BURGLARS broke into a Southend house and slashed a teenager in the face. The attack took place at around 3.30am this morning at a house in North Avenue, in Southend. The two thugs, who had covered their faces with scarves, entered the
A MAN is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the stomach with a broken bottle. The attack happened at about 1am on Saturday morning, outside Costcutters, on London Road Westcliff. The 22-year-old victim, from Southend, was
THE shouts of chocks away and the thunder of planes hurtling through the skies above Southend are here. Southend Air Festival started today (Sunday) with a packed programme of aerobatic delights. This year marks the 25th anniversary
PUPILS who helped a Rotary club win a top fundraising prize got a look at the trophy and a special, signed Southend United shirt. Southend Rotary Club roped in King John School, in Thundersley, and Southend United to help raise money for Rotary International
JOSH Dubovie said he was "still smiling" after suffering the humiliation of coming last in the Eurovision Song Contest. The 19-year-old from Laindon represented the UK with a song masterminded by hit-maker Pete Waterman. But his performance of That
A 12-year-old from Leigh has been crowned Junior MasterChef 2010 champ. Georgia Bradford cooked up a storm on CBBC's version of the popular MasterChef show and scooped first prize. The Southend High School for Girls pupil, who said she
FIRE crews were called after a small fire broke out in the loft of the Dick Turpin pub. The blaze started at around 1.40am this morning in the popular A127 drinking spot, near Wickford. Crews from Basildon and Wickford attended and put
FIRE crews were called after yobs torched an abandoned car. Southend sent one fire crew to tackle the blazing vehicle, which had been left in a field off Royal Artillery Way, Southend, at 4.30am this morning.
A LANDLORD has been told to tear down a two-storey shed built on the roof of an extension behind his pub. Southend councillors decided to take enforcement action against the owners of the Oakwood pub, in Rayleigh Road, Eastwood. Council officers said
THIS piece of British history was a prominent feature on the Leigh foreshore for 28 years as home to Essex Yacht Club. The Bembridge was a familiar landmark on the edge of the Thames Estuary until it was sold by the club in 2004. Now, the pilot cutter
PLANS to convert an empty office block in Southend town centre into an eight-storey care home could create “a deathtrap”, councillors fear. Runwood Homes’s application to turn the derelict Victoria House, in Victoria Avenue, into a 61-bed residential
NEW shops and offices could be coming to the heart of Basildon’s town centre. Basildon Council has granted permission for small shops on the ground, second and third floors of the recently-reopened town square lift development. The building currently
