Great Wakering Rovers will be hoping to continue their storming start to life in the Ryman League Second Division tonight when they visit Wembley. The village side, promoted from Division Three at the first attempt at the end of last season, began the
Southend United striker Neil Tolson aims to get off the mark against First Division Birmingham City during tonight's Worthington Cup First Round first leg match at Roots Hall. The 26-year-old hitman has failed to find the net in Blues' opening two Third
Matt Holland believes silencing Roy Keane could be the answer to Ipswich beating Manchester United in tonight's Premiership showdown. The Town skipper knows how much of a threat his Republic of Ireland team-mate possesses and sees Keane as a key dangerman
Criminals and town centre trouble-makers will find it harder to escape the long lens of the law if new proposals for CCTV in Chelmsford take shape. CCTV bosses are planning to team up with the town's two main shopping centres - High Chelmer and the Meadows
A coastguard search for an elderly couple sailing from Southend to Holland ended happily at Tollesbury Marina on Monday. The couple and their 28ft yacht the Mon Ami were found at the marina on the River Blackwater after changing their plans, unaware that
A callous thief lifted an elderly stroke victim out of his armchair and tried to rifle through his pockets. Arthur Garrad, 85, was recovering at home after being released from Colchester General Hospital two weeks ago following a stroke which left him
More than 100,000 music fans enjoyed a weekend of world class music and sunshine at Chelmsford's V2000 festival. Festival goers enjoyed the likes of Travis, former Verve singer Richard Ashcroft, Macy Gray, All Saints and Moby as well as appearances from
An organisation which helps families cope with young children is pleading for more volunteers as it celebrates its first birthday. Maldon and District Home Start was set up last September and is part of a national registered charity. It recruits, trains
A father and son are to take the trip of a lifetime after winning a contest in a national newspaper. Boxing fanatic Peter Walton, 46, will jet off to New York after winning the Daily Mirror sports page competition. After two nights in the Big Apple, he
A water-skier died after being hit by the speedboat which had been towing him. Stuart Jarman, 27, of Blenheim Close, Brantham, received severe head and arm injuries after being struck by the boat while he was in the water just outside Brightlingsea Harbour
A man whose body was found in his home by police died from a single stab wound to the chest, a post mortem examination has confirmed. However police said today they were no longer treating the death of Derrick Leaman, 65, as suspicious and were not looking
The victim of a terrifying knife attack told today how he believes he was lucky to survive. David Dyer, 30, was assaulted as he waited for a taxi at Basildon's Festival Leisure Park, in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was taken to Basildon Hospital
A mother has warned parents to beware after her nine-year-old daughter stood on a discarded hypodermic needle. Jeanette Mitchell was walking along Main Road, Dovercourt, with daughter Pauline and son Darren, 11, when the incident happened Monday morning
Unsung hero David Gregory is Colchester United's only doubt for tomorrow night's Worthington Cup tie against First Division Queens Park Rangers. Midfielder Gregory is struggling to shrug off an ankle injury that forced him to pull out of Friday night's
A pedestrian was injured in a road accident after a car left the scene of a robbery. The car coming away from Dillons Store, in Dorset Avenue, Great Baddow, at about 10.30pm on Monday night and was in collision with the man. Seconds earlier, cigarettes
Southend United striker Neil Tolson aims to get off the mark against First Division Birmingham City during tonight's Worthington Cup First Round first leg match at Roots Hall. The 26-year-old hitman has failed to find the net in Blues' opening two Third
Campaigners in Wickford were today celebrating after scoring a major victory in their bid to save two oak trees from the axe. Developer Timmy Kadesh launched a planning appeal after Basildon Council blocked an application to remove the trees to make way
The first university campus in south Essex will open to students in September, it was revealed today. Anglia Polytechnic University has taken over the White House next to Seevic College, in Benfleet, as part of its expansion plans. The new campus, in
Firefighters say a smoke alarm may have saved lives when a blaze broke out in a Halstead home. A family in Stanley Road escaped unhurt and were able to call the emergency services after the fire started in a bedroom. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus
Dog owners have been urged to paws for thought and take care of their pooches by a new council campaign. The campaign, run jointly by Southend Council's leisure and corporate departments, is part of the town's Millennium Makeover project. It urges dog
Discovering he had a winning Thunderball ticket came just in time for poverty-stricken Chris Jackson. The dad-of-three moved to Basildon in 1998 and worked as a cleaner at Ford's research centre in Dunton. However, a downward spiral began when overtime
'A' level students at the Plume School, Maldon are bucking the national trend by boys achieving more grades than girls. This year overall students have achieved higher pass grades than last year with the average A level points achieved per student rising
Colchester United boss Steve Whitton will not be panicking after watching his team kick-off their Second Division home programme with defeat at the hands of new boys Rotherham. The U's went down to a 34th-minute strike by former Manchester United star
A town is urging more police cover after a spate of vandalism and concern at drug taking. Mayor Richard Davies told Wivenhoe Town Council on Monday night that vandalism had increased "noticeably". He said windows had been smashed and bottles and rubbish
A publican broke into his neighbour's home in a desperate bid to save the building after a lightning strike set it ablaze. Andy Dawson, 34, landlord at the White Hart pub in Harwich Road, Wix, cut his hand when he forced his way into the blazing house
More than 60 workers have lost their jobs after one of Southend United's biggest backers went into the hands of receivers. Staff at Progressive Printing in Eastwood were given less than an hour's notice that their jobs had been axed at a meeting held
Police are hunting a gang of muggers thought to be behind four street robberies in Chelmsford in less than 36 hours. Detectives are linking the robberies and believe a cyclist may hold vital clues in the hunt for three thugs they believe are responsible
Workers in Witham are facing an uncertain future while their multi-national parent company is up for sale. Up to 60 jobs at Bush Boake Allen in Colchester Road, Witham, could be hit by the sale of US-based parent company International Paper . Isobel Bearman
A mother is furious after Essex County Council refused to give her four-year-old daughter a bus pass, claiming she is now expected to walk more than a mile to school along a dangerous unlit road. Aimee King of Woodham Mortimer will be starting at the
