Stories for 17 January 2002

Basildon,Colchester,Essex Sport

Gymnastics: Smooth apparatus display by gym duo

Chloe Morton and Charlie Atkins both struck gold for Wickford-based Carousel Gym Club when the County Apparatus finals were staged at Colchester.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

South Essex: Judge warns of Ecstasy danger

A judge has warned young nightclubbers in south Essex to stay away from Ecstasy.   more...

Laindon: Five Links work's summer kick-off

Work on the revamp of a troubled Laindon estate should finally get under way by the summer, it has been revealed.   more...

Weaken and win a meal for two

A free meal for two is up for grabs at a Basildon restaurant for the person with the most outrageous broken New Year's resolution.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

South Essex: Tina - Third man in court

A third man has appeared in court charged with conspiring to murder Tina Chapman.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Golf: Elliott takes first honours of the year

Peter Elliott claimed the First Division title at the Hanover golf club's first Georgian monthly medal of the new year.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend,Thurrock Sport

Badminton: Stanford soar to dream start

Stanford-le-Hope made an unbeaten start to the season and head the First Division of the Basildon and Thurrock District Ladies Badminton League.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Road signs row rumbles on

Drivers on major approaches to Chelmsford were still without advance warning of the width and weight restriction at Widford viaduct this week as a 'who's fault' dispute raged between Chelmsford Borough Council and the Government's Highways Agency.   more...

Chelmsford: Chelmsford: Top law officer in town

Attorney General Lord Goldsmith QC is due to visit Chelmsford Crown Prosecution Service as part of his nationwide tour.   more...

Chelmsford: Prisoner broke officer's hand

A prisoner has been given a four-year jail sentence for assaulting a prison officer.   more...

Chelmsford: Hospital on arts trail

The first stage of an ambitious programme to launch a new 'arts trail' at Broomfield Hospital will be launched this week.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Foster beats stage fright

Essex star James Foster said he has learned his lesson from Mohali and is determined to savour every moment of the awesome atmosphere during Saturday's opening one-day international at Eden Gardens.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Emergency theatre goes into service

The first ever emergency operating theatre at Colchester General Hospital has gone into service.   more...

Colchester: School set to beam out on airwaves

A Colchester school could become one of the first in the region to go live on air with its own radio station.   more...

Colchester: Man found in street

Police have appealed for information about an incident at Trinity Square in Colchester after officers found a man lying in the street with a head injury.   more...

Colchester: Ambulances used in beds crisis

Ambulances have been used as temporary waiting areas for patients amid a desperate shortage of beds at Colchester General Hospital.   more...

Clacton, Colchester: 'Drugs did this to me'

A young man paralysed by drug misuse has told how he believed the subtances would never do him any serious harm.   more...

Colchester: Road changes in Dutch Quarter

Residents in the Dutch Quarter of Colchester should expect major changes to traffic if plans are given the green light.   more...

Colchester: 5th Century ring is treasure trove

A bejewelled gold ring from the 5th Century was found in a field in south Colchester, an inquest heard.   more...

Colchester: Mum's platform plea

An "appalled" mother is calling for changes in platform access at Colchester North railway station.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Testing time for U's fans

Steve Whitton is putting his trust in the Colchester United fans not to let him and the club down.   more...

Soccer: Town block Bent move

Ipswich Town have refused to loan teenage striker Darren Bent to Second Division Bournemouth.   more...

Soccer: Move 'will be good for Croft' - Burley

George Burley has backed Gary Croft to bury his injury problems in the past during a month-long loan at Wigan.   more...

Essex Business

Frinton: Ice cream man's cool reception

Enterprising ice cream man Ernie White has accused councillors of trying to queer his pitch on Frinton's prestigious seafront.   more...

Stansted: Airport is fastest-growing in UK

Essex's Stansted Airport grew quicker than any other major airport in the UK last year.   more...

Southend: Motorists slam rises for street parking

Motorists have rebuked Southend Council over plans for a 25 per cent hike in parking charges for streets in the town centre.   more...

Canvey: Safeway slip made me a fall guy, says Roy

An angry shopper has demanded an apology after slipping on a piece of discarded plastic at Canvey's Safeway superstore and spraining his ankle.   more...

Southend: `Back airport and let area take off'

Controversial plans for a revamp of Southend Airport will bring "huge benefits to the local economy", says the Essex Economic Partnership.   more...

Purfleet: Big deal for truck sale

Essex forklift truck sales firm Acclaim Handling so impressed one of the world's largest manufacturers that it has landed the contract to act as sole distributor for the south east of England.   more...

Chelmsford: Hubble boffins at Marconi

Leading Hubble Space Telescope personnel from the US Space Agency, NASA, were in Chelmsford on Tuesday to congratulate Marconi Applied Technologies on the rapid completion of the company's involvement in the prestigious project.   more...

Colchester: Solicitor on taget for growth

Colchester-based solicitors Birkett Long is right on target with its expansion plans.   more...

