CAMERON Belford felt Southend United’s 0-0 draw at Torquay United on Saturday proved they are still a force to be reckoned with in League Two. Blues look set to end the regulation season in the play off places after the goalless stalemate at
A FIRE broke out in the living room of a detached house in Thorpe Bay. Two fire crews were sent to the blaze in the Broadway at around 11.30am yesterday (Sun). The flames were contained in the living room and put out by around11.50am. No-one was
A 22 year-old woman was bundled into a car and kidnapped from a residential street. A neighbour saw the young woman - who it is thought is called Karis Clarke - being punched repeatedly by a man in Seaview Avenue, Vange, at around 9.30pm on
MANY people are too embarrassed to talk about bowel cancer, let alone be tested for it. But one survivor says people need to ignore their blushes and address symptoms quickly otherwise the delay could cost them their lives. Bowel cancer affects more
TWO caravans and a Ford Fiesta went up in flames in a car park. The fire started at around 10.45pm on Saturday (April 14) in one of the caravans in Dewsgreen (corr), Vange It quickly spread to the other caravan and the Fiesta, which were parked either
A GARAGE and upstairs flat were devastated by a huge fire which forced neighbouring residents to evacuate. The blaze started at around 9.30pm on Saturday (April 14) in a garage in Victoria Avenue, Southend. A man and woman in, both in
LAINDON is all abuzz with the mysterious sound of the underground. Families living in Somercotes, on the Five Links Estate, first heard a low-pitched hum coming from the ground a month ago. They say they can also feel vibrations under their feet when
POLICE officers rescued a dog that had become stuck in marsh land off Two Tree Island. Emergency services were called at 5.30pm yesterday. A police community support officer, who was first on the scene, managed to retrieve the black spaniel and bring
PATRIOTIC youngsters have got the flag flying for St George’s Day, by organising a huge family event at Wat Tyler Country Park. The Essex St George’s Day Family Festival, on Sunday, April 22, was originally set to be a small-scale affair, but is now
