Maya Jama features in a new teaser clip for Love Island: All Stars which is due to launch in January. The 29-year-old presented the 2023 winter and summer series of Love Island and now she’ll return to our screens for the new format of the show
The UK is expected to be hit by further bad weather as transport cancellations are looking ever more likely due to Storm Fergus safety fears. Storm Fergus was named by the Irish meteorological service, Met Eireann. Trains, flights, ferries
FOR 105 years, Southend’s Adventure Island, in Western Esplanade, has been putting smiles on families’ faces, as well as helping to create lifelong memories. With its stunning seaside location, the variety of rides on offer and the enthusiastic
SOUTHEND’S newest seafront restaurant is “almost fully booked” weeks in advance, according to bosses who have insisted its pan-pacific offering has been a resounding success since it opened. Zinnia, located inside the Clifftown Shore development
RESIDENTS living in Basildon’s Brooke House tower block must be given a clear plan and “some peace of mind” if they have to move out during repair work, a councillor has insisted. Maryam Yaqub, St Martin’s ward Labour councillor, says the council
DAMAGED and ageing council houses in Basildon are in urgent need of repairs and the council is set to go more than half-a-million over budget in an attempt to fix them, it has been revealed. Councillors on the corporate plan committee are set to
NEW food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 11 Basildon establishments; the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. The scheme gives businesses a rating from five to zero, with five being hygiene standards are very good, and zero being urgent
SOUTHEND High Street’s newest Asian restaurant is already proving a huge hit, serving a range of mouth-watering Japanese, Chinese and Korean food. Sokuri has only been open a week but its Oriental aromas from dishes such as spicy chicken are pulling
A CANVEY family and their supporters have donated Christmas presents to more than 50 struggling families this year. Kevin Crabb, and his wife Yolanda, set up their charity Bobby’s Big Heart five years ago. They were inspired by their son Bobby
A LEADING Southend charity has one wish this Christmas - to help more than 300 families battling homelessness, the cost of living crisis or addiction and the Echo is proud to back its work. The St Vincent’s Centre, based in the Victoria Business
HAMPTON & Richmond boss Mel Gwinnett thought his side were rewarded for refusing to give up against Southend United. Hampton fought back from 2-0 down to win the third round FA Trophy tie on penalties. And Gwinnett felt the win was down to
SOUTHEND United skipper Nathan Ralph felt the Shrimpers contributed to their own downfall against Hampton & Richmond. Blues were beaten 4-2 on penalties by their National League South opponents after drawing 2-2 in normal time. And Ralph was
