LEIGH ON SEA: Man guilty of London Road rape
Tuesday, October 12 2010
A man who raped a 46 year old woman in Leigh – back in March – has pleaded guilty to the offence. 25 year old Aaron Miller from Delhi Road in Basildon appeared at his home town’s Crown Court to stand trial for two counts of rape, but changed his plea in respect of the [...]
ROCHFORD/HOCKLEY: Appeal over attempted burglaries
Tuesday, October 12 2010
Police are appealing for witnesses to two attempted burglaries, one in Rochford and one in Hockley, on Monday (Oct 11). Police have been given good descriptions of the suspects who fled empty handed after being disturbed. The first happened in the Stambridge area of Rochford at around 4pm. A man was found in the property [...]
SOUTHEND: Man charged after armed police incident
Tuesday, October 12 2010
A man from Southend has been charged with imitation firearms offences after an incident at his house on Monday (11 Oct). 43 year old David Sanderson from South Avenue is to appear at the town’s Magistrates Court later, charged with possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Armed officers were called [...]
WESTCLIFF: New powers used to close brothel
Tuesday, October 12 2010
New powers to close down brothels have been used for the first time in the UK – during a raid in Westcliff. UK Border Agency officials, along with a team from Essex Police and Southend Council, entered the property at 494a London Road in Westcliff on Thursday afternoon (7 Oct). One foreign national was arrested [...]
SOUTHEND: Youngsters prepare to grill politicians
Tuesday, October 12 2010
Young people from Southend are gearing up to put their locally-elected representatives on the spot. Their inquisitive minds will be seeking answers to hot contemporary issues at a special Councillors’ Question Time tomorrow (Wed 13th). The event, arranged by Southend Youth Council, will take place on 10am at Civic Centre, Southend and is being staged [...]
UPDATE: Regular flights from Southend to Ireland on the way
Monday, October 11 2010
Regular passenger flights from Southend to Ireland will soon become a reality, with up to 300,000 passengers a year benefitting from the new service. The Stobart Group, which owns London Southend Airport has signed a deal to save low-cost Irish airline Aer Arann. The company was put into administration earlier this year, but is expected [...]
SOUTHEND: Tree removals open old wounds
Monday, October 11 2010
Three trees – which have been felled in Southend over the past couple of days – have reopened a dispute between protesters and the council. Saxon King in Priory Park (SKIPP) say the trees – along Eastern Avenue – were “apparently healthy” and have slammed Southend Council, calling the action “arboreal genocide”. But council officials [...]
HADLEIGH: Crash leaves driver seriously injured
Monday, October 11 2010
A crash – on the A13, in the Hadleigh area – has left a driver with serious injuries. The incident happened on Saturday night (9th October) at around 7.20pm when a collision took place at Victoria House roundabout at the junction of Kiln Road and the A13. The vehicles involved were a blue Honda Accord [...]
YOUR VIEW: ‘The Only Way is Essex’
Sunday, October 10 2010
So did you see ITV2′s much hyped ‘The Only Way is Essex’? Many of you have been getting in touch with longpier.com to add your thoughts about the show – and now you can start the debate right here. The ten part series – which started on Sunday night – has divided opinion so far. [...]
SOUTHEND: Fears grow for missing man
Sunday, October 10 2010
Police are currently searching for 59-year- old Michael Horton who has been missing from his home address in Rutland Avenue, Southend for what is believed to be around three days. Officers say they are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. Mr Horton is described as white, 6ft2ins, of medium build, is clean shaven and has [...]
