Stories for 10 January 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Laindon: Pigs' computer boost

Youngsters in Laindon are building internet links to regenerate their community after they impressed youth services with a computer proposal.   more...

Basildon: Four accidents within three miles on A127

Traffic police were scrambled to deal with four unconnected accidents within three miles of each other on the A127.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

South Essex: Men charged in murder case

The husband and nephew of tragic Tina Chapman were today to appear in court accused of conspiring to murder the 41-year-old.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Cricket: Fees talks bid to soften club rent hike

Benfleet Cricket Club and Castle Point Council are preparing for negotiations in the latest round of their wrangle over clubhouse rent.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Thurrock Sport

Athletics: Thurrock Harriers' flying start

Thurrock Harriers have made a splendid start to 2002 with six of their athletes winning Essex vests for the Inter-Counties championships in Nottingham next month.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: New wheelchair group launch

A new group for wheelchair users is to be launched at an open meeting to be held at The Gemini Centre in Chelmsford on Monday.   more...

Chelmsford: Young achievers get awards

Young People in Essex were awarded their gold Duke of Edinburgh (D of E) badges at a special ceremony at Chelmsford Cathedral last Friday.   more...

Chelmsford: Twitchers win bird 'race'

RSPB Wildlife Explorers from the Chelmsford Group celebrate after winning the very first 'Bird Race' competition in 2001.   more...

Essex: Police's specials appeal

Volunteers are needed to help Essex Police provide additional policing across the county and join a team supporting regular officers.   more...

Chelmsford: New health group for a taboo problem

A specialist continence team to help the estimated 17,000 people in the Chelmsford area who have continence problems has been set up by Chelmsford Primary Care Group.   more...

Chelmsford: 'Council bungled roadworks' claim

Chelmsford Borough Council has been accused of incompetent handling of traffic restrictions which came into force this week - and threw the county town's roads into chaos.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Danger drugs warning

People are being urgently warned not to take drugs bought in Witham - as a schoolboy fought for his life after taking rogue speed.   more...

Colchester: End of the road for bus lane

One of Colchester's controversial bus lanes is to be scrapped.   more...

Colchester: Rape police probe subway incident

Detectives investigating the rape of a 68-year-old woman in Colchester are probing an incident where a woman was accosted near the same spot.   more...

Maldon, Colchester: Motorists face delays 'nightmare'

Drivers heading in or out of Maldon could be facing six months of delays - on top of road closures in the town centre.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Rapley vows to hit goals

Kevin Rapley has vowed to win his Colchester United first team spot back and start knocking in the goals again.   more...

Soccer: Jermaine looks to make a meal of it

Jermaine Wright is hoping to put one over on his best pal in football this weekend - and save himself an expensive restaurant bill.   more...

Squash: Valiant display is not enough for Tek Sing

Tek Sing Lexden suffered only their second defeat of the season by losing to Guildford Squash Club.   more...

Essex Business

Corringham, Thurrock: No container port, please, say residents

More than 300 residents packed a village hall last night to voice what proved to be overwhelming opposition to P&O's proposals for a massive container port at Shell Haven.   more...

Witham: Salon saved by 'people power'

The might of people power has won the day in a battle to safeguard the future of a small business.   more...

Tending: New spy cameras get green light

Part of a £1m pot of money set aside for future projects in Tendring is to be spent on CCTV cameras.   more...

Relief road plan is back on the cards

Fresh hopes today emerged for a bypass to relieve chronic traffic congestion in Southend.   more...

Maldon, Colchester: Motorists face delays 'nightmare'

Drivers heading in or out of Maldon could be facing six months of delays - on top of road closures in the town centre.   more...

Braintree: Landlord loses trade through power cuts

More residents in the Braintree area have stepped forward to complain about a series of power cuts.   more...

Colchester: More checks on event organisers

More rigorous checks could be made on companies holding public events in Colchester following problems with a firm which organised last summer's concerts in Castle Park.   more...

Southend: Sunday parking charges likely

Plans to introduce Sunday parking charges on town centre car parks in Southend look set to be given the go-ahead.   more...

Basildon: Platinum partner for regeneration project

A Basildon-based company has signed up as one of the major backers of an event designed to regenerate great swathes of London and the south east.   more...

Basildon: Toys stolen at factory

Police are appealing for help after two brazen thieves stole a number of boxes containing novelty goods from a toy manufacturer.   more...

Essex: Tourism job for Deirdre

Essex County Council has appointed a new tourism development manager to help the industry in the county grow and prosper.   more...

