Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has renewed a pledge to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump.

A popular Christmas romcom is set to be screened at the Cliffs Pavilion with a live orchestra. The Holiday will open on Thursday, November 28 as part of a 15-date UK-wide tour. The tour will feature ...

Hurricane Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Friday as it swirled through the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to break apart after ploughing through Cuba. The storm knocked out the island’s ...

Maxwell’s is one of Southend’s most popular choices for brunchers seeking a no-nonsense treat. The café boasts an impressive menu including vegan and gluten-free choices. Visitors can sample jacket ...

Students from Leigh’s Expressions Theatre Arts have been selected to perform alongside Ru Paul's Drag Race UK winner, The Vivienne, in a ...

A SCHOOL has warned parents after a worrying incident where a man was seen "naked from the waist down" in a car. Beauchamps High School, in Wickford, wrote to parents this week after the incident ...

FRESH plans for 300 homes on green belt land in Basildon have been unveiled - just days after the council published its 27,000-home draft local plan. Developers have submitted the first stage of a ...

A SOUTH Essex MP is reviving his campaign to “can the cones” and bring in charges for slow roadworks after claiming the county is “one of Britain’s most dug-up areas”. Mark Francois, Tory MP for ...

Siamese cat, Merry, who loves exploring the Paglesham countryside, needed multiple surgeries and a feeding tube after the seed pierced her stomach ...

A SHOP owner in Southend has claimed he will be forced to fork out an extra £10,000 a year and will be unable to hire extra staff as a result of Labour’s new budget. Shaz Setoudeh, owner of Keisha’s ...

The old Beecroft building is known for its characteristic features but the gallery was closed and relocated in 2014.

A police marksman who shot a man wrongly suspected of being a terrorist after the 7/7 London bombings said he was certain “we were going to die” if he did not act. Jean Charles de Menezes was killed a ...