Lewis Berrill

Dry Street Primary School is set to be built on land north of Dry Street, Nethermayne

AN ELDERLY couple who turned an old pumping station into a home have won a legal battle against the council to continue living there.

THE GREEN party won its first ever seat on Southend Council in a historic night for the party signalling a new era of “environmentally focussed politics”.

SOUTHEND Council remains in no majority overall control with Labour and the Conservatives both making gains amid an Independent collapse.

A PATIENT experiencing a mental health episode climbed onto the roof of Basildon Hospital but was talked down to safety by emergency service after an hour-long standoff.

THREE children died as a result of domestic abuse in Essex over 10 years – with the numbers of young victims steadily growing each year.

WORK is well underway on a 221 “flat-pack” home development creating a new mini-village on the outskirts of Southend.

POLITICAL rivalries have taken the backseat as Labour councillor took on a Tory challenge to come to the Southend election count dressed in a dinosaur suit.

POTTON Island and Foulness Island are "ideal locations" for onshore wind farms that could cut energy bills and tackle climate change.

WORK to bolster Canvey’s flood defences and revamp the crumbling concrete revetment in a £75 million project are taking shape.