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Danny, 33, will live on in hearts of many
12:00pm Tuesday 16th March 2010
FAMILY and friends have paid loving tributes to an active dad-of-two, who died suddenly aged just 33.
Steve prepares for walk to North Pole
11:30am Tuesday 16th March 2010
IMAGINE walking in freezing temperatures for 35 days trying to pull 100kgs along with you.
Bring back Blakey
10:30am Tuesday 16th March 2010
CALLS have been made to re-introduce a full time inspector at Basildon bus station after the post was axed last year.
Nicky: I’ll beat this cancer, too
9:50am Tuesday 16th March 2010
THE youngest man in the country to be diagnosed with breast cancer now faces another health issue – a third cancer diagnosis.
We’re exemplary! Buttsbury Junior School kids praised by Ofsted
9:50am Tuesday 16th March 2010
A HEADTEACHER has praised pupils and staff for their hard work after their school was hailed as “outstanding” by Ofsted.
Mum hits out at plan to revamp disabled centre
9:40am Tuesday 16th March 2010
A WOMAN who has two sons with learning difficulties has criticised the decision to reject plans for a revamped special needs centre in Vange.
Vandalism at Victoria Plaza
9:24am Tuesday 16th March 2010
VANDALS damaged a Sky television advertising stand located in the walkway of a Southend shopping centre. The plastic panels of the stand have been pulled or kicked off the stand outside Victoria Plaza leaving parts of it hanging off. The damage is estimated to cost £200 to repair.
Teenager robbed in park
9:14am Tuesday 16th March 2010
A TEENAGER had his phone stolen in Chalkwell park by a boy who grabbed it out of his hand.
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