Welcome to the Echo website

We are soon re-launching the site with a new look and some exciting new features, after an intensive period of development.

The site has been modernised with you in mind, giving you many more opportunities to get involved.

In particular, will make it easier for you to send in pictures, video and news stories and we welcome your comments on stories we publish. You will be able to also submit details of your local event to our free, what's on calendar.

Our aim is to make your viewing experience more enjoyable and for you to find what you are looking for in just a few clicks.

We are expanding the width of the site to showcase more content and streamlined navigation by placing the main site links at the top of the page.

Pictures will be bigger and brighter than ever before and, if we've got a new video to show you, we'll publish it immediately on the home page to make it quicker to view.

Our journalists are highly trained in using multimedia to bring you more than just the written word.

As you move around the site you'll notice signposts to our brilliant local services too: finding a new job, home or car near to where you live couldn't be easier. And if you have something to sell or are looking to grab a bargain, our new Exchange and Mart section is just what you will need.

Our site will be updated round the clock with breaking news and sport from Basildon and surrounding areas, plus we will provide comprehensive coverage of national stories as they happen and in depth local information for schools, health centres and more.

So don't miss out. If you want to know what's going on in your local area or are looking to change job, move home or sell your car, make sure the Echo is your number one destination on the web.

NEW SITE COMING SOON!

We're just a click away, at www.echo-news.co.uk