IF anyone warranted the title sporting all-rounder, it is Harrison King. The 14-year-old from Rayleigh has already achieved success in rugby, athletics and cricket, as well as playing basketball for FitzWimarc School. And his sporting successes show
ROCHFORD Hundred got the result and bonus point they needed by winning 33-29 at Hammersmith & Fulham. But they were made to work very hard for the vital victory. Rochford were not at their best but were still able to see off their relegation rivals.
SOUTHEND Airport’s owner is reportedly in talks to add a budget airline to its armoury. Stobart Air has emerged as a possible buyer of Bmibaby after the firm was put up for sale earlier this year. Bosses have refused to comment whether they have targeted
FEMALE cops across Essex were been given a special briefing – about their underwear. Essex Police has advised its women officers not to wear underwired bras for work because if they were shot in the chest, wearing an underwired bra could cause further
FUN runners went in their hundreds to raise money for a hospice during a Sunday morning jog on a car testing circuit. More than 300 people were at the Ford plant in Dunton to participate in a ten-mile run fundraising event for Basildon’s St Luke’s Hospice
JACKSON Wray has signed an extended contract with Premiership giants Saracens. The 22-year-old former King John School pupil has been a regular member of the Sarries side this season. And his fine form has now been rewarded with a new deal. “As
SOUTHEND’S shops are dying because the High Street is surrounded by single mothers, alcoholics, drug addicts and benefit claimants who cannot afford to spend enough money. That is the view of Anna Waite, a former leader of Southend Council
RUSSELL Faulkner has warned Witham his Southend Manor side have not given up on winning the Essex Senior League title. Manor go to Witham’s Spa Road ground tonight for a match which will go a long way to deciding where the championship goes this season
DANNY Cleare made a stunning return to the starting line-up as he bagged a late winning try in Southend’s 33-29 triumph over Taunton. Cleare had not started a game since November after picking up a shoulder injury. And he was delighted
WESTCLIFF moved 11 points clear of the relegation zone with a 34-8 win over Luton. The triumph made it back to back wins for Westcliff. And it also took them a step nearer to survival in their first season at this level. Ben McKeith put them ahead with
BASILDON overcame a torrid opening 15 minutes to beat Saffron Walden 33-11. That handed Basildon their seventh successive win. But only after they came back from being 11-0 down. Basildon conceded two penalties and a try before clawing their way in
A CHATTERBOX raised £5,400 for charity by keeping silent for 200 hours at work. Lee Clark, 30, did not utter a word from January 16 until February 27. The store assistant at Tesco Express, in Southchurch Road, Southend, admits the challenge was a struggle
SOUTHEND United are still waiting to discover the seriousness of the ankle injury Jean-Paul Kalala picked up at Morecambe on Saturday. The midfielder was stretchered off after just 16 minutes of the 1-0 defeat at the Globe Arena. But boss Paul Sturrock
BLUES are sending a side to take on Braintree Town in a hastily-arranged friendly tonight. Midfielder Lee Sawyer is expected to make his comeback from a thigh problem, while Pat Baldwin, Peter Gilbert, Kane Ferdinand, David Martin, Elliot Benyon and
UP until mid January, Southend United seemed set to secure a return to League One. Blues topped the table and were six points clear of fourth-placed Swindon Town. However, since then Paul Sturrock’s side have taken just seven points from eight games
LEOPARDS continued their fine form at the Basildon Sporting Village on Sunday, thrashing Bradford Dragons 82-66. An impressive third period saw Leopards surge ahead. And that made sure of an eighth successive league win for Dejan Mihevc’s team, who
THREE Southend United stars are facing an internal investigation following an incident at the team’s hotel ahead of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Morecambe. Striker Liam Dickinson, winger Ryan Hall and midfielder Kane Ferdinand will be hauled in front of
SOUTHEND United legend Paul Clark feels Bilel Mohsni’s latest outburst should see him leave the club. Mohsni is again facing an uncertain future at Roots Hall after he was involved in another bust up following Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Morecambe. But
POLICE are hoping to trace the rightful owners of this jewellery. The items were seized as part of an ongoing investigation and are believed to be stolen property. If they belong to you or if you know where they have come from, please contact PC Marc
POLICE want to track down these people after a purse was stolen at Southend Library. A 67-year-old woman had been browsing a display in the foyer of the library, in Victoria Avenue,when her purse was taken from her handbag. Her bank card was
