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  • Basildon face Millwall in top of the table clash

    BASILDON skipper Jim Harman believes tomorrow’s table-topping clash with Millwall will go a long way in deciding who wins the London Three Essex title this season. Frontrunners Basildon sit three points clear of second placed Millwall ahead of

  • Billings aims to make his mark for Rochford Hundred

    MARK Billings will be looking to continue his fantastic form when Rochford Hundred head to Cantabrigian in London Two North East tomorrow. The prolific full-back touched down five times in Saturday’s 69-0 win against Ipswich to take his season’

  • Westcliff skipper Branch aims for third win in a row

    WESTCLIFF skipper Harry Branch is expecting a tough, physical contest against Westcombe Park’s ‘fat’ forward pack tomorrow. Westcliff head into the London & SE Premier Division clash on a high after beating Sidcup 47-12 on Saturday. And

  • Bowers manager Small expects Brentwood to lift game

    THE MATCH: Bowers & Pitsea will be targeting 60 points when they make the short trip to Brentwood Town tomorrow. Rob Small’s team fought back to secure a last-gasp win against Tilbury on Tuesday, with defender John Easterford scoring for the

  • Long journey to Truro no excuse for Concord chief

    THE MATCH: Concord Rangers make the long trip to Truro bidding to maintain their impressive league form and move past their midweek cup defeat. The Beach Boys’ 1-0 reverse to East Thurrock in the Essex Senior Cup was their first loss since the

  • Doctor to stand trial for sexual assault on patients

    A married trainee doctor is set to stand trial charged with a string of sexual offences including assaulting his patients.Kamran Ali, 39, of Glendale Gardens, Leigh, is charged with six counts of sexual assault on four different women.He is also charged

  • Hales swapping Canvey for Dublin to train with MMA's top stars

    MIKE Hales will be rubbing shoulders with some of MMA’s biggest stars after deciding to swap Canvey Island for Dublin. The 22-year-old – who has won all 10 of his fights so far – will be moving to Ireland at the end of the month in a bid to secure

  • The scouting report: Fleetwood Town

    ECHOSPORT takes a closer look at tomorrow’s opponents Fleetwood Town with the help of Cod Army fan Ben Knapman. THE SEASON SO FAR The season so far has been very inconsistent. Fleetwood started off with three League wins and three clean sheets

  • Head to head: Southend United v Fleetwood Town

    ALL TIME RECORD Southend wins: 2 Draws: 6 Fleetwood wins: 1 LAST SIX MEETINGS League One - Sep 17 - Fleetwood 2 Southend 4 League One - Jan 17 - Fleetwood 1 Southend 1 League One - Aug 16 - Southend 0 Fleetwood 2 League

  • Blues midfielder Wordsworth sidelined for two weeks

    SOUTHEND United midfielder Anthony Wordsworth is set to be out of action for at least a fortnight with a calf problem. Wordsworth will miss tomorrow’s game with Fleetwood Town at Roots Hall. But boss Phil Brown hopes to be boosted by the return

  • Tennis star: ‘I only survived cancer thanks to Barts care’

    A tennis star is giving back to the hospital which saved his life from cancer when he was a toddler. Ryan Peniston, 22, of High Street, Great Wakering has donated his first professional winnings as a tennis player of £346 to St Bartholomew’s Hospital

  • Army recruitment has ‘lost its way’

    Be the best. The Army’s former advertising campaign was simplistic and direct. But now that has been abandoned for a new £1.6 million recruitment campaign which emphasises inclusivity, understanding and compassion. So is it pitched correctly

  • ‘Tony had respect and appreciation’

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Castle Point Mayor and county councillor, Tony Wright, who died on Tuesday. Mr Wright, 79, had been a Labour Party member since his Air Force days. He was leader of the four-strong Labour Group on Benfleet Council from

  • Blues boss Brown buoyed by chairman's backing

    SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown heads into tomorrow’s game with Fleetwood Town buoyed by the support being shown to him by chairman Ron Martin. Pressure is growing on the Blues boss after seven defeats in eight games. But Brown - who has

  • Stand is approved despite flood fears

    Plans for a 100-man spectator stand have been approved, despite flooding concerns raised by the Environment Agency. Canvey’s youth football team will be boosted by a purpose-built spectator stand at Waterside Farm Sports Centre with the plans approved

  • What will you see at Southend horror fest?

