BENFLEET policewoman Kirste Snellgrove spoke tonight of "the most amazing experience of my life" after taking part in the Olympic torch relay. Kirste, 39, was one of 80 people who took part in the relay across London today, mixing with stars of stage
Lakeside recorded their first Elite league win of the season when they beat last year's runners-up Swindon 50-45 at the Arena-Essex Raceway on Friday night despite the absence of top rider Andreas Jonsson from the side because of injury. His replacement
ROCHFORD Hundred shocked Westcliff in the final of the Essex Intermediate Cup at Southend's Warners Bridge ground this afternoon. Westcliff were strong favourites for the tie having already captured the London Three North East title but they were unable
SOUTHEND Rugby Club retained their Essex Senior Cup crown with a 52-23 win at Eton Manor yesterday. Full report and reaction in this week's rugby round-up.
PITSEA Running Club start the first of their summer season Wednesday night 5K runs next week. These begin at Westley Heights Country Park at the rear of The Crown (Harvester) pub in High Road, Langdon Hills. The race starts at 7.30pm. Entry is £1 (on
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with robbery in connection with an armed raid on a Leigh vets. Terry Byrd, of Glenwood Avenue, Westcliff, was remanded in custody and will appear at Basildon Crown Court on Friday June 6. Two other men, aged 26 and
CALLOUS thieves broke into a house and stole a lock of a hair from a boy who died in a road crash along with £20,000 of goods. Paul and Wendy Ellegard, who live in Southbourne Grove, Westcliff, were devastated when they returned home from a holiday in
BASILDON police are questioning a teenager following a crash on the M11 which killed a young boy. The crash happened at 8am on Saturday when the driver of a blue Vauxhall Signum appears to have lost control and slid down an embankment of the south-bound
SLEET and snow is expected to fall across the south-east for most of the day, according to the Met Office. They have issued a severe weather warning and expect between two and five centimetres to settle across south Essex, particularly over the hills
SLEET and snow is expected to fall across the south-east for most of the day, according to the Met Office. They have issued a severe weather warning and expect between two and five centimetres to settle across south Essex, particularly over the hills
AN ELDERLY woman had to be helped out of a car by firefighters after she became stuck. The woman slipped down between the seats of a Mini in Eastern Esplanade, Canvey, and she remained trapped for about half an hour. A crew from Canvey arrived at 1am
TWO people walked away from a crash which left a car on its roof. Their Vauxhall Corsa had been travelling along Queensway, in Southend, towards the roundabout when the car ended up on the central reservation. Firefighters arrived at 12.30am and righted
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze on an allotments site after a shed was set alight. The fire gutted a shed full of gardening equipment in the allotments off Canvey Way, Canvey. Crews from Hadleigh and Canvey arrived at 8pm on Saturday and had to double
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze on an allotments site after a shed was set alight. The fire started in the shed full of gardening equipment in the allotments off Canvey Way, Canvey. Crews from Hadleigh and Canvey had to double up their hose reels to get
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a bin fire on the bridge in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff, at 1.30am.
