TALENTED children from Kingston Primary School in Thundersley squashed the competition to win a national art contest promoting healthy eating. The pupils' creative collage featuring dried and fresh fruit and vegetables from Spain proved a hit with the
A MAN is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach. The 47-year-old man was near to the Prince of Wales pub near Canterbury Parade in South Ockendon when he was approached from behind by his attacker. He was stabbed in the abdomen
NEW regulations to allow victims of stalking or domestic violence to keep their names off the electoral roll have been welcomed by a women's support group. The new measures are part of the Electoral Administration Act which was passed in July last year
A MAN was left with a punctured lung after he was stabbed in a massive fight outside a pub. Around 20 people are believed to have been involved in the brawl outside The Catcracker pub in The Sorrells, Stanford Le Hope which saw two men left with stab
A FORMER Leigh schoolboy has braved some of the most intense training in the world to earn the green beret of a Royal Marine Commando. Martin James, 25, a former pupil of Belfairs School, recently passed out at the Commando Training Centre of Royal Marines
PATIENTS suspected to have cancer will soon be able to make referral appointments straight after seeing their GP, thanks to a new electronic booking system. The new referral and booking system will help reduce concerns about waiting to receive an appointment
A MUM fears a faulty pedestrian crossing is an accident waiting to happen. Mother-of-three Caroline Reynolds said she frequently had to take her life in her hands while trying to cross the busy London Road, in Hadleigh, with her children. Mrs Reynolds
A LABOUR councillor fears broken glass could be scattered around the streets of Southend once a doorstep recycling service starts later this year. Mike Royston (Lab, St Luke's) raised his concerns at a Southend full council meeting and called for boxes
POLICE have launched a fresh blitz to crack down on the spiralling number of cycle thefts across Castle Point. Operation Natal is geared towards reducing opportunist bike thefts and is set to run until the end of July. Cycle thefts in June have doubled
CANVEY residents voiced their hopes for the transformation of the island's long neglected seafront during a meeting with architects. The shabby state of the seafront has become a political hot potato in recent months. Castle Point Regeneration Partnership
A FRAUDSTER has been handed a suspended sentence after he admitted conning more than £5,000 worth of lead out of two companies. Tony Fishenden, 22, pretended he was from a reputable company to extract lead from Undercover Roofing, in Rayleigh, and Travis
CAMPAIGNING Labour councillors have vowed to fight the closure of a factory that employs 24 disabled workers. The Remploy factory, in Sutton Road, Southend, will close at the end of the year, putting 28 workers out a of a job. The Southend plant is
ESSEX County Council is spending £70,000 on a roadshow at which a resident can win a year's free council tax - worth slightly more than £1,000. The roadshow is part of a new promotion to gather public views on future county council spending. The authority
THE University of Essex has revealed £12million plans to turn an eyesore building into teaching, performing and exhibition space. The university's Southend campus will take over much of the Prudential building, on the corner of High Street and Elmer
BIG-HEARTED bikers will climb aboard their machines in memory of a ten-year-old boy. A motorcycle event in aid of Little Havens has been renamed in memory of Jack Burns, from Billericay, who lost an eight-year battle with leukaemia last November. Paul
TENANTS and residents are rallying around in a new campaign of action to help spruce up an dilapidated allotment site. The Leigh Allotment and Leisure Gardening Association was launched last night and the group hopes to apply for grants to help regenerate
