Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland are among the major banks shutting branches across the country in the coming weeks.

We also have some hidden gems in the county that not many people know about - but really should. Bridge End Gardens is a ...

Perhaps known to some as the location for The Only Way Is Essex, which brought it into the spotlight, it was named one of Essex's poshest areas by various readers. Visit Essex described Brentwood as ...

Local history columnist Lesley Dunlop looks back at the history of burials in Watford, its grim body snatching past and a pub sign now in ...

​The much-awaited Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 list is finally here, and it’s brimming with some fantastic hidden ...

The Times has put together its annual list of the best places to live in the UK, and Essex's Saffron Walden came out on top.

So, it’s little surprise that a bunch of London commuter towns made it onto the Sunday Times ’ best places to live in the UK ...