The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday 9 April on Mersea Island, Essex. It was recorded as "undetermined" as "there was not enough evidence to verify if the cause was accidental or deliberate ...

IF you are looking for a new place to go on holiday in the UK this summer, then you should head to a tiny island off the coast of Essex. Mersea Island, just one hour from London, is being called ...

The beach huts on Mersea Island, Essex, have been dubbed an 'influencer's dream'. These charming pastel-coloured huts are situated on the western side of the island near West Mersea Holiday Park and ...

Emergency services were called to Empress Avenue at about 01:45 BST on Sunday. Essex Fire and Rescue Service said that several of the huts contained propane gas cylinders which had to be removed and ...

A beautiful island community that gets cut off from the mainland by the sea is tucked away on England's east coast. If you've spent much time exploring the east coast of our isles, you may well have ...

Mersea Island, Britain’s most easterly inhabited island, doesn’t feel especially islandy. Nine miles south of Colchester, it is barely separated from the mainland by a narrow, shallow channel and is ...

A TINY island just an hour from London is being called “Essex’s best kept secret” – and you can even rent your own beautiful beach hut for the day. Mersea Island is home to just 7,000 people but ...

There are many beautiful seaside towns and villages in the UK but none of them are as unique as Mersea Island. I live in Colchester, Essex, just a 15 minute drive from the island, which is sometimes ...

Land and air ambulances were called out to Mersea Island, south of Colchester, to help the man in his 30s A man spotted in distress in the sea has died despite the efforts of beachgoers to save him.

Essex Fire and Rescue said it could not establish if fire was deliberately started or accidental An investigation into a fire which destroyed 10 beach huts has proved inconclusive. The fire broke out ...