A THUG narrowly missed startled passengers when he threw a burning firework onto a bus. The number 20 bus had pulled up in Victoria Avenue, Southend, near St Mary's Church, when a silver Renault Clio stopped alongside in the right hand lane
THOUSANDS of people descended on Canvey to show their support for soldiers of the past and present. Standing in the hot summer’s day, the people flocked to pay their respect to the men and women who have served Britain in Canvey’s celebration of Armed
A TEENAGER passed out after he was punched in the street. The 16-year-old boy was walking along Rochford Road, Southend, towards McDonald’s restaurant, when he was attacked without warning and became unconscious. Police are now appealing for help to
A GRASS fire broke out on a field in Canvey. Firefighters were called to a field off Northwick Road in Canvey, around 4.10pm on Saturday*June25*, where a patch of grass had caught fire. Two crews were sent to the scene and put the fire out in about
COUNCILLORS who overclaimed expenses should pay back the money, like MPs were forced to, an opposition member has said during a heated meeting on the issue. A report by Southend Council’s audit team into members’ travel and subsistence claims found some
FIREFIGHTERS put out a blaze that started at a block of garages. The fire crews were called out to the garage block in Long Riding, Basildon, where the fire had started around 9.50pm on Friday. But the fire, which was not being considered as suspicious
A WOMAN was saved when a neighbour heard her smoke alarm. The woman, aged in her twenties, was asleep in her first floor flat in Furtherwick Road, Canvey, while food was still cooking in a pan on her stove around 6.50am on Saturday. But her neighbour
TORY MP John Baron is to donate profits from the sale of his taxpayer-funded second home to charity. Mr Baron, MP for Basildon and Billericay, has sold the property in Bramble Tye, Noak Bridge, for about £250,000. He paid £153,500 for it in September
WE MAY soon be able to stroll along south Essex beaches and watch the summer sun set at 11pm if MPs approve suggestions to move the clocks forward. The cafe culture enjoyed by our European neighbours could become a reality for Brits thanks to the Lighter
THIEVES went on a spree, breaking into five garages and yards in Fryerns in the space of a week. About £2,500 of goods have been reported stolen so far. In one day alone, thieves targeted three garages in Pattiswick Square. They forced the locks on
LEGENDARY wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn has backed Canvey’s Armed Forces Day – with a heart-warming letter and a signed photo. The Second World War forces sweetheart got in contact with Canvey Town Council after hearing the winner of a local
THE New Empire Theatre could be turned into a cinema or a gym. It is on the market for £1.5million, and estate agents have revealed both a cinema operator and a leisure group are keen. The theatre, in Alexandra Street, Southend, was
