Southend-on-Sea3 days agoChurches open their doors after tree deathPeople are being offered quiet spaces for reflection after the death of seven-year-old Leonna Ruka.3 days agoEssex3 days agoCigarette fire killed man living in sheltered flatThe 68-year-old's daughter tells the BBC he "loved a good laugh and had a grand sense of humour".3 days agoEssex3 days agoSouthend tree fall tragedy: What do we know so far?Work is ongoing to try to understand how the tree came to fall on children who were underneath it.3 days agoEssex4 days agoFamily pay tribute to girl killed by falling treeLeonna Ruka died after being injured in a Southend park and her family calls her "a light in our lives".4 days agoEssex4 days agoFire crews left deeply affected by collapsed tree Tributes are being left at the park where a branch broke off a tree, killing a seven-year-old girl.4 days agoEssex5 days agoTree that killed child was propped up for decadesA councillor says supports had been holding up the tree at least as far back as the 1990s.5 days agoEssex6 days agoPeople tried to lift tree that fell and killed girlWitnesses say 40 to 50 bystanders ran to help and tried to lift the tree off two children.6 days agoEssex26 Jun 2025Arson probe over Southend training ground blazeFire engulfs a derelict two-storey building at the Eastern Avenue site.26 Jun 2025Essex23 Jun 2025Fire rips through row of city bungalowsThe fire service says a number of residents have been made homeless following the blaze.23 Jun 2025Essex...
