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  • Etheridge takes Colleges title

    IN the inaugural running of the British Colleges Track & Field Championships, Seevic Athletics Academy returned with a bag full of medals. Mitch Etheridge, the reigning English Schools pole vault champion, returned to Gateshead International Stadium

  • Divers bid for Olympics

    THE country’s best divers will look to secure their place at the London Olympics during trials at the British Gas Diving Championships starting today. Medal hopefuls Tom Daley, Peter Waterfield, Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow will be at Ponds Forge, Sheffield

  • Partial collapse of road spells woe for motorists

    EMERGENCY repairs are being carried out after a busy road in Benfleet collapsed. Part of Richmond Avenue has been closed to traffic after residents complained to Essex County Council a section of the road had collapsed last month. The road, which

  • Nicholas bags a hat-trick of golds

    THERE were a number of gold medal-winning performances from local athletes at the Eastern Championships at a wet and windy Cambridge. Leading the way for Basildon AC was Heidi Nicholas who picked up three golds, while team-mates Daniel Ashley, Eleanor

  • Corr agrees to stay with Blues

    BARRY Corr has agreed to commit his future to Southend United. The striker scored 21 goals in his first season at the club before missing all of the previous campaign with a long term knee injury. But he is now nearing a return to full fitness and looks

  • Catwalk will see designs from Abbie,13

    FASHION will sashay its way down the catwalk in aid of a good cause tonight at a special event raising money for Lupus UK. Among the designers at the show, which takes place at the Freight House in Rochford, is 13-year-old Abbie Smith, who despite her

  • First senior medals for Hayley & Gemma

    HAYLEY McLean and Gemma Kersey both won their first senior national medals at the England AAA Championships. McLean, 17, raced to a silver medal in the 400m hurdles while Kersey, 20, picked up a bronze medal in her less favoured event, the 800m. Both

  • 11 places to drink in one High Street

    A NEW swish £220,000 tapas bar has opened to rave reviews despite concerns a town is now saturated with places to drink. Harry’s Bar has opened in the former Emporium shop in Billericay High Street to the delight of customers wanting to sample some Spanish

  • College pals in tune to put on big charity bash

    WHEN a group of students at South Essex College were tasked with a production module, they decided they weren’t going to do things by halves. Pooling their musical talents and interests, they’re throwing a charity bash – Go! – at the Royal Hotel that

  • FitzWimarc kids shine at multi-event championships

    IT was a successful day for FitzWimarc School boys at the Essex Schools’ Multi-Event Championships. Josh Prentice was crowned champion in the intermediate boys pentathlon, with team-mates Daniel Stratton and Dan Sheffield making it a clean medal sweep

  • Campaigners give up Sainsbury’s fight

    CAMPAIGNING residents have given up their fight to stop a new Sainsbury’s being built in their road after the superstore managed to secure a booze licence. Sainsbury’s has taken over half of the former Geoff Bray car dealership, in Eastwood Road, Rayleigh

  • South Essex shops busy over jubilee weekend

    THE Queen’s Jubilee coupled with a wet Bank Holiday failed to dampen shoppers’ spirits across south Essex. The unseasonal weather meant temperatures were below average and many people decided to stay indoors and watch the royal celebrations on TV. However

  • Where our pundits money is going

    TODAY is the start of the 2012 European Championships. With England going into a major tournament without the usual huge expectations from the nation, can they surprise us all by having a successful championships? Have champions Spain got

  • Brown comes in at Concord

    FORMER West Ham defender Kenny Brown has been appointed assistant manager at Concord Rangers. The 44-year-old will be number two to Danny Cowley, who became sole manager after joint boss Danny Scopes stood down at the end of the season.

  • Sadlers Farm roadworks deadline missed again

    THOUSANDS of motorists will have to contend with more delays on Sadlers Farm as Essex County Council admitted it will miss the new deadline. The majority of the £63million roadworks were scheduled to finish tomorrow, after council bosses pushed back

  • Wall of concrete needed to protect Southend seafront

    VIEWS of the estuary could be blocked by walls of concrete needed to protect thousands of homes from flooding. A new report has recommended expanding beaches and adding up to a metre to some seawalls in Southend, as part of multi-million plans to combat

  • Car transporter catches fire in Eastwood

    A car transporter carrying seven vehicles went up in flames on Thursday night. Firefighters from Leigh Fire Station were called out to the blaze in Snake's Lane, Eastwood, at about 10.30pm. The driver of the lorry had noticed smoke coming

  • Brave Billericay Town keeper Nicky is ready to return home

    A FOOTBALLER who was partially paralysed after a fight outside a nightclub is to finally leave hospital after eight months. Billericay Town goalkeeper Nicky Morgan, 26, will leave Stoke Mandeville Hospital, in Aylesbury, where he has been recovering

  • Charity tournament

    A CHARITY seven-a-side football tournament has been arranged by Shrimperzone. com, a Southend United fans’ website. The event is in memory of keen Blues supporter Graham Jolley, who recently passed away. The tournament is being held on Saturday at the

  • Ice cream parlour is chip off old Rossi block

    A NEW ice cream parlour has been opened in Leigh by the great grandchildren of Massimiliano Rossi, who helped set up the famous brand. Hokey Pokey Gelato, in Elm Road, offers a selection of classic flavours as well as others with a unique twist, such

  • Robbery gang will be caught, vow Southend cops

    POLICE have said they are homing in on a gang of armed street robbers after they struck again. This time thugs held a blade to the stomach of a 32-year-old man, in Southview Drive, Westcliff. Detectives believe this attack is again linked

  • Fashion course in Southend has been key to our success

    A FORMER graduate of South Essex College has landed her dream job, after setting up her own company selling vintage clothing. Natalie Gibson, 27, was offered a place at the famous St Martin’s College, in London, but turned it down to study fashion in