A THREE-WHEELED motorbike hit a man on the A127. Police closed the London-bound carriageway after the crash near Porky's diner, Basildon, at about 5pm on Sunday. Traffic backed up for miles following the smash, but the road was reopened
COASTGUARDS were called into action after a boat became stuck under Canvey Bridge. The authorities were forced to help the owner of a motorcruiser which tried to navigate under Canvey Road at about 1pm on Saturday. The tide was too high for the boat
LUKE Prosser was left feeling frustrated after Southend United's disappointing 2-2 draw against Accrington Stanley. But the defender insisted Blues had been lifted by the indifferent results of their promotion rivals. Crawley Town and
SOUTHEND United have extended Jack Sampson's loan spell for a further month. The striker, who is with Blues from Bolton Wanderers, has not scored in eight games. But boss Paul Sturrock is pleased to have kept the 18-year-old for longer
THIEVES smashed open a public payphone to steal cash. The crooks broke into a BT phone in London Road, Leigh, just after 8.30pm on Wednesday. A three-figure sum was stolen and police have now appealed for help to catch the thieves. Pc Adam Hollingworth
AN ARMED robber stormed a bookmakers in Basildon yesterday. The man burst into Coral, in East Square, just before 7.30pm and threatened a female staff member with a knife. He forced her to hand over a three-figure sum and then ran off with the cash.
A SENSE of pride emanates from William Stobart as he surveys Southend Airport’s new £10million terminal. The 49-year-old chief operating officer of Stobart Group has overseen the aviation equivalent of the Industrial Revolution since his firm bought
A LORRY filled with £100,000 of smuggled alcohol was one of 11 vehicles seized during road safety checks. Fines were handed to 36 drivers for not wearing seatbelts, 12 for using mobile phones while driving and eight for having expired MoTs,
A GIANT pothole is causing misery for residents. Ronald Hilson, 78, of Worthing Road, Laindon, is campaigning to get the huge pothole down his road filled in, as he says it is a danger for drivers and cyclists. The sheer size of the damage, which stretches
RESIDENTS in a street say a neighbour from hell is still making their lives a misery and causing their house prices to fall. Neighbours have issued countless complaints about Dominic McGrath of Melville Drive, Wickford, who is the subject of
SOUTH Essex motorists angry about rocketing fuel prices are supporting a national protest. Campaigners from the Fair Fuel UK group presented a report to Parliament, calling for a cut in fuel duty. The plea comes after average petrol prices reached a
