A MAN in his eighties was murdered and another woman injured in a knife attack in a sheltered accommodation flat in Southend. The attack, in Burr Hill Chase, took place just before 2pm at Stephen McAdden House. Police were called to the scene
DRIVERS are facing rush-hour delays on the A127 because of a crash involving four cars. One lane is blocked on the Southend-bound carriageway because of the accident just after the Nevendon junction. It happened at around 6.45pm and the emergency
A GRIEVING mother is to be reunited with the ruby ring containing some of her dead son’s ashes, thanks to an eagleeyed pawnbroker. Elizabeth Methven, 41, of Waalwyk Drive, Canvey, was devastated when crooks smashed their way into her home and stole
SINGER Patrick Byrne is convInced the only way is Elvis – after beating 16 rival tribute acts to win a lucrative performing contract. Patrick, from Basildon, beat 16 other Elvis tribute acts to win a 12-show run on Blackpool Pier next year.
A FILIPINO nurse whose family has been struck by earthquake and typhoon in the space of three weeks says she feels powerless to help them. Maria Granaderos, 43, is a healthcare assistant at Southend Hospital who helped organise a clothes
THE family of a young man who died in a head-on motorbike crash and donated his major organs to help others have collected a prestigious award. Mikey Denley, from Southend, who was a registered organ donor, has been recognised by the international
ROCHFORD Hundred’s boys team have triumphed at the English Team Championships at Essendon Golf Club in Hatfield. The event saw Rochford take on five other clubs from all over England. And the competition was played in a complicated format of
Quilters Junior School is coming to terms with the loss of a popular teacher, who died suddenly. Sarah Cobb, who was in her twenties, passed away suddenly at her home last week. Pupils at the school, in Laindon Road, Billericay, are devastated
TWO men were arrested following a crash in Southend. Officers were called at 11.35am to Chichester Road at the junction with Tylers Avenue after a collision involving a suspected stolen blue Ford Mondeo and a black BMW X5. A 31-year-old man
FORMER Southend United defender Leo Roget has been forced to delay his first professional boxing fight. The 36-year-old was due to take on Mitch Mitchell at York Hall in Bethnal Green this weekend. But the bout will now be taking place on Saturday
A WOMAN from Southend has been awarded £12,000 in an outof- court settlement after poor dental treatment caused her to lose two teeth. Donna Goldsworthy, 40, sued three dentists at Felmores Dental Care, in Felmores End, Basildon, after they failed
A CHEEKY football fan tried to get Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to commit his future to...Southend United. Wenger, manger of the Premier League leaders, admitted he had “never considered” joining the Blues because he hasn’t needed a job. Wenger
MEN from Essex have been arrested as part of a cross-Channel drugs and money laundering bust. A joint investigation involving South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, the National Crime Agency, Essex Police and the French Judicial Police arrested
DANNY Heale was delighted with Canvey’s 1-0 league win over Grays on Tuesday, and said they could have won more convincingly. A second-half goal from the recalled Sheldon Sellears was enough to give the Gulls a second win over their Essex rivals
AN MP has faced a backlash after he spoke in parliament calling for gambling laws to be relaxed. James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East, who is scrutinising a new gambling bill currently passing through the Commons, called for casinos
RYAN Leonard got among the goals against Morecambe to continue his good start to the season. Lenny was brought to the club as right-back but he has pace to burn and excellent mobility. I’ve been playing this 4-3-3 formation for years and I
KING Prawn never felt they were a band that would be commercially successful, but they’ve managed to build an almost cult following. The ska-punk band were formed by Roger and his fellow St Albans friend Al Rumjen after they moved to London.
BILLERICAY chairman Steve Kent says their match at home to Lowestoft was called off at the 11th hour because the visitors put pressure on the referee. The game had already been given the green light by the match official shortly before 3pm, but
WELL, winter is definitely here. I can feel her icy fingers giving me the Vs. The clocks slunk back an hour and so we wake to a gloom that could please only Eeyore. It’s moaning weather. It’s groaning weather. It’s let’s all move to Australia weather
LES CANNON, 48, from Westcliff, plays Nathan Detroit in Southend Operatic and Dramatic Society’s production of Guys and Dolls. When did you start to take an interest in theatre? I joined Focus Theatre Workshop (the Southend drama centre for young
RICHARD McEvoy has been left considering his future in golf after a dreadful piece of bad luck forced him to give up his bid to retain his place among the sport’s elite. The 34-year-old from Leigh was well-placed when he had to withdraw from the
A TOASTER caught fire in a sheltered housing flat this morning. The woman switched the electric off and put the fire out before fire crews from Rayleigh Weir arrived. The call was received at 5.19am to Westwood Court in beresford Close.
AN illegal mosque has been given six months to close after a planning inspector threw out an appeal for retrospective planning permission. The mosque, which has been operating in an old bungalow in Fairfax Drive, Westcliff, for the past two years
A CAR wash owner has expressed his frustration at his business being closed while immigration officials vetted his staff. Leigh Car Wash, in Broadway, was closed for about an hour on Tuesday from 3.10pm after officers from the Home Office arrived
A MAN who has raised more than £1.5million for his Scout group over 40 years of service has been honoured with an MBE. Prince William recognised Bradley Cox, 52, for his outstanding contribution to the Canvey community during a special ceremony
SOUTHEND could wind up with yet another empty office block following confirmation the owner of EssexHouse, the Lloyds Bank building, has gone into receivership. Lloyds is due to move out of the Southchurch Road office block on December 14, with
A ONCE-FAILING primary school has come out of special measures after transforming its fortunes in a year. Cherry Tree Primary School, in Church Road, Basildon, was placed in emergency measures in July last year after an Ofsted inspection that spring
PITSEA’S new market will open at the start of 2014, the Echo can reveal. The eagerly-anticipated, £30million Pitsea regeneration plan started in May. It will eventually see the whole of the area above High Road transformed to make way for a
STAFF at Southend Hospital are being trained to become dementia champions to work with patients. To ensure staff in all areas are well-equipped to meet the needs of more patients with dementia, the hospital has launched a training course to develop
TWO actors are flying the flag for south Essex on the set of a hit TV drama. Darren Kent, 29, and Nathalie Emmanuel, 24, both from Westcliff, are in the new series of Sky One’s hit series Game of Thrones. While Darren, of Prittlewell Chase,
A MOTORIST was forced to paymore than £400 after leaving his untaxed vehicle in what he was told was a private communal car park. Ray Kempster, 28, was told an overgrown car park behind his block of flats in Long Riding, Basildon, was privately
AN "unlucky 13" of Britain's most wanted criminals who are thought to be hiding in Spain will be unveiled today, including the suspected leader of a £90 million cocaine smuggling ring. Ian Stanton, 42, from Liverpool, is accused of being the ringleader
