IT’S that time of year again – artists and businesses are coming together for the Leigh Art Trail. Teaming up to showcase the talents of both artists and Leigh’s plethora of quirky independent businesses, the popular event sees visitors flock to the
A crop of cannabis with a street value of £7,000 has been seized from a flat in Shoebury by police. Cops busted the plantation consisting of five fully grown plants, 60 saplings and a bunch of harvested leaves in a drying area at the property
THEY’RE known for their lightning wit, silly situations and all round funniness, and Quirkish Delight are back in the Dixon Studio, at Westcliff’s Palace Theatre, for improvised merriment next week. The Southend comedy troupe have a loyal cult following
A frail 85-year-old woman who was reported missing on Saturday has been found safe and sound. Police had been searching for Violet Selwood since 7pm on Saturday night when her daughter found her flat in Beech Road, Basildon, empty. Particular
Hadleigh & Thundersley picked up a very tidy 20 points with a seven-wicket win at Hornchurch. It moved them into the top four in the table and left them handily placed behind the top two promotion places. Hadleigh put their hosts into
A Southend man was left with burns and suffering from smoke inhalation after a chip pan fire. The male, believed to be in his sixties, was hurt after the pan in his South Avenue home caught alight at about 7.20pm on Saturday. He had attempted to
A man was left with a broken leg after falling into a ten foot deep ditch in Shoebury on Saturday night. The casualty aged 31 fell into the ditch off Ness Road at about 9.20pm, breaking his left leg in the process. Despite being able
