AFC Wimbledon striker Jack Midson returned to haunt his former Southend United side by bagging the only goal of the game in a disappointing 1-0 defeat for the Shrimpers at Roots Hall this afternoon. The ex Shrimpers loanee fired home a 58th minute
BASILDON Golf Club is set to undergo a big money revamp, after a decade of uncertainty. Boss Colin Jenkins, 51, will make a series of improvements to the course, in Clay Hill Lane, six months after taking the helm. Improvements include extending
MEN are being told to keep their shirts on this summer as Adventure Island brings in a dress code to spare the blushes of families. The amusement park is bringing in a Wear Your Shirt rule and urging men to stay covered up– even if the temperatures
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown has named an unchanged starting line-up for this afternoon's clash against AFC Wimbledon at Roots Hall. As a result, Barry Corr has again been selected among the substitutes despite scoring after coming on at
POLICE want to know if anyone recognises this man in connection with a Basildon burglary. A house in Waldringfield was broken in to between 11pm on Sunday, February 16 and 6am on Monday, February 17, and a woman’s handbag was stolen. A bank
A EURO MP has stepped in to lend his support to green belt campaigners fighting housing development in Billericay. Stuart Agnew, Ukip Member of the European Parliament, visited Outwood Common Road, in Billericay, along with Billericay East candidate
ALASTAIR Cook says Essex are determined to get promoted. He was speaking ahead of Essex’s first county championship game of the season against Derbyshire on Sunday. The England skipper – who has been cleared to play in Essex’s opening four
A VOLUNTEER police officer is staging a night of popular music and jazz before heading to New York to put her strength to the test – all to raise cash for charity. Samantha Wright, from Hadleigh, who is a musician by trade and also a volunteer
A MILKMAN was beaten over the head by an armed assailant in the early hours of yesterday morning. The victim was in his milk van in Willow Close, in Leigh, at 3.30am when he was approached by a man wearing a crash helmet. The attacker, who
PERSISTENCE has paid off for Southend councillors who fought hard to win a package of improvements in Southchurch Park. Work to put in new lights, better paths, a ramp leading to the lake, better drainage and other improvements to make the park
SAM Malone will be flying the flag for south-east Essex in the elite ABAs after being crowned Eastern Counties 64kg champion. The Rayleigh ABC boxer won by a unanimous decision after beating Norwich Lad's Norfolk champion Rylan Charlton over three
