This was a meal of extreme contrasts. The food was fantastic, but the standard of service was poor. My wife, Gaby, and I arrived at the Shima in high spirits after the Village Green Festival, in Chalkwell Park, at around 8pm on Saturday.
THE Echo is helping a family’s fight to get justice for their son who is in a coma in Thailand following an assault.
NEARLY 250 workers from a 150-year-old construction firm have been made redundant.
FAMILY and friends hope to raise nearly half-a-million pounds to pay for treatment in America which could save the life of a five-year-old girl.
THE mother of a Canvey man who is still in a coma five months after he was assaulted in Thailand has spoken of her frustration with the police investigation.
A SHOP that was destroyed in a huge fire at a Canvey business estate 18 months ago could be rebuilt.
LAINDON is all abuzz with the mysterious sound of the underground.
SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons has been accused of destroying bushes and grassland at a beauty spot.
A PETITION calling for a controversial slip road to be made safe has been set up by a worried driving instructor.
FALCONS are to be brought into a rundown estate to drive away flocks of pigeons.
