A residents association is hosting a fun day on Saturday. The annual Langdon Hills Estate Residents Association’s event, will feature a talent contest, dog show, raffle, face painting, and a bouncy castle. It is set to be held in Debden Green
A three-vehicle crash is currently holding up traffic in Southend. An Audi and two other vehicles have been involved in a collision in Fossetts Way, off Eastern Avenue, in Southend. Traffic is building up around the area, which leads to Waitrose
A NEW cafe for teenagers will open over the summer holidays on Canvey. Castle Point Council has paid for the cafe near Waterside Leisure Centre, in Somnes Avenue. It will be open for six hours every weekday during the summer holiday. Bill
BURGLARS broke into a house and stole a car off the drive. They broke in at Ulting Way, Wickford, between 11.30pm on July 2 and 6.30am on July 3, forcing the front door. They searched the house and took the keys to a 2012 Fiat 500, worth £7,250
WE watched the World Cup semi-finals as a group while out in Spain and the way Brazil defended actually gave me a sleepless night. I just couldn’t believe the off the cuff way they defended and the way they panicked after going a goal down.
A FAMILY have expressed their gratitude to a bright young boy and his dad who rushed to help an injured toddler in a park – while they waited 45 minutes for an ambulance. Connor Barringer, who is 21 months old, was playing in a park in Leigh Beck
FORMER Tottenham Hotspur winger Roman-Michael Percil looks set to feature for Southend United at Great Wakering Rovers tomorrow. The 19-year-old has been training with the Shrimpers following his release from White Hart Lane. And Blues boss
Dean Macey: “I called Germany right from the start so I’ll stick with them. It’s an utter fluke for me though!” Steve Tilson: “Germany to win 2-0.” Cameron Belford: “Going 2-0 Germany. All in sync with each other and look like the complete
SOUTHEND United start their pre-season schedule at Great Wakering Rovers tomorrow having missed out on another of their transfer targets. Kwesi Appiah, who the Shrimpers had been hoping to sign on loan from Crystal Palace, has instead opted to
A PENSIONER has been jailed for six months for refusing to clean up a huge illegal rubbish dump he admitted running. Roger Phipps, 72, who lives at Michelins Farm, Rayleigh, was sent to prison after Chelmsford Crown Court heard he failed to fully
FED-UP residents have told how noisy building works in Basildon town centre are keeping them awake at night – and lunchtime diners may be to blame. Work to demolish the top eight levels of the Aviva building, at the back of the Eastgate Centre,
BASILDON Crown Court has been told to clean up its act after an inspector found defendants were forced to use dirty cells covered in graffiti. Nick Hardwick, chief inspector of prisons, found doors and benches at the crown court and Southend Magistrates
VILLAGE Green is back for its sixth consecutive year in Chalkwell Park, Westcliff, on Saturday. The fun lasts from 11am until 10pm and it looks be the best one yet. Tickets are still available through skiddle.com or from the Skiddle ticket
MURDER victim Hassan Mohammed Ibrahim was a “loving and caring” man who always put his family and friends first. Distraught friends have paid tribute to the man known as Big Hass, after he was stabbed twice in York Road, Southend. He was airlifted
WE’RE spoiled for choice at Village Green this weekend, but I’ve been carefully sifting through and circling a few of the less obvious things you won’t want to miss. First choice is Man Like Me. If you don’t think you’ve heard of them, yes you
A CANVEY shop had to be evacuated after a power cable was ripped off the front of a nearby building causing an explosion. The sign from chiropodists, Footstop, fell down and ripped off an attached power cable. Emergency services were called
POLICE had to be called after angry customers raided the shelves of a Basildon flooring store. Peter Driver and David Coker say they stormed Floors-2-Go, in Miles Gray Lane, after being kept waiting several weeks for orders. Staff pushed a
TALENTED youngsters wowed audiences with their school production of Annie. More than 60 pupils from the Deanes School, Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, performed Annie over four days. Children from all year groups are involved. Year 8 pupil
DEDICATED teachers and pupils are cycling, running and swimming to help pay for a £200,000 state-of-the-art playground. Castledon School, in Bromfords Drive, Wickford, wants to install equipment, including slides and climbing frames, create a sensory
A FRENCHMAN is searching for the family of a Southend man who died in France during the Second World War. Stanley Sidney Bright, trooper serial number 5834273, died on September 4, 1944, in Blagny-sur-Ternoise, northern France, aged 32. Raymond
THOUSANDS are expected to turn out tomorrow (Saturday) for a packed programme of events at Canvey Carnival. Up to 3,000 people are expected to line the streets to enjoy the parade packed with colourful floats from noon. This year’s carnival
AN independent school in Westcliff has closed its doors for the last time after shutting at short notice. St Hilda's Independent Day School in Imperial Avenue closed unexpectedly at the end of term yesterday and pupils and parents returned this
Agapanthus expert Michael Dedman will be opening up his garden and showing off his pride and joy flowers to visitors this weekend. There will be more than 170 varieties of agapanthus on show at the July open garden day for the National Garden Scheme
ARSONISTS set fire to a maisonette in Sutton Road, Southend. It is thought they put something alight through the letterbox, but the fire did not take hold, it just damaged to papers and carpet. Anyone who has information about the incident,
FLYTIPPERS will be prosecuted for dumping rubbish on a fire-hit estate, a council leader has vowed. Residents in Bockingham Green, on the Felmores estate in Basildon, have repeatedly found piles of rubbish blocking an alleyway that could be used
A SUSPECTED shoplifter barricaded herself in a church toilet withaman, to hide from police. Members of mental health group Rethink were shocked when their meeting, in Clarence Road Baptist Church, Southend, was interrupted by the runaway suspect
A DRUNK driver who crashed in to a security hut, injuring two security guards, has been banned from driving for two years. Oskar Liepnieks, 23, of Buckles Lane, South Ockendon, admitted drink driving, driving without insurance, driving without
POLICE investigating the murder of Hassan Mohammed Ibrahim are still questioning three people arrested in north London on Wednesday, but have released a further four. Six men between the ages of 17 and 19 were arrested on Monday, July 7 in connection
Four men are due to appear in court in connection with a telephone fraud that has conned elderly Essex residents out of nearly half a million pounds. All four have been charged with conspiracy to defraud by false representation between March
CHILDREN from a Hockley pre-school have got first-hand experience of recycling, thanks to a school project. The children from Whizz Kids, Hockley, visited the recycling centre in Hockley Library car park to deposit their rubbish in the correct
CAR enthusiasts are gearing up for this year’s London to Southend Classic Car Run. Organisers are expecting 150 classic car enthusiasts for this year’s event, which will take place at a new venue on Sunday. The popular event, which has been
THE impact of noise and vibrations from explosions at Shoebury Range will be assessed in a six-month study set to start in the spring. Qinetiq, defence contractor at the MOD site in Shoebury, hase commissioned the survey following concerns from
