BILLERICAY boy Lee Evans returns to Essex this week with three gigs at the Cliffs Pavilion. It’s a sold-out home-county run for the famous funnyman, who will be testing out some new material before he hits the road with his Roadrunner arena tour, which
Firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of a house in High Road, Hockley. Crews used two sets of breathing aparatus and a thermal imaging camera while extinguishing the blaze at 6.15pm on Monday.
NEARLY £1million raised for charity, a special celebrity ambassador and thousands of happy walkers...not bad for an event dreamed up in the back of a car. Southend’s annual Colour-thon returned for its fifth year, with more than 1,200 brightly-dressed
A MAN was rushed to hospital with knife wounds following a fight in Grays. The scuffle broke out near Thameside Theatre in Orsett Road at 2.30pm on Monday. The victim and another man, who know each other, had an argument, which Essex
brave rescuers have spoken of their desperate struggle to save an elderly woman trapped by fire. Jackie Haywood, 70, perished in the fire, at her Sutton Road home, on Thursday evening – despite the efforts of neighbour John Banham and teenagers
A CHURCH had £135 of goods stolen from its outbuilding. Thieves struck at a building linked to St Cedd's Church, in Bridgwater Drive, Westcliff, where they forced entry. A lawnmower, a strimmer, and some drinks were stolen from inside. It happened
A TEENAGER had his head stamped on during a terrifying street robbery. The 16-year-old and his friend, aged 17, were both attacked in Southsea Avenue, Leigh, on Friday night. They were walking with their 17-year-old female friend, and
Eviction notices have been served on residents at the biggest unauthorised travellers' site in the UK. Basildon Council has given travellers occupying 51 unauthorised pitches at Dale Farm 28 days to vacate the land. Tony Ball, leader
LAKESIDE Hammers head to Manchester today aiming to make it a double over Belle Vue. The Hammers defeated the northerners 48-41 at Arena Essex Raceway on Friday night to make it two wins in 24 hours. Lakeside saw off Swindon 47-43 on Thursday
AN ugly double bogey on the last hole of his second round cost Richard McEvoy at the Alstom Open de France at the weekend. The Thorpe Hall professional would have made the cut had it not been for the six he shot on the 18th in Paris. That caused him
MEMBERS of old Leigh's fishing community are preparing for the eighth annual fishing festival, which celebrates the town's sea-going heritage. Organised by Leigh Town Council, this year's event will take place from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, July 31.
A DEAD puppy was pulled from a lake by shocked fisherman. The Lurcher was hauled out of the lake at Lake Meadows park in Billericay. It is not clear whether the dog was dead before it was dumped in the water, or whether it drowned. Basildon Council
FOUR talented teenage athletes have returned from Gateshead as English Schools champions. Kaylee Dodd, Jessica Judd and Georgia Atkins all secured back-to-back victories, while FitzWimarc School’s Mitchell Etheridge won the pole vault crown for the first
ESSEX bounced back from a miserable loss to neighbours Kent with an eight-run win against Middlesex at Chelmsford – keeping their chances of making the Friends Life T20 quarter-finals alive. Graham Napier was the star of the show, hitting a rapid 23
SOUTHEND United have kicked off their preparations for the forthcoming season. The players reported back to their Boots and Laces base in Southend on Friday. And the club’s strength and conditioning coach Lawrence Bloom was pleased with the fitness
THE decision to keep Blair Sturrock at Southend United has divided opinion among the club’s supporters. The striker, who bagged six goals in 48 games last season, has agreed a new deal — which is believed to be a rolling contract — to remain
JEMAL Johnson is excited to have finally signed for Southend United, six months after Blues first expressed an interest in the American winger. Johnson, who could have joined Blues during the January transfer window, has put pen to paper on
SOUTHEND United’s chief executive Tara Brady was pleased as punch after maintaining his unbeaten record in the boxing ring. Brady beat Rayleigh-based Jamie Westlake of Chelmsford’s Fighting Fit Boxing Club on a unanimous points decision at the Southend
RESIDENTS in the top floors of a Southend tower block were trapped when fires blocked the fire escape. Essex Fire Service say the fires were started deliberately at 6.40pm Sunday on floors 11, 12 and 13 of Longbow Flats, Sherwood Way. Using water backpacks
