Often seen as time consuming and a messy job, removing old wallpaper is certainly not a task many of us revel in.

Strictly Air Ambulance 2026 will take centre stage at the Brentwood Centre on March 14, 2026, seeing dance performances and celebrity guests. The event aims to raise funds for the charity's air ...

The tourists have passed up the opportunity to send any of their first-choice Test team to face a Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra.

David Moyes refused to condemn Idrissa Gueye for his bizarre red card as Everton clung on to beat Manchester United 1-0 and give the Scot his first win at Old Trafford as a visiting manager.

Havens hospices has launched its Robins of Remembrance appeal for the second year running, inviting people to dedicate robin decorations in memory of those they have lost. The scheme follows the ...

The Southend Green Party has unveiled its latest candidates for the 2026 elections at a community action day. The seven candidates were announced on Sunday, November 23 at a launch event. This comes ...

Work on a new special school in south Essex is set to start before Christmas and will cater for children with the most severe special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The long-awaited Wolsey ...

Michael Steward, from Southend, pleaded guilty to inflicting GBH with intent in July - but claimed he could not remember doing it, or why he ...

Southend High School for Boys’ science department is in the running for the PTI’s (previously the Prince’s Teaching Institute) annual Bernice McCabe Award. This recognition is given to school ...

A new £200,000 state-of-the-art centre for children with special educational needs has opened at a school in Basildon. The hub at Lee Chapel Primary School and Nursery was officially unveiled on ...

Former police officer Paul Morris was part of the Southend's RNLI crew called to reports of a person in distress.