Tide times for week commencing 14th May 2007.... High tides for Monday May 14 are at: 0922 and 2134 High tides for Tuesday May 15 are at: 1015 and 2226 High tides for Wednesday May 16 are at: 1103 and 2316 High tides for Thursday May 17 are at:
International road racing comes to Basildon on Sunday when top runners will be participating in the annual Essex PB5. Held on a fast, flat five-mile course around the streets of Cranes Farm Industrial Estate, the event starts and finishes at Gloucester
SOUTHEND, flatteringly, was chosen to host the launch of the Royal Mail's latest series of stamps, Beside the Seaside. None of the seaside scenes feature Southend. We may prove better off, though, not being too closely associated with these stamps.
THE outspoken chairman of Castle Point Council's planning committee has quit. Bill Sharp, an often- controversial figure on the council, announced yesterday he would stand down after four years in the post, citing as his reasons Government interference
BEMUSED residents have accused Basildon Council of wasting money, after it rebuilt the wall of a house which is facing demolition. Residents in Mellow Purgess, on the Five Links estate, were stunned to see work on the council-owned home. It is one of
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in Pitsea nearly 17 years ago. The alleged attack was carried out on a 41-year-old woman in Rectory Road, on November 2, 1990. Detectives were carrying out a review of unsolved "cold cases" when
THE Echo has concluded Rebecca Peppiatt's series of articles about Greener Living. The inquiry has roamed widely, revealing just how multi-stranded a crisis the world faces. Yet while the scale and complexity of the predicament cover many fronts, two
ANYONE walking past Three Shells Beach recently may have been forgiven for thinking someone wanted to send a really big parcel. The Southend beach was chosen for the launch of Royal Mail's new collection of stamps, called Beside the Seaside. To celebrate
THE University of Essex Southend has revealed plans for new student flats in a former sheltered housing complex. The university has asked for permission to change the use of Manilla House, in Manilla Road, Southend, to provide accommodation for 62 students
HOSPITAL bosses have apologised after a vital body and brain scanner broke down for five days. Basildon Hospital's Computerised Tomography scanner - used to scan for tumours, bleeding and internal injuries - has now been fixed by engineers. Hospital
CANVEY'S Concord Rangers are in East Anglian Cup final action tonight when they host Ridgeons Eastern Counties League Needham Market. The match goes ahead at Great Wakering Rovers' Burroughs Park home and kicks-off at 7.45pm. Essex Senior League
PLAYS and puppetry could soon be helping save lives. Southend Council has just been given a £76,000 Government grant to spend on road safety in the borough. The council will use the Department for Transport money to encourage teenagers to write and
FASTEN your seatbelts - Survival Sunday is here. After nine months of thrilling highs, horrific lows, two Argentines, two managers, a double over Arsenal, an Icelandic biscuit tycoon, a £5.5million fine, seven games without a goal, eleven matches without
A BUNGLING burglar, who caused more than £1,500 of damage when he broke into a high street store, has avoided jail. Paul Knight, 27, forced his way through the roof of Argos, in Billericay, last June, before smashing a door and ripping off the alarm
WE can all suffer a bout of fatigue and the odd ache or pain but if you suffer from the condition fibromyalgia, you could face each day in constant agony. Widespread muscle pain and fatigue plague those with this little-known condition. Sufferers describe
THE "dilapidated and neglected" state of a Canvey sports centre is forcing members to leave, a former member has claimed. Sonia Knight-Styles, 61, of Kings Park, Canvey, had been a member of Waterside Farm Sports Centre for 25 years. She decided not
EX-STATUS Quo drummer Jeff Rich led a percussion workshop for all children at a Billericay school. Karen Cooke, Sunnymede Junior's headteacher, said: "We thought that an afternoon of lively, interactive music was just what the children needed before
WE can all suffer a bout of fatigue and the odd ache or pain but if you suffer from the condition fibromyalgia, you could face each day in constant agony. Widespread muscle pain and fatigue plague those with this little-known condition. Sufferers describe
SPEED surveys will be carried out in Pall Mall and surrounding roads in Leigh. The town council decided to fork out £3,000 for the surveys after calls were made to reduce the speed limit to 20mph on the road. The measure was suggested because the road
DAME Helen Mirren said she was "mortified" by reports she was "too busy" to have dinner with the Queen. Dame Helen, who was raised in Leigh, won the best actress Oscar for her performance in box office hit The Queen. She said she tried to rearrange
BASILDON Council has been granted a High Court injunction to stop travellers moving onto land in Wickford. Mrs Justice Swift yesterday extended an emergency temporary injunction, formally banning travellers from taking over two plots on a site known
SOUTHEND rugby club will be staging a prestigious sevens tournament at their Warners Bridge home tomorrow. Premiership giants Saracens and Harlequins will be taking part in the elite competition which has attracted 15 clubs, including the Seasiders
A COUPLE whose three-year-old son died in a drowning accident have urged parents to be super-careful about water safety. Morgan Spicer's parents turned their backs on him for just two minutes, but it was enough for him to stumble into a pool and drown
