Aldi store workers are set for a pay rise as the supermarket announced it was hiking its minimum wage to £13 an hour from September. The discount grocery chain claims to be the first UK supermarket to ...

England head coach Sarina Wiegman and Football Association CEO Mark Bullingham in screen grab taken from PA Video during a Wembley press conference (PA Archive/PA Images). Mark Bullingham has hailed ...

As the UK’s number one outdoor adventure company, live life more adventurously this summer with a trip to Go Ape.

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery said their families have spent decades waiting for answers.

The Euro 2025 winners were quickly escorted to 10 Downing Street after they arrived at Southend Airport on Monday afternoon.

The people of Southport will not “allow evil to define” them, a year on from a knife attack on a children’s dance class. Tuesday marks one year since Axel Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time, entered ...

Two sisters celebrate a lifelong connection to a hospice as it marks its 35th anniversary, built on decades of volunteering and fundraising.

Calls have been made for greater use of public transport following a new round of cuts to a Shoebury bus service.

A LONG-CLOSED miniature railway has finally been reopened to the public after years of passionate renovation.

The first phase of a £9.8 million casino refurbishment has been completed with residents invited to an upcoming relaunch event.

Elderly residents living near Westcliff seafront say they live in dread of weekly antisocial behaviour from boy racers and motorbike enthusiasts.

Organisers are celebrating the return of Southend’s Lazydays music festival after visitors flocked to the city from as far away as the USA.