Newsagent chases robbers

TWO robbers who threatened a newsagent with a spanner and a baseball bat fled after being surprised by a second employee. The thugs demanded cash from the shopkeeper at Shanta newsagents in Woodgrange Drive, Southend. But the crooks were surprised by a second man who chased them out of the shop.

Hundreds queue to see Jordan

FOUR hundred people queued to see glamour model Jordan in Southend.

Boy's wheelchair stolen

THIEVES have stolen a disabled schoolboy’s wheelchair. Sam Fowler, nine, who suffers from cerebral palsy, now faces spending the whole of the six-week school break stuck at home.

Cash to move Greensward to academy status

A TRAIL-BLAZING school has been given a £160,000 cash injection as it prepares to become the first non-city academy in the country.

Probe to find out why Canvey Way work went wrong

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched to find out why the Canvey Way roadworks have caused so much chaos.

Oooh Matron, trainee nurses return to Southend

NURSES can now be trained in Southend after an break of almost two decades.

Stowaways found in lorry

TWELVE suspected illegal immigrants were arrested after being found in a lorry delivering goods to the Ikea store near Lakeside.

£240,000 lottery win

A MYSTERY man has scooped a massive National Lottery prize – without even leaving the house.

Pier rollerskating rink opening cancelled