A man has died following a house fire in Grays. Two fire crews were called to Brooke Road just before noon today after concerns were raised for the man's welfare. A member of the public had gone into Grays Police Station just before 11.20am
RAF jets escorted a cargo plane to Stansted Airport after communication with the aircraft was lost. The jets were scrambled as a precaution and the Latvian registered cargo plane was diverted and landed at Stansted at 5.20pm. Police spoke
SHOEBURY based boxer Boston Toiny celebrated his 20th birthday early by winning in front of his home crowd at the AWOL MMA fight night. Toiny beat Ashleigh Gibson on points following an entertaining three rounds of action. And he was delighted
MIKE Hales extended his unbeaten record by beating Marious Jarzabek on the judges’verdict, but was still left feeling unhappy. The 19-year-old from Canvey Island was suffering with a chest infection in the build up to the bout. And he felt
DAN Burzotta suffered more stress outside the cage than in it on his return to MMA action at a packed Talk nightclub at the weekend. The 39-year-old former captain of Great Britain’s Ji-Jitsu team came out of a 10 year long retirement to fight.
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a Southend woman have released photos of the area where her bones were found. Angela Millington was found washed up on Foulness Island on Saturday, June 21. It is not known how or when the 33-year-old died
THE family of an elderly man who died after routine surgery at Southend Hospital are suing for clinical negligence. George Bastick, 84, from Canvey, had an operation to remove a gallbladder in January last year, but died three days later of multi-organ
BROMFORDS School’s Josh Da Silva has been called up into Great Britain’s under-21 handball squad, just three years after first taking up the sport. The 17-year-old right-half has already represented England at under-16 and under-18 level, as well
A man from Basildon has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of committing an aggravated burglary at the home of a neighbour while armed with an imitation firearm. Danny Barber, 35, of Wells Gardens, was jailed at the conclusion of
ACTOR and pantomime star Christopher Biggins will be the big attraction as he turns on Southend’s Christmas lights next month. Biggins is to star alongside David Hasselhoff as Smee in Peter Pan at the Cliffs Pavilion this festive season, but will
GREAT Wakering Rovers are a club on the up – and their endeavours are proving to be profitable off the pitch as well as on it. A new club shop opened at Burroughs Park at the start of the season, called The Kennel, and it has proved to be an instant
Public demand has led to a council u-turn in Rochford. Rochford Council wanted to alter the look and design of Market Square, to increase pedestrianised parts of the area. It had come up with two options, both of which would have led to a reduction
BILLERICAY suffered their first league defeat of the season and left manager Kim Coster bemoaning the team's lack of luck. The visitors were without a goalkeeper and were unable to convert their chances in the Eastern Region Premier Division match
A MURDER investigation has been launched after the remains of a woman’s body were found. The bones of Angela Millington, 33, were found on the remote Foulness Island by ramblers on Saturday June 21 but it has taken until now to identify her. It
AIR pollution levels in Rayleigh are set to be monitored and reduced. An air quality and management area is set to be created in the town centre after pollutants from exhaust emissions were found to be above the National Air Quality Objective in
SOUTHEND United chairman Ron Martin is backing manager Phil Brown to lead the club to success this season. Blues have not won in their last five games, picking up two points from a possible 15 since the end of September. But Martin is not concerned
AN ambulance attended the scene of a road crash, believed to involve two vehicles, this morning. The incident happened at about 8.30am at the Tesco roundabout junction with Prince Avenue. One ambulance was sent to the scene and treated a woman
TWO goals from Sara Sinclair saw Basildon return to winning ways and maintain their lead at the top of the table. Sinclair put the hosts ahead in the 15th minute and completed her brace in the 59th minute in the FA Women’s Premier League South
MORE than 600 pupils competed over two days for cross-country success at Southend’s Thorpe Hall School and our Echo photographer was there. Don't miss Wednesday's Echo for two pages of pictures and results from the event..
YOUNGSTERS from the South Essex Gymnastics Club have been wowing spectators at competitions recently. At the Alpha Factor open invitational event, South Essex had three gymnasts competing. In the pre-level four category (for eight year olds
EMERGENCY services a crash between a lorry and a car on the A127 at Kent Elms Corner in the early hours of this morning. An ambulance was called to the scene at 4.35am and treated one patient before taking them to Southend Hospital. The fire
THREE elderly residents have been scammed out of hundreds of pounds by a conman posing as an Army veteran. One victim handed over £50 for a tea towel and set of secateurs after he was targeted by the fraudster, who said he needed to sell items
PILOTS have demanded greater protection against the risk of drone collisions a day after it emerged one nearly hit a plane coming into land at Southend Airport. The British Airline Pilots’ Association called for tougher rules for the use of drones
A COMPOSER has been awarded the first John Barry scholarship in memory of the Oscar winner, who was best known for the James Bond soundtracks. Mitchell Tanner, of Tewkes Road, Canvey, was overwhelmed to be chosen for the prize, after applying to
TWO men plied underage teenage girls with alcohol and cannabis to sexually exploit them during months of abuse, a court heard. Colin Trotman and Reynold Dyett travelled from London to Southend to prey on teenage girls, Essex’s first child sexual
A WOMAN and her horse narrowly escaped disaster after being sucked into a pit of mud. Michaella Philpot, 20, was riding her horse, Mika, in Coombe Wood, Benfleet, when her mount stepped in a pool of mud and became submerged up to her chest.
who fleeced her boss out of more than £166,000 has narrowly avoided jail. Debra Frost, 43, withdrew £166,507 from her employer, Peter O’Connor’s bank account over a period of two years to pay her family’s mortgage and bills because her husband
