Firefighters have praised staff at a mechanics who helped extinguish a tyre fire on Tuesday evening. Crews from Rayleigh Weir fire station were called out to At Speed Racing garage in Sirdar Road, Rayleigh, at about 6.50pm to reports of a fire
A “WHITE van man” who knocked down two pedestrians while trying to avoid traffic has been spared jail. Builder Andrew Hamilton, 35, of Pleshey Close, Wickford, mounted the pavement and hit a man and a woman at the junction of Bishopsgate and Threadneedle
TWO of the Ryman Premier’s most lethal marksmen will go head-to-head tonight at the Aspect Arena. Concord’s Tony Stokes and East Thurrock’s Sam Higgins both have 24 league goals and are joint third in race for the division’s Golden Boot. Stokes has
ALEX Brown cannot wait to finally play in the Premiership with the Exeter Knights. The 22-year-old former FitzWimarc School pupil has completed a switch to Sandy Park from Champ-ionship outfit Doncaster Knights. And, having been released by Saracens
A SCHEME which has turned hundreds of civilians into “quasi-cops” has been criticised as out of control. It has been revealed hundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent giving people limited police powers, but there is no evidence anyone is actually
ROB King headed home a late cup final winner for Canvey last night against his former club Colchester United. It was the stuff of fairytale as the midfielder, who made five first team appearances for the U's, climbed highest at the far post to send a
ROCHFORD Hundred gave their survival hopes a huge boost by grabbing a surprise 35-29 win over sixth-placed Eton Manor. With relegation rivals North Walsham at home to rock bottom Braintree, Rochford knew only a win would stop them slipping down in to
WESTCLIFF triumphed in their final home game of the season, beating London Irish Amateur 27-20. The victory was Westcliff’s third in a row to push them up to ninth in the National Three London & SE standings. And that delighted the club’s director
BASILDON saw off Lowestoft & Yarmouth 31-14 to reach the end-of-season promotion play-off. Basildon will now host Stevenage Town, who finished second in London Two North West, this weekend to decide who goes up in to London One North. And they will
SOUTHEND’S director of rugby Chris Green was full of praise for his side after they recorded an emphatic 47-14 triumph over Redruth on Saturday. In their final home outing of the season the Seasiders ran home seven tries to leave their sixth
ROB King headed a dramatic late winner against his former club to help Canvey Island claim victory over Colchester United and lift the Essex Senior Cup. King, who rose through the youth ranks at Colchester and made five first-team appearances for them
STUART Bingham has drawn snooker legend Stephen Hendry in the opening round of the World Championships. The 35-year-old from Vange will face the 43-year-old, seven-times world champion in a match which gets under way on Saturday afternoon at Sheffield
ANOTHER dominant performance saw Leopards seal a place in the EBL Final Four with a 93-75 victory against Medway Park Crusaders at the Basildon Sporting Village on Sunday. The final scoreline flattered the visitors as the Big Cats led by as many as
RYAN Leonard is close to making a comeback for Southend United. The 19-year-old winger has been sidelined with a knee injury since early January. But he now feels he will be ready to return in time for next weekend’s trip to Oxford United. And he wants
Trevor Murdin commented on the TV stations available as part of the digital switchover (April 10). Parts of south east Essex have, until now, been able to get non-digital TV from four transmitters – Crystal Palace, London, Sudbury East Anglia
So, Rob Brown wants local council candidates in Rochford to concentrate on national issues (April 11). I find this highly surprising given the mess his New Labour left this country in. Perhaps it is not so surprising, when you realise only five
I have been reading Tracey Chapman’s statement regarding Sadlers Farm (April 13). As a resident of Bowers Gifford, I take issue with this. If “every effort was made to keep traffic flowing”, why cause months of disruption by working on the roundabouts
Vin Harrop rather missed the point of my previous letter about the Towngate Theatre, and fails to understand the need to build a sustainable business. In his first letter, he criticised the theatre for having no ballet. When corrected, he sniped
Train services in Southend were disrupted for the second time in one day after a signal failure. The issue, which happened at about 1.30pm, caused problems for passengers using trains running between Shoebury and Southend Central stations on
A TEENAGER was robbed in a an alleyway in Leigh in broad daylight. The 14-year-old was with two pals as they walke through the alley leading from Canvey Road to Harley Street. He was approached by a robber who demanded he hand over his
MOTORISTS could avoid parking tickets across Basildon because of the poor state of double yellow lines. Basildon Council needs £528,000 to repaint road markings and maintain signs in all its restricted parking areas to ensure parking tickets can be issued
NETBALL players are calling for improved lighting and better security at Basildon’s Sporting Village after a spate of car break-ins. Two players had their car windows smashed and sat navs stolen from the £38million leisure centre’s overflow
A TWO-vehicle crash caused delays in rush-hour in south Essex. The accident happened at junction 31 where the A13 meets the M25 just after 8am pn Tuesday (April 17). Both vehicles blocked the outside lane as it was cleared up by the police.
COMMUTERS faced delays out of Southend this morning due to a broken down train. The 7.15am c2c service to London Fenchurch Street became stuck at Southend Central station. This had a knock on effect on following services which were unable
AFTER Mark Davey slipped and fell at work, he was left in a wheelchair for ten years and told he had just a 50 per cent chance of ever walking again. But Mark, 32, never lost hope and now he is not only running every day, he has just launched his own
THE sole survivor of a tragic accident, which left two sailors dead, is going back to sea to sail around Britain in their memory. Chris Brooks, 26, will attempt to sail single-handed around the coast on a catamaran to raise at least £10,000 for the National
THE Southend Echo of April 13 reported on the opening of a branch of Robins Famous Pie and and Mash in Clarence Street, Southend. The article reported that the owner of an existing restaurant in the street was concerned about the competition. Robins
