POLICE have released CCTV footage of two armed robbers who raided a Rochford store two months ago and threatened shop petrified staff with a handgun. The pair stole a three-figure sum of cash, two bottles of alcohol and several packets of cigarettes
THREE people have been arrested after a man was stabbed in Basildon in the early hours of the morning. The 36 year-old mam was taken into the Accident and Emergency Department at Basildon Hospital by friends, suffering from multiple stab
Jaroslav Kulhavy of the Czech Republic won Olympic gold with a sprint finish at the end of the London 2012 men's mountain bike race at Hadleigh Farm. The 2011 world champion had enough strength to hold off Nino Schurter of Switzerland in one hour
NEIGHBOURS are furious at plans to build a 50ft telephone mast in their street – which most of them knew nothing about. Only five homes in The Chase, Benfleet , were told of Vodafone’s plans to install the giant mast in a bid to boost mobile phone
TRAINS are facing minor delays on the c2c line between Southend and London Fenchurch Street due to a tresspasser on the railway track near Basildon. The problems began at 1.30pm and staff are currently working to resolve the issue.
THREE of our Essex Senior League sides progressed in the FA Cup on Saturday, and two were knocked out. Southend Manor won the derby with Hullbridge Sports in front of a crowd of 84 at Southchurch Park. Chris Baddeley scored his first-ever FA
POLICE have begun an operation to crack down on vandals who have repeatedly been targetting a day centre in Basildon. Local criminals have been entering the Willowbrook Family Centre on Church Road and damaging toys and fencing. The most
PART of the A13 was closed for two hours following an early morning crash. The driver of a white van lost control of his vehicle between Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope shortly after 6am on Sunday. Firefighters from Corringham and Orsett spent
AS thousands of people flocked to Southend seafront to make the most of the summer sun this weekend, RNLI and Coastguard volunteers were kept busy. From reports of missing children to wayward inflatables, they ensured visitors enjoyed their
FIREFIGHTERS spent more than five hours tackling a blaze in derelict South Ockendon building. Engines from Grays, Orsett and Basildon were first called to the incident in Mollands Lane shortly after 1am on Sunday. Officers were able
THE huge £250million project to re-develop the Craylands Estate in Basildon has been left in limbo. Fed up residents say they are at the “end of their tether” because dozens of properties have been boarded up and left empty with no visible progress