Essex News

Essex: COAST is clear for £100,000 lottery grant

Essex County Council has been awarded a Regional Arts Lottery Programme award of £110,000 for the COAST arts project.   more...

Ramsey: Crash victim's half-hour wait

A pensioner has hit out after his wife was left lying in the road for more than half-an-hour waiting for paramedics - even though an ambulance station was just over a mile away.   more...

Great Holland: Two injured in three-car smash

Two people were seriously injured in a three-car road smash.   more...

Essex: Yellow bus plan faces axe

Proposals to bring American-style yellow school buses onto the streets of south Essex should be abandoned, transport chiefs have concluded.   more...

Essex: £5.5m to ease bed-blocking

An allocation of £5,554,000 has been made to Essex Social Services to fund initiatives to help reduce "bed blocking" in hospitals.   more...

Holland-on-Sea: Blaze destroys couple's home

A couple have lost everything after their home was devastated by fire.   more...

Halstead: Couple escape from flat fire

A trapped couple were rescued by firefighters after their flat was engulfed by a fire today.   more...

Essex: Threat to free school travel

Controversial plans to withdraw free transport to school for hundreds of Essex pupils have been revealed.   more...

Braintree: Six to contest by-election

Six candidates are set to fight the Braintree Council by-election for a vacancy in the town's west ward following the resignation of Labour's Chris Bacon after moving to Singapore.   more...

Essex: 'We can cope with extra waste'

An assurance has been given that waste recycling sites in Essex will take Christmas trees for composting and will cope with the extra demand placed on services by people recycling large amounts of bottles.   more...

Braintree: First aid shortage threatens events

Major fundraising events in the Braintree area could be under threat because of a shortage of first aiders.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Laindon: 'It's like Beirut'

A man claims his life is a "living hell" after his Laindon neighbourhood - dubbed Beirut by residents - became the target of graffiti, vandalism and dumped burnt-out cars.   more...

Shoebury: `Panther' sighting in garden

An animal lover got more than he bargained for when he left tempting morsels out for wildlife . . . and spotted a panther-like cat in his garden.   more...

Southend: Police warning to check on mailed credit cards

Police had launched a new appeal for help following a series of mail thefts in Southend.   more...

Westcliff: Sheltered homes for Queen's site

The landmark former Queen's Hotel site in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff, is likely to be used for sheltered housing.   more...

Chinese art marvel in miniature

A Southend antiques dealer has brought a taste of the Orient to the town centre by exhibiting miniature Chinese bottles in his store.   more...

Relief road plan is back on the cards

Fresh hopes today emerged for a bypass to relieve chronic traffic congestion in Southend.   more...

Hadleigh: Raising the roof as new temple gets under way

This could be the last view Hadleigh people get of the town's old Salvation Army Temple.   more...

Southchurch: Hooligan-hit church fights back

A church is forking out for expensive wire grills on all its windows in an effort to stop vandals smashing them.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Angling: Cobb secures a five-star catch

Eastwood's James Cobb fished Hadleigh Reservoir in hardly ideal conditions of clear skies and sub-zero temperatures.   more...

Soccer: Newman's Trenkel trial pays off

Southend United boss Rob Newman admitted he has been impressed by non-league triallist Dan Trenkel.   more...

Golf: Matthews wings in for Rochford medal

Rochford Hundred played their first medal of the new year when players found the conditions tough -- recent heavy frost giving way to a much softer surface.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Study groups plan for schools

Study support clubs to boost the motivation and confidence of young people outside of school will be added to in the next few months if Thurrock Council has its way.   more...

Thurrock, Grays: Landlord switch for residents

More than a hundred Thurrock residents are to have a new landlord.   more...

Corringham, Thurrock: No container port, please, say residents

More than 300 residents packed a village hall last night to voice what proved to be overwhelming opposition to P&O's proposals for a massive container port at Shell Haven.   more...

Thurrock: Commuters head-to-head with c2c

Chafford Hundred train commuters will be tackling c2c chiefs at a meeting next week.   more...

Tilbury: Police appeal after crash

Police are appealing for help after a man was seriously hurt and trapped in the wreckage of a Hyundai car in the early hours of today.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Coote opens his account

Adrian Coote threw down the gauntlet to his fellow Colchester United strikers by scoring his first goals since his recent transfer from First Division Norwich City.   more...

Soccer: Rocks away for Patterson

Lee Patterson - who steered East Thurrock to the most successful seasons in their history - quit the club this week.   more...

Soccer: Lewes 3-0 Tilbury (Ryman League Division Two)

Dockers beat the previous leaders of Ryman Two, but it was probably asking a bit much for them to complete the double down in East Sussex on Tuesday night.   more...

  
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