What a great idea that Steve Murray wants to open up the half acre of land behind his home near Stobart’s Aerodrome as an alternative visitor car park to their official site. I hope he gets some support. Too many good ideas of late have been
Isn’t it strange that whatever improvements are made to Shoebury East Beach, there is someone eager to whinge and criticise with silly talk of “loss of open space” (Feb 22). Over the last three years I have seen endless improvements to the area
If hell would have to freeze over before the ‘Occupy’ tent movement could light your fire, it might be worth considering that those prepared to camp out in the cold at St Mary’s Church, Victoria Avenue (Feb 20), should be warmly welcomed here
Last week I found out statistics revealed Southend is in the bottom ten worst places to find work in the UK. I was quite shocked. It occurred to me I am living proof Southend people are true grafters who do not sit down and moan. I am confident
Basildon Council leader Tony Ball was recently quoted as saying protecting green belt land was “above all other considerations”. Clearly, children’s parks and recreation grounds do not fall under the protective title of green belt, as his administration
Residents in the Eastern Esplanade area of Southend have received letters from the council informing them that as a result of a recent consultation process, no further action is to be taken on area-wide parking controls. The point is that the
I am writing in support of Paul Gilson, who has been fined £395,000 by the Marine Fisheries Agency, due to the EU. I am appalled he faces having to lose his home. Cannot the residents of Leigh support him? I suggest someone, or a group of people
Has it entered anyone’s head that the water shortage has nothing to do with the lack of rain? Think again, Anglian Water. How many new homes are being built and how many people are coming into this small country, who all who need water? Please
No wonder the youngsters of today have no respect for politicians or councillors, specially the Billericay lot who are considering for how long wreaths should be allowed to stay on the war memorial in their High Street. What next? Pull down
I have lived in Benfleet for 35 years and well remember the utter chaos caused by traffic lights at the Tarpots junction, chaos which lasted until the Eighties. Claims that traffic light technology has improved a great deal since then are immaterial
I was disappointed, but perhaps not surprised, to see our town’s two Conservative MPs voted to keep secret the “risk register” compiled on the Government’s Healthcare Bill. Despite a clamour from doctors, nurses, patients, and the judgement
I noticed the Echo reviewer of Murder on the Nile at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff, (Feb 22) was anonymous. I wonder if this is because the rather unkind review is so ill informed? Canon Pennefather was obviously not intended to be a kind of
Stopping for a quick lunch just off Southend High Street the other day I noticed an elderly lady on another table with just mashed potato and gravy on her plate, and hunting in her purse to pay for it. This made me feel so ashamed and angry our
TRAINS through Rayleigh were stopped in the early hours of this morning after a car crashed into a bridge. The incident happened at about 5.30am in London Road, Rayleigh. A silver Volkswagen Touareg hit the railway bridge at the junction
THE owner of a pet shop which closed down was caught selling puppies from a market stall when he didn’t have a licence. Anthony Warwick, who ran Willow Pets at the Willows Shopping Centre, advertised puppies for sale from a stall at Wickford
HUNDREDS of children turned out to pay their respects to a fellow pupil known for his “cheeky grin”. The family of Brad Baldwin, 16, who suffered from muscular dystrophy, say they were left overwhelmed by the turnout from pupils and teachers from Basildon
COUNCIL officers may reject demands for a crossing where a little boy died. Southend Council is investigating whether it should install extra safety measures in London Road, Westcliff, where six-year-old Joseph Ball was killed in October. Campaigners
News special on the Tilbury power station fire Ex-councillor blames single mums, drug addicts and benefit scroungers for ruining Southend High Street Driver admits 130mph crash which wrecked a Thundersley hair salon And Occupy Southend protestors take
THIEVES have targeted charity shops in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff, nine times in the last month. They have taken about £900 in cash from safes and collection tins, and caused more than £2,000 in damage. Things have got so bad, many charity shops are
PRIMARY school pupils have won a coveted award for their documentary on the devastation caused on Canvey by the North Sea flood of 1953 Five students from Kents Hill Junior School, in Kents Hill Road, Benfleet, won the Feature and Documentary Programme
A DRUNK joyrider who terrified other motorists by deliberately smashing into their cars at high speed has been jailed for 19 months. Steven Burnup, 34, from Basildon, stole a van and drove at speeds of up to 70mph down 30mph residential streets
