MORE than 150 jobs could be lost after plans were revealed to sell off a Safeway store in Eastwood. The supermarket, in Western Approaches, has been put up for sale by its owner Morrisons, which took over the Safeway brand in 2003. Company bosses hope
EAST Thurrock United's rearranged derby with Billericay on Saturday gives co-manager Lee Patterson the ideal chance to assess how far his team has come. After winning promotion from the Southern League Division one last term, expectations varied about
CRICKET is right back in the spotlight after a thrilling summer of glory for England, and Essex are hoping to reap the benefits. The sport has enjoyed a surge in popularity nationally thanks to the exploits of Michael Vaughan's Ashes heroes. Locally Essex
ORSETT'S Steve McAnally won the under-25 Essex Upminster Bowl with a two-round 141 total. McAnally's performance at Upminster means that he wins the County order of merit. Stockbrook Manor's Mark Downey took second place in the over-25 Upminster Trophy
IMAGE consultants have been brought in to improve Castle Point Council's profile in the community, it has been revealed. The company will advise councillors and officials on how to positively promote schemes and initiatives, ensuring residents are aware
Green fingers must run in the family of two cousins who won top prize in Maldon's tallest sunflower competition. Aiming high - Megan Wheeler and Aimee Lister. Picture: SEANA HUGHES (45187-b) Aimee Lister, nine, and five-year-old Megan Wheeler both planted
ROYAL Mail staff can now benefit from their own learning centre in Southend to pick up new skills and kick-start their career. The new centre at the delivery office in Short Street is the result of a partnership between the Royal Mail and the Communications
A multi-million pound scheme to dual the A131 Great Notley bypass will be put under the microscope at a series of public exhibitions. Residents will be able to have their say on the £4.2million scheme to dual the section of the A131 between Notley Green
TWENTY-TWO talented Southend sports students are to be given the once in a lifetime opportunity of taking part in an international rugby visit to South Africa next year. Southend Excellence Cluster has joined forces with Southend Rugby Club to offer this
A transsexual who cheated on her lover after he paid thousands of pounds for her sex-change op is to take a lie-detector test on national TV. Together again - Paul Kingston-Lynch and Wendy Hull. Picture: SEANA HUGHES (45144-b) Paul Kingston-Lynch splashed
MORE than 250 jobs are to be axed after a company announced plans to shed 60 per cent of its workforce. Staff were today in shock following news York International is phasing out production of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems
Ipswich Witches take on Poole Pirates at Foxhall Stadium tonight (start time 7.30pm) with progression in the Craven Shield hanging in the balance. Defeat at Arena Essex last week, and in Dorset last night, leaves the Witches ideally needing to pick up
PARENTS of primary school children will soon have to fork out an extra 10p for their school meals, Thurrock Council has announced. The cost of a school dinner will rise to £1.45 in the borough's primary schools as the council looks to meet the rising
TWO award-winning doctors from Basildon were the special guests at a celebration of healthcare innovations. Dr Tony Everitt and Dr Paul Cervi, from Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Trust, won the innovative medical devices category at the
A GRAYS care home could face closure after it was announced that it will fail to meet Government standards in just three years time. Elizabeth House, on Long Lane, Stifford Clays, will no longer be appropriate for residents to live in, or for staff to
A new yob hotline has been launched in a bid to track down anti-social offenders. Anti-social behaviour crackdown - Chief Supt Dave Hudson, of Tendring Police, Joe Tuke, of the Home Office, and Terry Allen, Tendring Council leader, take a tour through
A glider pilot who died in an accident at an Essex airfield has been named. Peter Manley, 74, of Ashen Road in Clare, Suffolk,, was taking off from Ridgewell Airfield on the Essex/Suffolk boarder on Saturday when it is believed the winch cable launching
YOUNG West Ham defender Elliott Ward is confident that he remains in manager Alan Pardew's plans after making his first start of the season on Tuesday. Ward was one of the stars of the play-off winning side last year after breaking into the squad for
Complaints over schoolchildren waiting long periods before being able to catch trains to and from school have led to a timetable revamp. Train operator One has added a stop at Kelvedon on the 3.32pm service from London to Colchester for pupils who have
A CANVEY woman is celebrating winning a county slimmer of the year award after shedding six stone, despite a battle with cancer and a miscarriage. Hayley Black, 31, from Castle View Road, lost the weight in 12 months and was presented with the Slimmers
A pair of revellers stole a barrel of lager from a bar and hauled it on to a bus unchallenged. But the thirsty duo were arrested as they stepped off the vehicle and never got a chance to drink a drop. Unemployed Robert Russell and his pal had been drinking
Colchester United are planning a host of activities ahead of their match against Chesterfield. The Coca-Cola League One game will be the club's first-ever family day on October 2. There will be two live bands at the game, as well as a host of magicians
