FORGET the north-south divide – it is more like the east-west divide for anglers fishing the River Thames. That is the opinion of veteran Southend sea angler Rollo Rollings after another week when fishermen heading up river have had better sport. “I
ESSEX and Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has been released without charge after being arrested by police investigating alleged cricket betting irregularities, according to police sources. Kaneria, 29, of Chelmsford, Essex, was arrested in May on suspicion
DAY One football club is celebrating a cup double before the new Sceptre Sunday League season has kicked-off. The Leigh side defeated Bell Sports 3-2 in the Champion of Champions Charity Shield match between the Sceptre and Southend Sunday League top
ESSEX'S Chief Constable said cuts in government financing could prompt hundreds of job losses. Jim Barker-McCardle said Essex's policing budget could be cut by £45 million by 2015 - about a sixth - and warned that hundreds of jobs might
A MAN who attempted to set fire to a number of homes was disturbed before he could light the fuel. The suspect poured the fuel over a number of doors in Elm Green, Pitsea, using a small jerry can. But police believe someone spotted him and he fled the
ROBERT Foster-Jones had high hopes of success at Knockhill at the weekend. But his performance surprised not only himself but his fellow Formula Renault racers too. The Thorpe Bay driver missed pole position by one tenth of a second in the first qualifying
A MINI maths marvel is celebrating an A grade GCSE in his favourite subject – at the tender age of ten. The mathematical talents of James Yuen first came to light two years ago when his teacher noticed his aptitude for all things numerical.
CONCERNED residents can now be sent texts or e-mails about accidents at a Ministry of Defence firing range. The new Shoeburyness Emergency Alert System was launched by Qinetiq, which operates the 9,300-acre range at Shoebury and Foulness on behalf of
FIREFIGHTERS in Leigh have taken possession of the county’s first fire rescue power boat. Crews at the station, in Mountdale Gardens, Leigh, have added the four-metre-long Avon 4.0 boat to their stable of lifesaving equipment. The 30-horsepower inflatable
BASILDON Council has been given more hope in its fight against overdevelopment, after the Planning Inspectorate backed its decision to throw out plans for a home in the green belt. Dr Anwar Ansari, 50, a developer from Croydon, Surrey, appealed after
THE cast of the most notorious rock’n’roll musical ever are getting ready to shock audiences once more. The timeless Rocky Horror Show is being staged at the Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff, until Saturday. With Christopher Biggins as narrator, the show
SOUTHEND Wheelers had a busy weekend with criterium competitions at the Redbridge cycle centre at Hog Hill. In this, the 20th running of the event, there was a very strong field. The significance of the event in the south east had attracted many of
A BASEMENT bar, restaurant and terrace overlooking the sea are part of the latest plan to transform a hotel in Leigh. Businessman Robin Levy wants to revamp the derelict four-storey Bell Hotel, on Leigh Hill. It is hoped the proposed restaurant would
JAIK Mickleburgh again showed his liking for the Durham attack with another polished effort that underpinned the Essex innings in the LV= Country Championship clash at Chelmsford. The 20-year-old, who took 174 off Durham earlier this season, struck 72
MEMBERS of the Rayleigh FitzWimarc Badminton Club have ended the playing season on a high. The club have collected three trophies at the Southend and District Badminton Association presentation evening. Their mixed first team won division one, and will
TWO karate fighters from south Essex have earned new grades at their style’s gruelling European seminar in Italy. And now the black belt pair — sensei Kevan Alderton, who was made a Yondan (4th dan), and Leigh’s Stephen Norman, who graded to Shodan (
LOUIE Soares is eager to show he should be part of Southend United’s strongest line-up by rediscovering his goalscoring talents. Soares netted nine times for Aldershot last season. And the winger is now desperate to open his account for Blues. “I feel
CURIOUS people can get a behind-the-scenes look at the redevelopment of Southend airport thanks to a series of tours. On Wednesday, October 27 and Thursday, October 28, hourly tours will be running from 9am to 12noon to give people the chance
ONE of Southend seafront's main attractions has been given the nod of approval by a leading tourist body. Sea Life Adventure, in Eastern Esplanade, was given the once-over by an anonymous assessor from Visit England. Following the inspection
TAILS were wagging and canine kisses were the order of the day as hundreds of rehomed dogs were reunited with the kennel workers who saved them. The K9 Capers funday was held at Langdon Hills Country Park on Sunday, and saw more than 700 dogs
A WICKFORD street artist spent five painstaking hours working on his latest creation. Dan Kitchener, 36, had to climb up a ladder to spray a 16x14ft painting outside London’s trendy Village Underground. He created the eye-catching piece, based on London
BASILDON’S Felmores Estate will get a spruce-up later this month. A clean-up day on the estate, to target graffiti and litter hotspots, will be carried out on Saturday, September 18. Felmores Community Safety Action Zone, a group under the Basildon
MORE than £8million worth of cocaine has been seized by the UK Border Agency at Tilbury, the biggest single detection of Class A drugs at the port in six years. The drugs were found hidden inside three pieces of industrial digger machinery shipped by
Basildon Council has pledged to spend more than £500,000 on playgrounds and community facilities if it sells cherished playing fields to developers. The council said the cash would go towards improvements to Pound Lane, in Laindon, Kent View
