SOUTHEND Council is being urged to reassure residents the 2026 local elections will go ahead. Local elections for Essex ...

Here is what we know so far about the circumstances around the tragedy. A large tree in Chalkwell Park partially fell on five ...

Witnesses said 40 to 50 people had tried to lift up the fallen tree, which partially collapsed at a park in Southend on ...

FREE drop-off parking has been scrapped at Southend Airport as bosses seek to promote train and bus travel. The airport had previously offered 15 minutes free drop-off parking in its long stay car ...

A WOMAN from Southend who abused her position to steal more than £200,000 from the charity she worked for has been jailed.

Seven-year-old Leonna Ruka died when a tree toppled on to her in a Southend park on Saturday. | ITV News Anglia ...

A witness has described hearing a "horrendous, screeching scream" and how 40 to 50 people tried to lift the fallen tree off ...

Police have launched an investigation into the collapse of a tree in an Essex park which killed a seven-year-old girl and ...

Leonna Ruka, from Dagenham, was visiting family in the area on Saturday, where she travelled to Chalkwell Park to enjoy the ...

A HUGE blaze has broken out at Southend United’s former training ground. Firefighters swiftly rushed to the scene on Eastern ...

Crews from six fire stations tackled a blaze at the Boots and Laces ground. Essex Fire and Rescue Service said it broke out ...

Southend United Football Club has appointed AFL Architects to work on a redevelopment of its stadium, replacing an earlier ...