Stories for 31 January 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Pitsea: Tasty treat for cloakroom

Staff at a Pitsea school have expressed their delight after transforming a cloakroom into a technology room.   more...

Laindon: Anti-bullying group hunts bigger offices

An anti-bullying group is moving premises to keep up with demand and to offer more time and flexibility.   more...

Wickford: New floods alert as river levels still rise

The River Crouch is rising every year because it cannot cope with the rapid house building in Wickford, a campaigner claims.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Boxing: Retirement of The Doorman

The final bell has tolled in the career of Southend boxing hopeful Danny "The Doorman" Percival.   more...

Angling: Green Oaks launch big trout fishery

Green Oaks Leisure will be managing Green Oaks Trout Lake from April 2 and it will be run as a "big trout fishery" at Potash Road, Billericay.   more...

Angling: Tench tip scales in Geoff's favour

Geoff Byatt stormed to victory at the Ridley Angling Products Gloucester Park Open with a 44lb 12oz 8dr haul.   more...

Soccer: Intersports nets windfall

Footballers are celebrating after securing a bumper lottery grant for their club.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Swimming: Aaron leads Runny's charge

Runnymede Swimming Club claimed four first places, six seconds and seven thirds at the Canvey 200 metres meet for 10 to 13-year-olds.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend,Thurrock News

South Essex: Gateway project revealed

A travelling exhibition detailing ambitious plans for the Thames Gateway project was to stop off in Castle Point today.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: New base for drug team

Chelmsford's Community Drug and Alcohol team is to re-locate from its premises in Broomfield Road to an industrial site in Navigation Road.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Ice hockey: Oxford City Stars 8-3 Chelmsford Chieftains (English League Cup)

This was a fine game from both sides, arguably marred by some dubious refereeing.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: High kicks from Hetty on her 90th

Hetty Cox celebrated her 90th birthday in the kind of style normally associated with someone half her age.   more...

Colchester: Nightclub's rent-a cop request

A Colchester nightspot wants a "buy one, get one free" deal to rent police officers to curb trouble.   more...

Colchester: House mover burgled

Burglars battered down the front door of a man who had just moved into his new home.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: U's dream turns to nightmare

The way that Swindon Town were able to turn a half-time deficit into a 3-1 win at Layer Road last night will no doubt be giving U's boss Steve Whitton the odd nightmare in the nights to come.   more...

Soccer: Brown buzzes off to Hornets

Ipswich Town's Wayne Brown has agreed a loan move to Division One promotion-chasers Watford.   more...

Soccer: Burley's pride at Ipswich desire

George Burley described the desire of his side as 'absolutely outstanding' following their 1-0 success against Fulham.   more...

Soccer: No happy ending for Coote's debut

Colchester United's £50,000 record equalling signing Adrian Coote could be forgiven for thinking he had marked his first start for the club with a victory.   more...

Soccer: U's boss asks for strength

Colchester boss Steve Whitton has called for his team to show more mental strength after they slumped to their fourth successive league defeat.   more...

Essex Business

Basildon: Online firm opens its first retail shop

Basildon-based SoftwareFirst, one of Europe's leading online retailers, has opened its first shop as part of a major expansion in the town.   more...

Clacton: Firm lays off workers

An engineering company has announced nine redundancies from its 58-strong workforce.   more...

South Essex: Gateway project revealed

A travelling exhibition detailing ambitious plans for the Thames Gateway project was to stop off in Castle Point today.   more...

Clacton: Food store will expand further

A leading discount food store chain has bought up extra land to expand its development in Clacton town centre.   more...

Colchester: Nightclub's rent-a cop request

A Colchester nightspot wants a "buy one, get one free" deal to rent police officers to curb trouble.   more...

Colchester: Night market idea

A night market is just one idea which could be discussed to make Colchester a safer place after dark.   more...

Southend: Diner? Here's one I made earlier

Here's the way to get really fast food -- the workers building this new drive-through McDonald's burger bar aimed to finish it in super quick time, using prefabricated sections.   more...

Essex: Opening relief of new A130 bypass

The first section of the new A130 bypass was has finally been opened to traffic.   more...

Corringham: Tanker crash highlights safety fears

A residents group examining concerns over P&O's proposed development of Shell Haven says Tuesday's collision between two tankers in Corringham could be "an indication of what's to come."   more...

Basildon: Tractor workers pull together

Pupils at a Basildon special school have received a late Christmas present, thanks to the generosity of workers at a local factory.   more...

