Stories for 24 February 2002

Essex Sport

Hartlepool United 5-1 Southend United

HARTLEPOOL United condemned Southend United to their heaviest defeat of the season at Victoria Park.  more...

Soccer: Margate 1-1 Braintree Town (FA Umbro Trophy 5th Round)

Braintree will get a second bite of the cherry having held Conference high-flyers Margate to an excellent 1-1 on Saturday in the FA Trophy.  more...

Soccer: Bishop's Stortford 4-1 Ford United (Ryman League Division One)

Stortford took another stride towards promotion to the Ryman Premier on Saturday with a stunning 4-1 success over rivals Ford United.  more...

Soccer: Aldershot Town 0-1 Grays Athletic (Ryman League Premier Division)

Grays recorded one of their best results this season with a smash-and-grab raid at the Recreation Ground, Aldershot.  more...

Soccer: Carshalton 1-2 Harlow (Ryman League Division One)

Harlow Town secured an impressive away success at Carshalton Athletic on Saturday to climb to the fringes of the promotion places.  more...

Soccer: Heybridge Swifts 2-0 Maidenhead United (Ryman League Premier Division)

Heybridge kept up their recent improvement in form on Saturday with a comfortable 2-0 home win over Maidenhead United.  more...

Soccer: Canvey Island 3-2 St Albans City (Ryman League Premier Division)

Canvey moved five points clear of Gravesend at the top of the Ryman Premier with a slender 3-2 home win against troubled St Albans City.  more...

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

Chesham and Billericay swapped league positions on Saturday after the Buckinghamshire side recorded a fully deserved 2-0 victory.  more...

Soccer: Purfleet 0-1 Boreham Wood (Ryman League Premier Division)

A rare home defeat for Purfleet on Saturday as visitors Boreham Wood belied their lowly league position to steal a 1-0 success.  more...

Soccer: Ryman League round-up (Divisions Two and Three)

Aveley's championship six-pointer with Croydon Athletic at the top of Ryman Division Three ended in disappointment as the Essex side tumbled 3-0 at home to their Surrey rivals.  more...

Essex,Basildon News

Basildon: Suspicious death

POLICE have launched an investigation into the death of a 22-year-old woman whose body was found at her home in Basildon.  more...

Essex,Chelmsford Sport

Soccer: Chelmsford City 2-1 Merthyr Tydfil (Dr Martens League Premier Division)

Chelmsford City plunged visitors Merthyr Tydfil deeper into relegation trouble, coming from behind to win 2-1 at New Lodge on Saturday.  more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Aggravated burglary in Shoebury

A MAN was treated in hospital after being assaulted by three armed men who forced their way into his home in Shoebury.  more...