Archive
-
Date
Barrett: Blues let them have it too easy
Southend United may have been outclassed by a top Premiership side on Saturday, but defender Adam Barrett believes Blues contributed to their own downfall. The centre back was delighted to finally get his chance against a top-flight side after a stomach
-
Date
Spurs were too good
Southend United goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan offered an honest assessment of his side's 3-1 reverse at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The Shrimpers shot-stopper made some stunning saves to deny Spurs on several occasions in the fourth round of the FA
-
Date
More White Hart Pain
On their last visit to White Hart Lane five weeks ago, Southend United had their Premiership hosts running scared - forcing a close Carling Cup tie into extra time before evntually suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat. But, this time around there was to be
-
Date
Athletic battle back to hold Minstermen
Grays came back from two goals down in this open and entertaining Nationwide Conference clash at the KitKat Crescent, but they travelled back down the A1 thinking of what might have been. Athletic midfielder John Martin hit the woodwork in the fifth
-
Date
Sending off ruins Allen's dream debut
New striker signing Adrian Allen's dream debut turned to despair as Billericay stepped up their Ryman Preimier promotion bid by taking their unbeaten league run to eight matches with a 1-0 win over Horsham. Allen, captured from Maidenhead during the
-
Date
Hammers stung by the Hornets
West Ham's dreams of a second successive FA Cup final appearance faded and died at the hands of fellow Premiership strugglers Watford. Anthony McNamee's neat overhead kick was enough to deny the Irons an end of season visit to Cardiff for the fourth
-
Date
Stores bring 450 new jobs
About 450 new jobs will be created when two large stores open later this year. Supermarket giant Asda has won its appeal to build a store in Rawreth Lane, Rayleigh, which bosses have said will create around 250 new jobs. There will be another 200
-
Date
Bird’s eye view of Blues’ new stadium
These are the latest images of Southend United's planned new 22,000-seater stadium at Fossetts Farm. The scheme, complete with hotel, flats and shops has been given the green light by both Southend and Rochford district councils. Blues chairman
-
Date
Parents’ plea: We need crossing help
Angry parents fear a child could be killed if action is not taken to make a dangerous route to school safer for youngsters. Families are having to cross the busy Rochford Road to get to Prince Avenue Primary School, in Hornby Avenue, Westcliff.
-
Date
Ryan’s fundraising is magic
A young magician has conjured up more than £100 for charity. Ryan Sholem, 13, who is a student at the Deanes School, Thundersley, will also perform in front of 650 children with special needs. The money raised and the performance are both to benefit
-
Date
Blind cannot use bus station, claims critic
A campaigner for the blind has criticised Southend's new bus station, saying it is inadequate and inaccessible to blind and partially-sighted people. Jill Allen-King, Southend branch secretary of the National Federation of the Blind, also attacked
-
Date
Six years jail for attack with bottle
A man has been locked up for six-and-a-half years for savagely assaulting two teenagers with a bottle in a premeditated attack on a crowded train. Craig Phillips and his co-defendant, Saffron Hand, first met the 17-year-old Asian victims, who were
-
Date
Gang rob man after quad bike theft
Police hunting a gang of youths who robbed a man days after he had his bike stolen have released a description of one of the main thugs. The 21-year-old victim was walking through Fair Mead, Basildon, when he spotted three teens walking along with
-
Date
Big screen is a font of public information
The faces of missing people, emergency messages and public safety warnings are just some of the things being flashed across Basildon's new community televisions. In what is a first for Essex, the district is playing host to ten of the public information
-
Date
No choice but to accept waste plant
Protesters have been warned to accept a huge waste plant in Basildon whether they like it or not. Essex County Council is running an exhibition into its proposals for a mechanical, biological treatment and recycling plant at Courtauld Road, Basildon
-
Date
Family’s home wrecked by yobs
A family fell victim to a new teenage craze when their empty house was trashed by a gang of booze-fuelled yobs, causing £50,000 damage. Malcolm and Inger Grant and their five-month-old baby were at a family wedding in Jamaica when the gang - acquaintances
-
Date
Fight to save playing field
Families are at war with a football club over a playing field which is at risk of being built on. Wickford Town Youth Football Club wants to sell the three-acre field backing onto Vista Road, Wickford. However, residents are arguing the land was
