The Gazette

Greater Anglia services between London and Essex disrupted

Greater Anglia passengers across Essex are facing major disruption after a trackside fire near Stratford damaged key signalling and ...

Who are the London victims of the Essex beach tragedy?

Mother and teenage daughter from east London drown in day-trip horror - The tragedy reportedly happened as group found themselves stranded on a sandbank as the tide came in ...
BBC

Essex and London accents deemed less intelligent, researchers find

When people heard Dr Amanda Cole's voice they tended to assume she was less intelligent than many of the others they heard during the test The UK is a rich tapestry of dialects and accents which in ...
The Sun

People with Essex and London accents sound the least intelligent, scientists say

BRITS with Essex or London accents sound the least intelligent, scientists say. Researchers at the University of Essex studied attitudes towards accents among Brits aged 18 to 32 across the South East ...
London Evening Standard

London borough has 'once-in-a-century opportunity' to split from capital, says MP

A major east London borough should be allowed to declare its independence and rejoin Essex, an MP has said. Havering was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, combining the areas of ...
BBC

Ride London-Essex: Starting gun fires on elite race

Friday's first stage took the elite riders through the Essex countryside, including Sible Hedingham, Mount Bures and Manningtree Crowds have cheered on the first stage of the Ride London-Essex ...
Echo news

Essex or London debate: Five towns once part of the county

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...