Brand-new gym equipment has been unveiled at Rayleigh and Clements Hall Leisure Centres as part of a significant investment project at these two local centres. The work follows Everyone Active taking ...

This initiative aims to provide urgent assistance to households grappling with the cost of essentials, such as food and energy.

Long-awaited repairs on Rectory Road, linking Hawkwell and Rochford, have been booked for May 16 and 17 after it became notorious for the severity of its potholes. According to Julie Gooding, Hawkwell ...

Residents are being urged to have their say on controversial plans to build 1,800 new homes on a huge site stretching across Bowers Gifford ...

With Japan charging an average tax rate of 1.9% on other countries’ goods and having a long-standing alliance with the US, the Wednesday talks are a crucial indicator of whether the Trump ...

SOUTHEND United’s players turned on the style as Kevin Maher’s testimonial year started in successful fashion this evening.

JOSH Batch has announced his retirement from professional ice-hockey. Batch - who grew up in Wickford and attended Westcliff High School - has shone for the Cardiff Devils for the past 13 seasons ...

STUART Bingham will not take part in this year’s World Snooker Championship. Bingham, who is from Basildon, has competed in every event at the Crucible since 2010. But he will not feature this time ...

Yeyasso farming co-operative in Ivory Coast is trialling a new supply chain initiative that aims to increase the Fairtrade premium it receives.

Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before.

Men are less likely than women to seek support after being diagnosed with cancer, a charity has said. And if they do seek ...

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.