Local Democracy Reporter

Mainstream academy schools across Essex could be expelling more pupils to “suit their own ends”, a councillor has warned.

NEW homes on the border of Basildon and Thurrock could now be less attractive to buyers after plans for a major new 400kV power line were revealed.

PICTURES showing a huge mound of rubbish dumped near former football boss Glenn Tamplin's mansion have been made public for the first time.

The former manager of Billericay Town FC Glenn Tamplin has been handed an enforcement notice after as much as 15,000 tonnes of waste was found dumped on his land.

Vulnerable young people are being sent to secure units as far away as Scotland because of a lack of facilities in and around Essex.

Jools Holland and an Ibiza-inspired House and Garage orchestra are likely to be performing in the middle of Essex over the summer.

A fast growing upmarket bakery chain is set to take over a building formerly occupied by a branch of Waterstones.

Plans for 60 flats in the middle of Brentwood risks having a “catastrophic impact on the viability and long-term future” of an adjacent pub – the country’s leading brewer has argued.

A disused public loo is set to be transformed into a microbrewery bar in the middle of Rayleigh.

A dental company has defended its decision to stop providing NHS care – despite rising living costs squeezing household incomes.