CONCORD Rangers have added fans favourite Taylor Miles and former A-League star Jeremy Walker to their squad ahead of tomorrow's match against Wealdstone. Manager Danny Cowley has re-signed Miles after he was released by West Ham United recently
A PRODIGIOUS young talent whose potential has been spotted by athletics legend Geoff Capes has won the Echo’s Athlete of the Month competition for August. Sebastian Dickens, 13, from Southend, won the award after throwing a massive 13.74m shot
A HEARTBROKEN widow is still receiving post for his beloved wife from Basildon Council...nine months after she passed away. Brian Randall, 75, told how he has nowmade six emotional pleas to the authority since Pamela, 74, died from cancer in December
A HEARTBROKEN widow is still receiving post for his beloved wife from Basildon Council...nine months after she passed away. Brian Randall, 75, told how he has nowmade six emotional pleas to the authority since Pamela, 74, died from cancer in December
POLICE have released CCTV following a spate of thefts in Basildon, Wickford and Billericay. Basildon Police wish to identify the people in the CCTV and speak to them in relation to theft of items from stores in Basildon, Wickford and Billericay
POLICE have released CCTV after £45 worth of make up was stolen from a Basildon shop. Police are appealing for help from the public to trace a woman they want to speak to in connection with the theft of cosmetics from Wilkinsons in Fodderwick,
A MAN was found dead at his home was facing eviction, it has been revealed. Richard Cox, 49, of Kenilworth Place, Noak Bridge, had been in court in relation to being evicted from his Basildon Council flat just five days before being found dead
A LAINDON road is blocked following a crash. The B1007 Laindon Link in Laindon is blocked at the Great Knightleys junction, because of an accident involving two vehicles. The accident took place shortly after 5.30pm. Firefighters cut a
A NURSE faces a string of allegations over her care of a vulnerable patient at a Benfleet care home. TracyHumphreys, whoworked as a senior sister at Godden Lodge Residential and Nursing Home, will face six charges when she appears before a Nursing
BASILDON AC duo Michael Shields and Isobel Ives added to their medal collections this summer at last weekend’s UK School Games. It has been a fantastic summer for both teenagers and they rounded it off by representing the South East at the huge
THE funeral of Canvey’s oldest resident will take place later this month. Doris Flaherty passed away on August 31, aged 106. The funeral service will take place at Leigh Beck Baptist Church at 11am on Friday, September 19. Dozens of islanders
A CAR hit a schoolboy in Benfleet. The schoolboy was hit by a Mini Cooper shortly after 3pm in High Road. Essex Police said: "Police and ambulance attended a minor collision between a Mini Cooper car and a schoolboy in High Road, Benfleet around
JUST a couple of weeks ago teenagers across the UK were basking in GCSE glory. But they’re not the only ones who have proved they can make the grade when it comes to exams. Hundreds of adults across Essex – from single mums to pensioners to
A MAN died three weeks after injuring his foot in a lawnmower accident, an inquest heard. David Mason, 68, was staying with a friend at his home in Woodcote Road, Leigh, when he began to feel unwell. His temperature went from hot to cold before
BASILDON AC’s youngsters did themselves proud in the Eastern Young Athletes League final on their home track at Gloucester Park. The squad finished second overall in the competition behind Bedford, while there was glory for the under-13 girls and
DETECTIVES want to speak to this young man about a burglary in Basildon. A 14-year-old boy has already been arrested in connection with the break-in at a house in Welbeck Drive on the evening of August 15. However Basildon police also want
THESE are the remnants of a bike which was set alight by an arsonist. Police are trying to track down its owner after finding the burnt out bike in a car park on North Road, Southend. The bike was chained up with a combination lock on a bike
Police officers were called to Thorney Bay Road on Canvey Island following the death of a man. Officers and paramedics were called to Thorney Bay Road at 7.20am yesterday morning following reports a man's body had been found. The man was
BASILDON United will be without three of their back four for the visit of Stansted in the Essex Senior League tomorrow. Bees manager Colin Cook has been left bemoaning his luck after Mike Finneran, Sean Savage and Ricardo Bailey all suffered injuries
FIREFIGHTERS have been called after an explosion at Coryton Power Station. Crews were sent to the scene following reports of the incident in a plant room at the station. Firefighters at the scene said there is no sign of a fire following the
A VET’S is holding a fun day to raise awareness about dogs. Companion Care, in Pitsea, will be holding donkey rides and have bouncy castles in Eversley Park on Sunday from noon until 5pm. The vets will also be giving away freebies such as nurse
RUBBER band fan Caitlin Ives has weaved a welcome £100 for charity thanks to her creative skills with loom bands. Caitlin, nine, turned her love for the colourful band craze into a money-making business to raise cash for charity. After selling
CONOR Clifford insists he is fit and ready to help Southend United give Portsmouth a ‘roasting’ at Roots Hall tomorrow. The in-form Irish midfielder has shaken off an ankle injury in time to take on his former side. And he is desperate to ensure
CRAIG Edwards is growing “increasingly frustrated” at the amount of injuries Billericay Town are sustaining, with three strikers out ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup encounter. Rowan Liburd, Ricky Sappleton and Seedy Njie are all out of this weekend
ROB Small has challenged his Bowers & Pitsea players to make history ahead of their clash with Witham Town in the FA Cup tomorrow. The Essex Senior League side host the Ryman Premier league newcomers at the Len Salmon stadium in the first qualifying
ROCHFORD Hundred kick off the new London Two North East campaign at home to Chelmsford tomorrow. Basildon are also at home as they entertain Diss while South Woodham Ferrers host Enfield. In London Three North East, Billericay – who were promoted
EVERY suspected crook who is arrested and taken to Basildon Police Station will now be scanned for an invisible crime-cracking substance which could link them to other offences. As well as being finger-printed, all suspects taken into police custody
A MAN and a woman have been charged with robbery. Gemma Snook, 25, of Whitmore Way in Basildon and Barry Lough, 26, of no fixed address are charged with robbing a man of his mobile phone at the River View Centre in Vange on September 1. They
CONCORD Rangers play their last game for a fortnight against Wealdstone in the Conference South tomorrow, with Danny Cowley calling on his side to follow up three draws with a win. The Beachboys host last year’s Ryman Premier League champions,
CARL Pettefer feels tomorrow’s clash between his two former sides should not be happening in League Two. The hard-working midfielder came through the ranks at Portsmouth before going on to make 84 appearances in a two and a half year spell with
A PUPIL who brandished a knife while chasing other schoolchildren was one of eight to be excluded for taking weapons into school. The pupil took the knife into the unnamed Essex school on two consecutive days and threatened others with it.
