CANVEY'S play-off push was dealt a blow with an unlucky single goal defeat to a visiting Bury Town side tonight. The Gulls shaded the first half and dominated the second, but failed to take one of several good chances. Bury scored the decisive
SOUTHEND United manager Paul Sturrock has made two changes to his starting line-up for this afternoon's clash at Chesterfield with Mickey Spillane and Ryan Leonard both starting in midfield. Spillane has been selected in a defensive midfield position
SOUTHEND United’s dreams of an FA Cup clash with European Champions Chelsea were ended at Brentford tonight, despite an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Paul Smith. The Blues shot stopper pulled off a dozen outstanding saves on his return
SOUTHEND United manager Paul Sturrock has made two changes to his starting line-up for tonight's FA Cup third round replay at Brentford. The Blues boss has brought Anthony Straker back in to the midfield in place of the injured Marc Laird while
WROXHAM manager David Batch fears they’ll be kicked out of the Ryman league cup after their quarter final at Concord Rangers last night was postponed following a day of confusion. The Norfolk-based club failed to travel to Essex because of concerns
A COUPLE are alleged to have built up an ‘Aladdins Cave’ by plundering £100,000 from a dead neighbour’s bank account. Police raided the home of Inga Kersiene, 38, and Darius Kersys, 37, in St Mary’s Road, Prittlewell, to find a haul of goodies.
BASILDON ended a run of seven games without a win by beating Romford & Gidea Park 12-5. The victory pushed Basildon up a place to 12th in the 14 team table. But Rochford Hundred remain bottom of the standings after losing 41-15 at Ruislip
POLICE have released an E-fit of a sex attacker who struck in Southend. He is believed to have assaulted a woman at a grassy area near Clifton Terrace, Sourthend at around 12.30am on October 10, 2012. The victim, aged in her 20s and from Southend
A WOMAN has appealed for her missing uncle to come home. Police in Southend are searching for missing Terry Holliday, aged 52, who was last seen by his family on January 5. Mr Holliday often stays with his niece in Westcliff and she is very
ESSEX MPs have criticised demands by colleagues to hike their salaries by a third to £86,000 a year. Tory MPs John Baron and Stephen Metcalfe spoke out after an anonymous survey for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) found
GAVIN Tomlin spent a season without success trying to score for Brentford at Griffin Park. But he finally hopes to be able to find the back of the net there tonight when he returns to West London with Southend United for an FA Cup third round replay
WESTCLIFF sunk to a 10th successive defeat in National Three London & SE, losing 36-11 at Hertford. Many supporters felt the final score-line was flattering to the home-side and were mystified by some of the refereeing decisions. But the
SOUTH Woodham Ferrers moved four points clear at the top of the London Three North East table with a 22-16 win over title rivals Norwich. The match was switched to William de School after Norwich refused to play on the sodden pitch at Saltcoats
A MAN looking to step onto the employment ladder has slammed a town’s bus service after having a nightmare trying to use his free pass. Last month, First Buses, which runs services in Basildon, announced it was taking part in the Bus for Jobs
SOUTHEND'S survival hopes suffered a huge blow on Saturday as they were beaten 24-22 at fellow strugglers Lydney. The narrow defeat, which was the Seasiders’ seventh in a row, leaves them second from bottom in the standings, five points from safety
THIS year’s Christmas panto has been announced as the most successful ever festive production at the Towngate Theatre. Over 25,000 people and more than 30 schools attended the month long shows of Peter Pan before it closed on Sunday. This is more
A FAMILY of animal lovers have thanked vets who continued operating on their dog for 30 minutes in a burning building. Firefighters ventilated the ground floor of Medivet in Eastwood so vets could finish an operation on three-year-old Alsatian
THE Essex Leopards swept into the National Trophy semi-final with a dominant 81-59 victory against Derby Trailblazers. The Brentwood Centre crowd saw Robert Youngblood’s team produce arguably their best performance of the season as they led for
NEIL Harris wants to help Southend United get past Brentford tonight to set up a meeting with his former school-mate Frank Lampard in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Harris was the year above the Chelsea and England’s superstar midfielder at the
SOUTHEND pier will host the first Winter Folk and Ale Festival at the end of the month. The Cultural Centre will be staged on Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26. The event is being organised by Leigh Folk Festival www.leighfolkfestival.com
SOUTHEND United travel to Brentford for tonight’s FA Cup third round replay, knowing victory could earn the club at least £300,000. The winners of this evening’s tie at Griffin Park will host European Champions Chelsea in the next round and will
HISTORY looks set to repeat itself as travellers are appealing to the Government to approve plans for a permanent caravan site on green belt land. Proposals to create a three-pitch caravan site on Janda Field, in Fane Road, Thundersley
FORGET fad diets this January, invest in your long-term health, advises fitness instructor Annie Mullis. It is the time of year when we are bombarded with all the latest quick-fix weight-loss diets and new-fangled exercise routines. Annie,
THE battle to build a £15million hospice on green belt land will be decided at a six-day public inquiry. Government planning inspectors have pencilled in the lengthy hearing, which is expected to take place later this year, to reach a final verdict
HAVE you always wanted to have a go at harmony singing, but never quite had the confidence to try? The Orpheus Singers, a women-only choir, may be able to help, as they invite singers to an open repetoire workshop day for prospective new members
SOUTHEND Air Show will be cancelled and the pier will close two days a week as Southend Council struggles to balance its books. Council tax will rise by 1.75 per cent – 38p per week for Band D properties – and the authority will slash more than
A PRIVATE firm offering valet parking for Southend Airport passengers has been told it will be kicked out of its base by council chiefs. Southend Airport Car Park, which only got off the ground in April 2012, has been given three months to move
