VILE thieves befriended a man with Down’s Syndrome before stealing his wallet. Tommy Pilling was shopping with his wife Maryanne, 44, when the two men approached them in the RSPCA charity shop in West Road, Shoebury. Two men approached Tommy
A FORMER cruise singer wowed the X Factor judges with his rendition of James Brown’s “I Feel Good”. Steven Johnson, of Burnaby Road, Southend, got his big break on this weekend’s ITV show when he got through to boot camp. The 34-year-old father
PLAYERS Happy to get another goal. Delighted with the win but disappointed not to have a couple more goals. Three points is the main thing though. First home win is a big thing and it’s all coming together We need to keep striving to get better
SOUTHEND United will head to Crawley Town in the second round of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. The match will take place at the Broadfield Stadium at the start of October. And Blues boss Phil Brown is looking forward to the contest. “It
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown admitted it was a big relief for his side to secure their first win of the season, beating Peterborough United 2-1 at Roots Hall on Saturday. Goals from Adam Barrett and Noel Hunt secured the Shrimpers their first
THE remains of a 12th Century chapel dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett in the very heart of Brentwood bear testimony to the town’s origins as a stopping point on the pilgrimage trail to Canterbury. After Henry III granted the town a royal charter
Metropolitan Police are appealing for the whereabouts of a woman from the Tower Hamlets area who has not been seen since Monday August 31, who they beleive could be in Essex. Vicky Flynn, 27, was last seen at her home in Wapping at 5.30pm when
PLANNED engineering work will take place today on the c2c rail line. There will be a bus replacement service between Leigh and Shoebury from 3am, Sunday September 6 to 2.59am Monday September 7. All services via Southend Central will be replaced
