A TEENAGE girl was rescued by hovercraft from the freezing Thames estuary. The Thames Coastguard Service received a call at 4.20pm yesterday (Sun) from the friend of a 14-year-old girl who was stuck knee-deep in the water, off the beach by
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward to two assaults outside a Basildon nightclub. A 39-year-old man, from Westcliff, was struck in the face while at Liquid nightclub, at Festival Leisure Park, Basildon, between 11.45pm on Thursday, January
WEST Ham boss Gianfranco Zola will attempt to bring in a striker this week after Guillermo Franco picked up an injury in training. Franco, 33, was the only senior striker left following Carlton Cole's knee problems but now faces the rest of
BLUES boss Steve Tilson has urged two pizza take-away restaurants not to stand in the way of his dream of managing Southend United in a new stadium. The sale of Roots Hall to Sainsbury’s for a new store is vital to fund the planned new 22,000 seat stadium
BOGUS callers have been operating a credit card scam which has affected people in Southend. A person claiming to be from a credit card company rings the victim and tells them their card has been compromised. They provide details such as the account
BURGLARS struck two homes in the same street within a few days of one another. The properties in Lymington Avenue, Leigh, are also within a few doors of each other, leading to concerns the crimes are linked. At some point between 8pm on Saturday, January
OPPOSITION leaders have raised concerns about the above-average council tax rise announced as part of the latest Southend Council budget. Tory leader Nigel Holdcroft announced this week council tax would increase by 3.95 per cent for 2010-11, more than
A THUG who assaulted a ticket inspector on a train faces a ban from the railways as well as a spell behind bars. Scott Cootes, 25, pleaded guilty to assaulting ticket inspector James Greaves between Wickford and Rayleigh stations and then threatening
HEROIC firefighters rescued three children from a smoke-filled bedroom in a burning house. The youngsters, aged one, four, and six, were rescued by firefighters from a house in Princes Street, Southend. It is thought the fire started
PUPILS at a primary school on Canvey have created their own movie during a special media day. Northwick Park Primary was visited by the I-Bus, a minivan packed with the latest media technology including video cameras, laptops and editing equipment. Pupils
PLANS to convert an old Southend office block into a 60-bed care home have been refused by councillors. Runwood Homes wants to turn the Victoria House office block in Victoria Avenue into a nursing home, with shops and a cafe. The proposal was also
A DRUG dealer found with a stash of cocaine and a sawn-off shotgun has been jailed for five years. Mthatshelwa Mabandla, 22, was a bank clerk with excellent prospects until he fell in with the wrong crowd in Southend, a court heard.
A PROCESSION of taxi drivers paid tribute to a colleague who died of a heart attack. The funeral of Dave Ford, 62, of The Grove, Southend, was held yesterday and between 30 and 40 taxis followed his hearse from his home to Southend Crematorium
