SOUTHEND United boss Sol Campbell believes Richard Taylor has a bright future in the game - despite his omission from the Shrimpers squad. The 19-year-old defender started three of Blues’ four games in late November and early December. But,
SOUTHEND United’s under 23 side were beaten 2-1 by Oxford United in a friendly this afternoon. The Shrimpers included fit-again winger Sam Barratt in their starting line-up while Nathan Bishop also lined up between the sticks. And Blues coach
Southend United’s under 18 side qualified for EFL Youth Alliance Merit League One by seeing off Luton Town 2-1 in their final South East Conference fixture of the season at Boots & Laces. Danny Heath’s squad required at least a draw from the match
TOM Westley has been named the new Essex captain. The 30-year-old is an Essex Academy graduate and will captain the side across the County Championship and Royal London Cup, with Simon Harmer continuing to skipper the Essex Eagles in the Vitality
PLANS are being drawn up to replace a religious school after it burnt to the ground. The Jewish community is considering rebuilding a centre for 50 boys after the Luzern Yeshiva, a Jewish school in Meppel Avenue, on Canvey, was destroyed by fire
A FAMILY is paying tribute to an 103-year-old veteran who served during the Second World War. Norman Boughton-Smith was a father of six, granddad to 12, great-granddad to 20 and great great granddad to another two toddlers. The heroic veteran
A BARMAN wowed the crowds and judges as he took top spot TGI Fridays’ bartender of the year competition. Rob Stephens, from Basildon, faced off against some of the best bartenders in the country. He won the UK challenge final in London and has
BUSINESSES around South Essex have been donating their hard work to give a girl a chance at cancer recovery. Lily Wythe, a 13-year-old from Eastwood, was given months to live after being diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. After a biopsy
A LORRY has crashed on its side at a busy Southend roundabout. Emergency services are at the scene of the crash on the Tesco Extra roundabout on the A127 in Southend. Pictures courtesy of AC Taxis The lorry has turned its trailer
A hospital boss has promised lessons have been learnt and they will now be paying rent in advance after Southend’s struggling sexual health clinic was forced to close due to unpaid bills. Questions were raised during a meeting on Monday night about
A man has died after an incident at a busy port. Emergency services were called with reports of a man sustaining traumatic injuries after an incident at a Tilbury Port, at 9am this morning. Police, paramedics and the air ambulance rushed to
Police have arrested 10 people after drug raids at three homes. Officers carried out searches at addresses in York Road, Valkyrie Road, and in Eagle Way, Shoeburyness. The team seized suspected heroin and cocaine and also found a cannabis cultivation
RYAN ten Doeschate has stepped down as club captain of Essex. During his incredibly successful tenure, Essex have won three red-ball titles in four campaigns. But ten Doeschate now feels the time is right for a change. “It’s been the biggest
NEW figures have revealed Southend has the highest number of outstanding primary schools in the East of England. In statistics released in Ofsted’s annual report, it shows 94 per cent of the borough’s primary schools are rated outstanding or good
SOUTHEND United manager Sol Campbell has been impressed by the returning Sam Barratt. The winger has come off the bench in Blues' last three matches having previously been sidelined for 16 months with a cruciate ligament injury. And Campbell
MAJOR concerns have been raised after it has been revealed that 14 units now stand empty on Billericay High Street. Residents are outraged that nothing has been done to solve the situation on the high street, which is known for it's success rate
SIMON Cox is looking forward to a fresh challenge with Western Sydney Wanderers. Cox left Southend United to team up with the Australian side last week. But Sydney first showed interest in the striker in the summer. “We had a conversation
SOUTHEND United striker Charlie Kelman is keen to kick on after helping to fire the Shrimpers back to winning ways. Kelman bagged Blues’ first goal in their 2-1 triumph at Accrington Stanley on Saturday. And, having now scored five times in
CELEBRITIES have thrown their weight behind a campaign to get a young girl brain tumour treatment. More than £250,000 has now been raised to get Lily Wythe, a 13-year-old from Eastwood, life-saving treatment in Seattle to battle the tumour.
