Stories for 18 February 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Pitsea: Woman attacked by bag snatcher

Police are appealing for witnesses to a "nasty" attack on a woman who was thrown to the pavement by a bag snatcher.   more...

Laindon: Facelift starts on care home

Building work has begun on a care home for people with learning difficulties in Basildon.   more...

Laindon: Elderly man in hospital with burns

An 89-year-old man was taken to hospital with burns to his face after a blaze ripped through an entire house.   more...

Laindon: Grandad hero in fire drama

A grandfather has been treated for burns to his face after leading his two grandsons from their blazing Laindon house.   more...

Basildon: Witness plea after bag-snatch bid

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was thrown to the floor as a would-be robber tried to steal her handbag.   more...

Laindon: Molester has jail term cut

A top swimming coach dubbed the "pool pervert" after molesting boys in his training team has had his sentence cut.   more...

Pitsea: Half-term at your leisure

As half-term starts today parents are once again left with the job of finding fun and interesting things for children to do.   more...

Billericay: Pensioner fleeced of savings

A pensioner was been left penniless after her bank account was cleaned out by callous cash card thieves.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: Boreham Wood 0-3 Canvey Island (Ryman League Premier Division)

Canvey hit three past ailing Boreham Wood on Saturday to reassert their title credentials.   more...

Soccer: Billericay Town 1-1 Kingstonian (Ryman League Premier Division)

New Lodge witnessed an entertaining afternoon of football on Saturday as Kingstonian claimed a point against Billericay.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Canvey: Banging drum for Caribbean rhythms

A totally tropical experience was had by the youngsters at Canvey Junior School with a visit by Caribbean steel band Juma.   more...

Canvey: Holiday homes wrecked

Arsonists have been blamed for a fierce blaze which destroyed two caravans and seriously damaged another at a Canvey holiday park.   more...

South Essex: Motorcade pays tribute to biker

A procression of 140 cars led its way through south Essex to Southend seafreont in memory of motorbike crash victim Michael Morrell.   more...

South Essex: IDS backs cancer campaign

Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has congratulated the Echo and thrown his support behind the campaign to safeguard vital south Essex cancer services.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Swimming: Chenery through to nationals

Canvey Island Swimming Club's Chris Chenery, 11, booked his place at the National Age Group Championships during the Ipswich Open meet.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend,Thurrock News

South Essex: Yobs' deadly game on busy A13

Police are cracking down on yobs who put motorists' lives at risk by hurling stones at fast-moving cars.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Man threatened to kill brother-in-law

Anger over his brother-in-law led to a Chelmsford man being ordered to do 150 hours community punishment.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Essex move for Habib?

Batsman Aftab Habib could be heading to Essex after buying himself out of his contract with Leicester-shire.   more...

Soccer: Welling United 2-4 Chelmsford City (Dr Martens League Premier Division)

Chelmsford City regained that winning feeling on Saturday, hitting four past hapless Welling United at Park View Road.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester, Rowhedge: Heroes pull woman from blazing car

Two heroes who dragged a semi-conscious woman out of her burning car have been praised by police - who said they probably saved her life.   more...

Colchester: Man critical after stabbing

A 26-year-old man is in a critical condition after being stabbed in the stomach. The attack happened in the early hours of Saturday in St Botolph's Street, Colchester.   more...

Colchester: Stabbed soldier still in intensive care

A soldier was still in intensive care today after being stabbed in the stomach in a street brawl in Colchester.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Whitton wins his half-time gamble

Colchester United manager Steve Whitton must be congratulated for a brave move that ultimately led to the salvage of a point against Blackpool.   more...

Soccer: Colchester United 1-1 Blackpool (Nationwide Division Two)

Colchester United managed to get a point thanks to Joe Keith keeping a cool head from the penalty spot to cancel out an earlier strike from Blackpool's Richard Walker.   more...

Soccer: I didn't dive, says Barrett

Graham Barrett was at the centre of a 'dive' storm after winning a penalty that earned the U's a draw against visiting Blackpool on Saturday.   more...

Soccer: U's get just rewards

A job well done was the general feeling after the U's came back from a goal down to claim a point against visiting Blackpool.   more...

Essex Business

Southend: Seafront transformation

This could be the shape of Southend seafront in the future - providing planners give the go-ahead to a new 60-bedroom hotel on the former gasworks site in Eastern Esplanade.   more...

Basildon: Toy firm set to sue S Club 7

A Basildon toy firm is to sue teen pop sensations S Club 7 after three of its members were arrested for smoking cannabis.   more...

Southend: Frying pan started hotel fire

An hotel kitchen was left badly damaged by fire and smoke after a frying pan was left on a gas ring.   more...

Essex: New A130 proves popular

The country's first privately financed road, the A130 bypass, had almost 300,000 vehicles drive along it in the first 11 days it was open to the public.   more...

Frinton: Ice cream seller is not licked yet

Enterprising ice cream man Ernie White is mounting a fresh bid to set up shop on Frinton's prim and proper seafront.   more...

Colchester, Brightlingsea: Collins' Essex connection

Joan Collins' glitzy fifth wedding brought out an Essex connection - the filming of the marriage to director Percy Gibson, at London's Claridges hotel yesterday, was carried out by Colchester-based Coverdale Studios.   more...

Basildon: Dynamic duo's award

Basildon's service advice centre - run by just two people - has become the smallest organisation in Essex to be awarded Investor in People status.   more...

Basildon: Jubilee glee at gift factory

It may have got off to a slow start, but the Queen's Golden Jubilee year is soon set to explode into a right royal rave up - thanks to the efforts of a south Essex company.   more...

Essex: Jobless figures hold steady

Unemployment levels in Essex remained unchanged last month, despite a slight fall in the national total.   more...

