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The HMT Empire Windrush first docked in England on June 22 1948 at Tilbury Docks in Essex.

Marking the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush docking in Essex, a BBC documentary will follow the project, which King Charles III has commemorated in a book

In the twilight hours of June 21 1948, a weathered five-deck troopship transporting 1,027 passengers moored off Gravesend on the south bank of the river Thames. That evening, immigration officials would begin carefully processing those aboard. The following afternoon, passengers would walk off the gangplank, finally stepping foot on British…

Amber Turner has reportedly made the decision to halt filming for The Only Way Is Essex after she and her co-star Dan Edgar split after a six-year relationship

A hero to club time triallists in Essex, Alex Dowsett is the everyman who broke the Hour record and won Grand Tour stages

Clacton-on-Sea in Essex has four times the national average when it comes to anti-social behaviour. It is the worst hotspot in the country with a whopping 68 incidents for every 1,000 residents

Newton Abbott-based Zenith Doors' director John Grant is retiring

A couple and seven pets have been rescued after a lightning strike set fire to the roof of their bungalow in Essex.

More thunder, lightning and heavy rain is on the way for many parts of the UK in the hours, after a lightning strike set light to a bungalow in the village of Corringham, Essex