A FORMER Southend deputy youth mayor allegedly groomed a schoolboy for sex and downloaded child porn, a court heard.
LOUVRE it or hate it, the drab wall outside this hair salon has been brightened up with a real work of art!
A FUNDRAISER was devastated to have his beloved bicycle stolen after a charity race.
THE official Olympic Games mascot will wear an outfit designed by a Wickford teenager.
ANXIOUS residents say used syringes and needles being discarded in a park are putting children’s lives in danger.
A SCHOOL criticised for poor attendance rates has set up morning games and sports clubs to encourage youngsters.
YOUNG offenders have turned over a new leaf by creating award-winning gardens.
SHAMED Lord Hanningfield is still receiving his £11,500 councillor’s allowance in prison.
POLICE fired tasers to end a 19-hour siege at a home in Southend. The shots were fired at 7.40am today, Thursday, and shortly afterwards a man in handcuffs was led out of the house in Elizabeth Road and into a waiting ambulance.
A TEENAGE boy will spend six years in jail for terrifying a 95-year-old woman and her son during a midnight burglary.
