4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (203+ words) A Basildon "parkrun legend" described as a "true inspiration" celebrated his 90th birthday with a special event in his name. Albert "Bert" Miles, who is a member of Castle Point Joggers, hosted the event last Saturday after he celebrated his birthday…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (523+ words) Boots has issued a warning to customers after a safety concern sparked a recall from UK shops. The pharmacist has told shoppers to “stop using the affected product immediately”, as it may cause burns and comes with a fire risk....

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (434+ words) A Southend gym raised more than £5,000 for charity during a 24-hour fundraiser to celebrate their fourth anniversary. TruGym, based on Bournes Green Chase in Southend, hosted the event to mark its fourth anniversary, with all proceeds going to Mind South…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (383+ words) A south Essex fitness enthusiast has celebrated a special milestone after completing his 1,000th bootcamp session on his 62nd birthday, having racked up more than 70,000 press ups along the way. Simon Foxen, from Benfleet, achieved the feat during a challenging workout with…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (367+ words) A new 24-hour gym is planned for a vacant unit in Basildon. The gym would take over the vacant first-floor unit at Festival Leisure Park that was formerly occupied by Sprinkles Gelato. Anytime Fitness has applied to Basildon Council to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (389+ words) A world-record-holding woman is set to attempt to pull a steam train uphill for a south Essex breast cancer charity. Kamaldeep Walli, safeguarding and security manager at c2c Railway, is preparing to pull a 12 to 16-tonne steam train and carriages as…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (158+ words) Asda is recalling three lines of ladies’ handbags after they were found to pose a “serious” chemical risk which may cause damage to the reproductive system. The bags, which are all black and have an “unknown” country of origin, contain…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (406+ words) A campaign aimed at helping care-experienced young people make a positive difference in their communities has been launched in Southend by a double Olympic medallist. Former javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread helped officially launch SEE Action on Monday alongside volunteers who…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (417+ words) TWO sisters from Southend are taking on more than 130k in a night-time walking challenge spread over eight UK cities. Carries Croud and Marie Massouras, both from Southend, were inspired to take on the challenge to raise for Cancer Research UK…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (402+ words) MAJOR progress has been made on a £100,000 project to breathe new life into a Billericay swimming pool. The Lake Meadows pool, operated by swim school First Strokes, has been undergoing renovation since July to improve the exterior of the building,…...