Stories for 14 January 2002

Basildon,Chelmsford,Colchester,Essex,Southend,Thurrock News

Essex: Major boost for rail services

Essex is set to share in a £33.5bn cash injection to ease overcrowding and boost rail services into London.   more...

Basildon,Chelmsford,Essex News

Basildon: Call for witnesses to crash

Police want to trace a motorist who made off without stopping from an accident in which another driver suffered minor injuries.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Schoolboy threatened

A terrified school boy had his treasured bicycle stolen after a hooded robber threatened to break his knee caps.   more...

Laindon: Car stolen twice in days

Crooks stole a G-registration Ford Escort from Laindon - twice.   more...

Wickford: Drinks only on new bar's evening menu

A new cafe bar set to open in the centre of Wickford will not turn into another late night take-away, its owner has pledged.   more...

Basildon,Essex Obituaries

Malcolm Hinder (Billericay)

The funeral of Wing Commander Malcolm Hinder, OBE, one of county's most dedicated and popular youth leaders will leave from Billericay's Holy Redeemer Catholic Church tomorrow, for Great Burstead Cemetery following a service at 11.15 am.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: Ryman League round-up (Premier Division and Division One)

Billericay Town travelled to Sutton United's Gander Green Lane on Saturday and emerged with a well-deserved point in a 2-2 draw.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Southend: Pick-up truck in crash

Chaos erupted on Saturday afternoon after an American pick-up truck crashed into the central barrier on the A130.   more...

South Essex: Families shrug off fears of terrorism

Fearless Evening Echo readers have been leading the way back to the skies - calling in their thousands to book holiday flights with Reader Holidays staff.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Canvey held in all-Essex FA Trophy clash...

The FA Trophy reached its third round stage on Saturday, and one of the ties of the round took place at Park Lane where cup kings Canvey Island took on fellow Ryman Leaguers Purfleet.   more...

Soccer: Canvey Island 2-2 Purfleet (FA Trophy)

A second-half half recovery aided by Canvey having their goalkeeper Ashley Harrison dismissed enabled Fleet to keep their FA Trophy prospects alive.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Thurrock News

Basildon, Thurrock: MP hails police increase

Basildon and East Thurrock's MP has welcomed police figures showing an increase in 119 officers in Essex between September 2000 and September 2001.   more...

Stanford-le-Hope, Basildon: On the run with chickens!

Two men stole chickens from a store in High Street, Stanford-le-Hope.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Features

Woodham: Essex village's big screen link

A quiet little housing estate in South Woodham may soon become the county's number one tourist attraction thanks to a new blockbuster film.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Obituaries

Paul Steel (Chelmsford)

Chelmsford-born IT project manager Paul Steel tragically died following a heart condition last Thursday.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Soccer: Chelmsford City 1-3 Bath City (Dr Martens Premier Division)

Chelmsford City's recent dip in form continued on Saturday as they fell to a home defeat against relegation strugglers Bath City.   more...

Colchester,Essex Features

Colchester: 'I feel pain' for Afghanistan

Having lived and worked in Afghanistan, Beryl Jonseng spoke to Gazette reporter JEREMY PRICE about the time she described as a "renaissance" for the country   more...

Colchester: A bad dose of the DNAs

It used to be a nightmare.   more...

Colchester, Wivenhoe: Capturing the essence of the boat

There is something deeply satisfying about a cold and frosty morning in Wivenhoe.   more...

Boisterous fun at oyster feast

Order was definitely in short supply as Baroness Betty Boothroyd sat at the top table for this year's Colchester Oyster Feast.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Attack replay for TV appeal

Events surrounding the rape of a 68-year-old woman have been reconstructed for a television appeal.   more...

Colchester: Police crime fight help plea

Police have called on people living on a Colchester estate to come forward and tell them about problems in the area.   more...

Colchester: PC killed in road crash

Tributes have been pouring in for a traffic policeman who died after suffering head injuries when he was in collision with a car on the A12 Colchester northern bypass.   more...