BOWERS & Pitsea, Hullbridge Sports, Basildon United, Canvey Island, Billericay Town, East Thurrock United and Great Wakering Rovers will be eager to pick up positive results when they return to action tonight. Bowers will do battle with Corinthian-Casuals
A man has been rushed to hospital with traumatic injuries after an incident at a busy port. The man, thought to be a worker, was airlifted to hospital after being injured at Tilbury Port. Police, paramedics and the air ambulance rushed to the
A JUNIOR school has warned parents to keep their children from touching cars in the car park. Holt Farm Junior School has warned parents on social media to ensure that sufficient distance is kept between cars when parents are picking up their children
THE Bishop of Chelmsford has warned that relocating the House of Lords to York while MPs and the Government stayed in London would pose "a very serious threat to our democratic processes". The Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, who takes over from the Most
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners say more needs to be done to cut fumes from cremations which can produce as much harmful pollution as a car driving twice the length of the UK. Around 95 per cent of coffins used in cremations are made from chipboard/MDF
ROCHFORD Hundred stayed top of the London & SE Premier Division after beating Sidcup 29-13 at Magnolia Road. The victory kept Rochford two points clear of second placed Guernsey. And Sonny Gay - who was among Hundred’s try scorers - was pleased
WESTCLIFF fought back from 14-0 down to win 36-28 at Old Redcliffians. The victory moved Westcliff 10 points clear of the National Two South relegation zone. And Westcliff’s first team manager Rick Compton was delighted with the character shown
SOUTHEND Saxons slipped to sixth in the London One North standings after a disappointing 50-17 defeat at Colchester. Southend had been hoping to get back on track after a frustrating 41-17 loss to Eton Manor in their previous outing. And Saxons
Anger from campaigners and councillors over plans to turn a Shoebury ambulance station into a ‘response post’ has forced decision makers to go back to the drawing board and rethink. Representatives from the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST
JAMIE O’Hara has hinted Josh Urquhart could return to Billericay Town for a fourth spell in the summer. The versatile defender has left New Lodge and joined Isthmian Premier League side Enfield Town after work commitments resulted in Urquhart being
TWO people helped an injured man to hospital after another was murdered. The two Good Samaritans helped an injured man to hospital after a disturbance in Westcliff on December 12. Asqeri Spaho, 25, from Westcliff, died as a result of stab wounds
England football legend Peter Shilton has revealed he spent 45 years as a gambling addict. The former goalkeeper, and England's most capped male player, said that it took losing tens of thousands of pounds before he was able to stop. Shilton
SOUTHEND has the highest number of outstanding primary schools in the East of England. Figures released in Ofsted's annual report today show that 94 per cent of the borough's primary schools were rated outstanding or good. This is a rise of
One of Britain's biggest shopping centre owners – which owns Lakeside in Thurrock - has revealed it will be tapping up shareholders for extra cash to pay down its £5bn debts. Intu Properties, which owns several shopping centres including Manchester's
A CRASH has caused severe delays on the M25. Traffic is building back to junction 30 with the A13, after a crash at junction three with the M20 in Kent. Crews are working to clear the road and get traffic moving, but it is stacked up. It
A MAN had his face slashed by a gang in Pitsea. Police have launched an appeal after the man in his 40s was attacked when walking towards the underpass near McDonald's in Station Lane. The incident happened at 11pm on January 12, when he was
TWO people have been arrested after drugs were found in a home. The Southend Community Policing Team, along with a dog unit, executed a drugs warrant in Shoebury yesterday afternoon. A spokesman for the team said: "Our information was good
PICTURES show firefighters rescuing two dolphins from muddy water. Photos taken by the crews show the rescue operation in action in Stanford-le-Hope after they had become stuck 200 metres from the shore. Crews worked with the Coastguard and
WHAT a difference a year makes as Colchester Zoo’s bouncy babies are starting to get all grown up. The popular attraction says last year will go down in its history after a huge baby boom. An exciting 12 months for the Maldon Road facility
A POINTS failure on the train lines continues to cause disruption. The failure, reported at around 7am this morning, between Shenfield and Billericay on the Greater Anglia lines, has caused delays at Southend, which look set to continue
THIEVES smashed their way into a technology repair store in Billericay High Street during an early morning smash-and-grab. They targeted B Smash Mobile Repair at about 6.35am yesterday morning. The front door of the shop was smashed, leaving
A DAD has been left permanently disabled after a hospital wrongly flushed food into his lung following major surgery. Michael Moy, from Basildon, had liquid administered into his lung instead of his stomach on at least two occasions after staff
A BOY has been “banned” from a retail park after being arrested and then subsequently bailed by police. The 14fourteen-year-old, who is allegedly part of a gang who have been reportedly terrorising businesses on the Pitsea retail park, was arrested
A “DRUG dealing factory” was uncovered by police after a raid on a property in Westcliff. Officers descended on Tintern Avenue and uncovered a haul of drugs, weapons and cash. Inside the property, police found a collection of class A and B
A CLEVER young girl created a Facebook group which has raised £150,000 for her friend. Lillie Cotgrove, 13, from Benfleet, came up with the idea for “The One Pound Warriors” last week, when Crowdfunding for her friend stood at £70,000. Lillie
PUPILS are struggling with reading and are behaving inappropriately at a school, a watchdog has found. The Cornelius Vermuyden School, in Dinant Avenue, Canvey has been ordered to improve by Ofsted. As part of a critical report, inspectors
