GREAT Wakering Rovers visit Southend Manor bidding to hit the 80 point mark in the Essex Senior League. The league leaders defeated Woodford Town 1-0 on Wednesday to stay ahead of Redbridge courtesy of their vastly superior goal difference.
BOWERS & Pitsea strengthened their automatic promotion bid by securing a 1-0 win over champions-elect AFC Hornchurch. Jamie Dicks notched what proved to be the only goal of the evening as Rob Small’s side moved six points clear of third-placed
THE MATCH: The top two face off at the Len Salmon Stadium with Bowers & Pitsea tonight bidding to close the gap to seven points at the summit. The Urchins and Bowers have led the automatic promotion charge for several months now but Bowers
An elderly man was freed after crashing his car into a tree. The crash took place on Friday, shortly after 4pm, in Eastern Avenue, Southend. Essex County Fire and Rescue and Service dispatched two fire crews from Southend to the scene. Police
SOUTHEND United’s under 23 coach Kevin Maher was full of smiles after seeing the Shrimpers secure one of the craziest victories of his career. Blues’ youngsters saw off Bristol Rovers 5-4 on penalties in the semi-final of the Central League Cup
BASILDON will be aiming to clinch the London Three Essex title with a win at Clacton tomorrow. Basildon head into the clash on the back of 14 successive victories. But first team manager Mark Farrell has told his team to expect another tough test
SOUTHEND Saxons face a tough looking test at Hertford in the London & SE Premier Division tomorrow. Second from bottom Southend are 19 points from safety with 20 points left to play for this season. But head coach Josh Ward is keen to end
THE MATCH: Canvey Island will be targeting nothing less than victory against Witham Town as they look to stay in touch with the automatic promotion places. The Gulls have won just one of their last four matches to fall nine points behind second-placed
JOE Christou is confident East Thurrock United can end the season on a high following his recent switch to the club. The 23-year-old make the move to Rocks from Thurrock in the Isthmian North having caught the eye of new manager John Coventry.
FLY-HALF Jack Jones insists Westcliff still have plenty to play for this season. Westcliff head to Sutton & Epsom in the London & SE Premier Division this weekend sitting fifth in the table with just four games to go. But Jones believes
A man has been jailed for 16 years after being convicted of 11 child sex offences in Basildon. Essex Police were called on January 20, 2017 with allegations of sexual assault against Roy Cooper relating to offences in the 1960s and 1970s. Following
LONDON Two North East leaders Rochford Hundred head to Epping Upper Clapton tomorrow looking for a 19th successive league win. Rochford are currently seven points clear at the top of the division. But second row Luke Court-Rhind is expecting another
Two men broke into a house and intimidated the occupant before they made off with jewellery. At 7.30pm on Tuesday, March 13, two men broke into a property on London Road, Hadleigh, while the owner was at home. The two men intimidated the victim
SOUTHEND United manager Chris Powell has set his sights on toppling another of League One’s top teams at Roots Hall this weekend. The Shrimpers host fourth placed Rotherham United tomorrow and Powell is keen to add the Millers to the list of high-flying
A former grammar school governor has backed a headteacher’s concerns over education funding and called on MPs to tackle the issue. Businessman Noel Kelleway, a former governor at Westcliff High School for Boys, spoke out in support of Robin Bevan
A care home has been criticised by a healthcare watchdog after it discovered residents were “distressed” and “lonely”. Joseph House Nursing Home, in Elm Road, Shoebury, was placed into special measures after it was visited by the Care and Quality
THE MATCH: Billericay Town continue their bid to close the gap on the leaders Dulwich Hamlet tomorrow. Town played Tonbridge Angels last night (see echo-news.co.uk/sport for full details) but play every two days until next Wednesday due to a brutal
THE PREVIEW: Concord Rangers visit bottom club Whitehawk buoyed by an excellent three points on Tuesday night. The triumph at Chippenham Town, who boast an impressive home record, lifted the Beach Boys five points clear of the relegation places
