An interactive map shows the exact areas of Essex with the highest number of cases of an ancient biblical disease. It comes as Government advisors call for a vaccination programme to target the growing threat of gonorrhoea.
The latest NHS data shows th…
Weather forecasters have predicted a White Christmas for parts of Essex this year as the county heads into the festive season. Christmas lights have started to be turned on across Essex, children are getting ready to meet Santa at grottos – and meteoro…
The MP for Rochford and Southend East has announced their decision not to stand at the next General Election “with regret”. Sir James Duddridge has been an Essex MP for almost 20 years.
The Conservative, 52, says he is looking forward to “new chapter” …
A multi-vehicle crash caused huge delays on the M25 near the Dartford Crossing on Tuesday afternoon (November 14). Traffic was stopped on the A282 southbound between J1B and J2.
Traffic officers were at the scene and recovery is en route, National High…
Teen pedestrian in hospital with serious head injuries after south Essex crash (Image: Google Street View / Stock image)A teenage boy was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by a car in south Essex.Police are appealing for inf…
The Perfect Storm – The East Coast Floods of 1953 – Michelle Savage
AT our first meeting of the season we welcomed Museum Officer Michelle Savage. Her talk was entitled The Perfect Storm, focusing on how the floods on the night of 31st January/1st Feb…
Members of the drivers union Aslef at 16 train operators in England will strike today (September 30), as well as Wednesday – coinciding with the annual conference of the Conservative Party in Manchester.
Many parts of the country will have no services …
Thames Freeport is celebrating £600 million ($734 million) of private sector investment committed to the project in its first two years, which is resulting in the creation of over 1,000 news jobs throughout the region.
On a visit to meet the Thames Fre…
The new station would be built at the site of the existing one on London Road.An update to the council’s Planning, Transport and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee, external[1], said: “The remaining budget to deliver the design costs for phas…
ElectraMeccanica, (NASDAQ: SOLO) (“ElectraMeccanica”), a designer and assembler of electric vehicles, and Tevva, a pioneer in electric medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles (“Tevva”), today announced that they have entered into a definitive arrang…
A woman who took her own life after believing she had not slept in years should have had more support from the mental health trust, a coroner has warned. Coroner for Essex Sean Horstead has told Essex Partnership NHS Trust (EPUT) there was an ‘inapprop…
People have slammed a “vile” woman who allegedly blocked a healthcare worker’s car on purpose – then enacted revenge when reprimanded by police. According to the healthcare worker, who shared her frustrations online, the neighbour[1] has gone out of he…
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An aerial view of the Port of Tilbury. Its operators, Forth Ports along with RWE and Mitsui, will develop two green hydrogen projects to help decarbonise operations.
RWE, one of the UK’s largest power generators, alon…
A LORRY driver who denied he was too tired to drive, has been jailed for 28 months for causing a motorway collision in which a man sustained multiple life changing injuries.
Shortly before 10pm on Wednesday 13 February 2019, Roads Policing officers wer…