4+ hour, 46+ min ago   (397+ words) The ruling affects firms at Limehouse Nursery, also known as 401 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, where vehicles were sold on land once used for garden centre parking. Appeals relating to sites occupied by Stewart Automotive Limited, Aspire Automotive Limited, M&A Motors…...

16+ hour, 45+ min ago   (243+ words) Police are appealing for information after reports were made about a man repeatedly exposing himself in Danbury. The incidents reportedly took place between July 18 and September 9. The suspect allegedly exposed himself to victims in various locations, including between St John…...

21+ hour, 34+ 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…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (667+ words) A woman has told jurors about the moment she believes she caught a man trying to sexually assault her incapacitated friend. The witness told Basildon Crown Court she found her friend leaning over a car in a Southend car park…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (386+ words) BASILDON council has introduced a new social media policy in response to concerns about online "abuse". Councillors backed the policy at yesterday’s full council meeting after concerns were raised about personal attacks between members online. The policy says councillors’ social…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (309+ words) Traders hoping to join a seafront Christmas event have fallen victim to an online booking scam. Fraudsters posing as event organisers for the Christmas Time at Canvey Seafront event have reportedly targeted traders, claiming to represent Fantasy Island and offering…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (310+ words) A Basildon man caught growing over £50,000 worth of cannabis has told a court his mum “gave me a right bollocking”. Jake Lazarus, 34, of Cheshunts, has pleaded guilty to a single charge of producing cannabis. Prosecutor Hollie Davies told Basildon Crown…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (425+ words) A judge has asked lawyers to decide what evidence they can agree ahead of the trial of comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli who is accused of rape and other sex offences. He faces 20 charges involving five women between 2006 and 2022 at locations…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (404+ words) A woman accusing a former firefighter of a campaign of violent abuse previously attributed her injuries to unrelated accidents, a witness has claimed. Richard Blakebrough is accused of subjecting a woman to controlling or coercive behaviour and assaulting her on…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (574+ words) A protester called ex-home secretary Suella Braverman “Cruella Deville” in a speech outside Downing Street days after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel, a court has heard. Urslaan Khan, 44, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of expressing…...