FULL bands will be back at the Smack, as problems with the music licence have been resolved. A delay in the licence application meant Annie Taylor, who organises the live music at the Old Leigh pub, could only put on duo acts. Pre-booked
COMEDIAN Robin Ince will be bringing his award-winning talent to Southend on Wednesday. The show ties in with his new book, Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club: One Man’s Quest to Uncover the Book that Taste Forgot. The book – and the show – is a compilation
THEY’RE better known for their art exhibitions and projects, but for a one-off event, Metal will welcome Beautiful South songwriter David Rotheray for an intimate gig at Chalkwell Hall. David will play a fireside set to showcase songs from his new album
FORMER Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan was denied victory on his return to St Andrews as his current club West Ham surrendered a two-goal lead. The bottom-placed Hammers looked set for a first away success of the campaign after Frederic Piquionne
A MAN has been rushed to hospital with serious stab wounds following an incident close to the A127. The 51-year-old was taken to hospital with chest wounds after an altercation at premises close to the Rayleigh Weir junction with the A130
A ROGUE firework smashed through a conservatory roof and sparked a fire. The rocket had been let off as part of a firework party taking place in a garden backing onto a semi-detached bungalow in Grove Road, Rayleigh. After hitting the conservatory
A CAR was badly damaged by fire after a firework was thrown into the back seat. The Renault Megane was found alight at around 2.30am today, Saturday, in Cheltenham Road, Southend. Passersby who spotted the flames called firefighters and knocked
COLORS is going to be glowing this Saturday with the launch of a brand new ultraviolet neon night. Essex’s biggest gay club will see the arrival of Spice Saturdays, a UV extravaganza, this Saturday at the Basildon town centre venue. “We did a UV party
MORE than £17,500 raised by a charity polo game has been handed over to Falklands veteran Simon Weston. The money was raised for the Help for Heroes charity, which supports members of the Armed Forces wounded in battle. It was given to charity campaigner
MEALS on wheels deliveries could be scrapped across Essex. Essex County Council is to review the service, which provides hot food to the doors of 1,663 pensioners across the county. It also provides safety checks on the vulnerable users
PLANS for a wedding chapel at a seafront hotel have been blocked by councillors. The owners of Roslin Beach Hotel, Thorpe Bay, wanted to build a chapel, residents’ lounge and nine extra rooms to add to its existing 57 rooms. The expansion would involve
THE council says it is having to spend thousands of pounds removing yellow ribbons from trees around Southend. The ribbons have been tied to trees, lamp posts and road signs across the borough since a campaign was set up by protest group Saxon King in
PUB landlords are unhappy at plans for a 62-bed budget hotel which is likely to be built on Southend seafront. The Echo revealed yesterday a Premier Inn is planned for the former gas works site in Eastern Esplanade, which has been derelict
WHEN Warriors Swim Centre closed for the final time, the door was also shut on 41 years of Southend’s illustrious swimming history. The town centre’s pool has been closed to make way for the new £13.5million pool at Garon Park, off Eastern Avenue. Two
A SPECIAL school in Thundersley is gearing up to open a state-of-the-art £320,000 sports pitch. Chiefs behind the scheme to build a 3G astroturf pitch at Cedar Hall School say it will be an asset for the entire community to enjoy, once it opens
