Visit Radio Caroline during its 60th anniversary

Later this month marks the 60th anniversary of the first unauthorised radio broadcast from a pirate radio ship off the coast of Essex -- on 28th March 1964.

Tilbury to Gravesend ferry service closing at the end of March

You have just a couple of weeks to be able to take a trip on the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry before it closes due to funding problems.

Tickets Alert: Attend the Quadrennial Dunmow Flitch Trials

Every fourth year, for hundreds of years, a "trial" has taken place to judge if married couples are happy, and if they are, they can claim a huge slab of bacon.

Tickets Alert: Hard hat tours of Copped Hall

Just outside the M25 on the edges of northeast London is a semi-derelict 18th-century country house, and they're offering tours of the building.

Reopening Tilbury Riverside railway station’s booking hall three decades after it closed

This is the story of a railway station that closed over three decades ago, still has a rail replacement bus service calling at it, and might reopen to the public again.

A 900-year-old tradition: Dunmow Flitch Trials to allow same-sex couples to take home the bacon

Fancy doing something odd? Well, if you're a married couple who can prove that you're very happily married, you could carry off a massive amount of bacon.

Purfleet-on-Thames railway station set for major rebuild as plans submitted for approval

Long standing plans to move and rebuild a little railway station currently serving the Essex town of Purfleet-on-Thames have advanced as the formal planning application has been submitted to the council for approval.

A plan to extend the Elizabeth line — into Essex and Kent

Less than a year after it opened, another attempt is being proposed to extend the Elizabeth line, this time via a 30-mile loop through parts of Essex and Kent.

Theydon Bois – the town with no street lights

Theydon Bois, on the edge of northeast London, is remarkable for something very special -- the near total absence of any street lighting.

A summer ramble along the disused Bishop’s Stortford to Braintree railway line

A disused railway running through Essex that closed 50 years ago is now a country walk that offers some lovely views, detours and some bacon.

The ancient Dunmow Flitch Trials took place last weekend

Last Saturday, a huge piece of bacon was paraded through an Essex town as an ancient ceremony took place once again. This was the Dunmow Flitch Trials.

Visiting Rayleigh – A castle, a cottage, a church, and a windmill

Rayleigh is a small town in Essex barely half an hour from London, and although it doesn't look it at first glance, boasts a long history and plenty of things to see.

The Dunmow Flitch Trial takes place in July

Every 4th year, for the past umpteen centuries, a special trial takes place just outside London, and tickets to attend are now on sale.

Visit a museum inside the Foulness military firing range

If you fancy visiting a small museum in the middle of a military firing range, then you may want to put some dates into your diary.

Tickets Alert: Attend the Dunmow Flitch Trials

Every 4th year, for the past umpteen centuries, a special trial takes place just outside London, and tickets to attend are now on sale.

A day trip to – Hadleigh Castle, Essex

Overlooking the Thames in Essex are the ruins of an ill-fated castle that was once a royal residence and was later immortalised by John Constable.

Half-price train ticket offer on C2C railway services

If you fancy a cheap trip to Essex, then C2C is offering 1,000 half-price off-peak weekday tickets on c2c trains for travel over the next two weeks.

A day trip to – Colchester

Barely 40 minutes from central London lies the town that boasts more visible Roman ruins than London, a big castle, a ruined abbey, loads of old churches, and a pretty town centre.

Harlow Council lobbying for a London Underground extension

An extension of the London Underground's Central line to reach the town of Harlow is being proposed by the local council, as part of a range of ideas to improve transport links to London as the town is planning to add some 19,000 new homes over the next decade.

Purfleet railway station to be moved and rebuilt

A little railway station currently serving the Essex town of Purfleet is to be moved and renamed as part of a £1 billion housing and regeneration scheme for the area which is to be renamed as Purfleet-on-Thames.

A day trip to – Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden is an ancient market village that has the remains of a Norman castle, a very large church, lots of old buildings, a great museum, and some old fortifications to see.

A day trip to – Audley End House and gardens

About an hour outside London is a grand house that would impress anyone, except its original builder, as what you see is missing two-thirds of the original house.

Are there plans for a light rail service linking towns in Essex?

According to news reports, there are plans for a DLR style service linking up several parts of Essex.

Lower Thames Crossing gets funding in the budget

A large road tunnel under the Thames to the east of London has been given funding in the 2020 budget.