FIREFIGHTERS were called to help a teenager after he got his knee stuck in a metal gate. They were called to Hume Avenue in Tilbury at around 6.40pm on Saturday. The 13-year-old was released by 7pm and did not need medical treatment.
WEST Ham damaged Newcastle's Premier League survival hopes by holding them to a dull stalemate at Upton Park this afternoon. The Hammers had the better of it, but the Magpies went closest to scoring when Papiss Cisse's trickling 19th minute shot
A GARDENER narrowly avoided being shot in the head by an air rifle while he was mowing his lawn. Police are investigating the incident which happened in Whitmore Way in Basildon at around 3.30pm on Friday. Officers were alerted to the incident
THE importance of Southend’s children’s centres has been underlined by campaigning mums amid budget cuts which threaten their future. A consultation is now under way into the future of children’s centres which could see Darlinghurst, in Leigh,
Boy racers are to be driven out of a Laindon estate as police prepare to lock down the area. Officers want to create a "ring of steel" around the Southfields Industrial Estate because as many as 200 cruisers are turning up their at weekends to
COPS are looking to reunite a stolen generator with its rightful owner. Officers had been out on patrol at around 4am on Thursday when they spotted two men acting suspiciously in Runwell Road, Wickford. They pair, aged 23 and 33, were arrested
TWO pensioners suffered serious injuries after a crash in Corringham. The accident happened after a silver mini collided with a Shell fuel tanker in Giffords Cross Road at around 9.30am on Friday morning. The mini was being driven by a 68-year-old
ANDREW McClintock will take his place in Southend’s pack for the final time at Taunton Tigers this afternoon. The 35-year-old has decided to retire after nine seasons with the Seasiders. And he is keen to sign off in style. “It would be
POLICE have launched a murder investigation after a man’s body was found in Chelmsford. Police were called to a house in Moulsham Street in the city just after 12.30am on Saturday morning. Officers arrived and found the body of a man. They
AIRLINE easyJet will let customers use their mob- iles to check in at Stansted and Southend airports. The UK’s largest airline is trialling mobile boarding passes at six airports including the Essex terminals, Manchester, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and
