Southend United’s under-18 side registered their first point of the season following an entertaining 3-3 draw away to MK Dons. Danny Heath’s side trailed 1-0 at the interval to an Ollie Leach goal, but a stunning spell of three goals inside five
ACCRINGTON Stanley owner Andy Holt has blamed the football authorities for the financial crisis that has engulfed the club's neighbours and League One rivals Bolton and Bury. Both were given 12-point penalties for entering administration after
BRANDON Goodship feels Southend United will head to Wycombe Wanderers this weekend boosted by their midweek display against Peterborough. The Shrimpers, who have yet to pick up a point this season, were beaten 2-0 by Posh at Roots Hall on Tuesday
A WAR hero, who was involved in the D-Day landings, has died just a month after celebrating his 100th birthday. Charles Benford, of Admiral Court Care Home, Leigh, was awarded three medals for his service including the France and Germany Star.
A MAN was arrested after a dramatic police chase, involving armed officers through residential streets in Basildon. Witnesses reported seeing a large police presence in Clayhill Road, Vange Hill Drive and Redgrave Road on Tuesday evening. Residents
A woman who admitted assaulting three police officers has been spared jail but must pay a fine and compensation. Jade Roberts, 26, of Billericay, assaulted the three officers in Basildon on July 7. She was arrested and charged with three counts
An Essex police officer has been given a final written warning following a misconduct hearing held at Chelmsford Civic Centre. PC Rhys Taylor admitted breaching the standards of professional behaviour relating to honesty and integrity, authority
A TRIBAL chief and former council worker from Canvey has been jailed in Zimbabwe. Felix Ndiweni, 53, was jailed for malicious damage of property after he ordered a hedge to be destroyed at the home of a woman accused of adultery in the Matabeleland
DANNY Cowley has backed Danny Scopes to succeed as Concord Rangers boss. Scopes was appointed as the National League South club’s manager in the summer and the Beach Boys have made an impressive start to the campaign. Cowley, a former FitzWimarc
A large cannabis factory has been uncovered in Westcliff by Southend police officers. The significant find was uncovered at an address by Southend police last night. A spokesman for the team said on Twitter: "The team have uncovered a large
HARRY Wheeler has called on Billericay Town to stop giving opponents lifelines. Town have already conceded two penalties and picked up a couple of red cards in their opening five fixtures of the National League South campaign. And Wheeler admits
Police are appealing for information after a crash in Ongar High Street on Friday. A silver convertible Porsche Boxster and a black Honda Jazz were involved in the incident, which occurred outside Ongar Motor Bridge Company, shortly before 7.30pm
ROCHFORD has been named in the top ten best places to retire, according to an estate agents research. The town comes in at sixth place in the UK for the best places to retire, due to "its low crime rates and overall happiness of residents."
A busy road is completely shut to traffic due to a serious crash which left one woman having to be cut from her car. Lower Dunton Road, in Horndon-on-the-Hill, is currently closed in both directions while emergency services deal with the scene.
DARREN Manning believes Hullbridge Sports’ opening point of the season will have given his players a major boost. Sports, who are enjoying a first ever Isthmian North campaign in the club’s history, held promotion favourites Aveley to a goalless
SOUTHEND United's fans have their say on Tuesday night's 2-0 defeat to Peterborough United at Roots Hall. We’re changing formation, system and line-up in every game. Nothing is being created in the final third and team looks totally disorganised
A LEADING Tory is calling for a London-style directly elected mayor in Southend to drive the town forward. Dan Nelson wants a fundamental shift in the way the town is governed to boost accountability and openness. He spoke out after a volley
Southend Central Museum is to undergo extensive repairs after walls, windows and sections of the roof were found to have seriously deteriorated. The council applied to make improvements to the central museum on Victoria Avenue through a planning
A FORMER soldier, suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), threatened to slit a man’s throat and kill him. Shaun Holmes, 30, appeared at Basildon Crown Court yesterday to be sentenced for attacking the man, who was in a relationship
A GP has been struck off the medical register after sending letters to patients falsely claiming they had been “professionally abused” by a colleague. Dr Frank Hlordzi, of the Clayhill Medical Practice, in Vange, wrote to six women who had had
MORE than £2,000 has been raised for Basildon cancer services at an evening of curry and music. Families, friends, and colleagues joined together in support of Basildon and Thurrock hospital’s cancer services, at a charity evening. Held at
A BLOCK of flats will be built on an old car sales garage in Benfleet despite neighbours’ opposition. Castle Point Council has approved plans for 24 new flats in a three-storey building on green belt land in London Road, South Benfleet. The site
A TEENAGE boy was left badly beaten in a case of mistaken identity, his dad has claimed. Yesterday, the Echo reported how a mass brawl broke out at the funfair in Chalkwell Park on Saturday evening. Now, one of the victim’s fathers has come
