Ambulances and police cars have been seen near the Grand pub and Broadway Grill in Leigh Broadway. It is suggested on social media that a 14-year-old has been stabbed but this has not been confirmed by police. It is reported that three people tried to save the teenager. On Twitter, one person reported: Boy, aged 14, was stabbed. East side of Leigh Broadway. Left the scene with (at least) critical injuries. At least one person (also young) was arrested and taken away in a police car. Broadway between Ashleigh Drive and Grand Drive cordoned off for police investigation. Leading Southend cab company, AC wrote on Facebook: We are hearing a reported stabbing in Leigh-on-Sea outside Broadway Grill involving some youngsters estimated 18 years old.
URINE lined the streets while broken bottles were left scattered across Old Leigh following yet another night of chaos for the town. Leigh councillor Carole Mulroney is now calling for a dispersal order to be put in place every weekend throughout the summer, covering the town from Friday to Sunday along with bank holiday Mondays. It’s hoped the move will deter the repeated onslaught suffered by the community with Leigh having been plagued with gang fights, drug dealing and drunken youths causing mayhem. It comes after yet another dispersal zone was imposed in Leigh Old Town following anti-social behaviour and people refusing to leave the area.