TRAINS leaving London Liverpool Street are either delayed by up to 30 minutes, or cancelled this evening. Services to Southend Victoria and Ipswich are experiencing the worst disruption, with trains to Braintree and Clacton also affected. Greater
AS the Christmas shopping season gets under way, we have a timely reminder this season is about giving, not just buying. It comes from an extraordinary Southend girl, Ruby Eenkhoom, who has single-handedly launched a campaign on behalf of the homeless
A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl, has started her own appeal to help the needy this Christmas after she met a homeless man in Southend High Street. Ruby Eenkhoorn, from Southend, almost brought a homeless man to tears by spending her last £5 on a McDonalds
THE Railway Hotel in Southend has ranked among the top ten vegan-friendly UK pubs. Peta, the largest animal rights organisation in the world, searched the UK for the pubs with the best selection of high-quality vegan dishes. The Railway, in
EMPLOYMENT minister Priti Patel praised the entrepreneurs of south Essex during a visit to a growing business. Ms Patel, Tory MP for Witham, stopped at human resource consultants Practicalhr, at the Star Lane Industrial Estate, Great Wakering.
THE number of children arrested in Essex has halved in the past four years. Latest figures from the Howard League for Penal Reform show Essex Police arrested 3,718 youngsters in 2014, compared to 7,739 in 2010. This is a drop of 52 per cent
A DRIVER and two passengers have escaped unharmed after a crash at Tarpots Corner, in Benfleet. The incident saw a car collide with a bollard at the junction at 1.40pm. Paramedics were called to the scene ten minutes later to treat the driver
I was privileged to spend two evenings recently at the graduation ceremony for the Children’s University, held at The Cornelius Vermuyden School. I was there to celebrate the achievements of children and young people from Canvey. The Children’s
SOUTHEND United's 1-0 win against Blackpool on Saturday may not have been the prettiest of victories but it could end up being one of the most important. A game played in difficult blustery conditions seemed destined to end in a goalless draw until
A COUPLE are making sure disadvantaged children in Syrian refugee camps get a gift over Christmas. Bruce and Linda Smart are the local organisers of the Samaritan's Purse - a Christian relief and development organisation, which helps children and
ADAM Thompson got Southend United back to winning ways with the only goal of the game against Blackpool on Saturday - and then revealed he had forgotten how to celebrate. The defender secured the Shrimpers a 1-0 victory at Roots Hall with a firm
THE Hatton Garden jewellery raid, which saw valuables worth £14million stolen, was the "largest burglary in English legal history", a court has heard. A gang of thieves carried out the "sophisticated" and meticulously planned break-in over the
SHRIMPERS chief Phil Brown was delighted to call promising young midfielders Joe Bedford and Jack Bridge into his squad on Saturday. The duo failed to make the final 18 but Brown was still happy to have them involved against Blackpool. "Joe
A SERIAL burglar stole £7,000 of computer server equipment, causing havoc for a Basildon business. Aron Reid, 30, stole the property from Raydan Mechanical Services’ premises in Paycocke Road, in August 2012. Caroline Moonan, prosecuting, told
SOUTHEND United have complained to the Football League about Oldham Athletic’s ticket prices for tomorrow night’s clash at Boundary Park. As things stand, the Shrimpers fans will be charged £22 to watch the game while home supporters will have
A PENSIONER had a lucky escape when an overheating spotlight caused a fire in the roof space of her home. Hetty Telford, 85, who has been left homeless, walked out of her Heideburg Road home after the electrics cut out, not realising the power
A MAN has appeared in court charged with murdering a Canvey mum. Anthony Ayres appeared at Southend Magistrates Court this morning after Kelly Pearce died at Royal London Hospital after being found with serious injuries at an address in Fairlop
A THUNDERSLEY church has decided to publish the Lord's Prayer video on Facebook - despite it being banned from cinemas. The Church of England said it is "bewildered" by the refusal of the country's leading cinemas to show a 60 second advert of
CANNABIS with a street value of £1.6million was discovered hidden inside a shipment of herbal tea in Basildon. Police were called shortly before 12.45am on Monday, November 2, with reports of three men acting suspiciously in Josselin Road.
CROWDS of people turned out for the annual event of turning on the Hockley Christmas lights. The revellers enjoyed a fun filled family evening with plenty of entertainment in Spa Road, Hockley on Saturday November 21. There was a children’s
AN anti-refugee petition calling for the UK to “close its borders” has been signed by more people from Basildon than anywhere else in the country. The petition on the Parliament website, entitled “Stop all immigration and close the UK borders until
DOG walkers have complained about nuisance bikers tearing up a park after a popular motocross track lost its bid to reopen. Youngsters on scrambler bikes have been spotted causing chaos and damaging grass in Swan Mead Park, Vange. Kerry Smith
HUNDREDS of people turned out for the Thorpe Bay Extravaganza. The Thorpe Bay Rotary Club organised the event, which supports charities and the business community. The event was held in Broadway, Thorpe Bay on Saturday November 21 and members
AN OBSTRUCTION has closed a road through Westcliff. Reports of a blockage in St Helen's Road were reported shortly before 8am. The road is blocked between Milton Road and Hamlet Court Road. More to follow.
A PLAYING field next to the site of a Second World War plane crash has been renamed in its honour. The land off Beveland Road, Canvey, will now be known as the B17 Memorial Ground, in memory of eleven airmen killed when two B17 bombers collided
A POLICE station could soon be in the hands of the community after Leigh Town Council requested to have it listed as a community asset. Leigh Police Station, in Elm Road, is owned by Southend Borough Council and closed to the public in 2012.
IT might sound like the plot of Nineties’ Christmas classic Home Alone, but the festive season – with its visits to family and friends and, of course, all those presents – attracts burglars to homes. Research from Halifax Home Insurance has shown
THE MUM of a boy battling a string of serious medical issues is calling on greater support for parents who are full-time carers. Emma Sagrott, 36, of Scrub Lane Mews, Hadleigh, has launched an online campaign to get parents of children fighting
