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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Sonia Watson
Three generations make first united Wembley trip Henry Godfrey-Evans & Sonia WatsonHenry Godfrey-Evans/BBCGranddad Roger was inspired by his dad who took him to the very first Roots Hall gameThree generations of a family of football fans will be making their first trip to Wembley this weekend. On Sunday, 50,000 fans will attend the National League play-off clash between Southend United and Oldham Athletic as they seek to get back into the Football League.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Ellena Cruse
Image source, Warren Muggleton/BBCImage caption, Fans ran on to the pitch after Southend United scored their winning penalty against Forest Green RoversImage source, Henry Godfrey-Evans/ BBCTom Everett, 30, who was selling bakery bread in the High Street on Thursday, said he listened to the semi-final commentary on BBC Essex. "We're one of the best-supported clubs in non-league," he told the BBC. "I honestly think half the population [of Southend] will be at Wembley".
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Jodie Halford
'Chaos' caused at cafe by roadwork date confusionHenry Godfrey-Evans & Jodie HalfordSuppliedA sign indicating the date of the works seemed to have been tampered with by a disgruntled individualRoadworks which were scheduled but not carried out on the planned date caused "chaos", a small business said.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Ben Fryer
Woman given months to live completes marathonHenry Godfrey-Evans & Ben FryerJack PantenyElle Mortimer was told she probably would not live to see last ChristmasA woman with stage four brain cancer who has outlasted her doctors' life expectancy predictions has completed the London Marathon. Elle Mortimer, 31, from Billericay, Essex, received her diagnosis in November 2023, with doctors telling her she could only expect to live another five to eight months.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Ben Fryer
Mum to run marathon a year past her life expectancyHenry Godfrey-Evans & Ben FryerElle MortimerElle was told she had a maximum of eight months left... 17 months agoA woman who 17 months ago was told she had between five and eight months to live is to run the London Marathon. Wellness coach Elle Mortimer, 31, from Billericay had a benign brain tumour removed in 2021, which required two 12-hour operations. In October 2023 she was told her tumour had returned.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Sonia Watson
Dad's school removal threat over silent corridorsHenry Godfrey-Evans & Sonia WatsonGetty ImagesStudents who talk during these "silent transitions" between lessons will get an hour same-day detention, the school saysA dad said he had applied to send his son to a new school after the head teacher imposed hour-long detentions for pupils talking in corridors between lessons. Southchurch High School in Southend-on-Sea brought in so-called silent transitions from Wednesday.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Sonia Watson
Abusive drivers ignoring one-way sign - residentsHenry Godfrey-Evans & Sonia WatsonHenry Godfrey-Evans/BBCJulia Stephens recalls that the road has been a one-way street for at least 40 yearsDrivers ignoring a one-way sign have been verbally abusive and even physically aggressive when challenged, residents on the street have claimed. People in Scarletts Road in Colchester say motorists have been using their narrow street to bypass roadworks happening nearby.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Ben Fryer
Gladiators contestant 'in best shape' after kidsHenry Godfrey-Evans & Ben FryerBen Fryer/BBCRachel Bruno said her famous father thought she was crazy to "take on them Gladiators"A Gladiators quarter finalist said she wanted to show mothers it was possible to be at peak fitness after having children. Rachel Bruno, 38, will be taking part in Saturday's episode of the hit BBC One programme, where the public face off against super-fit athletes in various challenges.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Jonathan Vernon-Smith |Henry Godfrey-Evans
A couple who discovered a migrant had clung to the back of their vehicle all the way home from France have been issued a £1,500 fine. Adrian and Joanne Fenton said they called police when they found the person zipped inside the cover of a bike rack at their home in Heybridge, Essex, in October. They later received a fine from the Home Office for failing to "check that no clandestine entrant was concealed" in the motorhome. The pair said they were drafting an appeal.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Jonathan Vernon-Smith |Henry Godfrey-Evans
Couple who discover migrant in motorhome are finedJonathan Vernon-Smith & Henry Godfrey-EvansJoanne FentonBorder Force officials were called to Adrian and Joanne Fenton's home in Essex after they found the man hidden in their bike rackA couple who discovered a migrant had clung to the back of their vehicle all the way home from France have been issued a £1,500 fine.
