Stories for 15 January 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Wickford: New school counts on name

Wickford's newest primary school will top the list when it opens in September - and not just because its name starts with A.   more...

Billericay: Set for another eaterie

A High Street crammed with watering holes and eateries is to get yet another restaurant, it has been revealed.   more...

Billericay, Wickford: MP's CAB funding fears

Concerns about the way Billericay and Wickford Citizen Advice Bureaux are funded have been raised by the area's MP John Baron   more...

Runwell: Russian delegation at hospital

A delegation of top Russian scientists, psychiatrists and paediatricians visited Runwell Hospital last week to look at innovations in maternal mental health.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: Billericay unveil £6m dream

Billericay Town have ruled out the idea of moving out of their New Lodge ground while redevelopment work costing £6m is carried out bringing them up to Nationwide Conference standards.   more...

Angling: Alan's comfortable win

Basildon's Alan Busby was the clear winner at the latest of Mick Toomer's Ridley Angling Products sponsored Gloucester Park Opens.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

South Essex: Dumps see increase after £3 charge bites

Household waste dumped at two south Essex rubbish tips has rocketed since the launch of a controversial permit system in Southend, new figures have revealed.   more...

Bowers Gifford: Trevor faces Afghan quest

A man from south Essex will lead the crusade to save the forgotten and injured animals of Afghanistan when he travels to the volatile area today.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Purfleet 0-1 Canvey Island (aet) (FA Trophy)

Trophy holders Canvey Island booked a fourth round tie against Grantham Town thanks to an Adam Miller wonder goal.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Mid-Essex: Loan-a-DVD drive

DVD users are being encouraged to borrow a DVD from their local libraries for £2.50 a week.   more...

Mid-Essex: Volunteer plea from trust

The Prince's Trust Volunteers are looking to recruit more young people in the Chelmsford, Maldon and Braintree area.   more...

Chelmsford: Chelmer's Park prize

The winners' cup for the best kept playing field in Essex was presented to Chelmsford Borough Council's staff after Chelmer Park took first prize.   more...

Hatfield Peverel: Death threats against former police officer

Jilted Herbert Larnder carried out a campaign of threats and harassment against a former policeman and parish councillor who went off with his wife.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Deadline for Anderson

Ricky Anderson has been given until the end of the week to decide if he wants to be part of Essex's future.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Flood-hit cottages to get extra protection

Six cottages among the buildings most vulnerable to flooding in Colchester are finally to receive permanent protection.   more...

Colchester: Council 'should talk over net'

Colchester Council will save £14,000-a-year if a move to get all its members and officers using e-mail proves successful.   more...

Colchester: Driver cleared after crashing into house

A motorist has been cleared of careless driving - after colliding with the wall of his neighbour's house.   more...

Colchester: Boy disturbs burglar

A child disturbed a burglar as the intruder rifled through his parents' bedroom.   more...

Colchester: Wife lays flowers at PC's death site

Family and colleagues laid flowers in memory of PC Gary Veal at the spot where he was involved in a tragic accident.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: U's shock as Clark quits

Colchester United have been hit by a thunderbolt with the news that club captain Simon Clark has quit.   more...

Soccer: Marshall desperate to keep place

Andy Marshall is desperate to cling onto the goalkeeper's jersey after taking his Premiership bow for Ipswich Town against Spurs.   more...

Essex Business

Grays: East End theme to Easter

Grays Shopping centre is planning to celebrate Easter in true East End style.   more...

Chelmsford: Marconi workers fear more cuts

Marconi workers in Chelmsford and Basildon are on tenterhooks again as the troubled telecoms group announced it will axe a further 1,000 jobs in the UK.   more...

Basildon: Firm' wins French helicopter contract

BAE Systems Avionics, which is based in Basildon, has landed a contract to equip a French helicopter fleet with a hi-tech safety system.   more...

Thurrock, Basildon: Hair to please!

Top hair stylists and beauty therapists of the future competed in at the annual Thurrock and Basildon College Hair and Beauty Competition recently.   more...

Essex: Everybody like to party

Bars and nightclub operator Luminar has reported buoyant New Year's Eve figures despite new laws allowing pubs to offer round-the-clock drinking.   more...

Essex: Free help to lick the law!

Essex businessmen are being offered a helping hand as they fight their way through the increasingly dense maze of employment law.   more...

Southend: Church encouraged by airport meeting

Southend Airport bosses have allayed some fears over radical plans to shift historic St Laurence's Church, warden Richard Huband said today.   more...

Essex News

Burnham: Clinic's £16,000 revamp

Burnham Clinic is to undergo a £16,000 upgrade, which will result in improved facilities for patients and better working conditions for staff.   more...

