The Irish Independent story doesn't really reflect what was stated in the Stobart six monthly report.
What that actually said was that "opportunites are being considered (by Aer Arann) to increase passenger throughput at London Southend airport using a similar model (to Aer Lingus Regional)".
That's still some way off from them saying they've decided to go ahead with it, which the newspaper report seems to be suggesting. Presumably a decision will be made within the next couple of months one way or the other as Spring 2014 would seem the ideal starting period.