Colchester: Shop worker's knife ordeal

A shop assistant who was forced to hand over cash at knifepoint in a robbery at a Colchester store has warned other shop workers that it not worth risking their life for the sake of cash.   more...

Colchester,Essex Obituaries

David Perez (Colchester)

A mother has paid tribute to her "charming, beautiful" son whose "heart was as big as a cathedral".   more...

Mary Whitehouse (Colchester)

Tributes have been paid to veteran clean-up campaigner Mary Whitehouse, who has died. She was 91.   more...

Helen Murray (Marks Tey)

A teacher who found her true vocation working with pupils with learning difficulties has lost her two-year battle against breast cancer.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Scoring ref resigns

A referee who gave a team losing 18-1 a helping hand by scoring a goal for them resigned today after being suspended by the Football Association.   more...

North Essex: 'Rogue' drug fears dispelled

Police have confirmed the drugs an Essex teenager took before becoming critically ill were not contaminated but very strong.   more...

Soccer: Brown is U's hero

Steve Whitton was still celebrating only Colchester United's third League clean sheet of the season today.   more...

Soccer: Burley bemoans Wright loss

Richard Wright's multi-million pound departure to Arsenal was a sucker-punch for Ipswich.   more...

Soccer: Burley's back to basics message

George Burley believes his side have successfully returned to basics in a bid to halt their dismal Premiership form.   more...

Soccer: Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Colchester United (Nationwide League Division Two)

Colchester boss Steve Whitton expressed his disappointment at not winning this drama-packed, top half of the table clash with high-scoring Tranmere.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer round-up: Blues turn the tables....

Southend United turned league form on its head on Saturday to run out 1-0 winners over high-flying Mansfield Town.   more...

Essex Business

Corringham: Rail permission sought

Permission for a railway carrying hazardous substances and the demolition of homes is being sought to make way for the massive Shell Haven container port.   more...

Essex: Unions and bosses strike up easy peace

With high-profile mainstays of the British way of life, such as the railways and the postal service again riven with industrial unrest, seldom since the bad old days of the 70s and 80s have relations between workers and bosses been exposed to the full glare of the media spotlight.   more...

Southend: Worshippers speak out against moving St Laurence's

Worshippers are wrestling with plans to move their 1,000-year-old Eastwood church to fit in with Southend Airport's multi-million pound development scheme.   more...

Braintree: Town plagued by power cuts

An urgent meeting has been called with electricity bosses after the fifth power cut to hit Braintree in recent weeks.   more...

Ongar: Aventis site sale confirmed

Bosses at Ongar-based crop science firm Aventis have finalised the sale and handover of the firm's Fyfield Road research & development headquarters.   more...

Dovercourt: Police crackdown hailed a success

A police operation to curb town centre crime in Dovercourt during Christmas has been hailed a success.   more...

Grays: Council backing for factory buyout plan

Thurrock Council's cabinet has backed plans for an employee buyout of its window factory in Grays.   more...

Colchester: Shop worker's knife ordeal

A shop assistant who was forced to hand over cash at knifepoint in a robbery at a Colchester store has warned other shop workers that it not worth risking their life for the sake of cash.   more...

Wickford: Drinks only on new bar's evening menu

A new cafe bar set to open in the centre of Wickford will not turn into another late night take-away, its owner has pledged.   more...

Essex: I don't bereave it!

According to new research out today, a staggering one in five UK workers have faked the death of a loved one at some point in their career to get time off to attend a job interview.   more...

Essex Features

Essex: Boarding back in vogue

Boarding schools are back in fashion.   more...

Wickham Bishops: The bottle to jump in at the deep end

Perhaps the greatest indication of the success of the bottled water industry is that those who find the very idea of selling the stuff of life absurd - once the overwhelming majority - are now forced to keep their doubts to themselves, terrified of being labelled un-trendy.   more...

Essex: County-wide solution to car wrecks

A unified approach to dealing with the growing problem of abandoned cars across Essex is being sought by county councillors.   more...

