It appears that in the last few days cable thieves have struck in the SS4 Ashingdon, Rochford areas of Southend, with reports of several pavement chambers being opened, cables severed and pulled out with vehicles prior to stealing. While fibre optic cable is worthless compared to the copper, we doubt the thieves care about that […] The post Copper and fibre broadband down in Rochford due to cable thefts appeared first on thinkbroadband.

The Battle of Assandun was fought between Danish and English armies on 18 October 1016. There is disagreement whether Assandun may be Ashdon near Saffron Walden in north Essex, England, or, as long supposed, Ashingdon near Rochford in south-east Essex. It ended in victory for the Danes, led by King Cnut, who triumphed over an English army led by King Edmund Ironside. The battle was followed by a treaty dividing England between Cnut and Edmund, but Edmund died shortly afterwards and Cnut then became undisputed king.