ESSEX trail Glamorgan by 131 runs after a rain-interrupted second day of their county championship match. The visitors are 183-4 at the close of play, with Ryan ten Doeschate unbeaten on 38 and 17-year-old debutant Callum Taylor on 23 not out.
EXTRA police patrols will be carried out in seven key areas in Southend as part of an operation to drive down crime. Southend Police are set to launch Operation Sunshine, which aims to cut crime in parts of the town during the busy summertime period
A SHOP worker chased a robber through back gardens after being threatened with a knife. A male member of staff was working at the Londis on West Road, Westcliff when the incident happened at around 5.50pm on Monday May 18. The suspect, a man
POLICE officers raided a block of flats and smashed front doors as they executed a series of arrest warrants. Officers stormed the block in St Andrews Lane, Laindon, looking for drugs. Two of the flats were then boarded up and secured by Basildon
STEPHEN McLaughlin wants his semi-final heroics to earn himself a place in Southend United’s starting line-up for Saturday’s play-off final with Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley. The on loan Nottingham Forest winger came off the bench midway through
HOSPICES aren’t about dying...they’re all about life. That’s the powerful message from the mum of a little girl who relies on hospice care for her survival. Seven-year-old Ava Chaplin has hydrocephalus, a dangerous build-up of fluid on the brain
A well-respected Canvey paramedic is bidding farewell to the ambulance service after 30 years saving lives in Essex. Nigel Davies, 58, retired after completing his last shift with East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) on Saturday
A MUCH-loved Women’s Institute president has died aged 91. Margaret Wall, from Thundersley, founded her local Neighbourhood Watch group in the Eighties and was a prominent member of both the Thundersley Village and Kingston WI groups. The former
LEON Johnson feels Saturday’s match between two of his former teams is far too close to call. Johnson spent seven years with both Southend United and Wycombe Wanderers during his own career. But he has no idea which of his ex sides will secure
TWO men will appear in court next month to face charges of handling stolen goods. The charges relate to the handling of motorbikes allegedly stolen from a home in Forest Glade, Langdon Hills, on Tuesday, April 28. Two men were stopped and arrested
ONE side of the A1245 is likely to be closed for five hours after 8pm today due to fallen power cables. The road was initially shut in both directions between the Carpenters Arms roundabout and the Fairglen Interchange shortly after 3pm after a
POLICE have acted swiftly to arrest a woman on suspicion of burglary in Southend this afternoon. A member of the public returned home to their property in Central Avenue shortly before 12.15pm to find their front door open. Police were called
DRIVERS suffered delays at a junction in Langdon Hills after a two-vehicle accident. Emergency services were called to Staneway, at the junction with High Road, shortly after 1pm today. Two ambulances, one ambulance officer and a response car
DAVID Worrall believes rediscovering his enjoyment for football has been the main reason behind his impressive first season with Southend United. Worrall’s fine form has been a major reason in the Shrimpers reaching the League Two play-off final
AN accident held up traffic along Southend seafront. A pedestrian is said to have tried to cross in the shared space area of the seafront causing a car to stop abruptly. A minibus then hit the back of the car. No one is believed to have
THE drink drive limit should be halved, claims the Police Federation. But what do you think? The body wants the legal limit in England and Wales to be reduced from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. Scotland already
NEW airlines and destinations could be coming to Southend Airport after record profits and passenger numbers. Andrew Tinkler, chief executive of Stobart Air, who own the airport, said there was “interest” from other airlines about starting flights
FRANK Sinatra’s 100th anniversary is celebrated at the Cliffs Pavilion by a star who can claim to be the top man in the Sinatra industry. Louis Hoover played Sinatra in the Rat Pack, the show about the singer and his chums, which sold 16 million
SOUTHEND United striker Barry Corr is to offer up the Shrimpers’ penalty taking responsibilities ahead of Saturday’s play-off final with Wycombe Wanderers. Corr fired a dramatic injury-time spot-kick against the crossbar in the enthralling semi-final
FAMILIES experienced the excitement of visiting and sailing on a traditional ship as it visited Southend. People had the chance to walk the deck, take the helm or even experienced the thrill of sailing when the tall ship Mercedes docked at Southend
GET behind the Blues and enjoy a host of freebies with your Echo. Pick up Friday's Echo for a 16-page play-off special and get a free drink at Southend's Spread Eagle pub, a free £1 bet at Grosvenor Casino in Westcliff and a free portion of chips
A SOUTHEND doctor has described the appalling conditions he met when he joined a medical team helping out in Nepal after the earthquake. Dr Aashish Shah, 27, who works at the Spire Wellesley private hospital, was one of 20 south Essex medics who
Fourteen flights have been diverted from London to Southend Airport this morning. All 14 planes were due to land at City of London Airport, but a hole was discovered on the runway, meaning that a host of flights have been diverted. More could
SNOOKER world champion Stuart Bingham put his new-found fame to use by doubling the number of people on a charity walk. The star took the World Snooker Championship trophy with him for the ten-mile motor neurone disease charity walk from Leigh
SOUTHEND United have already sold more than 16,000 tickets for Saturday’s play-off final against Wycombe Wanderers. Tickets for the game are now on general sale. And Blues boss Phil Brown is hoping for another huge following in what he feels
A PRESCHOOL which has served a community for more than 20 years will finally close because it can’t find a new home. Lollipops Preschool was given notice in January that its home at Eastwood United Reform Church, off Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, would
Southend Choirs have a long association with the BBC and are currently preparing for their latest appearance at the BBC Proms in September. Reporter PAUL NIZINSKYJ finds out more. For an organisation with no small reputation in the music
A BRAVE mum who had to learn to walk again after having her legs amputated is finally home from hospital. Tracy Ralph, 35, returned home at the weekend having touched the hearts of south Essex residents with her battle to overcome the aftermath
A DISTRAUGHT shop worker has appealed for help to find his father’s stolen ashes. Robert Harvey, 24, was on a break from work at the Co-operative convenience store in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff, when a man broke into the rear of the shop.
The hunt for the next superstar singer is coming to Leigh this week. Peggy Sue's piano bar in London Road is hosting auditions for BBC talent show The Voice on Thursday from 8pm. To enter, you must be 18 or over by June 17 and have the right
The A127 has reopened after an earlier crash. Both lanes were closed after three vehicles collided at the junction with the A128 at the Halfway House. Traffic is returning to normal.
THOUSANDS of solar panels could be sited close to Southend Airport to help power its continuing development. The airport has applied to create a huge solar farm on land to the north of the main terminal. It would have 12,000 solar panels in
JOEY Essex mania came to Southend as hundreds of fans turned out to the opening of a new ice cream parlour. The former Towie star was mobbed by selfie-seekers and autograph hunters as he officially opened the Baskin Robbins ice cream parlour, in
SOUTHEND United could earn a cool £1million by wining at Wembley and becoming a League One club next season. The Blues stand to pocket the cash if they can beat Wycombe Wanderers in the League Two playoff final and earn promotion on Saturday.
