JESSICA Judd has taken a liking to the track she will be racing on at the Commonwealth Games in two weeks’ time. The 19-year-old, from Canvey, finished third in the 800m at the Glasgow Grand Prix at Hampden Park on Saturday, beating all the Home
THE 4.16pm train from Wickford to Southminster was cancelled because of a fault on the train. As a result the return train from Southminster to Wickford at 4.56pm has also been cancelled. The issues does not appear to be having a knock-on effect
SOUTHEND United started their pre-season campaign with a convincing 5-0 win at Great Wakering Rovers. The Shrimpers fielded a different 11 in each half at Burroughs Park. And they comfortably came out on top with new signings Ellis Brown and
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a smash that closed Eastern Avenue, Southend, for four hours on Friday evening. The accident occurred at 6.15pm on Friday, July 11 at the junction of Eastern Avenue and Fossetts Way. A grey Audi A5 was
THE Waterside Farm Leisure Centre, in Somnes Avenue, Canvey, is to hold an open day with free activities on Saturday, August 16. Guests will be able to enjoy a variety of free activities, including badminton and swimming. The event will take
A CHOIR from Hockley has raised more than £2,200 for charity after a summer concert. The Hands 4 Voices Signing Choir began three years ago, and their concert, in which they sang along to a variety of popular songs, raised £2,235 for the Essex
The streets of Billericay have become a canvas for an array of artwork. The Billericay Art Trail features work by a raft of artists at shops, businesses and restaurants in the town, until July 20. This year’s selection of works includes pet
GRAHAM Napier can’t wait to play in front of a sell-out Castle Park crowd as the big-hitting Colchester-born star returns to his home ground for its inaugural Twenty20 Blast match today. Napier is set to be part of the Essex Eagles side that kicks
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Rayleigh Road, Eastwood. The attack occurred on Sunday, July 6 between 11pm and 11.10pm, at the rear of a row of shops near the mini roundabout with White House Road. The victim
ANOTHER arrest has been made as investigations continue into the murder of Hassan Mohammed Ibrahim in York Road, Southend, on Monday. Police arrested a 17-year-old from Southend on Friday evening at an address in Burdett Avenue, Westcliff and he
A SINGLE vehicle accident closed a lane of the Londonbound A13 between Sadlers Farm and the Pitsea Flyover this morning. Firefighters were called to the incident shortly before 6.30am with two crews attending from Rayleigh Weir and one from Wickford
A MAN caught by police at a railway station with a carving knife in his backpack, claimed he was on his way to his mothers for a barbecue. Lee Fitzpatrick, 27, of Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays had denied unlawful possession of a knife
