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A “LONELY” teenager who stole a pet cat before filming himself drowning it in a sink has been jailed. Connor Foster, 19, found the cat in Ambleside Drive, Southend on March 18 and took it home before killing the poor animal. The teenager, of Stanier Close, Southend, then put the dead pet in a bag and hung it over a fence. After killing the animal, he filmed himself pretending to do CPR on the lifeless body. He was jailed for three months yesterday after appearing at Basildon Magis...

The first roads and pavements set to benefit from increased investment into Southend highways have been announced. Resurfacing will take place on 30 roads and 31 pavements as part of the council’s £5million programme to make improvements in the area. Here are all the roads set to be resurfaced:  Eastwood Road North: From A127 to aproximately number 40 Eastwood Road North Elmsleigh Drive: From Eastwood Road North to 186 Elmsleigh Drive Elmsleigh Drive: From Manchester Drive to No. 146 E...

A ROBBER was jailed this month in 2019, after he sprayed victims with CS gas in ‘horrendous’ Worcester raids, causing them to fear they had been attacked with acid. Simon Edkins showed no emotion when he was jailed for six years at Worcester Crown Court after footage of the robberies was played to a judge. The 39-year-old admitted both robberies, the first at the Co-op at Ambleside Drive in Warndon, Worcester on December 23, 2018, during which he stole £300. The second took place a...

20. Newtown Road Lockdown measures including the closure of pubs, bars and restaurants saw crime drop in several notorious city hotspots from March onwards. A total of 101 crimes were reported in Angel Street in 2020 – more than three quarters of which were reported in the first three months of the year when the number of crimes reported every month dropped to single figures. Reported crimes in Angel Street included anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences, public order off...

TWO councillors have lifted the lid on the far-reaching impact of street prostitution in Southend which leaves women at risk and includes drug…

TWO councillors have lifted the lid on the far-reaching impact of street prostitution in Southend which leaves women at risk and includes drug…

TWO councillors have lifted the lid on the far-reaching impact of street prostitution in Southend which leaves women at risk and includes drug…

HERE are some of the Worcester criminals who dodged jail this Christmas, including a man caught with vile images of child rape, two men armed with knives and a greedy woman who fleeced her own family. Following on from us putting the spotlight on those jailed over Christmas and New Year, today we share cases where criminals avoided a jail sentence over the festive period. Harsher conditions in jail due to the Covid-19 pandemic can and, according to the Court of Appeal, should be taken into ...

A drug dealer caught in traffic with a kilo of cocaine entering the Dartford Crossing has been ordered to pay back £14,000 in unlawful earnings. Marian Dinca was forced to stop by police near the Crossing in April 2020, and was found with cocaine worth around £45,000 to £90,000. A search was then carried out at the 26-year-old’s home in Ambleside Drive, Leicester, where £12,500 in cash was seized. The 26-year-old admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply, being concerned ...