Funding has been approved for a multi-million-pound facility for children with special educational needs (SEND) in a Romford school. Havering Council has been granted £2.7million by the Department for ...

An Essex district is set to see 17,000 new homes being built in what the local MP has called an “insane” and “unacceptable” plan. Mark Francois, Tory MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, made the comment ...

1530: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, advisor to Henry VIII, dies just before facing trial for treason. 1643: Composer Claudio Monteverdi dies aged 76. 1745: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite army moves into ...

A large array of industrial batteries – made up of 28 shipping container-sized steel boxes – has been given the go ahead despite concerns about its potential harm to the green belt. The 49.9MW battery ...

Old Southendian and leaders Catholic United played out a well-contested goalless draw in the Essex Olympian League Premier Division under the Garon Park floodlights. In front of a decent midweek crowd ...

After shipping nine goals over games against Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, Thomas Frank could be forgiven for treading carefully ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League clash with Fulham in N17 ...

(3 pm unless stated) Friday, August 1 Bootle v 1874 Northwich (7.45pm) Enfield v Wormley Rovers (7.45pm) Pickering Town v ...

Plans for two new artificial grass sports pitches at Belhus Park Golf and Country Club in Aveley are set to go before Thurrock Council’s planning committee next week, with officers recommending ...

A new 302-home housing estate with a primary school and nursery is set to be built beside a country park in a south Essex town – but only if plans are agreed upon. Proposals by Pigeon Investment ...

A major housing development in Corringham, including up to 300 homes and a 70-bed care home, has been recommended for approval by Thurrock Council’s planning officers. The application, submitted by ...

Wicketkeeper/batter Aarav Salil hit a brilliant unbeaten 185* to help bottom of the table Springfield overwhelm Old Southendian & Southchurch by 190 runs in an otherwise one-sided Essex League ...

BKS Sports Development 1-1 Pitsea Athletic Reserves (Pitsea Athletic Reserves won 6-5 on penalties) Rayleigh 2-2 Leigh Ramblers A (Rayleigh won 7-6 on penalties) ...