Food & Drink

How these Basildon restaurants, pubs and takeaways fared in new hygiene ratings. Pics: Google Street View

How these Basildon restaurants, pubs and takeaways fared in new hygiene ratings
New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 13 of Basildon’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – and it’s good news for them all.

Dean Barber, 32, managed to get tickets for Adele's Hyde Park concert on Saturday, and took a Pride flag to the event. Pictures: SWNS

Essex Adele fan gets VIP seats after letting singer borrow Pride flag for show

Katy's Cafe Lounge Will Replace Abandoned Budgens Supermarket

New cafe and cocktail bar to open in place of former town centre supermarket

Authentic - Host Paul Cowland with Neil Butterfield, group MD at Shield Batteries

Leigh battery specialist feature on Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars episode

KFC Colonel's Club scrapped in major shake-up to loyalty scheme. (PA)

KFC fans rage as fast food chain confirms major change affecting UK restaurants

Crowd shots from the Michael Ball and Alfie Boe concert at Colchester's Castle Park. Pictures by Steve Brading.

Can you spot yourself in our crowd pictures from the Ball & Boe concert?

Yazmin Oukhellou. Credit: ITV

TOWIE star Yazmin seriously injured as ex Jake Maclean dies in car crash

Hey Duggee. (Live Nation)

CBeebies hit Hey Duggee is coming to Southend- how to buy tickets

McDonald’s confirmed it was experiencing UK-wide supply issues but did not clarify what items may be affected or unavailable (PA)

McDonald's warns favourite items could be unavailable due to supply shortage

Minions: The Rise Of Gru. Credit: AP/PA

Treat your little minions to these toy bundles as The Rise Of Gru hits cinemas

Smitten - Ferne McCann has announced her engagement to Lorri Haines. Credit: PA

Former Towie star announces engagement whilst on holiday in France

Pop icon - Lulu is back with show For The Record

Pop icon Lulu is coming to the Towngate in November

McDonald’s confirmed it was experiencing UK-wide supply issues but did not clarify what items may be affected or unavailable (PA)

McDonald's warns favourite items could be unavailable due to supply shortage

Fairytale magic - former event at Adventure Island

Five things to do this weekend - fairytale fun at Adventure Island and more

Beautiful - John in his garden

Open garden trail in Bowers Gifford trail on Sunday

The food hygiene ratings of every McDonald's in the county has been recorded (PA)

The food hygiene ratings for every McDonald's in Essex

Making Waves - Created by Dan Kitchener in Clarence Road, Southend

Street-art festival to bring 'life and colour' back into the city

Community - Southend Vegan Fair in 2021

Vegan fair to return this weekend as organiser urges all residents to attend

Customers will be able to personalise their beer cans with their own texts and images (BrewDog)

BrewDog unveils range of beer cans that you can add your own personal touch to

Enjoy a summer of wellness with Holland & Barrett huge sale on over 1000 products (Holand & Barrett)

Enjoy a summer of wellness with Holland & Barrett huge sale on over 1000 products

Josh Samuel Le Grove. Love Island, tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox (ITV)

Meet Essex boy Josh Samuel Le Grove ahead of Love Island's Casa Amor

Sugababes. (PA)

The Sugababes are coming to Southend- How to get tickets

Now TV customers warned over 'hidden' £60 charge for Sky streaming service. (Now TV/Canva)

Now TV customers issued warning over 'hidden' £60 charge - how to stop it

Couple up with Aldi this summer to transform your garden into the Love Island villa (PA/Aldi)

Couple up with Aldi this summer to transform your garden into the Love Island villa

Save some cash this summer with ShopDisney's summer sale (Canva/ShopDisney)

Save some cash this summer with ShopDisney's summer sale

Viral - Brooke and Jess have blown up on Tik Tok

Meet the Tik Tok stars who bagged a Netflix deal dancing to a Louis Theroux rap

Former south Essex high street McDonalds could become Irish bar. Photo: Google Street View / Canva

