LATE wickets by Nathan Buck and Matthew Hoggard put Leicestershire in the driving seat at the end of the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Essex at Grace Road. Buck had Adam Wheater caught behind and Hoggard trapped
SCHOOLCHILDREN from across Southend will be singing loud and proud when the Olympic torch passes through the borough. Nearly 2,000 pupils from 34 schools will sing a specially commissioned piece of choral music called ‘Anthem - Let Your Light Shine’
THE Southend Sunday Football League are looking for new teams to join them for the 2012/2013 season commencing in September 2012. Any clubs interested in joining the League should contact league secretary Rob Pickup on 01702 542765 or visit the
A TEENAGER was threatened with a knife during a terrifying robbery in Westcliff. The 15-year-old from Westcliff was walking along Regency Green when three black men aged 17 to 18 pulled a blue Stanley knife and pressed it against him just before
TILBURY dockers will be walking out on strike for the second time in a month in a row about overtime. A total of 45 workers from the Enterprise Distribution Centre will picket outside the main gate of Tilbury Docks for 48 hours starting on
SOUTHEND United’s promotion dreams ended in tears at Roots Hall last night. Blues were held to a 2-2 draw by Crewe Alexandra, meaning they crashed to a 3-2 defeat on aggregate. And that left members of the team, including winger Ryan Hall, crying at
SOUTHEND'S pier has now reopened to members of the public after the new £3m cultural centre was winched onto the landmark. The pier was closed on Wednesday evening in readiness for the lift, which saw the £3m centre hoisted by crane from a barge in
THIEVES fled empty handed after a burglary at a jewellery store. The incident happened around midday today when the crooks smashed a display cabinet inside G Davison & Sons Jeweller's in Broadway West, Leigh. FULL STORY AND PICTURES
WEST Billericay Ladies are on the lookout for new players for the 2012/13 season. The club was formerly called Hannakins LFC and will be play in Division One South of the Eastern Region League next season. Players aged over 16 wanting
THE Southend Charity A section final between Castle Point Gas and Railway Academicals will be played at The Len Forge Centre, on Friday, May 18, kick-off 7.30pm. The match had been scheduled for Roots Hall but had to change as a result of Southend
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a shooting at a pub. The men were arrested following raids at homes in Grays and South Ockendon early on Thursday morning. It follows an incident at the Achers pub in Garron
HE narrowly missed out on the final of Celebrity Big Brother, but So Solid Crew main man Romeo will make it all the way to Southend on Saturday for a special guest appearance at Talk. The MC will take to the stage at the nightclub’s regular Supa Jam
THE coroner has given an open verdict into the death of a cannabis factory farmer. Caroline Beasley-Murray made her ruling after hearing the circumstances of the illegal immigrant's death at an inquest on Thursday. Vietnamese illegal
SOMETIMES only a burger will do. And I am not talking flaccid fast food here, but a big thick juicy number that takes two hands to hold and a jaw extension to bite into. It seems the folk at TGI Friday’s feel the same, as they have just launched a
MEDIA organisations who covered the eviction of travellers from Dale Farm have won their battle against orders forcing them to hand over their footage. Essex Police successfully secured court orders against various TV organisations in February
RESIDENTS fear noise disturbance and parking problems could increase if a takeaway is allowed to open on Sunday evenings. The owners of Bangladeshi and Indian takeaway Laziz, on High Street, Canvey, have applied to Castle Point Council to extend the
THEY do say familiarity breeds contempt, but that is not the case for Afterglow. Simon Newman, his brother Andrew, girlfriend Ruth Cordey, best mate Chris Dawson and good pal Chris ‘Mickey’ Pearce form the Southend band – which is due to release its
TWO dads have teamed up to raise funds for children who have lost parents during conflicts around the world. Daniel Rogers, 32, of Church Road, Rayleigh, and James Allaway, 27, of Scotts Walk, Rayleigh, were inspired to arrange an Armed Forces’ Day event
YOU’VE heard of glam rock, but what about sham rock? Top tribute act the Counterfeit Stones are back in town to pay homage to Mick Jagger and the golden oldies of rock at the Cliffs Pavilion. Almost as evergreen as the real deal and celebrating their
IN 1958 he was the singing waiter of Southend Airport. Half a century later, in 2008, he was the X Factor contender, saluted for his guts and talent by Simon Cowell, below, and Danni Minogue. The two singers are one and the same person, and his name is
SQUIRTING breast milk, stuffing hair gel up her nose and getting frisky with a turkey – it’s all in a day’s work for comedian Sadie Hasler. Funnylady Sadie’s taken on all those challenges and more appearing on Russell Howard’s Good News, but she’
IT’S a new dawn for the days of the Laughing Pod as the cult comedy club moves into grand new premises at the Palace Hotel. With a line-up of Terry Alderton, Milton Jones and Andi Osho, as well as James Redmond who’ll be compereing the night, a swanky
A CLASSIC love story of poverty, sickness, passion and heartache will be screened directly from the Royal Opera House to its own production park in Purfleet this week. Opera lovers can take in Puccini’s La Boheme in a special free outdoor screening
A FATHER has lodged a complaint against Southend Hospital after medics failed to uncover what was wrong with his daughter. Sydney Compton, 11, of Hilversum Way, Canvey, became ill with headaches, stomach pains and sickness in February and underwent
SOUTH Essex’s king of Latin funk percussion, Snowboy, is bringing his band, Latin Section to the Palace Theatre, Westcliff, at the weekend. The Hadleigh musician – real name Mark Cotgrove – will be in town for a night of Afro-Cuban jazz and salsa
GIANT Andy Warhol-style art boards will be installed in Hadleigh town centre to celebrate the Olympics and the launch of Essex Summer of Art. Pupils from Westwood Junior School, in Beresford Close, Hadleigh, and Hadleigh Junior School, in Church
A TREASURED collection of artwork has been saved following a suspected arson attack at an art gallery. All, but two items, have been salvaged from the lifetime works of the late Chris and Gwen Lang, at the Tap Gallery in North Road, Westcliff
SOUTHEND Pier will be closed today (Thursday) as engineers position the new £3million cultural centre. The 200-tonne steel, wood and glass centre will be crane-lifted into position after it was transported from Tilbury Docks down the Thames
