Claire Hankey

SOMETIMES only a burger will do. And I am not talking flaccid fast food here, but a big thick juicy number that takes two hands to hold and a jaw extension to bite into.

GENEROUS south Essex diners who raised £5,000 for a homeless charity as part of an Echo-backed campaign have seen their donations matched by the Government.

FRIENDS and relatives of a little girl fighting leukaemia are planning to walk from south Essex to London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital to support her recovery.

CLAIRE HANKEY speaks to Essex County Council chief executive Joanna Killian about her role at the helm of Essex County Council - and her salary.

FESTIVE fundraising for the homeless in Southend has received an unexpected boost from the Government.

I love New York – its bright lights, its brash attitude and its big food. So the opening of Grand Central, an American diner in our ’hood, caused a culinary ripple of interest for the husband and I.

FASHION and fundraising went hand in hand to help raise vital funds for breast screening.

ABRAND new Essex theatre company stages its first ever production this week.

ON the surface, Mike Relton had it all. A loving wife, three children, a steady job earning good money.

MORE than 50 artists and designers will converge on RHS Hyde Hall for the second year running for the Essex Art and Design show this weekend.