LAUGHS will be improvised as comedy troupe Los Desperados return for a second night at Southend’s Alex pub. They launched their improvised comedy and sketch show in April to such success that it’s back on Sunday with another instalment of its unique
THORPE Bay IV beat Westcliff Lawn III 6-0 to move within a point of Men’s Division Four leaders Kent Elms II. Paul Johnson, Alex Merenda, Dominic Murray, Ian Carlile, Jerry Bell and Ray Tucker won all their matches against Lawn, who are now second from
GLEN Alzapiedi has confirmed he will be staying on as manager at Canvey for next season’s Ryman Premier campaign. Jeff King’s return to the club as a director towards the end of last season prompted speculation about a possible change of manager
RACE organisers are hoping for a record-breaking Southend Half Marathon on Sunday. Close to 2,000 runners have already been registered for the event which is taking place to raise money for Havens Hospices. And if more than 1,625 of those finish the
CANVEY’S promising midfielder Mitchell Gilbey has committed himself to their academy side next season despite interest from other local non-league clubs. Following a successful first year that propelled him into the Ryman Premier side’s first team squad
THE Severalls Concert Group are in song this week for their annual summer concert. Following the success of their 50th anniversary season last year, the troupe are back at Alderman Blaxill School in Colchester with another jam-packed tribute
ENGLAND international Ravi Bopara moved closer to his second century of the week on a rain-shortened second day of Essex’s County Championship match at Northamptonshire. Only 13 wicketless overs were bowled at Wantage Road before bad light forced the
DRUMMERS can be somewhat maligned when it comes to rock and roll line-ups, but that’s about to be amended as a new show comes to the Cliffs Pavilion that celebrates three top “sticks and skins” men. Let There Be Drums sees original Procol Harum drummer
CONCORD’S Veterans team have criticised the decision to suspend them from appearing in the final of the Charity Cup by the Southend Borough Combination Veterans League. The Beachboys, in their final season of playing together, were due to play Railway
WHEN you’ve got local talent that’s this good, why look anywhere else. More than a hundred bands applied to play August’s Colchester Free Festival. That’s possibly why the line-up is perhaps the best yet. Organiser Andy Winmill says: “It’s been a very
MARK Cosh’s debut mixed martial arts fight may only have lasted 48 seconds at the Ultimate Warrior Challenge in Southend but the manner of his victory made a lasting impression on those in attendance. The 35-year-old from Rayleigh was roared on at the
PLUS one handicapper Arthur Leonard shot a superb three under gross to secure victory in the top division of Rochford Hundred’s June Saturday medal. Leonard’s scorecard of 68+1=69 contained only one blemish in tough conditions with a bogey on the stroke
BLUESMAN Papa George is back at the New Crawdaddy tonight, this time with a guest guitarist from Hawaii. George’s band is made up of bassist Pete Stroud, formerly of Peter Green’s Splinter Group, and Sam Kelly on drums. George himself sings and plays
JONTY Clarke’s dad has his tickets sorted for this summer’s Olympics. And he is now hoping that means he will be watching his son in action. Dick Clarke, who himself is a former international hockey player, is secretary of the Great Britain Hockey
COMEDY night line-ups can sometimes be a bit of a joke. Often they are a predictable collection of men with a spattering of token female acts and oddballs. It was the desire to get more variety on to the comedy stage that drove Hazel Humphreys
THE Southend Cricket Festival has been declared a success by the organising committee – despite the wet weather. Persistent rain meant neither of Unicorns’ scheduled CB40 games were able to be completed at Garon Park during the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend
A SLICE of Broadway glamour has come to Southend’s seafront. At the newly opened £2million restaurant, Feelgoods, all of the waiters and waitresses sing for diners, performing theirfavourite songs while they enjoy their meals. Opened
MORE than 2,000 traders and residents have signed a petition demanding a review of Southend Council’s spy cars. It’s almost a year since the controversial cars were launched and the sheer volume of signatures means the issue will now have to be debated
BURGLARS smashed their way into a house in Corringham and stole a stash of jewellery. Police are appealing for information following the burglary in Thames Haven Road between 9am and 8.30pm on Saturday, June 2. The culprits broke the
SOUTHEND’S first free school could open as early as next year. Two women behind the Princes’ Community School have reached the final stages of their bid to open a school which will cater for children who struggle at mainstream schools. While national
TRADERS at Basildon Market have spoken of their high hopes of moving to a new site and seeing trade flourish. Bosses at South Essex College, in Nethermayne, unveiled plans last week to build a £30million campus in Market Square, on the current market
ARMED police circled a car in Leigh following reports of a man with a gun. They had been searching the area with the police helicopter after a gun was spotted in Long Road, Canvey at about 7.10pm. Two boys, aged 17, were arrested in Grand Parade at
A teenager was pistol-whipped in the middle of a street in Westcliff in the early hours of Thursday morning. At about 1am police were called out to the scene in Wellington Avenue to reports of a 19-year-old being assaulted by a gang of three
A COMPANY boss died when he was crushed by a container in a horrific incident at work. Martin Channon, 54, from Raven Lane, Billericay, suffered fatal injuries when the container being carried by a forklift truck fell on top of him. Emergency services
ANGER surrounds a benefit cheat’s decision to stay in his council home, despite having £475,000 in the bank. Alan Hardman, 58, who lives with his mother in the Riverstone flats, in Crowstone Road, Westcliff, claimed £21,447 in housing benefit and £4,578
A MUSICIAN from Leigh was on stage for the star-studded Diamond Jubilee concert. Dave Bronze, 60, took to the main stage outside Buckingham Palace on Monday evening as part of Sir Tom Jones’s band. The bass guitarist has 35 years’ experience
DANCERS from Basildon will be flying the flag for Britain at the world and European championships. The under-12s group, called Perplex, from IB Dance Studios, in Church Road, has qualified for the European event in Slovenia and the world championship
