Billericay Round Table has delivered more than 200 presents to Basildon Hospital with help from Harley-Davidson riders. The Lakeside Chapter of Harley-Davidson enthusiasts joined the Round Table and ...

A 104-year-old woman will be able to tuck into her Christmas dinner with pleasure thanks to a new initiative which sees dentists visit care homes across south Essex. The next week will be a double ...

Echo reporter, George Pizani, spent a morning serving breakfast to service users at Harp, Southend’s largest homelessness charity ...

Rochford Rotary Club are appealing to find the owner of a "wedding ring" after finding it in their donation buckets ...

To help keep on top of what is on the box here is a full TV schedule for Christmas Day.

Strictly Come Dancing will return in December with another Christmas special with six new celebrities - here is the lineup, judges and how to watch.

WITH the big day finally here and Santa having delivered presents overnight, many youngsters (and even adults) across Essex will be dreaming of ...

Not everyone wants to spend their entire Christmas Day cooped up inside with the family eating dinner and watching TV ...

A NUMBER of big-name businesses have opened new branches in south Essex this year. From Next expanding with a huge new store at Southend Airport Retail Park, to Slim Chickens opening its first ...

Southend United staff and players have made a heart-warming visit to Havens hospices to spread festive cheer. The visits followed the club's successful "United In Giving" campaign, which raised vital ...

The grieving family of Tyler Kerry have said they are sticking together and “getting through” their first Christmas without him ...