A TURBULENT week for Southend United ended in a 2-0 triumph at Burton Albion this afternoon. Blues went in to the game having had to discipline Ryan Hall, Liam Dickinson and Kane Ferdinand for breaching the club's code of conduct. And
FREIGHT fans can enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at Southend Airport when a popular documentary returns to television screens tomorrow night. The makers of Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers, Channel 5’s insight into day-to-day life at the haulage
SOUTHEND United manager Paul Sturrock has made six changes to his starting line-up for this afternoon's game at Burton Albion. Cameron Belford will make his debut in goal after signing on loan from Bury. He replaces the injured Glenn
SOUTHEND United have signed goalkeeper Cameron Belford on a month long loan from Bury. The 23-year-old has been brought in by Blues boss Paul Sturrock following an injury to the club's first choice goalkeeper Glenn Morris. Belford made
FIRE crews from across Essex have finally left Tilbury Power Station following the huge blaze on Monday morning. More than 120 firefighters from 17 crews including Leigh, South Woodham, Rayleigh Weir, Grays, Brentwood, Basildon, Canvey, Orsett
A FIGHTING dog is receiving training in a Southend park, council officials fear. They spoke after finding deep gouges in the trees at Warrior Square Gardens which they believe to be caused by a dog’s claws. The damage cannot be repaired and comes just
RYMAN PREMIER - Canvey vs Hendon CANVEY need at least seven points from three games this week if they are to challenge for the play-offs according to manager Glen Alzapiedi. The Gulls will look to close the seven-point gap on the play-off
A TORTOISE that went missing, sparking a desperate search, has been found in a neighbour’s garden – a year later. Six-year-old Igor escaped from Ginny Ingram’s garden in Ashdene Close, Hullbridge, in June last year. Despite family, neighbours and
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Tilbury Docks in the early hours of the morning when a electric crane box set alight. Crews from Southend and Rayleigh Weir attended the scene to assist firefighters from Grays and Orsett. A specialist electrician was also
A PENSIONER from Basildon is getting in the Olympic mood by dusting down his treasured medal from the first time Britain hosted the games. Alec Cogger, 76, is hoping the forthcoming London 2012 Games will help him discover information about
A FLEET of taxis are to be fitted with CCTV cameras following two knifepoint attacks on cabbies. Basildon-based company A&B Taxis is proposing to fit all 150 of its vehicles with the cameras to help prevent further attacks or catch crooks targeting drivers
YOUNGSTERS who raised money for Basildon Hospital’s new children’s A&E were the first through the doors of the new department. The group was given an exclusive first tour of the facilities the day before it opened, because it had raised £10,000 for
BASILDON householders have had their council tax frozen for the next financial year. Basildon Council voted last night not to increase council tax for 2012/13, and instead accept a £400,000 Government grant, equivalent to a 2.5 per cent rise. The
