BUNGLING burglars who tried to break into a house are thought to have used tools from the owner's shed in their failed raid. The thieves tried to break into a house in Rochford Garden Way, Rochford, at some point between 11pm on Saturday, January 15
A SPATE of ten burglaries took place across Southend, Castle Point and Rochford on Friday. Items including cash, jewellery and a TV were taken from properties in Southend, Canvey, Hockley, Westcliff, Leigh and Rochford between 7.30am and 9.20pm on
A PIMP who ran a brothel above a takeaway has been jailed and faces deportation. Sheng Li Liu, 48, was in charge of the sex den at 494a London Road, Westcliff, above Pizza Domain. It was feared the brothel, protected like a fortress with steel bars,
PLANS to upgrade a Canvey fuel terminal should be halted due to lack of emergency service cover on the island, campaigners say. BP has signed a multi-million-pound deal with Oikos to use its Haven Road site as a major distribution centre for the UK.
A ROW between a senior councillor and a community group is threating to disrupt the future of a community centre. The Hannikins Farm Community Centre, Rosebay Avenue, Billericay, hosts more than 2,000 visitors a week, but discussions to allow West Billericay
A POLICE squad car was involved in a crash with another vehicle. The marked car was in collision with a silver Honda Civic at 11.25am in Progress Road, Leigh on Sunday. All of the cars received damaged to the front of the vehicles.
A woman, arrested in connection with an alleged assault, at a football club has been charged. The incident is alleged to have taken place at a function room at Concord Rangers Football Club in Thames Road, Canvey between 11pm on Thursday, September
TV CREWS came to Billericay to record popular Channel 4 cookery competition Come Dine With Me. A production team was in town to film an epsiode of the series featuring local contestants. The programme revolves around a series of three-course dinner
A DEVOTED granny who spent five days helping to deliver her daughter’s baby has been crowned supergran. Anne Wonnacott, from Leigh, was nominated for a magazine award by her daughter, Zofja Ormes, for her extraordinary efforts in lending support while
BASILDON Council spending cuts are set to hit services for disabled people and repairs to community centres. The council is looking at making cuts to four schemes to save £505,000 from its capital programme and reduce the amount of interest it pays on
BLUES boss Paul Sturrock is still hoping to strengthen his Southend squad. And he believes it could lead to him fielding a different line-up depending on where his side are playing. “When I was at Plymouth I had one team for home games and another for
Ryman One North East Thurrock 3 Great Wakering 2 IF EAST THURROCK are to be crowned Ryman One North champions this year then performances like this will have a lot to do with it. Twice they came from a goal down before Ryan Sammons
BLUES striker Blair Sturrock was left wishing he could play Rotherham United every week after again scoring against the Millers. The 29-year-old bagged the only goal of the game when Southend beat Ronnie Moore’s men 1-0 at Roots Hall in October. And
THE biggest events on Basildon’s cultural calendar are being shelved to save money. Annual music festival Basfest, the Billericay Gala Festival, Shakespeare in the Park, in Wickford, and the Wat Tyler Folk Festival will all go for at least two years
RYAN Hall helped Southend United stun high-flying Rotherham United on Saturday. And the winger then revealed he was determined to keep on making the most of his second chance in the Football League. Hall, 23, scored his first Blues goal inside the
A LARGE crack has opened up in Canvey’s seawall. Canvey councillor Janice Payne has reported the crack, situated near The Point, Canvey, to the Environment Agency, which is responsible for maintaining the wall. The crack is wide enough to fit a hand
AN open-all-hours supermarket has been banned from selling booze. Police prompted a review of the MacMart, in London Road, Westcliff, after residents complained it had become a magnet for antisocial behaviour. At a hearing of Southend Council’s licensing
A COUNCIL has been criticised for granting planning permission for a dropped kerb outside an unauthorised car sales business. Workmen installed a lowered kerb outside Westleigh Car Sales, also known as Trade Sales of Leigh, which is operating at 1341
