Here is what we know so far about the circumstances around the tragedy. A large tree in Chalkwell Park partially fell on five ...

SOUTHEND Council is being urged to reassure residents the 2026 local elections will go ahead. Local elections for Essex ...

Sea residents should prepare for a change in weather conditions today, with rain expected to hit the area after a week of ...

EXCITED residents flocked to Southend Pier yesterday as a full-size replica of Christopher Columbus' famous flagship ...

FREE drop-off parking has been scrapped at Southend Airport as bosses seek to promote train and bus travel. The airport had previously offered 15 minutes free drop-off parking in its long stay car ...

Seven-year-old Leonna Ruka died when a tree toppled on to her in a Southend park on Saturday. | ITV News Anglia ...

Police have launched an investigation into the collapse of a tree in an Essex park which killed a seven-year-old girl and ...

Witnesses said 40 to 50 people had tried to lift up the fallen tree, which partially collapsed at a park in Southend on ...

Leonna Ruka, from Dagenham, was visiting family in the area on Saturday, where she travelled to Chalkwell Park to enjoy the ...

A cricketer has spoken of rushing to lift a tree off of injured children in a park in Southend after it collapsed. A ...

A witness has described hearing a "horrendous, screeching scream" and how 40 to 50 people tried to lift the fallen tree off ...

Crews from six fire stations tackled a blaze at the Boots and Laces ground. Essex Fire and Rescue Service said it broke out ...