21+ hour, 44+ min ago   (463+ words) A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (454+ words) A TOURIST tax could do "far more damage" than good if it is not "very carefully considered", a Southend businessman has said. The warning follows Government plans to let mayors in England introduce a levy on overnight stays. Southend Council…...

4+ day, 54+ min ago   (286+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday. The levy will be set by local leaders and charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation to overnight visitors, rather…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (775+ words) Hundreds of thousands of passengers who have been affected by Tuesday’s air traffic control problems are “unlikely to be entitled to compensation”, the aviation regulator has said. Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (405+ words) A new fashion retailer is opening its doors in south Essex in just a few weeks. Lefties, a value brand owned by Inditex and positioned as a rival to Primark, will open at Lakeside Shopping Centre in West Thurrock on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (205+ words) Police investigating a double murder in Glasgow have said a man they would have sought to arrest is dead. Paul Lafferty 50, and Gary Beaton, 54, were found with serious injuries at a property in Chancellor Street in the Partick area of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (564+ words) Traffic is once again travelling along the length of Princes Street in Edinburgh after the thoroughfare reopened following a fire at a historic building in early July. Buses and trams have been able to resume their normal routes after barriers…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (95+ words) Southend Echo Deported rapist Blerim Hajdarmataj caught living in Rayleigh Southend United Q&A with Echo reporter Chris Phillips Match report: Unbeaten Blues dig deep to win at Solihull Moors Matchday live: Kendall puts Blues 3-1 up at Solihull Moors Southend…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (424+ words) THREE Essex areas have seen some of the sharpest drops in property asking prices for popular commuter areas in the UK. Billericay, Chelmsford and Brentwood have recorded some of the biggest year-on-year declines among popular commuter areas, according to new…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (515+ words) The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of former snooker world champion Graeme Dott who is accused of child sex abuse. The 49-year-old is accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards two primary school age…...