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  • Petition over trains hits 400 in one day

    A CAMPAIGN to ensure trains continue to start from Laindon has gathered 400 signatures in just 24 hours. Commuter Luke Mackenzie set up the Change.org petition after hearing of operator c2c’s plans to change its timetables. Under the proposed

  • Updated: Armed police seen in Westcliff

    ARMED police closed off a busy Westcliff road after reports a man was carrying a large knife. Officers blocked London Road between the junctions with West Road and Hamlet Court Road for about an hour on Friday evening, with armed officers reportedly

  • Benfleet commuters back c2c shake-up

    COMMUTERS who regularly use Benfleet station are hopeful plans to overhaul the c2c timetable will benefit them. The train operator is currently consulting on proposals which would see some trains start at Leigh rather than Laindon. This in turn

  • Charity football match helps domestic abuse victims

    FIREFIGHTERS and police joined forces to tackle domestic abuse by staging a charity football match. Playing for the Silent Victim trophy, the annual challenge staged by Castle Point and Rochford Domestic Abuse Panel is part of the Community Safety

  • Canvey boss senses a buzz around the club 'like the old days'

    CANVEY Island manager Danny Heale was in the crowd when the club famously won the FA Trophy in 2011 – now he wants his current crop of players to taste some success in the competition themselves. Although Canvey’s odds of winning the competition

  • Pro scooter riders' demo

    YOUNGSTERS at a Benfleet skate park enjoyed a demonstration by professional scooter riders. The Legacy XS Centre in Richmond Park, hosted the Void Scooter Tour Demonstration. 120 young scooter riders enjoyed demonstrations from the Grit, Crisp

  • Oh Baby! Eloise ready to dirty dance with Darius

    TWO performers will have the time of their life as they prepare to go on tour with a Dirty Dancing production. The classic 1980s film is being adapted for the stage and Eloise Grey, from Canvey, and Darius J James, from Westcliff, cannot wait to

  • Three youngsters leave Southend United on loan

    SOUTHEND United striker Ellis Brown has joined Witham Town on loan, along with left-back Kane Farrell. The youngsters both lined up for Blues in Tuesday night’s disappointing Essex Senior Cup defeat to Harlow Town. But they will now be spending

  • UPDATED: Main roads closed after accidents

    TWO main roads were blocked due to accidents in Southend this morning. Queensway was partially blocked at the roundabout with Southchurch Road as a result of an accident involving one vehicle. Hamstel Road was blocked in both directions at

  • Rochford Hundred look to bounce back against Campion

    ROCHFORD Hundred will be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s cruel defeat to table topping Norwich when they travel to Campion in London Two North East tomorrow. Rochford had won five games in a row before suffering a last gasp defeat to

  • Southend United's Lee Barnard to join Stevenage on loan

    SOUTHEND United striker Lee Barnard is to join Stevenage on a month long loan. The 30-year-old has started two of Blues’ last three games. But he has scored just once so far this season and manager Phil Brown is keen for him to rediscover his

  • UPDATED: Arrest made in Foulness murder investigation

    A 51-year-old man from Westcliff has been arrested this morning on suspicion of the murder of Angela Millington. He has been taken to Southend Police Station for questioning. The remains of Angela's body were found on Foulness Island in June

  • Finances are OK, say Castle Point Tories

    CONSERVATIVES at Castle Point Council have spoken out to reassure residents its finances are sound. A statement on behalf of the Tory leadership of the council stressed that the authority had a “very sound” record of financial management without

  • New flu jabs have no needle

    A NASAL spray flu vaccine that works even better than needle jabs is being rolled out for children across south Essex. The needle-free vaccine, Fluenz Tetra, is being offered to children aged between two and four years old, having previously been

  • Council set to approve £85m A13 plans

    PLANS to get the ball rolling on £85million works to widen the A13 are set to get Thurrock Council’s approval next week. The road will be widened from two lanes, in each direction, to three lanes between the Orsett Cock and Manor Way roundabouts

  • 'Raped teenager' breaks down in court

    A TEENAGE girl broke down in tears before telling a court how she was raped in the back of a car. The 18-year-old from Southend, who was 16 at the time, gave evidence at Basildon Crown Court yesterday against Colin Trotman, 46, who is accused alongside

  • Council launches investigation into London Road business

    AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into an unlicensed massage parlour which neighbours claim is being used as a brothel. Southend Council has launched the probe into the Ab Fab massage service in London Road, Westcliff. People living near the

  • King Canute pub to become a Co-op

    CANVEY’S historic King Canute pub will be turned into a Co-op, despite concerns the island already has too many supermarkets. A licensing notice for the supermarket chain has now gone up outside the empty pub in Canvey Road. A spokesman for