SOUTHEND United crashed out of the Carling Cup at the first hurdle tonight, losing 4-3 on a penalty shoot out against Leyton Orient at Roots Hall. A rare goal from Mark Phillips cancelled out Michael Richardson’s opener for the O’s.
FIREFIGHTERS were pelted with stones and other missiles while trying to put out a fire in Basildon. Crews were called to Gloucester Park after reports a boathouse was on fire just before 8pm tonight. While they were trying to put out the blaze, which
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a blaze on an industrial estate. Crews from Leigh, Southend and Rayleigh attended the scene at the Airborne Industrial Estate, Leigh. The blaze was in an outbuilding measuring six metres by six metres.
BLUES boss Paul Sturrock has made three changes to his starting line-up for tonight’s Carling Cup clash with Leyton Orient. Graham Coughlan has replaced the Chris Barker at the heart of the defence with Kane Ferdinand coming in for Anthony
PAUL Sturrock may opt to freshen up his side for tonight’s Carling Cup clash with Leyton Orient. But the Scotsman denied suggestions that meant he was not taking the competition seriously. Sturrock is considering resting Bilel Mohsni
A LINESIDE fire caused delays to rush hour trains tonight. The blaze, between Grays and Purfleet, caused delays of up to ten minutes. Some trains did not stop at every station and the fire affected the line between London Fenchurch Street and
LAKESIDE Shopping Centre has denied there’s any trouble today, as social networking sites send the rumour mill into overdrive. Rumours have spread like wildfire that trains carrying gangs of youths have been held back from Chafford Hundred
SENIOR councillors have said they are doing all they can to make sure publicly-owned assets are not standing idle. They were reacting to comments made by Local Government minister Eric Pickles, who has urged authorities to publish lists of their buildings
A HEADTEACHER has hit back at claims road signs designed by schoolchildren outside her school look amateurish. Castle Point’s mayor Jackie Govier complained in a recent council meeting the signs outside Kingston Primary School, Thundersley, were confusing
A BRAVE teenager jumped into the sea to rescue a 12-year-old boy and his older sister who were in danger of drowning. Kieran Peacher, 17, initially thought the shouting from the sea was just two children larking around, but soon realised the
A NEW pre-school could be launched in Leigh if a planning application is successful. Applicant Karen Glassborow has asked Southend Council for permission to change the use of Moose Hall, in Cranleigh Drive, Leigh, from a community centre and
SECURITY guards were attacked during an armed raid. The guards were delivering cash to Santander in Broadway North, Pitsea when they were attacked by two masked men, one of which was carrying a handgun. They stole thousands of pounds
A DOG-ON-DOG attack in a Southend park has been reported to police. Officers want to identify the owner of a dog which bit a Staffordshire bull terrier in Priory Park. The injured dog’s owner tried to intervene and suffered a slight
ALEX Revell credits Southend United's supporters with helping him bounce back from one of the toughest times of his career. But that will not stop the striker attempting to keep them quiet when he returns to Roots Hall with Leyton Orient tonight.
TWELVE taxis have been seized as part of a police operation into illegal money lending and theft. The seizures are part of an investigation involving Essex Police, the England Illegal Money Lending Team and Thurrock Council trading standards and licensing
SOUTHEND United goalkeeper Glenn Morris feels he does not have a point to prove when he faces his former Leyton Orient team for the first time since his departure tonight. Morris played 124 league games for the O’s during 10 years at Brisbane Road before
FULHAM are leading the race to sign Southend United’s highly rated youngster Lyle Della-Verde. The 16-year-old, who can play on the left flank or up front, has shone regularly for Blues’ youth side in the past couple of seasons. And the Cottagers
UNION chiefs have conceded some fire staff will lose their jobs if a two-year dispute with the brigade’s bosses is to end. The Essex Fire Brigades Union has put forward a compromise deal, which it hopes will end the ongoing battle with Essex Fire Authority
A SMALL fire lit deliberately outside a pub has caused minor smoke damage inside. Two fire crews from Southend were called to the Nelson pub, in North Road, Westcliff, at around 2.30am this morning, Tuesday. Upon arrival they found burning material
A BONFIRE blazed out of control at a recycling plant recently hit by a three-week blaze. Fire crews were called to the fire at Rio Recycling in Stanford Road, Orsett at around 1.30am on Tuesday. The blaze was in a different part of the plant which was
HEROIN, cannabis and a CS gas canister were seized in a series of drugs busts prompted by the public. Worried residents had been complaining about persistent drug dealing in Park Road, Westcliff. This led to a team of officers swooping
A CONVICTED paedophile, who sexually assaulted a seven-year-old boy in a public toilet, has been jailed for 10-years. Dean Freeman, 24, was living at the Felmores bail hostel at the time of the attack. He grabbed the seven-year-old boy
BASILDON Council is holding a public consultation to put an end to the row over where Laindon’s war memorial should go. The local authority will write to Laindon residents asking for their opinion on one of two sites. The memorial could either be installed
LARGE numbers of wooden poles will be installed around Canvey Lake to stop careless anglers harming wildlife. Four cygnets and a moorhen have been killed in recent weeks, after getting caught up in fishing tackle left at the lake. To
