Here are five of the best garden centres to visit in Essex this spring including Perrywood, Popular Nurseries and Summerhill Garden Centre.

An 11-year-old girl from Southend scored in the top 1 of the British Mensa IQ test and gained membership of the elite club.

The commitment by Sir Christian Turner comes amid long-standing concerns over the state of the nation’s armed forces.

Mad Dogs and Englishmen is an afternoon tea restaurant and cocktail lounge found in Leigh that is well worth a visit.

Beeleigh, on the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation, is an area near Maldon in Essex. With many great walking routes on offer in this part of the county, visitors are spoilt for choice when deciding ...

Bluebell season has started early, with woodlands already erupting into seas of violet-blues. Here are five nature reserves where you can enjoy ...

An Essex man has been jailed for drugs offences following a vehicle stop by two sharp-eyed neighbourhood policing officers in Braintree. They spotted the car, being driven by Aulon Cani, of Wideford ...

Cezar Nica, two, and his brother David, 10 months, have both been diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder ...

Full Fact has reported that a real image posted by Ms Pochin from the campaign trail was edited to change the supporters she was standing with.

Three, O2 and Lycamobile were the lowest performing networks in the survey of more than 5,000 mobile users by Which?