"SURPRISED and disappointed” – that’s how MP James Duddridge described his emotions when he found out he had lost his Government job.
A FAMILY will be forced to leave their home for six months while £200,000 of work is done to repair damage they believe is caused by trees.
BUS stations will be overhauled, stops moved or altered and an Oyster card-style system introduced as part of a £2.1million plan to get more people using Southend’s buses.
TWO German towns will be the next new destinations to flash up on the departure boards at Southend Airport , the Echo can reveal.
MORE than £33,000 has been raked in by new average speed cameras on Southend’s seafront in just three months.
A BAN on drinking alcohol in Southend High Street could be extended following calls from exasperated residents.
IT’S a truth almost universally acknowledged. That meat of any sort – white, pink, cured, sliced, cooked or smoked – tastes best when it has been prepared by someone with a white hat, a small shop and years of experience.
FRESH plans to revive Leigh’s Grand Hotel have been drawn up by reality TV star Mick Norcross.
A BUSINESSMAN turned down a near-£1million offer for Southend’s derelict New Empire theatre because he did not want to see it turned into a nightclub.
