A ROAD in Benfleet was closed by police tonight following a serious road crash. London Road between Tarpots and Linden Road was shut. The London Road re-opened at 9.15pm. In their earlier statement, a police spokesman said: “We are currently
SOUTHEND United have identified five transfer targets for January. The second bottom Shrimpers are keen to strengthen in all areas of the pitch. And chairman Ron Martin has confirmed that three of the transfers in the pipeline would be permanent
SOUTHEND United have confirmed that all of their squad have now been paid and tomorrow's game with Tranmere Rovers will be going ahead. Members of the Shrimpers squad and the backroom staff, including the stewards, had been waiting for their December
ROCHFORD Hundred face promotion rivals Guernsey in a huge London & SE Premier Division clash tomorrow. Second-placed Rochford are currently one point behind table-topping Guernsey. And Hundred’s centre Damien Brambley feels there is no hiding
WESTCLIFF face a crunch clash with Sutton & Epsom tomorrow as they continue their bid to beat the drop. Westcliff, who were promoted from the London & SE Premier Division last season, are currently one place and two points above the relegation
SOUTHEND Saxons will be looking to get their own back on Eton Manor tomorrow. Manor handed Saxons their first defeat of the London One North season back in September. But Southend’s Jake O’Kill is hopeful home advantage will prove key at Warners
More than half a dozen cases of upskirting have been reported to Essex Police in the six months since it was made a specific offence, an investigation has found. The first figures on the impact of the Voyeurism (Offences) Act, obtained by a Freedom
A VILE predator has been locked up for 18 years for raping three children. Dean Hilton confessed to carrying out a huge campaign of abuse totalling 24 charges, including three for raping a child. The 45-year-old’s horrific crimes date back
A MAN who was stabbed to death looked like “a lion tamer fighting a lion” in the moments before his death, a court heard. A jury has been told Courtney Valentine-Brown attempted to fend off attackers with a chair while covered in blood moments before
A FAMILY was left distraught after callous thieves took off with around £3,500 of their valuables. After ransacking the bedrooms in Wayne Pretlove’s home on Timberlog Lane, Basildon, thieves got away with two 18 carat engraved bangles, a Breitling
A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash with Tranmere Rovers. ALL-TIME RECORD Southend wins: 15 Draws: 15 Tranmere wins: 21 LAST SIX MEETINGS League One - Oct 19 - Tranmere 1 Southend 1 League Two - Apr 15 - Southend
SOUTHEND United skipper Timothee Dieng is determined to end a tough week in triumph. Members of the Shrimpers squad have yet to receive their wages for December along with the club’s backroom staff. But Dieng is focusing on his football and
TWO dispersal orders will be in place this weekend following reports of an unauthorised car meet in Southend. The first order covers Fossett’s Way, Eastern Avenue between its junction with Fossetts Way and Priory Crescent, Sutton Road from the
ECHOSPORT talks to Tranmere Rovers fan Sam Naylor ahead of tomorrow’s game at Roots Hall. What have you made of the season so far? “It has definitely been a struggle for us. We have carried many of the players up from League Two and in some
FORMER Southend United stars Ryan Cresswell and Ryan Leonard will both be back at Roots Hall tomorrow for Blues’ pre-match tribute to Chris Barker. The ex-Shrimpers skipper died on New Year’s Eve aged just 39. And the club will be remembering
JOHN White is ready to return for Southend United’s clash with Tranmere Rovers at Roots Hall tomorrow. The defender missed the 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon on New Year’s Day due to an illness. But Blues boss Sol Campbell will now be able to call
A MAN has been acquitted of slamming a door into a paramedic’s leg. Steven Snowden stood trial charged with assaulting an emergency worker during an alleged incident on Canvey last year. The 42-year-old was alleged to have lost his temper when
SOUTHEND United chairman Ron Martin has promised to pay the rest of the Shrimpers squad today. A section of the Blues’ squad are still waiting to receive their December wages which were due on New Year’s Day. But Martin – who said he knows
A DESPERATE bid has been launched to bring a stranded rugby player home from a central American hospital. Craig Webb, 30, from Leigh is being treated for influenza, kidney failure, a viral bacteria infection, a respiratory infection and possible
A DRUG dealer had 37 wraps of class A drugs “concealed between his buttocks” when he was stopped by police. Benjamin Gains, 23, of Southview Drive, Westcliff, has been jailed for three years after he admitted possessing cocaine and heroin with