Clacton: Holiday park's bid to extend season

Tendring's holiday trade could get a major boost if a plea to extend the holiday season by one month gets the go-ahead.   more...

Essex News

Cressing: Get back into lime!

As part of a series of Traditional Building Skills courses being run by Essex County Council, a how to use lime successfully session is being held at Cressing Temple, the mediaeval barn in mid-Essex.   more...

Mid-Essex: Armed raid at Little Chef

Armed robbers pointed a loaded shotgun at the head of a woman working at a mid-Essex Little Chef and stole cash.   more...

Essex: Hutton fire HQ stays for now

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service's headquarters at Hutton will stay put for the time being.   more...

Walton: Town plans jubilee festival

There is no apathy over the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations in Walton.   more...

Maldon: Paddle boats scheme sunk

A bid to return paddle boats to the lake at Maldon's Promenade Park is being sunk by a problem over insurance.   more...

Maldon: Stray cats 'being slaughtered'

Colonies of stray cats are being slaughtered by landowners who cannot cope with the rate at which they breed, says an animal rights worker.   more...

Essex Obituaries

Derek Woodley (Southend)

Southend United fans are mourning the death of former Blues favourite Derek Woodley, nicknamed "The Fox."   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Colchester United 1-3 Swindon Town (Nationwide Division Two)

Colchester saw a potential three points turn to none as Swindon out played Steve Whitton's men at a wet Layer Road last night.   more...

Soccer: Ipswich Town 1-0 Fulham (FA Barclaycard Premiership)

Ipswich put some daylight between themselves and the Premiership's bottom three with a win against Fulham at Portman Road.   more...

Basketball: Leopards 80-81 Brighton Bears (BBL Southern Conference)

The game that brought together the closest matched teams in the BBL lived up to its billing at the Brentwood Centre on Friday evening.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Couple escape guest house fire

A blaze which swept through a Southend guest house is being treated as a possible arson attack.   more...

Westcliff: Pedestrian death appeal

Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses following a car accident on the A127 which left a young man dead.   more...

Mid-, South Essex: Classics calm rail vandals

Classical music is the magic ingredient of a pioneering scheme, which has proved a major success at discouraging vandals at Harold Wood station.   more...

Southend: Adult cats need homes

An appeal has been launched by the Southend Cats Protection League workers to find homes for grown-up moggies who need a cosy corner to curl up in.   more...

Southend: Plan to outlaw all-year fireworks

Southend Council could move to outlaw the increasing nuisance of all-year-round fireworks under radical plans just revealed.   more...

Southend: Driver hunt after PC's miracle escape

A police officer narrowly escaped injury after diving out of the path of a suspected stolen vehicle in Southend town centre.   more...

Hawkwell: Families fume at new homes

Residents in Hawkwell are furious because the local council failed to tell them about plans to build 29 houses in their quiet road.   more...

Southend: Night shelter faces challenge

The age of people coming to the Southend Night Shelter for the Homeless in York Road has dropped dramatically in the last three years.   more...

Southend: 'We want to be fair over parking tickets'

Talks were today under way with Southend's team of parking wardens to hammer home the message of fairness when dealing with the public.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Johnson's goal hope

Southend United substitute Leon Johnson hopes his face-saving equaliser against Halifax will help him win back a starting berth in Blues' first team.   more...

Soccer: Broad ready for new deal

Southend United defender Stephen Broad was today expected to put pen-to-paper on a new one-year deal.   more...

Swimming: Rochford staying bang on

Rochford and District Swimming Club continued their Essex League promotion push with a second-placed finish at Dagenham.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Trust appoints first modern matron

The Thurrock Primary Care NHS Trust has appointed its first modern matron.   more...

Grays, Stanford-le-Hope: Players get that sinking feeling!

A newly-formed youth theatre group will be staging a musical version of the Titanic story as their first production.   more...

Thurrock: Crackdown on unlicensed cabbies

Thurrock Council is launching measures to prevent the public from becoming the victims of "cowboy mini-cab drivers".   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Another blank weekend for Grays and Aveley

Just like last weekend, Grays and Aveley have the weekend free from Ryman League football.   more...

Athletics: Harriers out to retain title

This weekend Thurrock Harriers' senior men defend their Essex 20 team title and are certainly in the type of form to win it again.   more...

Bowls: Searle's whirlwind week

What a week for Tilbury player Delia Searle. First there was the national pairs area final and a hard-fought six-shot victory with Jan White over club mates Elaine Scarborough and Maureen Roberts.   more...

  
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