SOUTHEND United were unable to get revenge on Burton Albion tonight as the two teams played out an uneventful 0-0 draw at Roots Hall this evening. Phil Brown’s side were beaten by the Brewers in the League Two play-offs semi-final last season.
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SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown has made four changes to his starting line-up for this afternoon’s clash with Burton Albion at Roots Hall. Ben Coker has returned to the side at left-back for the first time since September after recovering from
By Jack Staplehurst ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE: Hullbridge Sports will be looking to take full advantage of what appears to be a straightforward game when they host bottom side Sporting Bengal United. Sports lost 2-1 in midweek at Clapton and
TALENTED Rayleigh all-rounder Robert Runciman is still smiling after winning two gold medals on his debut for England. The 15-year-old beat the best from the England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland to win the under-15 boys Schools Pentathlon in Glasgow
l Many of us enjoy visiting our local non-league club at the weekend and during the week. We finish work, watch the match and head home ready for a new day. But what about the players who have to fit in their work commitments around the football? How
WITH 282 flats, fast food chains such as Nando’s and Pizza Express coming to the planned Marine Plaza development in Southend, as well as a cinema, restaurants and entertainment venues planned for the Seaway Car Park, the Echo asks if the seafront
A campaigner's plans to put the brakes on thousands of homes coming to Rochford has failed. The High Court has rejected a challenge by Linda Kendall, of the Rayleigh Action Group, who was seeking to quash one of Rochford District Council’s key
AN ARSON investigation has been launched after a car was torched in a residential street. Southend firefighters were called to the burning Ford Fiesta in The Leas, Westcliff, near the junction with Palmerston Road, just before 9.20pm on Friday.
GEMMA Holloway was in imperious form as she claimed the Southern Intercounties Cross-Country title at Oxford. The 17-year-old Thurrock Harrier ran away from the field to win the under-20 women’s race and, in the process, helped lead an Essex squad
A 15-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after being stabbed in Westcliff. The student received stab wounds during the assault outside the North Road entrance of Seabrook College which caters for youngsters with behavioural problems.
FRIENDS and family gathered to say a fond farewell to a much-loved photographer. The funeral of former Echo chief photographer Dave “Cookie” Cook, of Thundersley, was held at Southend Crematorium yesterday. The grandfather-of-two, who finished
TWO people have been charged with sex offences against young boys and girls in Basildon. Following a complex enquiry involving a number of victims under 16, Grant Francis and Hayley Morgan were charged when they answered police bail on Wednesday
THREE teenagers and a man have denied murdering another man in a Southend street. The four are accused of stabbing Hassan Mohammed Ibrahim to death in York Road, Southend, in July. For the first time today, the Echo can reveal the name of one
A SEAFRONT institution which almost had to close for good after being flooded twice in as many years should rise again after Christmas, its owner has said. Ye Olde Chippy sustained thousands of pounds’ damage when flooded during heavy rainfall
RYMAN ONE NORTH: Cult figure Dan Trenkel says watching his players develop gives him the biggest sense of pride, after he surpassed 150 games in charge of Great Wakering Rovers. Since making his debut at the club in 2001, aged 17, he has gone on
A LITTLE boy faces his third bone marrow transplant before his second birthday. Jack Kleinberg has battled against two life-threatening conditions as he suffers from familial mediterranean fever and Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, which affects one in
A WOMAN was taken to hospital last night after being involved in a crash on London Road, Chalkwell. The crash, between a black Renault Clio and a silver people carrier, occurred at the junction of London Road and Chalkwell Avenue at around 10.40pm
JACK Payne insists Southend United are gunning for revenge when they host Burton Albion at Roots Hall this evening. The Brewers ended Blues’ promotion dreams last season, beating them in the two legged semi final of the League Two play-offs.
RYMAN PREMIER: East Thurrock United are confident of continuing their superb record against Met Police when they visit Rookery Hill tomorrow. John Coventry says the team are in great spirits after back-to-back victories on the road and combined
STUDENTS have been doing their bit to help a homeless charity, aiming to provide 1,000 Christmas dinners for people out on the streets. Art and design students at South Essex College used the Southend campus’s giant screen to highlight Harp’s Christmas
ADAM Thompson is backing Southend United to surge in to the automatic promotion places once they find their top form. The defender is available again for this evening’s clash with Burton Albion at Roots Hall after completing a one match ban.
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown cannot wait to lock horns with Burton Albion boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink at Roots Hall tonight. The former Chelsea and Leeds United striker, whose combined transfer fees totalled £29million in his career, took
SHOPPERS have been warned not allow themselves to fall victim to pickpockets who are targeting older people buying Christmas gifts. Purse-dippers are on the prowl in Rayleigh High Street, with four victims so far reporting incidents to police,
NON-LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Danny Cowley is facing an injury crisis ahead of Concord Rangers’ key clash with rivals Bishop’s Stortford tomorrow. The Beachboys could travel to Stortford without a number of first-team regulars, including a host of defenders
INVESTIGATORS probing why it took police nine months to investigate a deputy headteacher for allegations of paedophilia have outlined the areas it will look into. Thorpe Hall School deputy headteacher Martin Goldberg killed himself after he discovered
AN elderly housebound woman’s drive has been blighted by a hole for more than a month after workmen seemingly forgot to fill it in. Valerie Hills, 79, who suffers crippling arthritis, has been worried her grandchildren wouldn’t be able to visit
POLICE are warning householders in the Rochford district to be extra-careful after a sharp increase in burglaries in the area. Mobile phones, hi-tech gadgets and jewellery of sentimental value are among the iteams reported missing in raids on local
A MAJOR emergency services response was launched after a car was discovered in the River Crouch. South Woodham Coastguard, Burnham RNLI, Essex Police and Essex Fire and Rescue scrambled to the report of the vehicle in the river near Hullbridge
RESIDENTS in eight homes were evacuated and a 1km exclusion zone put in place after a car crashed into two gas mains. One vehicle drove off Rectory Road in Hockley just about 8pm last night rupturing two gas mains and causing a leak. Fire fighters
Church leaders in Essex have welcomed the appointment of the Church of England’s first female bishop. The Rev Libby Lane is to be consecrated as the new Bishop of Stockport, ending centuries of all-male leadership in the church. The announcement
STAFF were left terrified after raiders smashed their way in to a vets surgery in the middle of the night while they were tending to poorly animals. Burglars broke in to Cherrydown Vets in Cherrydown West, Basildon at about 1.45am on Tuesday and
AMBITIOUS plans for a new museum at the heart of Rayleigh have hit a stumbling block after a bid for lottery cash was thrown out. Mike Davies, Rayleigh citizen of the year and town historian, has secured use of a Grade II listed building in Rayleigh
A COUNCILLOR has pledged £25,000 of his own money to the fight to stop hundreds of addresses being changed on Laindon’s Five Links Estate. Frank Ferguson, Basildon councillor for Lee Chapel North, says he is ready to go to court to block the council
A MUGGER nicknamed “the Laindon snatcher” and his partner in crime will spend Christmas in jail after admitting a string of robberies. Basildon Crown Court heard Daniel Jacobs, 26, of Mynchens, Laindon, and Carl Willings, 43, of Pickwick Close,
