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  • Flash floods cancel trains

    HEAVY flooding has cancelled a number of trains between Southend and London. Downpours have flooded the Greater Anglia line at Manor Park, cancelling a raft of services between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street until at least 10pm.

  • Triple jumper Jonathan Edwards to visit Southend

    TRIPLE jumper Jonathan Edwards will be the guest of honour at South Essex College’s graduation ceremony next month. The gold medal winner, who has held the world record since 1995, will deliver a keynote speech to graduating higher education students

  • Colin stands as independent

    THE chairman of a community group has announced he will be running in the Canvey East ward by-election as an independent candidate. Voters in Canvey East go to the polls on October 30 to elect a replacement for Gail Barton, who was sacked in June

  • Let the music play on

    YOUNGSTERS have vowed to carry on playing their instruments after starring on TV. Classical pianist James Rhodes launched a campaign in Basildon earlier this year to get as many children as possible taking up an instrument. It has been filmed

  • How Environment Agency is helping council with flood problem

    THE Environment Agency said it would co-operate with Castle Point Council’s investigation into flooding. Work has continued between Essex Highways, Anglian Water and the Environment Agency after the devastating floods on July 20. A spokesman

  • Scrum-half Rhys Powell returns to Southend Saxons

    SCRUM-HALF Rhys Powell has returned to Southend Saxons and will go straight in to the starting line-up for tomorrow’s crunch clash with Dings Crusaders at Warners Bridge. Powell left the Saxons back in 2010 after opting to retire from National

  • My Mum's getting married so I suppose I should cut my hair

    It's that time again and I'm not ruddy happy about it. I thought I'd been doing so well at cutting my own hair since that strict Polish girl gave me a five-minute regimental, but Mum says I need at least three inches off to even look vaguely presentable

  • How can I make my son eat something other than ketchup?

    HENRY and I had one of those perfect evenings together last week. As they so often do, it came from a point of boredom. With a lack of Important Stuff to do, and a lack of imagination on my part, I asked him if he wanted to come and help me make

  • Busy weekend for classical music lovers

    Tomorrow evening, in the lovely little church of St James the Less in Hadleigh, there’s a chance to enjoy an evening of music performed by “Bella Voce”. This trio of two sopranos and pianist will present a varied programme of classics and also

  • Bas Vegas winners set to fly off to Oz

    A LUCKY south Essex couple are all set to jet across the world on the holiday of their dreams after winning a competition. Kimberly Field, of Redgrave Road, Basildon, has been named the winner of the Basildon Festival Leisure Park Passport to Oz

  • Motorbike destroyed by fire

    A MOTORBIKE has been destroyed by fire. Firefighters were called to a motorbike on fire on the Prittlewell Greenway path, near Springfield Road, Westcliff, at about 4.30am today. The fire service was unsure of the cause of the fire, which completely

  • Who needs Hollywood when there’s Canvey?

    FIRST Vogue, then Prada, now Silent Witness! It seems Canvey is becoming the trendy destination for media-savvy producers and glossy magazine photographers. Could this be the start of glamorous things to come? In recent months, stars from

  • Wheelchair user is conned out of £6k

    A DISABLED man was conned out of £6,000 as he tried to buy an electric wheelchair online. Diagnosed with MS six years ago, Michael Hawes, 62, attempted to buy a new electric wheelchair on the second- hand website, pre loved.co.uk Mr Hawes, who

  • Death of a woman who sued hospital for misdiagnosis

    A WOMAN who sued Southend Hospital after A&E doctors repeatedly failed to spot her cervical cancer has died. Jemma Irwin, who would have celebrated her 40th birthday next month, died on Sunday after suffering a haemorrhage caused by her illness

  • Pole in field leaves boy, 9, concussed

    A MUM has described the terrifying moment her little boy fell unconscious after hitting his head on part of a metal pole. Billy Nicholl, nine, had been playing with friends on the green area in the Fold, Basildon, when he toppled backwards.

  • Patient dies after superbug infection

    A PATIENT died at Basildon Hospital after developing clostridium difficile (c-diff) during a spike in cases of the superbug. Hospital bosses are now investigating a worrying rise in the number of cases of the deadly bug. Between April this

  • Hal rolls out his Tough Luvvie for a grand finale

    COMEDIAN Hal Cruttenden is bringing his new tour – Tough Luvvie – to Westcliff, having just extended it for a fourth and final time. He has already played in 100 venues so far this year and hits the road again with more than 30 new dates, stopping

  • Dogwalker terrified by man wielding golf club

    A terrified woman had a golf club swung at her by a man who tried to kick her puppy. The woman, who wants to remain anonymous, was walking her dog along the Point in Point Road, Canvey, when the man started shouting abuse at her. She has spoken