    THERE'S a spooky kind of buzz going on around the forthcoming Horror-on-Sea festival, the sixth one to take place in Southend, thanks to its founder, local film aficionado Paul Cotgrove and organisers from The White Bus film group.But what to see,

  • Vandals have wrecked award-winning garden

    Charity workers were distraught after mindless yobs vandalised and trashed their award-winning garden used for therapeutic support for vulnerable people. The garden, Growing Together Shoeburyness, in Elm Road, was broken into overnight on Wednesday

  • You can change lives by working in the care industry

    Be the reason...you can change lives By Cllr John Spence  Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care If you want a world of variety, the opportunity to change people’s lives, and the chance to be truly innovative, then read on. Adult Social

  • Nine-bed house to help the homeless is given approval

    Plans have been approved for “urgently needed” accommodation for homeless people. Castle Point Council approved the plans to build the home on land off Hatley Gardens, Benfleet, at the recent development control committee. The multi-accommodation

  • Suprises guaranteed in new Horowitz thriller

    A MIND bending psychological thriller from the pen of applauded mystery and suspense writer Anthony Horowitz, is coming to the Palace Theatre. Horowitz is the creator of smash hits such as Foyle’s War, the BBC’s New Blood, Alex Rider, the Sherlock Holmes

  • Dr Feelgood ready to rock Westcliff

    CANVEY’S legendary pub rock band Dr Feelgood will be gigging close to home in Westcliff next week.Formed in the early Seventies, the band remains one of the most popular live rhythm and blues acts in the world – despite none of the original members (Wilko

  • Letter to PM: ‘Patients are dying in hospital corridors’

    A top Southend consultant is among doctors who have supported a hard-hitting letter telling the Prime Minister their hospitals are “chronically underfunded”. Dr Caroline Howard, lead consultant at Southend A&E, is one of 68 doctors who backed

  • Joe is hoping to take on Tokyo 2020 Games

    A Basildon man is looking to take Asia by storm by competing in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Joe Brazier, 21, of Broomfields, Basildon, suffers from Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia leaving him paralysed from the waist down. He is currently

  • Grenfell hero escapes ban after speeding at 116mph

    AN ambulance commander who was first at the scene of the Grenfell Tower tragedy has escaped a driving ban after he was caught speeding at more than 115mph.David Hickling, 46, of Oakwood Close, Benfleet, admitted to driving at 116mph on a motorway in Flintshire

  • 13 kids under 7 at risk, say social services

    Thirteen children under the age of seven in Essex live in homes where concerns have been raised about members of their family. A Freedom of Information Request by the Press Association asked for access to cautionary contact lists from Local Authorities

  • Mum: ‘I feared I would be shot outside my house’

    A MOTHER told a jury how she thought she was going to get shot when masked men stormed their house armed with guns. Ashleigh Lowe recalled how she arrived home in The Drive, Hullbridge, with family and friends to be met by two men in balaclavas

  • Suspected drug dealer, 12, arrested after heroin found

    A SCHOOLBOY has been arrested after police found him carrying a wad of cash, a knife and heroin. The 12-year-old was spotted by Basildon police officers and recognised as wanted for other offences, but he attempted to run off and evade arrest.

  • £9m plan to revamp key roads in Basildon

    A £9million scheme for major road changes in Basildon Town Centre has been announced. Essex County Council is about to launch a public consultation on the plans, known as the Basildon Masterplan, which were drawn up five years ago. The plans

  • One-hour parking set to be scrapped

    ONE-hour parking is set to be scrapped in Southend town centre and seafront car parks under Southend Council’s budget proposals, which will see some tickets almost double in price. The council hopes to generate £700,000 by doing away with one,