Stories for 5 February 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Laindon: Tree blow for William

A 50ft tree came crashing down in high winds, crushing fences and sheds in its path.   more...

Health and martial arts

A new aerobics and martial arts class is about to be launched in Laindon.   more...

Wickford: Cable prank warning

Pranksters could have caused a serious accident when they tied a telephone cable across a busy street after it was brought down by high winds.   more...

Basildon: Cannabis pupil expelled

A headteacher has taken a firm stand over drugs by throwing a pupil out for a "cannabis-related offence."   more...

Basildon: Proud - but disappointed

A Basildon arthritis group was left disappointed but still proud after holding the national annual prize draw.   more...

Laindon: Work hard - and earn yourself extra cash

Pupils at James Hornsby High School are being given a cash incentive to work harder in the classroom.   more...

Pitsea: MP joins battle over road safety

An MP has joined the fight for better road safety outside a south Essex care home after an elderly woman was knocked down and killed.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

South Essex: Milburn admits cancer care threat

Health Secretary Alan Milburn has finally acknowledged the threat to vital cancer services in south Essex.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Northwood task for Gulls

Canvey Island FC now turn their attentions to another knockout competition front tonight when they travel to First Division Northwood in the quarter-finals of the Isthmian League Cup.   more...

Soccer: Tough task for Gulls

If Canvey Island are to retain the FA Umbro Trophy they are certainly going to have to do it the hard way.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend,Thurrock News

South Essex: Hospitals urge common-sense approach

Hospital managers are reminding people who are feeling unwell to think twice before they visit a relative or friend in hospital.   more...

South Essex: Measles epidemic fear growing

The threat of a killer measles epidemic in south Essex has increased after a worrying drop in the take-up of the controversial MMR vaccine.   more...

Chelmsford,Colchester,Essex News

North, Mid-Essex: Flooding fears ebb

A flood warning on the River Colne has been down-graded as water levels were falling.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Witham, Chelmsford: Schools' joy at special status

Two mid-Essex schools have won specialist status in a £30m Government cash award just announced.   more...

Good Easter, Chelmsford: Charity's heartfelt gift

A life-saving defibrillator machine has been presented to the village of Good Easter by the British Heart Foundation.   more...

Chelmsford: V2002 gets green light

It's all go for the V2002 pop festival in Essex - and more people than ever could be attending the event in Chelmsford this August.   more...

Chelmsford: Real bad girls

Police are disappointed that no-one has come forward to identify the girls featured on last Tuesday's television programme Real Bad Girls.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Golf: Veterans take advantage of better weather

At Forrester Park Golf Club, with relatively benign weather conditions, the ladies' veterans and men all played their scheduled competitions this week.   more...

Hockey: Chelmsford 1-1 Firebrands (English Hockey League Division One)

Chelmsford resumed their Division One campaign with a valuable point at home to Firebrands on Saturday, but know that they could have taken all the points if they had been more clinical in front of the goal.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Hunt for attacker steps up

Detectives are stepping up their hunt for a vicious attacker who bit off a student's lower lip.   more...

Witham: Parents back pupil in hair row

A GCSE pupil has been told she cannot return to lessons unless she ties her braided hair back or takes the plaits out.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Johnson's race for fitness

Gavin Johnson has again sat out training resting a hip problem - but manager Steve Whitton hopes the big U's defender will be fit to face their Cambridge test.   more...

General: Dwan's the man at personality awards

SPORTING talent was rewarded in a special ceremony at Colchester Town Hall.   more...

Soccer: Whitton hails never-say-die U's

Steve Whitton hailed the character of his Colchester United side after watching them fight back from behind to draw 1-1 with Brentford.   more...

Soccer: Holland sings Peralta's praises

Matt Holland sung the praises of fellow goalscorer Sixto Peralta after the pair combined to help Ipswich Town sink Everton 2-1.   more...

Essex Business

Colchester: MP's post office job fears

A number of sub-post offices could be forced to close in Colchester, it has been claimed.   more...

Colchester: Fire-ravaged restaurant ready 'in months'

Fire-ravaged Monty's Restaurant could be back up and running within a matter of months.   more...

Basildon: No bus service at the leisure park

Bosses at Basildon's Festival Leisure Park will not run free bus services to and from the park during February half-term.   more...

Harold Hill: Bryco raises £20,000 for charity

The Mayor of Havering's appeal has received a massive cash injection in the shape of a £22,000 cheque from Harold Hill-based company Bryco.   more...

Southend: New home for Blues stadium?