Essex News

Ramsey: New site for village school not revealed

An alternative site has been earmarked for a new village school but education bosses are keeping tight-lipped about its location.   more...

Essex: Drivers dice with death on A12

A 4km stretch of the A12 between Romford and the M25 is the third most dangerous road in the whole of the UK, a new study has revealed.   more...

Clacton: Pensioner Albert is all revved up!

All revved up and ready for the open road - that's motorbike-mad pensioner Albert Scott who has just collected the keys to his 40th motorcycle.   more...

Moreton: Pupils scrubbing up nicely!

Pupils at Moreton Primary School have been helping to restore a piece of their schoolyard heritage - a bronze school bell dating from the 1850s.   more...

Frinton: Seafront flats opposed

Protesters at Frinton have pledged to continue their fight against proposed seafront flats which have been described as looking like "a medical centre."   more...

Southend: Giuliani pledges to look at woman's plight

The former Mayor of New York has pledged to see what he can do to help World Trade Centre widow Deena Gilbey in her bid to stay in the US.   more...

Witham: Deputy head takes over school

The deputy headteacher of a Witham school has stepped up to take on the role of headteacher.   more...

Braintree: Two-year drugs op ends with prison

An undercover police operation to rid a Braintree estate of drugs has ended with two men being jailed.   more...

St Osyth: Vicar's fundraising twins weigh in

They have arrived! The Rev Martin Flowerdew and his wife Julie are now the proud parents of twin girls.   more...

Witham: Life term for killing

A man who murdered his estranged wife's lover in Witham has been jailed for life.   more...

Woodham: Parking ultimatum

Inconsiderate drivers are being given one week to improve their parking habits -- or face the wrath of police.   more...

Harwich: Hospital hit by double blow

Staff shortages have forced a hospital's minor injuries unit to cut its opening hours by nearly half and GPs are saying they will be withdrawing their cover for the unit.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Harlow Town 1-4 Slough Town (Ryman League Division One)

Harlow Town's promotion ambitions suffered a shock on Saturday as Slough Town romped home surprising 4-1 winners in Essex.   more...

Soccer: Tooting & Mitcham United 2-3 Bishop's Stortford (Ryman League Division Town)

Bishop's Stortford remain one of the favourites for promotion from Ryman Division Two, and they confirmed their aspirations with a hard-fought win in South West London on Saturday.   more...

Soccer: Braintree Town 2-0 Chesham United (Ryman League Premier Division)

Nicky Simpson's opener set Braintree on their way to a 15th league win of the campaign and 5th spot in the Ryman Premier Division.   more...

Soccer: Bedford Town 5-2 Heybridge Swifts (Ryman League Premier Division)

Heybridge Swifts' recent upturn in form came to an end on Saturday with a 5-2 hammering at struggling Bedford Town.   more...

Soccer: Ryman League Round-Up (Divisions Two and Three)

East Thurrock United and Great Wakering Rovers both recorded 3-0 home successes at the weekend to remain in the top four of Ryman League Division Two.   more...

Golf: Call for Thorpe Hall to move site

Owners of the land on which Thorpe Bay's prestige Thorpe Hall Golf Club is based are urging the club to move elsewhere, it has been revealed.   more...

Soccer: Tiptree delight in FA Vase

Manager Neil Farlie could hardly contain his delight after Tiptree United progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA VAse at the expense of holders Taunton Town.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Hockley: Deena to be deported on doom date

The grieving British widow of a World Trade Centre victim has learned the date she is due to be deported from the US - September 11, the anniversary of her husband's death.   more...

Southend: Teenage bully is locked up

A teenage bully was locked up for 12 months after he robbed a 13-year-old boy of his mobile phone.   more...

Southend: Seafront havoc over cruisers

A seafront blockade designed to tackle cruisers and boy racers wreaked havoc for motorists and caused major congestion.   more...

Southend: `Islington has made mistake'

A London council which sends its homeless people to Southend did not strike a deal with the Estuary Housing Association to do so, it is claimed.   more...

Southend: New nightspot in old Keddies?

Part of a former family-owned department store is set to be transformed into a brand new entertainment venue.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Newman blasts sloppy Blues

Southend United boss Rob Newman was left to contemplate a night of sloppy defending from his side following their narrow 3-2 defeat at Swansea City.   more...

Soccer: Selley's pledge to Blues

Loan star Ian Selley has vowed to help re-ignite Southend United's play-off bid when the Blues start a run of three successive away games at Swansea tonight.   more...

Swansea City 3-2 Southend United (Nationwide Division Three)

The Blues remain 14th in the Third Division standings this morning after going down 3-2 at Vetch Field.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Grays: Blooming way to pass on safety message

Red roses marked the lives of the hundreds of people who lost their lives on the roads of a south Essex borough during a safety campaign.   more...

Corringham: Country club upgrade

A country club has won planning permission for a redevelopment which includes two new motel blocks and a school and theatre for a performing arts group...all on green belt land.   more...

Thurrock: Smashing time at Lakeside

Stars of the television show Robot Wars are putting on a half-term show in Lakeside shopping centre's central atrium.   more...

Grays: Tramp jailed for knifing

Eccentric tramp John Perfett has been jailed for seven years for wounding a Conservative club bar steward.   more...

Grays: Woodside's golden celebration

Woodside Primary School in Grays is joining the Queen and Thurrock Carnival in celebrating its golden anniversary this year.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Grays Athletic 2-1 Hitchin Town (Ryman League Premier Division)

Grays overcame some recent indifferent form to record their 15th league win of the campaign against struggling Hitchin Town.   more...

Soccer: St Albans 0-1 Purfleet (Ryman League Premier Division)

Purfleet showed no sympathy to St Albans' heavy financial problems with all three points at Clarence Park on Saturday.   more...

  
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