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  • Blues supporters are left fearing the worst

    SOUTHEND United fans fear their side are set for relegation. An Echosport poll, which attracted more than 1,440 votes, saw 63 per cent of fans say the Shrimpers will go down this season. Southend are currently 22nd in the standings and sit

  • Blues boss Bond: It's must win for us at Walsall

    SOUTHEND United manager Kevin Bond feels the Shrimpers ‘must win’ at Walsall on Friday to keep their survival hopes alive. Blues face their fellow strugglers sitting 22nd in the League One standings, two points from safety. And Bond is certain

  • Head-to-head: Walsall v Southend United

    A STASTICAL preview of Southend United's trip to Walsall.    ALL-TIME RECORD Southend wins: 42 Draws: 18 Walsall wins: 24 LAST SIX MEETINGS League One - Oct 18 - Southend 3 Walsall 0 League One - Mar 18 - Southend 0

  • The view from the other side: Walsall

    ECHOSPORT talks to Walsall fan Peter Sturgess ahead of Friday's game with Southend United. What have you made of the season so far? “The season started off so promisingly but I do feel our good spell earlier in the season papered over the cracks

  • WATCH: Adventure Island bosses testing new £1m ride

    Fun park bosses are testing their exciting £1million ride ahead of its unveiling. The new attraction, called Axis, has been installed at Adventure Island, Southend. The ride has a circle of seats, suspended from a tall structure, with riders

  • Major A13 roadworks stop for Easter weekend

    Road closure on the A13 will be reversed for the Easter bank holiday weekend. Thurrock Council said to help keep traffic moving over the Easter bank holiday weekend, there will be no road or lane closures as part of the A13 widening project.

  • Southend Rockets’ Efe claims international call-up

    SOUTHEND Rockets’ basketball star Efe Ukegheson is set to represent England under-15s in the Lions Cup. England will travel to the French capital of Paris to go head-to-head with some of Europe’s best sides, including national team select squads

  • A130 blocked after crash between car and tractor

    A CRASH has blocked the A130 after a crash between a car and a tractor. The southbound carriageway of the A130 is blocked just before the junction with Runwell after the crash which has involved a car and a tractor. Essex Highways have advised

  • Blues defender Lennon faces fight to be fit for Walsall clash

    SOUTHEND United defender Harry Lennon is facing a fight to be fit for tomorrow’s trip to Walsall. Lennon has been plagued by injuries during his first season with the Shrimpers. And Blues boss Kevin Bond is unsure whether or not the centre-back

  • Jimmy shines to win in Pool English Open

    By ALFIE ROBINSON POOL star Jimmy Carney is celebrating pocketing the IPA English Open Championships in Bradford. The world number 11 was seeded through to the last 128, which consisted of 64 professionals and 64 amateurs. Carney, who is

  • South Essex win British Team title

    MEN’S artistic head coach Anthony Wise says South Essex Gymnastics Club’s British Team title has signalled a true changing of the guard in the club’s proud history. A team of captain Danny Crouch, George Atkins, Alex Niscoveanu, Jamie Langridge

  • Salon helps charity with cash donation again

    A GRAYS salon has made another fruitful donation to Cancer Research. Buddies, on Southend Road, started fundraising for Cancer Research 44 years ago in 1974. The salon was awarded The Flame of Hope Award in 2011 for its dedication to raise

  • Man due in court after police officers threatened with knife

    A MAN is due in court after two police officers were threatened with a knife in Southend. Tyrone Castello, 41, of Chichester Road, Southend, is due to appear at Southend Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of knife in a public place and threatening

  • Manhunt as arsonists set fire to caravan

    ARSONISTS set fire to a caravan in Basildon. Two crews from Basildon were called to the blaze in Elizabeth Way, at 7.24pm on Tuesday. Firefighters fought the blaze for just under 30 minutes and the fire was extinguished by 7.50pm. An Essex

  • Child, 9, hit by car near train station

    A CHILD has been taken to hospital with head injuries after a crash in Benfleet. The nine-year-old boy was hit by a car at around 7.30pm last night on Ferry Road near Benfleet Railway Station. He was taken to hospital with head injuries.

  • Cash boost means new visitor centre for wildlife reserve

    A WILDLIFE trust is set to demolish its visitor centre near Basildon to make way for a brand new facility. Essex Wildlife Trust’s Langdon Visitor Centre has received a funding boost from Veolia Pitsea Marshes Maintenance Trust to create a new base

  • Sussex: Basildon are not already on holidays despite survival

    JOHN Sussex insists his Basildon United players will not be thinking they are ‘already on their holidays’ despite sealing their Isthmian North safety at the weekend. The Bees claimed a 2-1 win at Soham Town Rangers to make it mathematically impossible

  • Yob gang uses catapult to launch stones at houses

    A GANG of yobs have been using catapults to launch stones at homes on Canvey. Concerns have been raised about youths loitering around Canvey Lake. Postman James Brown, 34, told the Echo he had no problem with youths hanging around and spending

  • Manhunt as 93-year-old woman is targeted in street robbery

    A MANHUNT is underway after a 93-year-old woman was knocked to the floor by two thugs on bikes in an attempted robbery. Detectives are appealing to members of the public for information about the incident which left the elderly lady with a head