-
Date
School house helps to bridge changes
The first year of senior school is a daunting time for any child, but one school is giving those who might otherwise struggle a helping hand to settle in. Belfairs High School, in Leigh, has just been praised in its latest Ofsted report for its transition
-
Date
Vicar 'must not be left with alone with children'
The Church of England has ruled a Canvey vicar must not be left alone with children. A spokesman for the Chelmsford Diocese revealed the Rev David Tudor was running his parish as vicar of St Nicholas's Church under the strictest supervision. The
-
Date
Farmer’s grief at death of pensioner
A man spoke of his "hopeless" attempt to come to terms with the death of an elderly woman who was hit by a wheel that fell of a lorry he owned. Speaking after he and his brother were cleared of manslaughter, farmer Howard Baker said it had been made
-
Date
Car parking profits to fund road safety
Revenue from new car parks near Southend rail stations could be used to improve road safety across the borough. Southend Council is considering adding 60 spaces to the East Beach car park near Shoebury station, as well as introducing paid parking on
-
Date
School house helps to bridge changes
The first year of senior school is a daunting time for any child, but one school is giving those who might otherwise struggle a helping hand to settle in. Belfairs High School, in Leigh, has just been praised in its latest Ofsted report for its transition
-
Date
Burglar 'looking for cat'
A burglar claimed he was looking for his cat when he was confronted by a 76-year-old woman inside a house he was raiding. The thief got into the home, in Flemming Crescent, Leigh, through an unlocked kitchen window. He was searching for items to
-
Date
Christmas on the beach anyone?
When are people going to stop moaning about global warming and start making the best of the situation? Having watched the recent BBC documentary which predicts a Mediter-ranean climate for the UK within 40 years, it strikes me that this country has more
-
Date
Jane's Blog
Have you ever been in a toxic relationship? It's pretty certain that at some stage, most of us have had "friends" whose impact on our lives was negative and hurtful. Or if we've been lucky with our friends, then maybe there was a teacher who made you
-
Date
Jane's Blog
Have you ever been in a toxic relationship? It's pretty certain that at some stage, most of us have had "friends" whose impact on our lives was negative and hurtful. Or if we've been lucky with our friends, then maybe there was a teacher who made you
-
Date
Staff moves will mean changes at Bascentre
In response to recent articles in the Echo, and comments from Mr Kirkman (Jan 24) I clarify the position regarding accommodation at Basildon Council. The council is conducting a review of accommodation, this will include vacating Church Walk House saving
-
Date
Little-used school will have to be sold off
Parents should be aware that if they do not support the Crays Hill Primary School (Jan 18) then they maybe faciliting future Essex County Council plans for land sales. Although education chiefs have insisted that they do not intend to close the school
-
Date
Little-used school will have to be sold off
Parents should be aware that if they do not support the Crays Hill Primary School (Jan 18) then they maybe faciliting future Essex County Council plans for land sales. Although education chiefs have insisted that they do not intend to close the school
-
Date
MORE JOBS, BUT OUT OF TOWN
It is hard for planners to justify turning down permission for job creation schemes. This concern no doubt weighed heavily when consent was given to two out-of-town schemes, the Rawreth Lane Asda and the B&Q at Fossetts Farm. Between them, the two stores
-
Date
Teenager beaten on bus
A teenager was savagely beaten by a gang of older boys on the top deck of a bus. Peter Routh, 16, from Southend, was sat on a number one bus when a group of seven teenagers got on, outside Southend High School for Girls, in Southchurch Boulevard.
-
Date
Postmistress is cleared by jury
A sub-postmistress sobbed with relief as she was cleared of cooking the books by a jury. Sue Palmer had been charged with three counts of false accounting after auditors found discrepancies totalling almost £15,000 in the records for The Grange post
-
Date
Public pan c2c’s value for money
More than half the commuters on the Shoebury to Fenchurch Street line do not feel they get value for money, according to a survey. The National Passenger Survey, which was carried out in the autumn and asked 25,000 rail users nationwide to rate the
-
Date
Nine sex offenders go missing
Nine sex offenders who were released from prison and monitored by Essex Police have gone missing, it has been revealed. Essex Police are required to keep tabs on the whereabouts of all freed sex offenders, working with with probation and social services