Jaywick: House arson attack

An arsonist is believed to be responsible for a fire at a family home.   more...

Canewdon: Skateboard hope

Skateboarders in Canewdon will soon have new facilities on which to hone their skills.   more...

Colchester: 'I thought I had been sterilised'

A mother-of-four is set to take legal action after becoming pregnant for a fifth time - despite believing she had been sterilised.   more...

Mistley: Secret bunker to close

Mistley's secret bunker is to close.   more...

Woodham: Price hike to save community farm

The cost of entry to South Woodham Ferrers' Marsh Farm is to soar by up to 40 per cent in a bid to save it from closure.   more...

Colchester: Student stood up to paint attacker

A student who had paint sprayed in her face by a would-be robber as he grappled for her bag has spoken of her fear at the attack - the third since she moved to the town four months ago.   more...

Essex: Blood blitz

A new campaign has been launched by the National Blood Service to encourage more people in Essex and across the UK to come forward as blood donors.   more...

Essex Obituaries

Clive Sexton (Shenfield)

Well-known Shenfield doctor Clive Sexton, 72, died in hospital on December 31 after a stroke.   more...

Albert Poulter (Witham)

Witham historian Albert Poulter has died, aged 94.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Shrimpers bid to cause upset

Harwich and Parkeston boss Adrian Gray is 'quietly confident' of causing a cup upset tonight when his side host Tendring rivals Clacton.   more...

Golf round-up: Bill tames frosty course

Forrester Park Golf Club Veterans played the January Medal competition as a stableford, with winter league partners Bill Easton and Max Bonner taking the honours, in their respective divisions, with excellent scores in the frosty conditions.   more...

BMX Racing: New rider Dale is judge's pick

The racing was close and exciting at Braintree BMX Club's meeting on Sunday despite the damp and sticky conditions but the opportunity was there to get in more practice before next week's regional event at Royston.   more...

Athletics: Trotters secure third win

Sunday saw the first race of 2002 in the South Essex County League which saw Thrift Green Trotters, 129 points, make it three wins in a row.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Rochford: Site action call

Rochford District Council's planning committee has called for special powers to combat the rising problem of unauthorised caravan sites in the area.   more...

Westcliff: Head Margaret is calling it a day

A headteacher acclaimed for boosting standards at a Westcliff secondary school is to retire at the end of the summer term.   more...

Leigh: Musician turns up a month early

American blues man U P Wilson arrived in south Essex one month early for a planned gig -- and ended up putting on a free show.   more...

Southend: Church encouraged by airport meeting

Southend Airport bosses have allayed some fears over radical plans to shift historic St Laurence's Church, warden Richard Huband said today.   more...

Shoebury: Jobs at risk at Ranges

The future of 290 workers is shrouded in uncertainty following the launch of a Government review into New Ranges in Shoebury.   more...

Rochford: Residents fight to keep wardens

Campaigning residents have vowed to fight proposals to axe on-site wardens at sheltered housing centres in the Rochford district.   more...

Southend: Support for courts reform

Southend police are supporting a campaign for reform of the courts system to prevent criminals escaping justice.   more...

Rochford: Fees for swapping homes

Rochford Council tenants could soon find it more expensive to swap homes with other tenants.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Stuart row is at end

Southend United boss Rob Newman played down the angry reaction of substituted midfielder Stuart Thurgood during Saturday's 1-0 Roots Hall victory over Mansfield Town.   more...

Soccer: Peterborough 2-3 Southend United (Avon Insurance Combination League)

Southend United's reserves ended a run of three games without success with a stunning 3-2 victory at Avon Insurance Combination League high-flyers Peterborough.   more...

Tennis: Jamie has the magic touch in tournament

Garons Tennis Academy launched the new year withits first in-house mixed tournament.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Grays: William Edwards is top of the class

Government inspectors have awarded high marks to Thurrock's biggest school after a three-day visit to check out its standards of teaching.   more...

Grays: East End theme to Easter

Grays Shopping centre is planning to celebrate Easter in true East End style.   more...

Grays: Search for satellite thieves

Police are hunting for thieves who stole a number of satellite dishes from the Bruces Wharf area of Grays on Friday.   more...

Stanford-le-Hope: Aborignal artistry task for Susie

An artist who only took up painting after travelling around Australia for a year has been signed up by a restaurant chain to create Aboriginal-style pictures for them.   more...

Thurrock: Councillors' charity slim

Two large Thurrock councillors are planning to shed pounds to raise funds for the Thurrock Community Chest.   more...

  
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