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  1. Evening Echo

    Benfleet's Brown guns for Blues

    JORDAN Brown may have grown up watching Southend United, but that will not stop him wanting to end their push for promotion. More...
  2. Jam_Man

    Travel Warning for tonight

    There's a thread in the Pub where I moan about this but thought Id remind people of the issues with the roads. The Sadlers Farm roadworks is causing a 30 minute delay on the A13 at around 6-30pm, although Im sure this eases off after 7pm. This has been having a knock on effect on the A127...
  3. DoDTS

    Pub Name Changes

    I took a phone call this morning from a bloke in the Black Country which then set me off boring my workmates with long gone stories and in particular one of a pub in Dudley. It had the very descriptive name of the “Tipton Slasher” named after a prize fighter, the name of this pub...
  4. Mad Cyril

    wearing trainers to/from work.

    I have noticed that I am wearing out a lot if shoes walking between Fenchurch Street and Fleet Street. In order to reduce my expenses and save a few snakes/crocodiles I have started to wear a pair of Asics running shoes to/from work. What are peoples views on this?
  5. Crawliano

    NYE Cabs

    Hello all, Just wondering, does anybody either drive a cab/minibus or know of someone who does who I would be able to get in touch with about getting a cab from Chelmsford to Benfleet/Canvey on NYE? Any help would be appreciated before I start randomly calling the cab firms! Ta
  6. Mad Cyril

    Question City Xmas dinner venues.

    Ahoy Can anyone recommend an Xmas dinner venue ideally between Fleet Street and Bank that caters for groups of around 15 and is priced around £20-25 a head without booze? Cheers.
  7. Mucho respect

    Greetings! AFC Wimbledon fan here who also suffers from Parkinsons Disease. Just wanted to register how brilliant it is you've given Sturrock the opportunity to manage your club despite his condition. Pleased to see that faith is being repaid and am genuinely thrilled to see you top the league...
  8. Smiffy

    Breaking News Southend fan produces music track for charity

    A Basildon born dance music producer and lifelong Southend United fan has taken the time out of his schedule to record the track “On To Victory”. The track has been described as the ideal ‘pre kick off anthem’ and has been self funded and recorded especially for his...
  9. The Flying Scotsman

    Car advice

    Looking into buying a new car and just thinking about the possibilty of buying an ex-fleet car i.e 3 years old and half the normal price, but 90,000 miles on the clock. It's a diesl and automatic which has been fully serviced every 10,000 miles. We do around 5,000 miles a year tops so i don't...
  10. OldBlueLady

    Travellers pitch up in Benfleet park!

    My daughter just texted me to say that some of the so called travelling community have just decided to set up home on Richmond Park in Benfleet! The police are there but just "observing" at the moment...I guess they're waiting for some paperwork or other to be rushed through at the Council...
  11. pickledseal

    Question Glasto 2011

    With most things on red button or via website it's meant being able to catch up and enjoy things at my own pace... Enjoyed Eels, Gaslight Anthem, Fleet Foxes, Mumford & Sons and Vaccines so far... Who else needs checking out?
  12. DoDTS

    The 1953 Floods

    I hope the following is of some interest, on a Saturday afternoon in 1953 Southend United played a poor game of football, the crowd had a good old moan and then went home totally unaware of the disaster that would hit locally in a few hours time. Saturday 31st January 1953 Southend United 1-0...
  13. chadded

    Good Luck!...

    To the Royal Air Force as they seem set to take the lead role in Military Action against Libya. Especially amazing as the current fleet of RAF assets stands at 3* Airfix models, and half a Nimrod. *It would be four, but little Johnny wanted his model back.
  14. Westcliff Shrimper

    Breaking News New Shrimper Born ! !

    All, Am delighted to let the greater Southend United Supporting Community know that my wife and I are celebrating the arrival of our first son - RYAN PATRICK JAMES DODD - born yesterday, Tuesday the 1st of February at 1am. Weighing 9lb 11oz, he is doing very well, and Mum and Baby will be...
  15. mattytheshrimper

    Framing sufc shirts info

    Hi If anyone is looking for a good and reasonably priced place to get any shirts framed as I have seen people asking before I would suggest going to 'Frameworks' in benfleet. Near the jet garage. I've had a few done there now and went again yesterday to get another. They couldn't be anymore...
  16. Mad Cyril

    Maniacs on trains.

    I boarded the 17:09 from Limehouse tonight, stood near the door and sparked up a bit of FIFA on the PSP. I could hear someone talking and thought it was someone on a mobile however when I looked up there was chap (possibly about 20 years old) walking up and down the carriage clutching a can of...
  17. Napster

    Sports Journalist awards

    Henry Winter picks up top sport journalist honour 26 August 2010 By Press Gazette Telegraph football correspondent Henry Winter, voted number one sports journalist in the UK by Press Gazette readers, was presented with a mounted set of the Sport Top 50 pages at our offices last night. Other...
  18. Smiffy

    Breaking News Sexual Assault Case Dropped Against Ron

    POLICE have dropped an investigation into claims that Southend United chairman Ron Martin sexually assaulted a woman. Mr Martin, 57, who vehemently denied any wrongdoing, was arrested after the woman visited to his home in Benfleet Road, Benfleet, while he was recovering from knee surgery. Mr...
  19. CC51DAS

    Breaking News NASA in a flap over Nicky Bailey's penalty

    Just spotted this on the web. Its from NASA's website. Looks like Nicky could be in deep **** now :clap: News NASA Aids Forecasters Tracking Iceland Volcano Ash Plume 05.05.10 Click to enlarge The visible ash plume from Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano was captured by NASA's...
  20. Mad Cyril

    Biggest Pub Quiz win

    Can anyone beat £250 (split five ways) won at the Anchor in Benfleet music quiz circa 1997?
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