put the future of Thurrock regeneration back into local hands were announced by Thames Gateway Minister Bob Neill today.
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COCAINE with a street value of £8.25m has been seized by the UK Border Agency at Tilbury – the biggest single detection of class A drugs at the port in six years. Read more
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BAILIFFS have today evicted travellers from an unauthorised plot on Green Belt land near the Crays Hill Estate. Read more
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POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist died after a collision with a car at Rettendon Common
The crash happened at Main Road at about 7.30am today (Sunday). Read more
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A union have criticised Essex County Council after their chief executive topped a poll of best paid chief executives for the Eastern region. Read more
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A jury have slammed health and safety failures at the Ministry of Defence’s Foulness Island base blaming them for the death of a government scientist. Read more
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ESSEX Pride Festival is just days away with organisers promising to transform Chelmsford for a day this Sunday. Read more
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Police in the county have scrapped the use of life-sized cardboard cut outs of police officers.
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Police have cast their net further afield as they search for a man caught stealing from a fish shop in Shenfield. Read more
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A Clacton man has suffered flash burns after attempting to chase a spider using aerosol and a cigarette lighter.
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THE 70-year-old man killed in a crash at Rochford on Saturday has been named as David Churn of Plumberow Avenue, Hockley. Read more
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POLICE are seeking witnesses to an early morning assault in Rayleigh that left a man with a fractured jaw. Read more
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A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from Billericay has been charged with GBH after a man’s skull was fractured in a disturbance on the town’s High Street over the weekend. Read more
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POLICE at Leigh on Sea took prompt action to prevent a planned 'rave' taking place on Two Tree Island late on Saturday evening. Read more
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A CASH-strapped Council is targeting motorists with traffic officers patrolling residential streets in the dead of night. Read more
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A WOMAN and two men have been charged in connection with a suspected sham wedding in Tilbury. Read more
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BOMB-MAKING materials have been snuck into a Southend court this week during an inquest into the death of a government scientist. Read more
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