‘We are backing ourselves’: Labour aims to turn tide on Tories in Essex
The Audio Long Read
‘Ryan Reynolds never had to deal with this’: the slow death and (possible) rebirth of Southend United – podcast
May 2024
The long read
‘Ryan Reynolds never had to deal with this’: the slow death and (possible) rebirth of Southend United
The long read: In 20 years, this Essex club has tumbled down the leagues and seen its ground fall apart. Is a revival finally coming – or will hopes be dashed again?
March 2024
US firm Carlyle to take control of Southend airport after debt deal
Essex-based hub to pass into hands of private-equity firm after agreement on £194m debt
February 2024
Sea scouts and sun worshippers: summer in Southend – in pictures
When Owen Harvey moved to Southend-on-Sea he wasn’t prepared for the huge influx of day trippers who arrive in the summer months
November 2023
Death of boy, 10, in Essex after asthma attack was avoidable, inquest rules
Living hell: Britain’s rent crisis
Bedsit Britain: 160,000 people in England crammed into unlicensed housing
August 2023
Save our seaside – campaign to give UK beach towns the same status as castles and historic houses
Votes invited for the public’s top 10 resorts and experiences, from beach huts and lidos to the Blackpool Tower
July 2023
Essex rollercoaster breakdown leaves riders hanging at 30 metres
Councils issue record number of fines for ‘busybody offences’ in England and Wales
March 2023
Brief letters
Stay-at-home mums who put the hours in
A year ago my Essex home town was abuzz at becoming a city – now a ‘toxic’ culture war has taken over
Tim Burrows
April 2022
Princess Essex review – Anne Odeke gives spark to Black British history lesson
This one-woman playsteers through characters with charm, but is held back by a story that is less than the sum of its parts
March 2022
‘I will tell my grandchildren’: Southend celebrates city status
Visit from royalty marks transition to Essex’s second city after murder of Sir David Amess MP last October
October 2021
The Guardian view on MPs’ security: it takes culture change
Editorial: Protecting public servants is urgent, but uncivil politics and radicalisation are different problems with no quick solutions
Dedicated and tireless, David Amess was a paragon of a good constituency MP
Simon Jenkins
He did all he could to make himself a man of Southend rather than simply Westminster, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Suitable memorials to honour David Amess
Sir David Amess obituary
MPs back Southend-on-Sea bid for city status to honour David Amess
July 2021
Other lives
Kenneth MacKinnon obituary
Other Lives: Expert in Gaelic who advised the Scottish government on promoting the language
