THIEVES broke into a Westcliff home using a gardening fork and stole computer equipment and jewellery. The crooks smashed a window of a house in Crosby Road, Westcliff and grabbed several laptops, a computer tablet, camera equipment, music players
WHAT’S the next step when you’re a Grammy-nomin-ated music director who has worked with huge touring shows which pack out major New York venues? Set up a choir in Leigh , of course! That’s the dream for David Cooke, who, for the past four years
SOUTH Essex club chairman Roy Short paid tribute to Max Whitlock during a welcome back party on Tuesday night, telling a crowd of family, friends, teammates and VIPs he was proud of the club’s new superstar. He outlined Whitlock’s role in helping
MAX Whitlock is delighted to have sparked an explosion of interest at the Basildon gymnastics club which turned him into an Olympic medal winner. The 19-year-old’s high-profile success at London 2012 has led to the South Essex club creating 360
HUNDREDS of south Essex students were today celebrating years of blood, sweat and tears as they received their A-level results. Students jumped for joy as they opened their results this morning as proud teachers were on stand-by to offer them advice
Nominations are now open for Southend's sports awards. The prestigious awards recognise those involved in all aspects of sports, from officials in sports clubs, to participants, other volunteers, and the clubs themselves. The event helps reward
LUXURY trips to the Mediterranean are the latest package holidays to become available from Southend Airport . The Echo can reveal Citalia, which specialises in breaks to top-notch Italian resorts, plans to offer all-inclusive deals to Venice next
SEEDY Njie ended months of injury frustration by making his Southend United debut at Peterborough in the Capital One Cup. The 17-year-old striker played the final 14 minutes in place of Elliot Benyon in attack. But that came after he spent
TEENAGER Harvey Rowe has spoken for the first time about the terrible accident which cost him his sight in one eye. Harvey, 15, was injured in an explosion after he found unsecured explosives in a rail depot. He said: “There is a lot of regret
A MAN has been charged with several driving offences after fleeing from the scene of a car crash. The 25-year-old from Southend was arrested on Wednesday, nine days after being involved in a car crash on Anerley Road, Westcliff. The incident
SOUTHEND United striker Neil Harris is fighting to be fit for Saturday’s League Two opener against Accrington Stanley. The 35-year-old hobbled off during the first half of Tuesday night’s 4-0 Capital One Cup defeat at Peterborough United. But
IT’S one of the greatest musicals of all time and until now it’s only been on as a large scale production in the West End or on Broadway. But Les Miserables recently became available as a schools edition, and the Morgan Academy of Performing Arts
THE brazen thief who struck at a Southend jewellers has been jailed – thanks to the Echo. Dorian McCallum didn’t realise he was being filmed on CCTV cameras as he snatched a pricey gold chain. He had strolled into Andrews Jewellers, in Southchurch
A MAN has been arrested following a crash in Hockley. A green Ford Focus and a green Mini collided at 10.30am on Thursday in High Road. The crash caused long tailbacks. Several people were treated by paramedics at the scene. The man
An elderly woman is in hospital after she was knocked down by a car. At 12.30pm today, emergency services were called to Teignmouth Drive at the junction with Down Hall Way, Rayleigh, after the 76-year-old woman in was knocked down by a black
CONCORD striker Harry Elmes has been ruled out of playing indefinitely after suffering a suspected epileptic fit. The 26-year-old spent Monday night in hospital and is now set to undergo tests when he sees a neurosurgeon on Friday. It’s a big
A WOMAN has been arrested following a suspicious death in Southend. Police believe the death of Anthony Collingwood, 40, of Kursaal Way, was drugs related. Officers were contacted by the ambulance service shortly after 1am on Tuesday, July
THE Minories Gallery, in Colchester, is showcasing the work of its talented MA graduates. The exhibition comprises the work of Colchester Insitute students whose base is the listed Georgian building. One of the artists exhibiting her work is
POLICE raided a string of homes across Essex to crack down on burglars. They stormed addresses in Southend, Westcliff, Basildon, Colchester, Jaywick and Harlow on Tuesday. Suspects were arrested for a variety of offences. In Electric
A GROUP of friends took the plunge in memory of a woman who lost her battle with liver cancer. Amy Goddard rounded up four pals to take part in the charity skydive in memory of her mum Wendy, 53, who died in July. The group, called Wendy’s
FESTIVAL goers will finally get to descend on Hylands Park in Chelmsford this weekend for V Festival. With the likes of the Killers, the Stone Roses, Keane and Noel Gallagher, playing the main stage, the arena is set for a weekend of top-class
ENVIRONMENTAL investigators are checking rubble at the former Dale Farm traveller site for pollution. Specialists called in by the Environment Agency yesterday began probing mounds left behind after Basildon Council cleared travellers from the
TWO of Southend's beaches have lost their blue flags following spells of heavy rain this summer, it has been revealed. Southend Council officials were told East Beach in Shoebury and Three Shells beach have been stripped of the accolade by Keep
A MOTORCYCLIST is calling for the Sadlers Farm roundabout to be urgently resurfaced saying it is a danger to bikers. Neil Fenn, 26, of Fairlop Avenue, Canvey , has already come off his bike because, he says, the temporary surface is so slippery
A GROUP of recreational shooters have threatened court action after they were thrown out of a gun and rifle club. Michelle Lumley, 42, who has competed for Great Britain in shooting world championships, joined Basildon Gun and Rifle club last October
