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  • Protesters put up the barricades

    PROTESTERS at Dale Farm have continued fortifying the site. It comes amid claims Southend and Basildon hospitals will no longer send midwives to the camp due to safety fears. Basildon Council was notified by campaigners at the weekend

  • Town turns out to pay tribute to war veterans

    SOUTHEND stopped to honour war heroes past and present with a moving VE Day and VJ Day parade. Military servicemen and women displayed their uniforms adorned with medals and marched from the Naval and Military Club in Royal Terrace to St John’s Church

  • Leigh woman plundered £67k from her neighbour

    A WOMAN befriended her vulnerable, partially-sighted neighbour then plundered his bank account of £67,000. Julia Cosford, 44, stole the cash while looking after 71-year-old Donald Izzard. Mr Izzard was in ill health, having had one of his legs amputated

  • Train delays in south Essex - Updated

    ENGINEERS had to fix overhead power cables near Rochford during the evening rush hour on Monday. Delays of up to 20 minutes were caused to National Express East Anglia services travelling through Rochford station after problems with the cables

  • Eviction date set for Dale Farm

    TRAVELLERS living on Dale Farm have been warned they will be evicted in two weeks. Basildon Council will begin the clearance of the site in Crays Hill near Billericay on September 19 after a decade-long row over unauthorised properties on

  • Ryan is game for a win in $1million contest

    FLYING to Los Angeles to compete for $1million in prize money – not bad for playing computer games. Ryan Oldfield, 18, has just flown to America to take his seat on the stage of the World Gaming Championship today and tomorrow. The former Westcliff

  • Basildon residents call to leave street lights on

    CONCERNED residents and councillors are uniting against plans to switch off Basildon’s street lights. There are fears the borough could see some streets blacked out within six weeks as part of an Essex County Council plan to save money and energy. County

  • Scopes fuming after his Beachboys are crushed

    Lowestoft Town 5, Concord Rangers 0 CONCORD joint manager Danny Scopes said everyone at the club needed to “have a look at themselves” after they were smashed by table-topping Lowestoft. It was a long journey home for the Beachboys on Saturday evening

  • On-song Town hit six to demolish Kingstonian

    Billericay Town 6, Kingstonian 0 BILLERICAY claimed the best result of the day with a stunning demolition of Kingstonian in front of a bumper crowd of 429 at New Lodge on Saturday. It was a result which included an impressive debut, and first goal

  • King gives Gulls victory

    Canvey Island 1, Harrow Boro 0 NOT a game for the purists but certainly one for the pragmatists, Canvey went joint top of the early league table as a Rob King penalty gave them their second, hard-fought 1-0 home win in a week. They were the superior

  • Poole’s late winner gives Fleet first win

    A GOAL in the 97th minute from Glen Poole secured Thurrock’s first three points of the season and lifted them off the bottom of the Blue Square Bet South table. A brace from Dean Cracknell and Poole’s late strike gave Fleet a 3-2 win at Staines Town.

  • ‘Poor’ Wakering forced to a replay by minnows Oxhey

    Great Wakering 1, Oxhey Jets 1 GREAT Wakering face a trip to Watford tomorrow night after they were held to a draw at home to lower-league Oxhey Jets in the FA Cup. The visitors actually took the lead at Burroughs Park on Saturday from the penalty

  • Hullbridge do enough to see off Sawbo

    HULLBRIDGE SPORTS progressed from a preliminary round of the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy with a 2-1 home win over Sawbridgeworth Town. The visitors took the lead in the 32nd minute through George Wappett. But Craig Gillam equalised with a direct

  • Golden Mile average speed cameras a step closer

    COUNCIL bosses may push ahead with controversial plans to install average speed cameras along Southend’s Golden Mile. Highways officers at Southend Council have recommended the hi-tech system, despite objections from traders and opposition councillors

  • Chris Phillips: My views on the Blues

    BEFORE Saturday’s game the focus was very much on Southend United’s striker shortage. But, as it turned out, it was Blues’ frailties at the other end of the field, which stopped them seeing off Northampton Town at Roots Hall. Blues went in to the match

  • Hammers round off season with a win

    LAKESIDE Hammers finished their Elite League programme with a victory at home to Birmingham Brummies on Saturday. The victory, secured in the last heat at Arena Essex Raceway, saw Hammers third in the table. They must now wait to see whether it is enough

  • Are Tesco plans a cure or a curse?

    THE prospect of Tesco dominating Southend town centre is looming over businesses as councillors debate whether to approve plans for a giant new store. The supermarket chain wants to transform the former B&Q site, in Short Street, into a three-storey

  • Basildon shopping centre launches special smartphones deals

    HAVE you ever heard of a shopping centre using something called a Quick Response code to bring offers and discounts to their customers on their smartphones? I certainly hadn’t, so when I was asked by the Eastgate Shopping Centre to test out their new

  • Extremists signing up for struggle at Dale Farm eviction

    FEARS of a bloody stand-off at Dale Farm are growing as a number of extreme anarchist groups sign up to resist the eviction. Police fear as many as 1,000 people from up to 30 anarchist groups plan to descend on the illegal Crays Hill site,

  • Demo to fight changes in the health service

    DOZENS of protesters are expected to gather outside Southend Hospital to demonstrate against changes to the NHS. Members of campaign group Southend Against the Cuts and national organisation Keep Our NHS Public have planned to stage their “

  • Mohsni: We were robbed

    SOUTHEND United’s makeshift striker Bilel Mohsni felt he was robbed of a winning goal against Northampton Town at Roots Hall on Saturday. Blues had to settle for a 2-2 draw after throwing away a two-goal lead. But Mohsni is certain his close range effort

  • Landowners have to fend off Dale Farm travellers themselves

    PRIVATE landowners will be left to fend for themselves if travellers move on to their land after the eviction. Basildon Council says its officers and police will only get involved if there is a risk of people being hurt or the makeshift camps

  • Cops hunting fraudster who skipped his latest hearing

    A MAN convicted of fraud after trying to embark on a massive spending spree is being hunted by police. Robert Doughty, 19, lived a life of luxury in Rayleigh, by convincing banks he had inherited a multi-million pound fortune, when in fact he was a £15,000

  • c2c most punctual rail service in the land

    TRAIN operator c2c chalked up another record success after coming out on top of the national punctuality chart for keeping to its timetables for the sixth time in seven months. Figures show 97.1 per cent of trains run by the franchise, which is controlled

  • Today's Echo: Dale Farm eviction date revealed

    IN TODAY'S ECHO Revealed: The date is set for Dale Farm travellers eviction New 24-hour casino could open in Southend's Palace Hotel Council leader's plan to knock down Leigh police station And the

  • Traders appeal for rates break over works misery

    TRADERS could receive a tax break to compensate for the disruption caused by major roadworks in Southend. Twenty-five shop owners in Southend’s Victoria centre have applied for a discount on their annual business rates, in the wake of the £7million revamp