A Southend restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Jaffna Bites, a restaurant, cafe or canteen ...

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

Peruvian Navy tall ship Bap Union has been visiting ports around the UK for the first time this summer, and was seen moored on the Thames Estuary near Mulberry Harbour on Saturday. The vessel is ...

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

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

A seven-year-old girl who died when a tree collapsed in a park in Southend-on-Sea, in Essex, on Saturday has been named by ...

BRITISH Airways flights to London City Airport were diverted to Southend last night as French air traffic control strikes ...

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

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

The Music Man Project is a UK charity founded in Southend and provides a music education and performance service for people with learning disabilities. A spokesman for the charity said: "Our ...

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

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