BASILDON’S Clapham C team had a superb win over Hainault when they met in the NAPGC’s greensomes competition. Alan Cable, Colin Dilworth, Shaun Holding, Dave Pettet, Andy Cooper and Glen David won their home matches by nine points while James Dennison
A GRIEVING family are raising money for the air ambulance and a hospital which fought to save their daughter’s life. Debbie Rooke, a science teacher from Westcliff, died after being hit by a car while cycling in Norfolk. Debbie, 31, was airlifted
CHECKPOINTS could be set up by police in a bid to drive boyracers out of Laindon. Officers have seen an increase in car cruisers and bikers causing havoc at weekends at the Southfields industrial estate. They now want to create a “ring
THIS season has now come to a close and I think it’s ending with mixed memories for us all. The highlight of the past few months was obviously reaching the JPT final against Crewe Alexandra and everyone at the club remains proud to have been part
IT COULD soon be Southend’s newest school and transform a former landmark building in the town. Now for the first time the public has had the chance to look at proposals for the first free school in the borough. The YMCA wants to create the
FRAUDSTER, who admitted conning more than £54,000 in benefits despite having £112,000 in the bank, has escaped with a “slapped wrist”. The sentence was blasted by one senior councillor who said magistrates’ need to “get a backbone” and start
ALEX Woodyard was disappointed but not surprised to be released by Southend United. The 20-year-old midfielder was one of five players to be let go by Blues boss Phil Brown at the start of the week. But Woodyard, who came through the youth
A MAN who “gave into temptation” and stole school tuck shop money whilst doing community service has escaped a jail sentence. Gary Vango, 31, was carrying out unpaid painting and decorating work at Shoebury High School as punishment for attacking
A COMMUNITY is angry changes to bus services in Langdon Hills will still leave people without a direct route to Basildon Hospital. First is bringing in service changes next week but some residents claim they will be left “stranded”. Langdon
THEY’RE about to launch their night at the Railway Hotel, but DJ duo Dpplgngrs are doing so well they may not be able to host it themselves for much longer. They launch the night – under their label banner Hottwerk – this Friday. But one half of
LABOUR peer Angela Smith has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to keep a threatened hot meal service alive. Basildon Council has been forced to cut £30,000 from its catering budget, meaning subsidised meals for elderly residents at day centres across
VOTERS are going to the polls across Essex to vote for a new county council. In Essex, the Tories are battling to maintain their dominance at County Hall in the face of strong challenges from Ukip and Labour. Across the country, Conservatives
A GRIEVING daughter has spoken out against the poor standard of care her father received at a Canvey care home. Dennis Kerr, of Crescent Road Canvey, who died tragically in November 2011 aged 76, was admitted to Valentine Lodge care home, in Edith
SHE made her name playing characters like Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Elphaba in Wicked, and Kerry Ellis’s rise to stardom itself is the stuff of fairytales. Straight out of college after dreaming of a life onstage since she was small,
A MAN has been arrested after cyclist died in a road collision. The fatal crash happened at the roundabout of junctions Burnham Road, Ferrers Road and Willow Grove in South Woodham Ferrers. Paramedics alerted police at around 4.15am today.
SOUTHEND’S bid to become the next UK City of Culture was launched by the town’s top talent from the end of Southend pier. The submission was sent off in style with a programme of music, drama and dance performed by local artistes at the Cultural
THE story of six jobless Sheffield steel workers who shed their clothes, along with their troubles, to raise some cash by going the full monty was an instant classic when it hit screens in the Nineties. If anything, the Full Monty packs even more
THE son of a woman who was brutally murdered 38 years ago has called for detectives to organise a TV appeal to finally snare the killer. Victor Davies, 57, says he will never give up trying to find out who viciously attacked his mum Ivy at her
CAMPAIGNERS want dogs kept on leads in all public places following the savage death of tiny bichon frize Sophie. Anne Fotheringham’s ten-year-old pet was killed by a Bulgarian mountain dog a week ago as she was being walked in Plumberow Mount, Hockley