Essex News

Clacton, Dovercourt: Arson attack on derelict vehicles

Investigations are being carried out after an arson attack ignited a row of derelict cars and damaged a block of flats.   more...

Manningtree: End of era for town citadel

Manningtree Salvation Army Citadel is to close.   more...

Jaywick: Couple mourn SAS son who jumped from plane without chute

A Jaywick couple are grieving the loss of their son - who died after plunging 5,000 ft from a light aircraft.   more...

Witham: Mobile phone stolen

A teenager has been robbed of his mobile telephone by two men.   more...

Halstead: Man banned for nasty texts

A firefighter has been banned from contacting his former girlfriend after he bombarded her with threatening and obscene text messages.   more...

Harwich: Jacky's school challenge

The new headteacher at the Harwich School has taken up her post.   more...

Tendring: Hoax letter fear

Villagers are being warned of a hoax letter which was sent out claiming to be from Tendring Council.   more...

Canewdon: Egg thrower bound over

A man has been bound over to keep the peace, following a series of foolish Halloween pranks.   more...

Essex: Watch the birdies!

Families, schools and businesses across Essex have been invited to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch 2002, the UK's biggest and longest running garden bird survey, on January 26 and 27.   more...

Essex: School cash pool

Cash to help recruit teachers will be given to Essex primary schools - then taken off them again.   more...

Jaywick: Inquest opens into aircraft fall death

An inquest to establish how a former SAS Falklands veteran plunged to his death from a light aircraft over Oxfordshire has been opened.   more...

Kelvedon: Parents show support for Doucecroft

Despite a recent Ofsted report saying Doucecroft school needed special measures, parents still have a very positive view of the Kelvedon school.   more...

Hutton, Shenfield: £30,000 raised for cancer research

A massive cheque for £30,000 has been presented by the trustees of Hutton and Shenfield Round Table Holiday Home to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.   more...

Essex Obituaries

Malcolm McFee (Braintree)

Braintree-based actor Malcolm McFee has died after a long illness.   more...

Martin Moye (Witham)

Brave Martin Moye, who gained an extra ten years of life after a heart transplant operation, has died, aged 46.   more...

Paul Young (Chelmsford)

Chelmsford solicitor Paul Young failed to make par on the first hole at Benton Hall Golf Club on Friday, October 12, defending the title he won last year.   more...

Joan Willis (Braintree)

Family and friends have paid tribute to a hard-working charity volunteer.   more...

Max Vinnell (Frinton)

The managing director of a Frinton motor firm Max Vinnell has died. He was 58.   more...

Agnes Smith (Braintree)

A 100-year-old woman has died.   more...

John Gardner (Clacton)

A devoted teacher and keen sportsman has died, aged 53.   more...

Simon Copeman (Clacton)

It was a moving farewell to a popular teenager.   more...

Peter Fairhurst (Chelmsford)

Self-employed Chelmsford car mechanic Peter Fairhurst lost his courageous battle against bowel cancer six months after first it was diagnosed.   more...

Roy Tanner (Sible Hedingham)

Roy Tanner , 80, of Church Street, Sible Hedingham, organised the annual raffle raising funds for Sible Hedingham village hall, which was drawn a day before his death.   more...

Paul Jones (Braintree)

A "kind and generous" vicar has died.   more...

Maureen Partridge (High Garrett)

An animal lover who had close associations with the countryside has died.   more...

Bryan Mathews (Clacton)

Bryan Mathews, who was elected chairman of the newly-amalgamated north east Essex branch in 1990, died at his home in Clacton, aged 65.   more...

Bruce Norton (Coggeshall)

Coggeshall's convivial host Bruce Norton, a confidante to many including colourful restaurateur Peter Langan, took the secrets he heard to his grave.   more...

Essex Obitueries

Roy Ullyett (Southend)

Roy Ullyett, the king of sports cartoonists, died at the weekend (Saturday) after a short illness. He was 87.   more...

Roland Jones (Colchester)

A former Colchester surgeon, who was well-known to patients in the area, has died aged 82.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Woman loses fight for life after third blaze

A pensioner who was rescued for the third time from her burning Southend home has lost her fight for life, it has been revealed.   more...