Once again an Essex County final returned to the Chelmsford course on a very bright autumn day. The resultant closely-fought match of see-saw results saw Colchester take the Shepherd Neame Trophy (Essex Seniors Team Trophy). The first match between Brian
Police believe a teenage burglar stole a stereo from a car and tried to break into a house. The occupant of a house in The Street, Weeley, was woken up when he heard a window smash. He saw a teenage boy outside, who was trying to take a CD player from
Pupils in Colchester have become the first in the county to use hi-tech ID cards to pay for their school meals. Salad days - year eight pupils Andrew Murphy and Megan Dellar, with catering manager Simone Hunt, try out the new ID lunch cards at St Benedict's
A £1 million mansion is being rented out for the princely sum of just £35-a-week in an astonishing attempt to prevent squatters moving in and trashing the place. £1 million bedsit - Lexden Grange. Picture: NIGEL BROWN (25842-1) House-hunters can move
Clacton Town have parted company with manager John Daniels. The Seasiders boss was relieved of his duties after Tuesday's 4-0 Ridgeons League premier division defeat at home to Woodbridge. Having been operating as caretaker boss, Daniels was given the
Family and friends of a teenager fighting leukaemia are appealing for life-saving donors to come forward. Luisa Docherty, 15, is facing her second battle against the disease after suffering a relapse. She has been in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge,
GRAYS travel to managerless Crawley Town on Saturday hoping to preserve the only unbeaten record in the Conference. Town boss, Francis Vines, paid the price for a poor start to the season and was sacked on Thursday after the club's new backers lost patience
A SOUTHEND music promoter is being threatened with legal action by Sixties star Helen Shapiro and other musicians who claim they are owed thousands of pounds in unpaid royalties. Barry Collings says he has done nothing wrong and claims he has offered
SOARING costs of children in care and agency social workers have prompted a £3.1million cash crisis at Southend Council. The Tory-led council will have to take the cash from its emergency reserves to finance the overspend, officers said. Figures revealed
A bungling burglar was showered with glass as he fled from a furious pub landlord today. Aftermath - the scene outside the Ancient Briton pub today. Picture: STEVE ARGENT (45192-1) The bloodstained raider dropped two bags of cash after fleeing the Ancient
Catherine Holdsworth was feeling on top of the world today. Keep on running - Catherine Holdsworth finished second overall in Belfast. (37144-2) The talented 19-year-old Colchester Harrier has just emerged from her latest England heptathlon outing as
UP TO £50,000 of taxpayers' cash could help fund a £1million marketing campaign promoting Southend as a key tourist destination for the London Olympics in 2012. Southend Council believes it can attract £1million of funding from various bodies to draft
Basildon's MP has called for a clampdown on the illegal use of motorbikes on public property. Angela Smith, MP for Basildon and East Thurrock, said she had been inundated with complaints from park users and dog walkers about the nuisance caused by quadbikes
THEY'RE dead, they're angry and they are about to invade your television screens. TrashHouse is the everyday story of a man who delights in killing people and, like other horror comedies, wouldn't be complete without a generous dollop of crazed zombies
Second World War planes will fly over Malta for the first time in half a century today thanks to a family from Stebbing. The special VE commemoration event has been made a reality after Clive and Linda Denney and their son, 26-year-old Glenn, of High
SOUTHEND United winger Carl Pettefer today spoke of his frustration at sitting out the current campaign through injury. Having been the only ever present player for Blues last season, the winger has been a surprise figure in the treatment room in the
A plea is being made to education chiefs to change catchment boundaries so parents can send their children to their nearest school. Parents have raised concerns that even though they live in Rivenhall, they are not included in the catchment area for Rivenhall
Colchester United and Ipswich Town produced a proper local derby battle at Broad Lane. It took only seven minutes for the first goal when Longhurst knocked the experienced Pleasence off the ball, ran at the defence and squared for Warnes to tap in for
A talking camera aimed at fighting graffiti and vandalism has made its Essex debut. The new £30,000 technology is the first of four One Railway is installing across its region to combat damage to its trains and platforms. Mr Barnes said: "They operate
Anything Darren Gough and Freddie Flintoff can do Ali Bell can do as well. And the Ipswich fast bowler's two greatest idols would have been proud of her as she scooped the top prize in the over-18 female catagory at this year's NatWest Speed Stars Final
VETERAN cyclist Rudy Weeber and Marie Curie fundraiser Kate Williams lined up outside a cycle centre to launch an appeal for riders to take part in the Great 500 Cycle Challenge. Rudy, 67, and Kate were outside Thurrock Cycle Centre, in Southend Road,