CAMPAIGNERS are set to demand the Government brings in new laws for quieter fireworks, in a bid to stop the harm to animals and pets. Southend Council will consider plans to write to ministers for possible new legislation. Campaigners also
A KITCHEN fire at a Chinese takeaway has left residents with smoke damage. The fire, at the Golden House, on Southend Road, Rochford, caused billowing smoke to damage the flat above the takeaway business. The Anne Boleyn pub also stated that
A popular fast food restaurant is being converted into a new pizzeria. Wimpy in High Street Wickford is set to reopen as a Tony's very soon. Works are underway inside the restaurant ahead of the reopening. Residents and community leaders
Days after announcing their intention to step back from their Royal duties, job-hunting Royals Harry and Meghan have been offered jobs at Rossi Ice Cream HQ. Bosses at the firm have extolled the virtues of south Essex over the couple’s planned
DANNY Scopes insists leading Concord Rangers on a record-breaking FA Trophy run would give him a great deal of personal pride. The Beach Boys head into tomorrow’s second round tie with Bath City having never surpassed this stage of the competition
Police are no longer looking for Ross Noble, 30, of no fixed address. They arrested a 30-year old man on suspicion of several offences including sexual assault and assault on an emergency worker. He remains in custody. Police thanked residents
ROB Small is set to take charge of Bowers & Pitsea for the 300th time this weekend. Bowers will welcome Cray Wanderers to the Len Salmon Stadium for an Isthmian Premier League clash tomorrow. And Small, who has led Bowers from the Essex Senior
JAMIE O’Hara is overjoyed with the impact Femi Akinwande has made since making the switch to Billericay Town from Essex rivals Braintree Town. Akinwande notched his 10th goal of the season - and fourth since joining Billericay less than two months
ANOTHER appeal has been made to find a missing Basildon woman. Essex Police are re-appealing for any information which can help find 55 year-old Margaret Bantick who’s missing from Basildon. Margaret was reported missing on Friday December 6.
JOHN Coventry has heaped praise on Jack Giddens and Ryan Scott after the duo turned down moves away from East Thurrock United. Both players have been approached by clubs without officially lodging an interest. And Rocks boss Coventry is appreciative
A MAN made off from police but left his stash of cannabis behind. The man had fled from officers on Hereford Way, Basildon, before the town centre team discovered a quantity of herbal cannabis had been discarded in a garden. The cannabis has
MARK Bentley has called on his Canvey Island side to keep building momentum by beating Dereham Town tomorrow. The Gulls head into their latest Isthmian North meeting having recorded back-to-back wins over Bury Town and Soham Town Rangers. And
DARREN Manning has been left frustrated as a host of postponements have resulted in Hullbridge Sports being unable to find any rhythm. Sports are set to make the journey to Soham Town Rangers tomorrow and, following another fixture being called
KRIS Newby is seeking a reaction from his Basildon United players when they face Coggeshall Town tomorrow having put in their ‘worst performance of the season’ against Dereham Town. Bees, who finished the clash with 10 men thanks to Tom Anderson
SOUTHEND Manor will be looking record back-to-back wins for just the second time this season when Hadley visit Southchurch Park tomorrow. Manor climbed the Essex Senior League standings from the precarious position of second-from-bottom to 17th
STEVE Butterworth admits Maldon & Tiptree will need to have a bad day at the office if Great Wakering Rovers are to seal all three points tomorrow. Maldon are the Isthmian North leaders and have yet to suffer an away defeat this season. But Butterworth
REVELLERS marked the end of a long era as one of south Essex’s most known nightclubs shuts its doors. Blizz Trading, the company behind Talk Nightclub in Lucy Road, Southend held the club’s last business day with a New Year party. A club spokesman
A WOMAN carried out a drunken rampage on a plane bound for Southend Airport. Zoe Bell attacked a member of the cabin crew and a police officer after getting drunk on a plane landing at Southend Airport. The 38-year-old was a passenger on a
A GANG fled after trying to attack an armed man who then chased them into a supermarket with a “knife”. Witnesses reported watching the man chase away the gang from outside George’s Cafe, in Station Lane, to a nearby Tesco Extra. They claim
A PENSIONER says he is on the brink of suicide after having waited more than two years for an urgent knee and elbow operation. Edward Bussey, from Benfleet, was left needing an elbow and knee replacement due to how much they had worn following
A DISABLED woman who was left with prosthetic legs has been told her specially adapted car will be taken away. Jacky Lavallin, 60, had both her legs amputated after a serious car crash 23 years ago. For 13 years she has relied on the combined
