POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a serious crash on the A13 near the M25 junction involving two Vauxhall cars which left five people injured. The driver of a grey Vauxhall Vectra left the scene before police arrived and officers, the force helicopter
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Swan Mead Park, Church Road, Basildon at 10pm on Saturday. Two suspects knocked over a 22-year-old man by head butting him and punching the side of his head and ribs. His Iphone was stolen and
A LIGHT aircraft crash landed on Southend Airport at lunchtime but there are no reports of any injuries or fire. Firefighters were called from Southend and Leigh and they were joined by retained firefighters from Rochford, Shoeburyness and
A WICKFORD teenager accused of carrying out a hacking attack against the website of the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency has been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome. Ryan Cleary, 19, was arrested on Monday as part of a Scotland Yard and FBI
THE driver of an Aston Martin has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving following a four vehicle collision in Ballards Gore, Stambridge. Shortly after 3pm Saturday a motorbike with a pillion passenger, a cyclist, the Aston
A 25-year-old man who died following a crash in Corringham on Thursday June 23 has been identified as Daniel Lary, from High Street, Aveley. Mr Lary was driving a Nissan car along Lampits Hill around 4.50pm when the car left the road and collided with
Ric Morgan (June 21), obviously does not pay much attention to the amount of traffic on the roads around the airport, either that or he has a very short memory. When London City Airport was closed because of the bombs, Southend not only coped
What has happened to the proposed park and ride for Southend? There were plans for it to go at the corner of the B1013 Nestuda Way and A127 Prince Avenue, west of the new roundabout for the airport runway extension Eastwoodbury Lane bypass.
Listening to Radio 5 live, it was reported that 157 people across the UK died in fires in domestic dwellings that had working smoke detectors fitted. It was also reported fire service arrival times had gone up from five minutes to seven minutes
It never ceases to amaze me me only one person reported the sickening attack by a thug on his dog while on a train (June 15). What is the matter with people these days? If they are afraid to intervene, there are other ways to stop the attack
Anybody who has had contact with Dr Basu professionally, can not but fail to have been impressed by his competency, efficiency and commitment to the health of his residents in the Shoebury area. I differ from the callous approach of those people
The story (June 20) about cuts in funding for carers’ respite breaks is nothing short of astonishing. Actually, not so astonishing, as the same thing happened last year. This is not about insufficient funds being made available by Government.
When Essex County Council proposed turning off street lights at night was first put forward, I reviewed the related papers, meeting minutes and submissions from the public. The major plus point was we could see the stars at night and the council
AN elderly man described as infirm and immobile was saved by his neighbours when a fire started in his Leigh flat on Saturday afternoon. They spotted smoke pouring from the kitchen window of the premises in Undercliff Gardens and had got him
TRAFFIC lights could also be switched off, if a south Essex MP gets his way. John Baron, Tory MP for Basildon and Billericay, wants traffic lights turned off late at night. He spoke after Essex County Council decided to turn street
THE eviction of travellers from Dale Farm in Crays Hill is unlikely to happen until September at the earliest, the Echo can reveal. Basildon Council is expected to confirm next Thursday it will contribute £1.2million towards Essex Police costs – the
A DISTINCTIVE 80-year-old building will be bulldozed to make way for a block of flats. Harwand House, the art deco-style building on the corner of London Road and North Road, Westcliff, as well as the Sixties-built Parlane Purkis accountancy
