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TV's Alan Titchmarsh opens new Hyde Hall centre
5:20pm Monday 15th March 2010
A HILLTOP garden played host to Britain’s top TV gardener when Alan Titchmarsh opened Hyde Hall Gardens’ new visitor centre.
Warning after rise in car thefts in Southend
5:21pm Monday 15th March 2010
DRIVERS are being warned to make certain they lock their vehicles after a recent rise in thefts from cars.
Karate kid is master rather than apprentice
4:10pm Monday 15th March 2010
KARATE kid Mitchell Wallis has turned the tables on his dad, kicking him off the top spot at the family home.
Camp Cuckoo served with eviction notice
3:21pm Monday 15th March 2010
PROTESTERS at the Camp Cuckoo site say they have been served with an eviction notice by Southend Council.
Paedophile gets 28 months in jail for grooming 14-year-old
11:30am Monday 15th March 2010
A CONVICTED paedophile has been jailed for sexually grooming a teenage girl.
Toilets to open in old seafront shelter
11:30am Monday 15th March 2010
RESIDENTS can spend a penny at new public toilets on Southend seafront next month.
Bus users left out in the cold by missing shelters
11:30am Monday 15th March 2010
A CAMPAIGNER has called on Southend Council to replace bus shelters which were removed last year, leaving travellers out in the cold.
Buddhist monks bless restaurant after refit
11:20am Monday 15th March 2010
BUDDHIST monks blessed a restaurant following a refurbishment to mark its 25th anniversary.
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