SOUTHEND United were unable to banish their Wembley blues at Rochdale tonight, as they suffered a disappointing 4-2 defeat at Rochdale. Just three days after losing in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final to Crewe Alexandra, Blues were easily brushed
SOUTHEND United chairman Ron Martin has been given the go-ahead to get the Blues new stadium up and running. Southend Council this afternoon agreed to the club’s demands to drop the town centre sweetener payment from £6.2million to £3.5million.
A COUNCIL building dedicated to the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will be used as a day centre for the elderly for six months before being demolished later this year. Two days after the Iron Lady passed away from a stroke Southend Council
A MAN is being hunted after he was seen drowning a dog in Canvey. A member of the public tried to intervene when the man was spotted holding a small ginger terrier under the water beneath a jetty at Hole Haven Point. The RSPCA is now appealing
PLANS to save a popular riding centre, threatened with demolition, could have been dashed after it was revealed no tests have been carried out to establish whether its new home is contaminated land. In February this year the Echo told how the
SOUTHEND could take up a new “Facewatch” scheme, sending photographs of suspected criminals to people's phones. The initative would see businesses uploading CCTV to the police immediately - to increase the chance of catching shoplifters. These
ARTHOUSE films and historical documentaries are set to be showcased at Hadleigh Old Fire Station as part of new exhibition. Ambitious plans are in the pipeline to transform the Appliance Hall in the fire station, in High Road, Hadleigh into a temporary
BURGLARS broke into a business in Benfleet trying to make off with the company safe. Two doors to the side of North Thames H&P Merchants in Armstrong Road, were forced open The thieves attempted to steal a safe from inside but were unsuccessful
MARC Laird wants to help Southend United banish their Wembley blues when they resume League Two action at Rochdale tonight. The 27-year-old midfielder was cup tied for Sunday’s JPT final defeat against Crewe Alexandra. But he now hopes to make
MORE than 400 people put their best foot forward to raise cash for two hospices. The annual Havens to Havens walk took place amid the sunshine on Sunday to give walkers that extra boost. The walk begun at Little Havens children’s hospice
FORMER Southend United manager Paul Sturrock admitted to being humbled by his own Wembley experience on Sunday. The Scotsman, who was dismissed by Blues just two weeks before the JPT final against Crewe Alexandra, travelled to the game with the
A PHARMACIST who groped a teenager while carrying out a blood pressure test has been kicked out of the profession. Roshan Lal’s victim was “sick with worry and shock” throughout the 15 minute ordeal which happened in a pharmacy consulting room.
SOUTHEND’S former MP Sir Teddy Taylor fondly remembered the kindness of Margaret Thatcher and how she sent him into “destroy” the Scottish National Party - which he did at the cost of his Glasgow seat. Mrs Thatcher, who died yesterday, left a lasting
THEY’RE celebrating 50 years since their first single releases, and the Solid Silver Sixties show is back at the Cliffs Pavilion to mark the occasion. The Searchers, the Merseybeats, Dave Berry and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders all released
PHIL Brown takes his Southend United team to Rochdale tonight, harbouring no regrets about the selections he made in Sunday’s JPT final against Crewe Alexandra. Brown was criticised for his starting line-up at Wembley Stadium which included Bilel
ALMOST two years to the day since a rare bug suddenly took the life of their daughter, the Darling family have raised more than £150,000 through a foundation set up in her name. On April 4 2011, 12-year-old Gable Hall student Karis Darling died
TEENAGER has appeared in court accused of raping a man in a Southend park. Andrezj Kwiatkowski, 18, is alleged to have launched the sex attack at Priory Park in the early hours of Saturday morning. He is alleged to have dragged the 20-year-old
A CARE HOME has been banned from taking in new residents after a catalogue of problems were found during an unannounced inspection. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission found residents in Chaplin Lodge in Wickford in a disheveled state and
