DANIEL Bentley looks likely to start between the sticks for Blues at Peterborough United in the League Cup tomorrow. Boss Paul Sturrock has so far been unable to bring in a senior shot-stopper during the summer. And he cannot see the situation
TOM Daley was overjoyed to claim an Olympic bronze medal in a dramatic men’s 10m platform diving final on Saturday night. The 18-year-old was in the gold medal position with three dives to go, but finished in third behind American David Boudia
DICK Clarke has revealed his son Jonty feels he has missed out on the biggest opportunity of his career after failing to win a medal at the Olympic Games. Jonty was part of the Great Britain hockey team who were beaten 3-1 by Australia in their
SOUTHEND United boss Paul Sturrock has ordered Ryan Hall to remain focused on his football and not the uncertainty surrounding his future. The winger, who was Southend’s top scorer with 14 goals last season, has been linked with Nottingham
DRIVERS faced delays on the A13 this afternoon due to a crash just past Sadlers Farm. A blue Ford Focus and silver Ford Puma collided close the junction of Bartley Road, Benfleet, at 3.15pm. The Highways Agency attended the scene
A DELAY in solving heating and plumbing problems is making people living in sheltered accommodation feel like “second rate citizens”, a resident has claimed. Danny Constable, 74, is the resident’s forum rep for Sweetbriar Lodge, on Canvey .
A FUNDING bonanza is finally set to get going on Canvey after a co-ordinator was appointed to oversee a £1million lottery payout. Residents will be able to decide how to spend the cash after the island’s Link Road area was chosen as one of 50 communities
A ROAD in Billericay will be closed for most of the day following a gas leak. Old Church Lane is currently shut between Mountnessing Road and Wash Road after the leak was reported to National Grid at about 2am this morning. A National
Three children had to be rescued from the sea in Southend after their dinghy drifted out on Sunday evening. Crews from the Southend RNLI and coastguard where sent out to find the youngsters and their inflatable boat at about 5.15pm. Once
IF you see yourself as Basildon’s next big name in fashion, South Essex College, The Eastgate Centre and the Echo are offering an opportunity for all secondary pupils in south Essex to get their work seen, enhance their CVs and win some fantastic
FIRE crews were called to a caravan blaze in the early hours of the morning. The fire broke out at 3.15am on Monday at the Thorney Bay Caravan Park in Thorney Bay Road, Canvey. Crews spent over an hour putting out the fire, the cause of which
DON'T miss today's Echo for your 12-page souvenir supplement packed with pictures and news from the Olympic mountain biking event in Hadleigh. The event went off without a hitch over the weekend as 20,000 spectators from across the globe travelled
A TEENAGER was blinded in his right eye after a prank went wrong. The 15 year-old boy suffered severe facial injuries after a detonator exploded in his face. He was playing with two friends at Leigh skate park, off Belton Way, when the
