IT'S got a centuries old reputation as the finest military band on the planet to live up to. So the Grenadier Guards Band is always going to deliver a strong performance in public. The band is likely to play with particular oomph, however, when it
With its pretty lantern-style outside lights, the Sand Bar has often caught my eye while strolling along Broadway, and stepping inside on an autumnal evening the warmth and comfort of the restaurant immediately appealed. My companion and I were swiftly
DANCE group Tha London Undaground have landed their biggest gig yet – supporting their music heroes. The four-piece will open for Groove Armada on Friday, October 15, at the Brixton Jamm Club in Brixton. The band, formed last year, are vocalist James
PAUL Benson says he will follow the strikers’ union tradition of not celebrating if he gets his first goal for Charlton against his old club Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday. The likable 30-year-old is yet to find the net in four starts for the Addicks
DESPITE his huge success as an indie star in Nineties band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, his solo career and being a respected writer, Jim Bob is as approachable and unaffected as can be. Even though he has toured and performed all over the world
SUE Sergeant marched to three titles at Leigh & Westcliff LTA’s annual championships. The Thorpe Bay player retained her veteran ladies’ singles title and won the ladies singles for the first time, beating Leigh’s Lisa Gordon in both finals. Winning
HOCKEY: Basildon Ladies first team started the new season with a crushing 4-0 win over Maidstone seconds at Gloucester Park. Following a cagey opening 20 minutes, Basildon took the lead when Sarah Winmill fired home from a well-worked short corner.
SOUTHEND’S beaches could lose their coveted blue flag awards after water quality tests were carried out on the same day oil began washing ashore. The results go towards the awards which judge a beach’s water quality, cleanliness, facilities
A MUM-of-four says she will fight bailiffs that want to evict her. Natasha Anderson, 32, and her sons Lenny, five, Reggie, six, Charlie, nine, and Alfie, 11, have been told to leave their five-bedroom detached house in Hannah Close, Canvey,
EAST Thurrock surrendered a 3-0 lead at home to Cheshunt on Tuesday — and with it their place at the top of the Ryman Division One North table. But no one could have foretold the late drama that would unfold as Rocks raced into a two-goal lead
AS the weather turns autumnal, the golfers of the Lords Golf and Country Club (Rayleigh) start to complete their annual competitions. John Swarbrick (34) won the senior championship with a total of 107 after 27 holes ahead of Jim Prentice (36), who had
THE year Bill and Lill Monk married, Adolf Hitler announced he was rearming German, Elvis Presley was born and American pilot Amelia Earhart was creating aviation history. Now the devoted couple have celebrated a remarkable 75 years together
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 23 homes on a much-loved Laindon park have been withdrawn. Basildon Council withdrew the outline planning application yesterday, which will delight more than 1,000 residents who petitioned to save the site, off
ADRIEN Sturt could make his Essex Pirates debut in Saturday’s BBL Trophy clash against Leicester Riders at the Southend Leisure and Tennis Club. The 24-year-old has agreed to team up with Tim Lewis’ team for the forthcoming BBL campaign. And
CANVEY and Concord both romped to 3-0 wins on Tuesday evening to leap-frog Essex neighbours Billericay in the Ryman Premier league table. The Gulls inflicted a first league defeat of the season on promotion-chasing Bury Town at the Brockwell Stadium
A ONE under par gross back nine saw the aptly named Jack Joy claim victory in Rochford Hundred’s top September Saturday medal. Joy’s handicap came down one to four after his 71-5=66 — a total of five birdies plus nine pars — won division one from Simon
BLUES skipper Craig Easton has spoken of his disappointment at picking up a calf injury. The Scottish midfielder will be sidelined for at least a month with the problem he sustained against Northampton Town almost a fortnight ago. And
PETER Winn’s 18th minute goal handed Stevenage Reserves a 1-0 win over Southend United’s second-string at the Lamex Stadium last night. Winn pounced after charging down a Rhys Evans clearance to score the only goal of the game and inflict a
FLOOD warning sirens across Essex could be decommissioned after a review found they were coming to the end of their natural life. Tracey Chapman, Essex County Council’s cabinet member responsible for emergency planning, will take a decision on the future
A cyclist was taken to Southend Hospital following a collision with a car. The accident happened in Southchurch Road, Southend when the cyclist from Great Wakering collided with a BMW. The cyclist suffered minor injuries in the accident at 8.50am but
A COUNCIL set to announce huge cuts to services is asking the public for help. Southend Council wants the public’s views on what it should save or what services can be cut back. As the Government slashes its spending to cut the record national deficit
A BIKER who narrowly escaped death in a 70mph collision with a wheelbarrow is hoping someone who saw the incident will come forward. Andrew Farmer, 52, of Outing Close, Shoebury, was riding his blue Honda motorcycle along the A13, near Orsett, on September
CANVEY residents are being asked to help create a piece of artwork to mark the development of a new road. The interactive sculpture will be made from willow and is being created in connection with the £12million Roscommon Way extension. Work is currently
A LANDLADY has been removed from a pub which became notorious for violence and bar room brawls. The Bull Inn has also been slapped with 13 tough conditions, including shorter opening hours, in a bid to reduce trouble. A Basildon Council licensing sub
ESSEX band Missing Andy are set to play a triumphant homecoming gig after shooting to fame on Sky 1’s Must be the Music competition. The five-piece, who played to a sold- out Wembley Arena on Sunday after making it to the final three of the event, will
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car fire at Temple Court in Pantile Avenue, Southend at shortly after midnight. Crews managed to prevent a Skoda being destroyed by the blaze which is being treated as suspicious.
TWO health trusts serving patients at opposite ends of south Essex are to join forces in a bid to cut costs. NHS South East Essex covering Southend, Rochford and Castle Point and NHS South West Essex covering Basildon, Billericay, Brentwood
TWO clampers from Essex company LBS Enforcement have been arrested on suspicion of fraud. The men, a 40-year-old from Leigh and a 54-year-old from Southend, were arrested in relation to clamping activity in Clacton. Police say the arrests
THE group at the forefront of regenerating Basildon could be forced to close in spring. Basildon Renaissance Partnership will no longer receive Government funding from the end of March. The organisation, which is run out of the Basildon
