KANE Ferdinand’s double strike helped Southend United see off Dagenham and Redbridge 3-2 in an entertaining Essex derby at Victoria Road this afternoon. It was far from a convincing triumph for table-topping Blues as struggling Daggers twice
SOUTHEND United manager Paul Sturrock has made just one change to his starting line up for this afternoon’s game at Dagenham and Redbridge, with Bilel Mohsni being recalled in attack. The Frenchman will figure alongside Liam Dickinson and Ryan
THERE are fears taxpayers could be hit with another hefty High Court legal bill because of a row over the former St Georges housing building. Basildon Council is facing a legal battle after it allegedly refused to return the former offices of St Georges
A SOUTHEND man has been treated for head injuries after he was assaulted in Eastern Esplanade, Southend, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police taped off a phone box on the road as part of their investigation into the incident which
A VILLAGE has welcomed back its popular butcher. Kevin Booker, 50, who owns Marsh Butchers, in High Street, Great Wakering, has vowed to keep going, despite suffering a heart attack. Mr Booker, the village’s only remaining butcher, was rushed to Southend
A TRAVELLER has been allowed to keep a £12,000 log cabin intended for schoolchildren and paid for by taxpayers. Basildon Council and Essex County Council had promised St Christopher’s Community Centre would be recovered after eviction from the illegal
PEDESTRIANS have slammed selfish cyclists who put them in danger by speeding along the pavement. Resident Christine Hills wants bike riders in Westcliff to be more considerate, particularly where the elderly are concerned. She said:
EMERGENCY crews put out a fire on a ride at a Canvey amusement arcade early this morning. Firefighters were called to the arcade on Eastern Esplanade about 12.40am and found a ride at the rear of the property alight. Crews used breathing aparatus to
SICKENED charity officials have told how they are the latest victims of cruel metal thieves. The crooks stole metal signs from the organisation’s building and now the charity, for children with special needs, will have to fork out hundreds of pounds
HUNDREDS of talented young musicians are entertaining the crowds in a festival celebrating its centenary year. Southend Music Festival was first held in 1911 and organisers say it is as popular as ever. Young performers from south Essex are poised
RESIDENTS across Castle Point are not reporting crimes because they are terrified of reprisals, it is claimed. Some councillors have voiced concerns residents’ fears are skewing crime figures, and this has prompted a series of meetings with police –
POLICE have solved fewer than one in six rape cases in south Essex, new figures reveal. A total of 99 people in Basildon, Southend, Castle Point and Rochford told police they had been raped between April and August this year. But just 16
HIGH-RANKING figures in Essex were given a tour of Canvey’s hotspots. Canvey councillor Ray Howard showed Lady Ruggles-Brise, the High Sheriff of Essex, and Joanna Killian, chief executive of Essex County Council, around the island to see the investment