WESTCLIFF’S Greg Bannister is ready to put the boot into Gravesend tomorrow. The 20-year-old took over his side’s kicking responsibilities on their return to National Three London & SE at Barnes last weekend. And, if required, Bannister
Many of us enjoy visiting our local non-league club at the weekend and during the week. We finish work, watch the match and head home ready for a new day. But what about the players who have to fit in their work commitments around the football? How
THOUSANDS of pounds in grants have been handed out to projects across Basildon. Basildon Council has given out £13,726 as part of the £1million Community Investment Fund. Presidents Community Hall Association has received £8,666.18 for its
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown is confident centre-back Adam Thompson will be fit to face Portsmouth at Roots Hall tomorrow. The defender missed out on lining up for Northern Ireland’s under 21 team against Serbia on Tuesday night after suffering
LEWIS Smith is aiming to fire East Thurrock United to another FA Cup run, starting against one of his former sides tomorrow. Rocks travel to AFC Hornchurch tomorrow, hoping to repeat their 1-0 opening day win this term, in which Smith scored the
A CELEBRITY chef is hoping to “break the mould” as he prepares to open a new fine dining restaurant on Southend seafront. Mark Baumann opens Bourgee – the first of 15 branded restaurants – on Eastern Esplanade on Monday morning. The first few
SOUTHEND Saxons centre Sam Nash has labelled tomorrow’s clash at Shelford as ‘a must win game’ for his side. The Saxons were beaten 36-31 by Redruth in the opening day of the National Two South campaign at Warners Bridge last weekend. And Nash
A TEENAGE motorbiker suffered minor injuries in a rush hour crash. Emergency services were called to the roundabout at the junction of the A127 and Noak Hill Road at 8.38am on Friday. The collision was between a Mini and a motorbike. The
FAMILIES turned out to support a fun day to raise cash for a youngster battling a rare condition. Nicola Watts, 34, of Gifhorn Road, Canvey, arranged the event at the Admiral Jelicoe pub, in High Street, in aid of charity Cystinosis Foundation
A FAULTY microwave sparked a kitchen fire in Leigh on yesterday evening. Firefighters from Leigh and Southend stations attended after receiving a call to Bridgwater Drive shortly before 6.30pm. Upon arrival crews reporter the fire was already
CHEERLEADERS, gymnasts and a marching band helped raise £1,000 for a foodbank. Shoebury Fair, which saw Shoebury-based cheerleaders Essex Stars, gymnasts from a number of schools, choir Shoebury Dynamix and Shoebury Army Cadets perform on the old Hinguar
THE family of a woman who died after being given three times the recommended dose of a sedative has been awarded £65,000 in compensation. Nicola Ames, 35, from Middle Mead, Rochford, died at Southend Hospital in December 2009. She was admitted
FUNDRAISING for a war memorial continues after organisers criticised the lack of council support. Castle Point Council agreed to spend £8,000 restoring war memorials in Hadleigh and Benfleet, but did not agree to fund work to the memorial in Canvey
CALLOUS thieves stole £200 from a charity shop safe after taking the keys to the safe from an employee’s handbag. Thieves went into the Barnardo’s store, in High Street, Canvey, at around 8.15am on Friday, September 5. Once inside they removed
A CAR wash worker may have to have his leg amputated after being crushed by a Range Rover he was cleaning on his first day at work. CCTV footage seen by the Echo, but too horrific for publication, shows the moment the Range Rover lurched forward at
A BIG band fanatic is opening a themed fish and chip shop to remember the golden era of Hollywood. Lee Wilder, 46, was inspired to set up Frankie’s Rain or Shine, in High Street, Benfleet, following the death of his beloved mum Deborah last year
A BURGLAR left a girl with special needs heartbroken after they stole her most prized possessions. Georgia Kent-Smith’s iPod and Wii were taken when the thieves ransacked her home in Broomfields, Basildon – while her family were taking her to the
FATHER Hen theatre company are making a welcome return with their hit show, Molly Sweeney. The poignant drama of a woman who has been blind for as long as she can remember and is given the opportunity to have her sight restored, was first performed
