SOUTHEND ended their season on a low note with a 4-1 defeat away to Southampton. The win ensured the Saints a berth in the Championship play-offs. Blues took the lead through Adam Barrett's 13th minute volley. But Kenwyne Jones' header levelled
NEARLY 100 people took part in a fundraising golf day to help Thundersley Brass Band take part in the final of the National Brass Band Championships for the second consecutive year. To help fund the trip to Yorkshire, in September, the golfers organised
A WOULD-BE conman failed to get inside an 81-year-old woman's home. The pensioner was at her home in Rantree Fold, Laindon, when a man knocked at the door claiming he was checking drainage pipes in the area and needed to turn off the victim's water supply
POLICE are investigating after confidential information about children at risk in Southend was discovered on a computer in Surrey. The data was found on an old computer used by Southend Council, which the authority had asked a contractor to wipe clean
MENTION the word quango - or quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation - and most people's eyes roll as they tut about decisions taken by unelected bureaucrats. Few, however, get such glowing references as English Partner- ships. "Manna from heaven
A KNIFE was held to the throat of a male off-licence worker on Saturday during a violent robbery. Two men were involved in the robbery at Threshers, Hamstel Road, Southend about 11.40am. They are described as being of Eastern European appearance and
THE Thurrock Society for Artists with Disabilities has been given a £562 grant by Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation. The group, formed in April 2003, is based at Grays Adult Education Centre. The grant is its share of a £360,000 fund,
A DISABLED children's charity is set to boost its funds through a race night on Saturday. Kidz in Motion, a sports and social club created for children between seven and 16, has been running since January. Chairman and parent Emma Wright, 32, of Grovelands