Former south Essex high street McDonalds could become traditional Irish bar

Charlene White and Catherine Southon pictured at Petersfield on the day of filming

Much-loved famous antiques show comes to rural Essex shopping village

(Background) Tesco. ( Circle) Heinz Baked Beans. Credit: PA

Heinz Baked Beans, Ketchup and more missing from Tesco shelves in price dispute

(Background) Tasha and Paige on Love Island. (ITV)
( Circle) A woman putting on make up (Pexels)

5 expert tips to keep your summer make up flawless like you're on Love Island

Love Island’s Ekin-Su couples up with Quay sunglasses (ITV/Quay)

Love Island's Ekin-Su couples up with Quay sunglasses and so can you

ShopDisney releases new Stitch collection to mark Anniversary (ShopDisney)

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Stitch with the new collection from ShopDisney

Ekin-Su and Gemma on Love Island, tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox. Credit: ITV

Essex Love Island star Ekin-Su clashes with Gemma TONIGHT- See a sneak peek

Deliveroo launches first ever fried chicken wait-list with Popeyes in Essex. Photo: Deliveroo / Talker Tailor

American fast-food chain to give away 1,000 chicken sandwiches in Essex

Space man - Wilf Elliott holds up his drawing of Sam Ryder with the man himself

Sam Ryder signs portrait by talented artist to fundraise for rare condition

Mums horror after toddler chokes on gum eating McDonalds pancake in Basildon. Photo: Google Street View

'My son choked on McDonald's pancake... because it had chewing gum in it’

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash. Credit: PA

Stacey Solomon shares heartwarming message to Joe Swash during his Ibiza Stag Do

See the KFC deals you can redeem now until July (PA)

See the KFC deals you can redeem now until July

Juliet Sear on This Morning (Credit: ITV)

Juliet Sear’s journey from Leigh business owner to This Morning expert

Asda shoppers forced to make difficult decision at till, says boss

Asda shoppers forced to make difficult decision at till, says boss

Friendly faces - the pub team at The Marlborough Head in Rochford

Pub of the Week: The Marlborough Head's garden has sun all day long

Casa Amor date revealed for 2022 series of Love Island and it's soon (ITV)

Casa Amor date revealed for 2022 series of Love Island and it's soon

Transform your garden into the Love Island villa with these 8 items (OnBuy/PA/ITV)

Transform your garden into the Love Island villa with these 8 items

The UK's luckiest postcodes for winning the lottery have been revealed (PA)

The UK postcodes where you are most likely to win the lottery

Tesco is giving away FREE breakfast this weekend if you have this job

Tesco is giving away FREE breakfast this weekend if you have this job

In the sun - presenter Ben Hillman with John Lord and Liz Silk.

Happy fry-day as Essex chip shop owners are on popular Channel 4 show tonight

In the driving seat - entrepreneur Sonny Green. All photos by Gaz De Vere.

Entrepreneur Sonny also has the gift of the gab when it comes to music

Royal Jubilee performance - Sam Ryder at the Queen's Jubilee. Photo: PA Media.

Sam Ryder will perform the national anthem at the UK's biggest sporting event

The first episode of Charged - True Crime UK tells the story of Warrington killer Christopher Guest More Jr

new documentary A new true crime series featuring local journalists has just launched on YouTube

Toby Carvery is giving away FREE meals this weekend if you have this job

Toby Carvery is giving away FREE meals this weekend if you have this job

(left) Luca and Jacques on Love Island. Credit: ITV and eBay

Love Island boys Jacques and Luca set pulses racing in eBay's varsity jacket

See Sky's new content coming to its channels and NOW in July 2022 (PA)

See Sky's new content coming to its channels and NOW in July 2022

Ekin-Su and Charlie on Love Island, tonight at 9 pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox. Credit: ITV

Essex Love Island star Ekin-Su goes on a steamy hot tub date with new boy Charlie

More than 500 million Harry Potter books have now been sold worldwide. Pictures: PA

Ultra-rare Harry Potter book and film prop cloak to be auctioned off in Essex