THE DAUGHTER of a man who vanished four years ago has told of the daily torment of not knowing what's happened to her beloved dad. Shelley Larios, 35 said even if her dad Pepe was dead she would like to know so at least she could grieve. Detectives
SOUTHEND'S new mayor Daphne White has taken office - with former councillor and MP David Atkinson returning to political life as her escort. Mrs White was unanimously elected as the town's new first citizen at the annual mayor-making ceremony yesterday
OUTGOING Southend mayor Ron Price raised a staggering £106,000 during his year in office. The cash will be handed to Mr Price's chosen charity, the cardiology unit at Southend Hospital. A range of events were organised, inclu-ding dinners at the House
TWO thugs who savagely beat a man following a petty argument over a football have been jailed. Gary Hemming suffered concussion and cuts to his head and face when he was attacked by Steven West, 22, and Christopher Cooper, 21, in Basildon. Yesterday
SHOCKED colleagues of a biker killed in a tragic road crash have rallied round to pay tribute to a "genuinely lovely guy". Daniel Taylor, 27, of Fenwick Way, Canvey, had been a security officer at the Royal Bank of Scotland's offices and call centre
DANNY Crates is aiming to defend his World Cup crown in Manchester this weekend, but the 800m star has more than just medals on his mind this season. For the 34-year-old, who is based in Corringham, is desperate to lower his own world record before
CARING youngsters who have turned their lives around have been honoured at a special awards ceremony. Southend YMCA held its annual meeting, allowing friends of the group and Millennium Volunteers to present achievement awards to young people. The group's
THE benefits of breastfeeding are being highlighted in Hadleigh next week. To celebrate national breastfeeding awareness week, from May 13 to 19, South East Essex Primary Care Trust will hold a special event at the Salvation Army Hall, in High Street
ROBBERS threatened betting shop staff with a knife before jumping over the counter in a terrifying raid. The staff were working at the Coral Bookmakers in River View, Grays, when two men burst in. One of the raiders threatened staff with a knife before
TWO crashes on the A13 caused rush hour chaos for 20 miles. The first multiple car smash at 6am sent one car through the central reservation disrupting traffic in both directions of the carriageway. It spilled from the Southend-bound track between the
THIS trucker proudly shows off his trophy after winning two categories at the annual rally from London to Brighton. Paul Lestrange from Laburnum Drive, Corringham, celebrated after winning the best Ford at show and second in class for his 1947 Fordson
EMERGENCY service workers have renewed their plea to motorcyclists to take extra care on the roads, in the wake of two fatal bike crashes this week. The cause of the crashes - in Royal Artillery Way, Southend, and London Road, Benfleet - has not yet
ROBBERS repeatedly punched a man in the face and body in a savage attack. The 26-year-old man was walking through Mayfair Avenue, Pitsea, when he was approached by the two muggers. They began punching him in the face and body while demanding he hand
ONE of Southend's highest-profile councillors has been sensationally axed from the cabinet by new leader Nigel Holdcroft. Ann Holland, who has served for the past seven years and has recently been in charge of culture, sport and waste disposal, has been
THE family of a motorcyclist who died in a horrific crash have told of his "zest for life" and his devotion to his family. Trevor Barker, 36, died after his motorbike crashed into a tree after a collision with a car in London Road, Benfleet. The father-of-three
TEN years ago, the bell-ringers of a Wickford church rang a peal to celebrate the arrival of Tony Blair at Downing Street and the end of 18 years of Conservative Government. Will they ring another peal to celebrate Blair's departure? If they do, the
BARLEYLANDS Farm will be used as a "countryside classroom" to teach children about nature and farming. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs granted the farm, near Billericay, a countryside educational visits accreditation scheme certificate
BILLERICAY rugby club are gunning for more glory at Twickenham tomorrow in the final of the EDF Energy Junior Vase. For just eight years after last appearing at the home of English rugby, Billericay - who are the only Eastern Counties side ever to
Once again the people of Canvey have been mislead into thinking that we can have a district or borough council, that will never happen it can never be as it once was. It is not often that I agree with Irene Willis, but this time I have to agree with
When the Second World War started, the Government issued coupons to all the armed forces for them to buy cigarettes and chocolate from the NAAFI. I was one of these recipients and it was from that time, at the age of 17, I was introduced to smoking.
I am a Southampton supporter and I would like to say a big thank you to the Southend football fans who travelled to South-ampton on Saturday for the final match of the season. Myself and other Saints' fans have all commented on the friendliness of the
DRIVERS have labelled petrol price hikes at supermarkets as "crazy". Motorists said they could not believe the price of unleaded petrol has rocketed 7p in just six weeks, from 87.9 to 94.9 pence per litre, at Tesco superstore in Pitsea. The price of
