The demand has been made ahead of a meeting between the Prison Officers’ Association and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

Japanese Knotweed sightings around Essex are recorded by Environet, with larger areas like Southend and Brentwood being among the hotspots.

Leicester supporters were finally put of their misery as an instant return to the Championship was confirmed. The 1-0 defeat to Liverpool was their 23rd loss in 33 matches, signalling their second ...

A TALENTED actress has “trained like she’s running a marathon” as she takes on her dream role as Eva Peron at the Palace Theatre ...

A REVAMPED bus network will hit Southend’s streets this week providing essential new routes and services to areas which have gone without ...

A RUGBY club youth chairman is set to take on the London Marathon as part of it’s efforts to raise funds to support disadvantaged children ...

ROUGH sleepers in Southend are receiving free and vital dental care as part of a citywide effort to boost dental health ...

Despite the declaration of an Easter ceasefire on Saturday, Ukrainian forces have recorded 59 instances of Russian shelling.

>Ex Shrimpers Tyler Cordner, Aaron Cosgrave, Wes Fonguck, George Moncur, Luke O'Neill and Josh Wright have all played for Ebbsfleet this season. Striker Dominic Poleon was also with Blues as a ...

The bank holiday weekend will end with cloud and rain for much of the UK, the Met Office has forecast. The weather service said that Monday would be “rather cloudy with rain continuing eastwards, ...

KEVIN Maher is seeking big attacking improvements from Southend United at Ebbsfleet this afternoon. The Shrimpers head to the already relegated Kent club looking to keep their lingering hopes of a ...

BASILDON’S Zak Surety cannot wait to make his Crucible debut in the World Snooker Championship today. Surety worked his way through qualifying to face Ding Junhui in the first round. And he remains ...