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RAVI Bopara scored his second Specsavers County Championship century of the season as Essex edged Worcestershire closer to relegation.
BOWERS & Pitsea Ladies are set to make their Len Salmon Stadium bow this weekend.
A MAN has been found guilty of his involvement in an armed raid on a flat above a laundrette - in which a man died.
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us.
A CHURCH group held a wedding exhibition to celebrate marriages from the past.
AMBULANCES with patients already on board will be asked to divert to more urgent calls in order to save lives.
A TELEVISION show starring a Leigh hairdresser has been shortlisted for a national award.
Trains are being delayed or cancelled due to an object getting caught on the overhead lines.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after police seized a large knife.
A thug who attacked a woman in the neck with a meat cleaver has been jailed for 11 years and given a three year extended licence.
Parents are being urged to home school children to help budge troublesome pupils off the school register, a councillor has claimed.
Essex has come out on top in a leaderboard tallying the amount of abandoned shopping trolleys collected across the UK in 2017.
We have compiled a list of the most hygienic places to eat in Basildon and surrounding towns.
A 14-year-old girl from Brentwood with links to Southend has gone missing.
Teenager James Jenkins took his first ever road race victory as he saw off a strong field to triumph and win the Andrews Trophy.
C&K Basildon Ladies will be looking to pick up their first win of the season when they go head-to-head with bottom side Queens Park Rangers Ladies this weekend.
A residential home for children with traumatic backgrounds could be built in Westcliff.
THURROCK Council has been slammed for its use of a computer system to profile residents and predict their future traits.
NORMAN Wabo hopes to have fired his way into first team contention after netting a hat-trick in Southend United’s under-23 team’s 5-2 win against Peterborough United yesterday.
Photos have revealed the amount of damage done to a popular pub after a huge fire broke out.
LINDSEY Morgan admits it would be ‘a dream come true’ to lead Billericay Town Ladies to back-to-back promotions.
SAM Fombo bagged a brace of tries to help Rochford Hundred maintain their 100 per cent start to the London One North term.
An out of control staff attacked a woman and two dogs in a park.
Jim (James) CLARK, formerly of Sackville Rd., Southchurch, passed away peacefully on September 11th at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. Jim is survived by his children Jamie, Marjory, Ann-Margaret and Melanie.
John MICKLEBURGH 09.01.1940 19.09.1992 We have lost Heaven has gained, the most wonderful Dad this world contained. There's just one thing that makes us glad, God chose you to be our Dad. All our love as always Dad Joy, Steven, Louise & Hannah xxx
Frances and Stanley BROWN Remembering with love a Dear Mum and Dad, Nanna and Grandad. Forever in our hearts, God Bless. Rita and Family xxx
JAKE Pitty says there is ‘a different feeling’ in the Canvey Island camp this season.
ENGLAND international Emily Scott was back at Rochford Hundred Rugby Club to pass on tips to those wanting to follow in her footsteps.
CANVEY Island recovered from a slow start to beat Maldon 31-15 in London Three Essex.
Have a look inside the 41 new houses being built in Dry Street, Basildon.
A man has been arrested after a knife point robbery.
A NEW cabaret bar has become a big hit in the community.
BILLERICAY Town have appointed Dean Brennan as their new manager.
A SLIP road is reopen after a lorry overturned on a major motorway.
CANVEY has missed out on more than £1million funding to regenerate the seafront.
A GOOD Samaritan described the moment he rushed to the aid of a man who had been attacked with a knife.
A SUMMIT to end the climate of “fear and negativity” in Southend High Street has been planned.
A COUNCIL is seeking permission from the courts to remove a homeless camp from a cemetery.
A MAYOR has strongly criticised a train inspector for "unacceptable" behaviour towards a pregnant woman.
A BIGGER and better Aldi supermarket is set to be built just around the corner from the current store.
Malcolm INSKIP Passed away peacefully on 10th September. Loving Husband to Marie. Best Dad in the world to Karen & Pete. Super Grandad to Jake, Ellison & Marci. Loving Brother to Iris & Rod. Will be greatly missed but forever with us. His…
PETER PATRICK JAMES KAVANAGH Tragically killed in the Southall Rail Disaster September 19, 1997, aged 29 years. Dearly beloved only Son of Maureen and Peter. God gave us a Son strong enough to know when he was weak and brave enough to face himself when…
Melvyn BROWN Our darling Melvyn its three years without you. Life will never be the same. Always love and miss you. God Bless Love Mum, Graeme, Theresa, Colleen, Aisling, Sue and Family xxxxxxx