Southend: Worshippers speak out against moving St Laurence's

Worshippers are wrestling with plans to move their 1,000-year-old Eastwood church to fit in with Southend Airport's multi-million pound development scheme.   more...

Leigh, Hadleigh, Burnham: Daredevil dies in fall from balcony of house

A successful businessman with a passion for dangerous sports fell 15 feet to his death from a balcony after a heavy night's drinking, an inquest has heard.   more...

Southend: Lifeboat launches on the increase

Southend lifeboat station is one of the busiest in the country, new RNLI figures reveal.   more...

Southend: Passenger fury over bus cuts

Moves to axe crucial bus services in Southend have sparked angry protests.   more...

Southend: `No cuts' vow as social services cash is slashed

Southend's council leader has vowed to avoid cuts in jobs and frontline social services despite a £600,000 cut in crucial Government grants.   more...

Leigh: Car for sale - in euros

Defiant europhile Ted Preedy hopes to convince people that the single currency would be good for Britain - by selling his car in euros.   more...

Southend: Stopping crime in its tracks

A crime-cracking campaign on a Southend housing estate is under way with the aim of boosting the quality of life of residents.   more...

Southend: Justin's Borneo trek

A Southend student has been waved on his way by pupils from his old school as he prepared for a trip of a lifetime to Borneo.   more...

Essex,Southend Obituaries

Peggy Mount (Leigh)

A TV and stage actress with strong connections to Leigh has died aged 86.   more...

Vera Roper (Southend)

A remarkable 72-year marriage and a past link with showbiz fame have ended with the death of Southend's Vera Roper - a quiet, family-loving woman who found international fame as "Madam Vere," piano accompanist to radio, TV and film star Frankie Howerd.   more...

Doug Acres (Thundersley)

The workaholic wonderman of south Essex, Doug Acres, has died a few days after his 77th birthday.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Swimming: Swim foes fail to get Carter

Rachael Carter and Jenni Lawton made a big splash for Southend Swimming Club at the Waltham Forest Winter meeting.   more...

Soccer: Cort salutes battling Blues

Southend United defender Leon Cort paid tribute to his team-mates' battling qualities after Saturday's 1-0 Third Division win against Mansfield Town at Roots Hall.   more...

Essex,Southend,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Ryman League round-up (Divisions 2 and 3)

Great Wakering Rovers and East Thurrock United both kept up the pressure on the Ryman League Division Two leaders with narrow away victories at the weekend.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Features

Grays: Firemen see disaster scene

We have all seen the pictures - we have all felt some grief and some sympathy.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: £1.7m needed to save fort

A £1.7m bid for cash to help to conserve one of Thurrock's greatest landmarks has been submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund.   more...

Grays: Back to school - to teach!

A South Essex school is beating the teacher recruitment crisis by adopting a "grow your own staff" approach.   more...

Corringham: Rail permission sought

Permission for a railway carrying hazardous substances and the demolition of homes is being sought to make way for the massive Shell Haven container port.   more...

South Ockendon: Learning has its ups and downs

It was not all work and no play for youngsters at a south Essex school when they took part in a project by students from the University of East London.   more...

Grays: Council backing for factory buyout plan

Thurrock Council's cabinet has backed plans for an employee buyout of its window factory in Grays.   more...

Thurrock: Unions win praise from council

There was praise for union co-operation at Thurrock Council's cabinet last week (Thursday) as members discussed a "vision for customer services."   more...

Essex,Thurrock Obituaries

Bet Josling (Thurrock)

Councillors stood heads bowed for a minute's silence in memory of Bet Josling, twice mayoress of Thurrock, who has died aged 81.   more...

Mary Andrews (Grays)

The funeral will take place on Monday of Mary Andrews, a former Thurrock councillor and tireless worker for the community.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Grays Athletic 2-4 Welling United (FA Trophy)

Teams from the Dr Martens League have left Grays feeling pretty sick these past couple of months.   more...

  
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