ALL TIME RECORD Southend wins: 11 Draws: 7 Rotherham wins: 10 LAST SIX MEETINGS League One - Aug 17 - Rotherham 5 Southend 0 League Two - Mar 13 - Southend 1 Rotherham 1 League Two - Oct 12 - Rotherham 0 Southend 3 League
ECHOSPORT takes a closer look at tomorrow’s opponents with the help of Rotherham United supporter Chris Saxon. What have you made of the season so far? “After the trials and tribulations of last season’s relegation from the Championship, I
A man has been left seriously injured after being stabbed. The victim, who was in his 20s, was approached by approximately four men on Gordon Road shortly before 5.45pm and stabbed. He then made his way to Warrior Square. The victim was
CHRIS Powell wants his Southend side to go this distance this season - just like he will be aiming to achieve in the London Marathon. Powell will be tackling the 26.2 mile course across the capital in mid-April to raise funds for Prostate Cancer
MARC-Antoine Fortune feels Southend United ‘owe Rotherham one’ at Roots Hall tomorrow. The Shrimpers suffered a humiliating 5--0 defeat against the Millers in August. And Fortune is keen to help Blues get their own back at Roots Hall this weekend
Tempers flared as councillors argued over the location of 56 new traveller and gyspy pitches in Basildon last night. Conservative councillors called for pitches to be placed on a single site in a new housing plan, instead of the proposed plan for
Attempts to stall thousands of new homes in Basildon failed last night. Conservative councillors demanded a six week public consultation on a plan for more than 18,000 properties. However, councillors at the full council meeting rejected the
A group of moped riders has attempted to steal a motorbike from another man. At about 10pm on March 20, the victim was in Benfleet Road on his motorcycle. He was surrounded by a group of males on mopeds at the junction of Shipwrights Drive
It’s hard to imagine the commotion that must have surrounded the opening of The Royals Shopping Centre in Southend on this day 30 years ago. For most of the people, the excitement was because this was Southend’s first under-cover shopping centre
THE family of a terminally-ill man hope to improve his quality of life with generous donations from members of the public. Graham Leech, 47, was diagnosed with hemangiopericytoma - a rare condition which causes tumours to grow in the nervous system
An 11-year-old has wowed judges with her literary skill after winning a national poetry competition.Ella Smith, from Rayleigh, entered the Premier League’s Writing Stars Poetry Competition at the end of last year.A keen writer, Ella has a fondness for
A residential street has been closed since yesterday evening after a serious police incident. Essex Police have cordoned off Gordon Road, Southend, since about 6pm last night. One resident who lives in the street said he had to park streets
A COUNCIL will push ahead with plans to ban dogs from Canvey’s beaches despite a backlash from local dog walkers. At a meeting on Wednesday night, Castle Point’s cabinet agreed to continue pursuing the proposal, which would see dogs banned from
A MAN has been handed a nine year prison sentence for a series of sexual assaults on a woman. Darren Belton, 46, was found guilty of a string of sexual and violent offences including four counts of rape and two counts of assault by penetration
THE POLICE watchdog has confirmed they will be investigating Essex Police’s contact with a man who set fire to himself and his former mother--in-law, leaving her in a life-threatening condition. Witnesses told the Echo that Kieren Lynch, 50, of
DISGRUNTLED residents ironically threw a first birthday party for a pothole which has remained unrepaired for a year. A large pothole formed in Great Berry Lane, Langdon Hills, last year, and despite it being reported to Essex County Council on
Southend Council has questioned NHS bosses about allegations that staff are having sex with vulnerable mental health patients. The claims against Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) – which include allegations that staff supplied
SOUTHEND United manager Chris Powell says he was shocked to be linked with a coaching role in the England set-up. The Football Association is considering making it mandatory for all England teams to have an ethnic minority coach within their set
