CAMERON Delport smashed an astonishing 129 from only 49 balls as Essex crushed Surrey by 52 runs in their Vitality Blast battle at Chelmsford that had been reduced to 15 overs per side because of a rain delay. It was carnage that had the crowd
BILLERICAY will be looking to get back on track when they host Chingford in the Premier Division tomorrow. Billericay lost by 88 runs against Chelmsford last time. And skipper Lee Knight is demanding a positive reaction at home to fourth-placed
SOUTHEND'S newest skatepark – The Skatey McSkateface - has opened. The £250,000 skate park was handed over to Southend Council today. Whilst the facility will be available for use from this weekend, the council and partners for the project, Maverick
HADLEIGH & Thundersley face a tough test as they look to get back to winning ways in the Premier Division tomorrow. Hadleigh had won four games in succession before losing to Hornchurch by 70 runs last time out. But Adam Dobson is now bracing
A HUGE cannabis farm has been found in Westcliff. Essex Police's Operation Raptor country drug line team made the discovery this morning. The officers had been working with the community around one address in particular, they received information
ISAAC Buckley-Ricketts is expected to feature for Southend United at Dagenham & Redbridge tomorrow, Echosport understands. The 21-year-old winger has been made available by Peterborough United and could line up for the Shrimpers this weekend.
COUNCIL bosses are calling on the government and private sector to stop poor developments being built in Basildon. Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan met with London councils last week to agree a joint approach to highlight the problems caused
A SEARCH operation was stood down after emergency responders confirmed flares fired into the sky were part of a hoax. Coastguard teams, the RNLI and Essex Police all scrambled to reports of a man in distress, which is now being treated as a malicious
POLICE are still trying to trace a man seen in Southend Sealife Adventure's meerkat enclosure moments before they escaped. Centre bosses say a man broke in at about 7pm last Friday and was seen on the roof moments before the animals escaped and
A man was thrown from a van as it crashed into a ditch. It happened in Brook Street, Brentwood. Fire crews were called to the incident. The firefighters reported that a van had left the road and landed in a ditch, throwing the driver out
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners held a demonstration outside Southend Civic Centre demanding Southend become carbon neutral by 2030. The Southend branch of the direct action group, known as Extinction Rebellion, demanded the council makes the pledge for
ANIMAL charities are calling for airgun licensing to make it harder for yobs to shoot pets and wildlife. New figures reveal the RSPCA received 23 reports of animals being shot across Essex last year. Kate Theobold, 40, veterinary nurse at South
One-hour parking will return to Southend’s town centre and blue badge holders from outside the borough will no longer be charged to use council car parks. The changes were announced during a full council meeting last night and are expected to be
ELVIS Bwomono believes Southend United will be ‘fit and firing’ for the start of the League One season. The Shrimpers, who narrowly avoided relegation last term, have triumphed in just one of their four pre-season games so far. But Bwomono
HARRY Phillips is determined to make a breakthrough at Southend United this season. The 21-year-old creative midfielder has long been highly rated in the youth ranks at Roots Hall but has yet to make his first team debut. However, Phillips
1. Head down to the Royals for some dino fun. The Royals Shopping Centre in High Street, Southend is back with its summer days for kids. Every Wednesday will see the venue hosting a themed day of free fun and games. This Wednesday (July 24) it's
SOUTHEND United manager Kevin Bond says Simon Cox is still ‘miles away’ from making a return to action. Cox, who top scored for the Shrimpers with 17 goals last term, has been unable to join in with pre-season training after injuring both of his
SOUTHEND Pride has been in full swing this week, with a host of celebrations taking place, from the rainbow and glitter fuelled opening party at the Railway Hotel last Saturday, through to its poetry event last night, youth event on Monday and more
SOUTHEND council’s community safety team will be blitzing the borough, not just the high street, from now on as a plea was once again issued for more bobbies-on-the-beat. The patrol team is now being provided with free travel from transport companies
GREAT Wakering Rovers and White Ensign will continue their preparations ahead of the forthcoming season by facing each other in a friendly tomorrow. The contest will take place at Wakering’s Burroughs Park, where White Ensign are also set to stage
The brother of Love Island star Megan Barton-Hanson smashed up a hotel and was chased by cops after going on a naked drug-fuelled rampage, a court heard. Kurtis Barton-Hanson, 23, shot holes in the wall of his room with a BB gun before smashing
HULLBRIDGE Sports boss Darren Manning is hoping this weekend’s trip to Baldock Town will allow his players to bond. Sports are preparing for their first ever campaign in the Isthmian North after winning the Essex Senior League title on the final
Police have issued an e-fit in connection with a distraction burglary in Basildon involving an elderly woman. A woman aged in her 70s reported that at around 3.30pm on Thursday June 13, a man knocked at her house in Gordon Road and began discussing
JOHN Sussex says he will decide whether to keep trialists at Basildon United in the coming days. Numerous trialists impressed as the Bees beat Epping Town 3-1 in the club’s first pre-season friendly. A trialist, along with Kurt Smith and Charlie
JOHN Coventry fears tomorrow’s pre-season friendly with Colchester United has come too soon for his East Thurrock United side. Rocks have been involved in only one encounter so far this summer, with that coming in the form of a 1-0 defeat to Romford
A man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after being found on a boat he did not own. Canvey and Southend Coastguard Teams were called to search off the south Essex coast after reports of red flares being used, yesterday afternoon.
MARK Bentley has challenged Canvey Island’s Ryan Melaugh to be more productive in the final third of the pitch. Melaugh scored just three goals as the Gulls endured a frustrating season last term. But Melaugh has now scored in each of his last
COUNCIL bosses have warned a planned merger could cause “irreparable damage to the health service”. Five authorities responsible for delivering healthcare across mid and south Essex have been given just two months to put together a plan which would
A FAULT with pre-paid smartcards has left hundreds of C2C commuters out of pocket. The Echo has received a number of complaints from smartcard holders, claiming that the tickets they’ve paid for haven’t been added to their smart card. As a result
A PLAN to give a company up to £25,000 to carry out a feasibility study into a community hall has been blasted, with critics labelling it a waste of money. Castle Point Council is offering a contract for an external company to do the study into
FAMILY memorial benches will be temporarily removed after vandalism and antisocial behaviour in Thorpe Bay. Southend Council will remove the dedicated benches from Thorpe Bay Gardens along the seafront. The benches were donated by families
A MUM has said she is scared to leave her tower block flat because the building has become overrun with homeless people and drug addicts. The mother, who has asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, has lived in the Pennine tower block,
TRADING Standards bosses have opened an investigation after a pensioner claimed he was conned out of almost £2,000 and left with a garden full of chopped down trees. Leaflets advertising 1st Call Tree Management have been distributed across south
Council leader Gavin Callaghan has declared Basildon has “one of the worst town centres in the country” and is need of “wholesale regeneration”. His comments came as major plans to overhaul the town centre with 4,000 new homes and a cinema were
