22+ hour, 4+ min ago  (75+ words) Southend Echo Bridgewater Drive, Southend closed due to 'water main work' A key Southend road has been shut in both directions because of "water main work". Bridgewater Drive is closed both ways between A1158 Southbourne Grove and Mannering Gardens. A spokesperson…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (361+ words) A "1. 2 million Brentwood home with a top-floor master suite is the latest property prize from BOTB. The firm is offering participants the chance to win the four-bedroom detached house in Brentwood, Essex for just "1. This move comes as the demand…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (456+ words) BOSSES at a family-run Southend business are renewing their search for answers after a devastating arson attack destroyed their industrial unit. Timber 4 U, run by father and son duo David and Bradley Riley, has issued an appeal for anyone with…...

21+ hour, 31+ min ago  (40+ words) Southend Echo Find events in Basildon and Southend and the surrounding areas using the Echo local events calendar today. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (648+ words) Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has spoken with her US counterpart, as Donald Trump faced condemnation after warning "a whole civilisation will die" if Iran failed to meet his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The escalating crisis in the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (207+ words) A rider remains in hospital with "serious injuries" following a crash in south Essex. The collision involved a car and a motorbike, which happened on Broomfield Road, Chelmsford on Sunday, April 5 at 2. 50pm. The rider was arrested on suspicion of drug…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago  (387+ words) A much-loved street art festival is set to return to Southend again next summer, with organisers confirming plans and inviting artists to apply. Southend City Jam will take place from Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August 30, bringing large-scale murals, live painting…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago  (326+ words) Increases in noise, pollution and increased lorry traffic will be harmful to neighbouring householders if plans to demolish Waltham Abbey garden nursery go ahead, Epping Forest District Council has been warned. Waltham Abbey Town Council has received strong objections from…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (279+ words) DRONE images showing the scale of a major fire which has closed the A13 this afternoon in a significant emergency response. London Fire Brigade has warned residents in the area of Ripple Road, Barking, to keep windows and doors closed and…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (14+ words) Save on some of the finest luxury holiday hot spots in the UK'Southend Echo...