Southend-on-Sea1 day agoHospitals still waiting for £96m of fundingThe regional NHS trust has only had £22m of the £118m in government funding it secured in 2018.1 day agoEssex8 days agoChurches open their doors after tree deathPeople are being offered quiet spaces for reflection after the death of seven-year-old Leonna Ruka.8 days agoEssex8 days agoCigarette fire killed man living in sheltered flatThe 68-year-old's daughter tells the BBC he "loved a good laugh and had a grand sense of humour".8 days agoEssex8 days agoSouthend tree fall tragedy: What do we know so far?Work is ongoing to try to understand how the tree came to fall on children who were underneath it.8 days agoEssex1 Jul 2025Family pay tribute to girl killed by falling treeLeonna Ruka died after being injured in a Southend park and her family calls her "a light in our lives".1 Jul 2025Essex1 Jul 2025Fire crews left deeply affected by collapsed tree Tributes are being left at the park where a branch broke off a tree, killing a seven-year-old girl.1 Jul 2025Essex30 Jun 2025Tree that killed child was propped up for decadesA councillor says supports had been holding up the tree at least as far back as the 1990s.30 Jun 2025Essex29 Jun 2025People tried to lift tree that fell and killed girlWitnesses say 40 to 50 bystanders ran to help and tried to lift the tree off two children.29 Jun 2025Essex26 Jun 2025Arson probe over Southend training ground blazeFire engulfs a derelict two-storey building at the Eastern Avenue site.26 Jun 2025Essex...
