TWO men are due in court today charged with 13 offences following an incident in Pitsea. Alan Clough, 19, and Patrick Burke, 20, were arrested at about 3.20am on Friday, July 2, after a Corsa car failed to stop for police in Pitsea Road. They
A MAN has pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving following a fatal road crash in Benfleet. Len Johnson, 65, was knocked down by a Mazda 626 as he walked along High Road at about 6.30am on Thursday, November 12, last year.
CUSTOMERS were evacuated from a fast-food restaurant when a fire broke out in a store room. Fire crews from Rayleigh Weir were called to the blaze at the Wimpy, in London Road, Benfleet, at about 8.20pm on Friday (July 2). They donned breathing
A MAN has appeared in court charged with murder following a stabbing outside Priory Park. Unemployed Karl Wills, 21, of Cranley Road, Westcliff, is accused of killing 37-year-old chef Reynald Duchene as he left the Concert In the Park event
CAMPAIGNERS have been given hope in their battle to stop a massive prison being built in Runwell by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke. The Tory veteran yesterday launched a scathing attack on the Victorian “bang ‘em up” prison culture of the past
GARY SHEEN shuns a demand for a cull of foxes. SOMETHING terrible happened in East London. It was all over the media. A story of twins and an alleged attack by a fox. In a knee-jerk reaction, London mayor Boris Johnson was calling for
ESSEX County Council has forked out more than £1.5million in compensation to people who have injured themselves on faulty pavements, it has been revealed. The figures came to light in a Freedom of Information request made by ethical consumer claims service
THREE problem families will be moved into a specialist home in an effort to improve their behaviour. The Intensive Family Residential Unit will be set up at an undisclosed location in Southend, to provide specialised help 24 hours a day. It is designed
