Stories for 3 February 2002

Essex Sport

Soccer: Bishop's Stortford 1-1 Worthing (Ryman League Division One)

Struggling Worthing claimed an unlikely point at Bishop's Stortford on Saturday in a game that the home side had banked on winning in their pursuit of promotion to the Ryman Premier.  more...

Soccer: Grantham Town 1-4 Canvey Island (FA Trophy 4th Round)

Canvey Island turned around a half-time deficit at Grantham Town to ease into the 5th Round of the FA Trophy.  more...

Soccer: Ford United 0-2 Harlow Town (Ryman League Division One)

Harlow Town gained their best result of the season on Saturday with a 2-0 success at high-flying Ford United.  more...

Soccer: Northy Ferriby United 4-4 Braintree Town (FA Trophy 4th Round)

Braintree Town were involved in an FA Trophy rollercoaster on Saturday, leaving the bleak confines of North Ferriby with a replay shot in Essex.  more...

Soccer: Heybridge Swifts 4-2 Enfield (Ryman League Premier Division)

An entertaining clash at Heybridge saw the home side claim their fifth win in seven matches to climb further away from the Ryman Premier drop places.  more...

Essex,Basildon News

Bentwood/ fatal accident

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a car crash at Pilgrims Hatch in which a 76-year old woman died. The woman was a passenger in a Ford Escort estate car, along with her husband, who was in his 70's and the 68-year old driver. Police have confirmed the dead woman as Joan Tyler of Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood. The Ford Escort was being driven along the A128 Ongar Road towards Brentwood on Friday (Feb 1) at 4pm, when it was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit motor vehicle near the junction to Coxtie Green Road (check) which was travelling in the opposite direction. Full story in Monday's Echo   more...

Essex,Chelmsford Sport

Soccer: Chelmsford City 1-1 Hednesford Town (Dr Martens Premier Division)

Paul Parker's men went into this clash with only one win in nine, and encountered a boggy playing surface which restricted the smooth build-up play that fans at New Lodge have come to expect this season.  more...

Essex,Southend News

Benfleet/ road rage terror

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to road rage incident in Benfleet where a motorist was chased down a road by another driver wielding an axe. During the incident, which occurred in Raymond Drive at 3.30pm on Friday (Feb 1), the man was threatened by the male driver of a green Citroen car. The driver then proceeded to chase the man along the street with what was described as an axe with a two-foot long wooden handle with a 10-12 inch blade. *Full report in Monday's Echo.   more...