SOUTHEND United fought back to secure a 2-1 triumph at Portsmouth this afternoon. The Shrimpers went behind midway through the first half when an Adam Thompson own goal put the home-side in front. However, goals from Ryan Leonard and Joe Pigott
BROKEN traffic lights caused a day of chaos for motorists in Basildon. The temporary lights in Netherymayne were out of order following a crash shortly before 11.30am today, and a fault meant they remained stuck on red when they were switched back
MOTORISTS are facing delays on the A13 following a crash at the Stanford-le-Hope junction. The London-bound carriageway was closed, causing traffic to build up to the Five Bells roundabout, in Vange. The road has since re-opened, but queues
DOG owners have been left without bins for three months after vandals blew them up with fireworks. Basildon Council refused to replace the seven bins, which were destroyed, until after New Year’s Eve, but it now hopes to install them in February
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown has made one enforced change to his starting line-up for this afternoon’s game at Portsmouth with Michael Timlin replacing the suspended Gary Deegan. Timlin has been on the bench for five of the Shrimpers’ last
BASILDON Council will decide soon on a licence application for a new nightclub on the Festival Leisure Park. The former Sky Bar is set to become a nightclub as part of a major revamp of the site, including the closure of Liquid and Envy clubs and
STAFF and children at a Laindon primary school have been celebrating the opening of their new IT room. The community computer suite was opened by Basildon mayor Mo Larkin and representatives from Essex County Council and Basildon Education Service
A MAN was arrested for a string of offences after his car triggered number plate recognition cameras. Armed response officers managed to track down the white Volkswagen Golf with the help of the police helicopter after its registration number was
FIREFIGHTERS were called a house in Grays after a shed and fence went up in flames. Two crews from Grays fire station spent 30 minutes tackling the blaze in the garden of a property in Griffon Road. They were called to the scene shortly after
THE Salvation Army is looking for flexible volunteers for its training centre. The church is looking for a voluntary estate management assistant, for its training centre, based at Hadleigh Farm. Tasks could include carpentry, horticulture,
A SPECIAL school in Benfleet is set to be given the go-ahead to move to a new site. Glenwood School, in Rushbottom Lane, will move to share a site with neighbouring Montgomery Primary School. Essex County Council is expected to approve the