Colchester: Road changes in Dutch Quarter

Residents in the Dutch Quarter of Colchester should expect major changes to traffic if plans are given the green light.   more...

Essex: Take lessons from Uncle Sam

Manufacturing companies in the South East and London can become more competitive by taking lessons from their American-owned counterparts, according to a new report issued by EEF South.   more...

Ongar: Traders unhappy at blackout

Determined Ongar traders proved themselves anything but powerless after faults on two high-voltage mains cables plunged the High Street into total darkness.   more...

Essex News

Rowhedge: Air gun warning as ginger tom is shot

A distressed cat owner has warned of air gun dangers after someone shot her ginger tom.   more...

Woodham: Cycleway plan adds £20,000

A planned footpath and cycleway linking Albert Road and Hortwhistle Road in South Woodham Ferrers will cost £20,000 more than was originally thought.   more...

West Essex: 'Green' glass pilot scheme

Ongar's eco-conscious householders are being asked to start saving up their empty glass bottles and jars as part of a new 12-week doorstep recycling scheme being piloted by Epping Forest District Council.   more...

Braintree: Music school may have to close

The largest music school in the south of England may have to close if it cannot find a new home.   more...

Jaywick: New measures to beat sand misery

New efforts are to be made to stop elderly and vulnerable residents being trapped in their own homes by sand blown over the sea wall at Jaywick.   more...

Woodham: Church damaged by skateboarders

A lack of facilities for teenage skateboarders has left a South Woodham Ferrers Church with a repair bill of thousands of pounds.   more...

Woodham: Another step for £1m HQ

The deadline is now up for firms to bid for the contract to demolish the old Champions Manor Hall site in South Woodham Ferrers to make way for a new council headquarters.   more...

Essex: Former chairman urges sensible mobile use

Former Essex County Council chairman Bill Dixon-Smith has urged mobile phone users to act more responsibly in the light of soaring thefts.   more...

Essex: Cash help for homes hunt

Public sector workers who live in Essex could to be given £10,000 loans towards their first home.   more...

Brentwood: Explosion drama at nursery

Children at a Brentwood nursery were caught up in the drama of a mini explosion on Friday morning.   more...

Woodham: Canny families are record recyclers

Homeowners in South Woodham Ferrers are recycling more than four times the amount of rubbish anyone else is in the borough.   more...

Essex Obituaries

Allen Johnson (Southend)

A man whose family held the first licence to sell fish on Southend seafront has died at the age of 89.   more...

Essex Sport

Rugby: Lads get England chance

Schoolboys Andrew Frost and Michael Guess are out to grab an England place tomorrow.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: New blueprint for seafront

Long-awaited plans to revamp Southend seafront, driving out boy racers and boosting safety under the pier bridge, have finally been revealed.   more...

Southend: College seeks way forward

Plans for South East Essex College's proposed town centre building are still in the melting pot, chief executive Tony Pitcher said.   more...

Leigh: Cabbie fails in TV show

Clued-up cabbie Colin Taylor drove his fans to despair last night as he crashed out of the challenge to become the UK's brainiest taxi driver.   more...

Southend: Help us cut out dumped vehicles

Southend Council is demanding Government action to crack down on abandoned vehicles by attaching a unique number to every motorist.   more...

Leigh: Porn and fake games sold from back of van

A salesman who peddled fake videos, compact discs and pornography is beginning an eight-month jail sentence.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Blues pair on comeback trail

Southend United's injury-plagued midfielder Ben Smith is expected to resume light training next Monday - and right back Mark Beard is also on the road to recovery.   more...

Soccer: Hutch commits to Blues cause

Southend United's dreadlocked midfield warrior Carl Hutchings wants to commit himself to the Third Division club, Blues boss Rob Newman has revealed.   more...

General: Sport awards swansong for Paul

Southend Sports Council chairman Paul Hart will be overseeing his last sports personality of the year awards on Friday before stepping down.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Orsett: Police hunt gunmen

Detectives are appealing for help from the public in their hunt for two men who attempted to rob Orsett Post Office at gunpoint before fleeing empty-handed.   more...

South Ockendon: Handbag thief sought

South Ockendon police are hunting for robbers who pushed a woman over and stole the contents of her handbag.   more...

Thurrock, Tilbury: Teenager first to get new order

A 15-year-old boy from Thurrock has become the first youth in Essex to be bound over by an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO).   more...

Grays: Bogus callers strike twice

Police are investigating two incidents involving bogus officials in Grays on Monday.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Sutton United 1-7 Grays Athletic (Isthmian League Cup)

It was suggested recently that the Isthmian League Cup could well find its way to the Rec this season.   more...

Soccer: Grays go back to the future

Grays are turning the clock back to go forward.   more...

Soccer: Aveley 4-0 Flackwell Heath (Ryman League Division Three)

A goal up in 45 seconds, Aveley were never going to lose to the worst team in the Ryman League.   more...

Soccer: Tilbury 2-4 Hungerford Town (Ryman League Division Two)

At The Rec a visiting striker had a day to remember.   more...

  
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