A new multi-million pound leisure complex -- including a new home for Southend United -- could be on cards.   more...

Basildon: New bosses at Gilbarco

Hundreds of Basildon workers have new bosses this week after the sale of Marconi Commerce Systems finally went through.   more...

Southend: Jobs boom as KeyMed grows

A leading Southend company is to create 150 new jobs as part of an ambitious expansion.   more...

Stansted: Airport staff's meeting

Stansted Airport staff concerned about their jobs were at a union meeting to hear about their future prospects.   more...

South Essex: A127 closure `a flaming nuisance'

The closure of one of the busiest roads in south Essex for further improvements on the new A130 bypass will be "a flaming nuisance", a leading councillor said.   more...

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Essex Features

Southend: Soldier Mark's on a special mission

Southend soldier Mark Gee is so fast on skis that he once raced away with Princess Anne and left her bodyguards standing.   more...

Essex Live Music

South Essex Live Music round-up: U2 from A to Z

Local promoter Mark Chatterton is a keen man. Not content with putting on some of the best gigs in town and writing a highly informative book about Wishbone Ash, he's now tackled the entire history of possibly the world's biggest band of the last thirty years - U2.   more...

Essex News

Hatfield Peverel: Residents call for speeding action

Residents have called for urgent action after a car ploughed into the front of a bungalow in Hatfield Peverel.   more...

St Osyth: Arson attack - eight saved

Eight people including a baby had a lucky escape after arsonists set fire to a row of flats.   more...

Braintree: Robber's threat to woman, 18

An 18-year-old woman has been left shaken after a robber said he would "do something she wouldn't like" if she did not hand over money.   more...

Vange: £1m healthy centre setback

Plans to build a £1m healthy living centre in Vange have been shelved after an ambitious bid for lottery cash was turned down.   more...

Brentwood: Delay in youth jail decision

Campaigners opposing plans to reopen a south Essex youth jail have criticised the Government for failing to make a decision on the future of the proposal.   more...

Doddinghurst: Vicar Trellis' change of scale

Flying thousands of miles to swap the largest wooden church building in the world for a small centre of worship in an Essex village is something of a major career move.   more...

Braintree: No reprieve for 102mph motorist

"Speed kills," a judge told a sales director when dismissing his appeal against disqualification for driving a car at 102mph on the 70mph-limit A12.   more...

Messing: Birds killed by thieves

Baby birds were killed by thieves who smashed open nests at a care centre for people with learning difficulties.   more...

Thundersley: School is one of the best

Celebrations were today under way at a Thundersley school after it was hailed among the best in the country by education watchdog Ofsted.   more...

Brightlingsea: Card now arriving is 50 years late!

A postcard has arrived at its destination - apparently 50 years after it was posted in Scotland.   more...

Tiptree: Vandalism costing parish council £200 a month

Regular vandalism to Grove Road public toilets is costing Tiptree Parish Council £200 a month to repair.   more...

South Weald: Rural war on bad drivers

Countryside-lovers are mobilising forces for a mass protest to put the brakes on inconsiderate drivers.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Rovers go in search of points

Great Wakering Rovers, who crashed to a shock 1-0 home defeat in the Ryman League Second Division at the hands of Hemel Hempstead on Saturday, will look for a confidence-building victory when bottom club Romford visit Burroughs Park tonight.   more...

Soccer: Iron set on Trophy date

Ben Embery saw his Braintree troops carve out an incredible 4-4 draw at North Ferriby United in the FA Umbro Trophy and roared: "We're favourites for the replay."   more...

Cycling: Tour de Tendring's backer pulls out

The sponsor of one of Tendring's most popular events has pulled out - and the search is on for a new backer.   more...

Hockey: Brentwood 2-0 Havering (Printwize East League Premier Division 'B')

Brentwood completed a clean sweep of victories as all seven of their men's teams won their respective league fixtures on Saturday.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Gun-runner's freedom bid begins in Indian court

A former Southend man has taken the first major step towards being freed from an Indian prison after being convicted of arms smuggling.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Coburn hits three for Blues reserves

Teenager Sean Coburn's hat-trick inspired Southend United to a 4-0 second string demolition of Norwich City at Roots Hall.   more...

Soccer: New home for Blues stadium?

A new multi-million pound leisure complex -- including a new home for Southend United -- could be on cards.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Aveley: Driver flees as death crash blocks A13

Police are hunting a man who fled the scene of a fatal lorry smash which saw the busy A13 closed for more than eight hours.   more...

Thurrock: School gets performing arts status

Another Thurrock school has won specialist college status this week.   more...

Tilbury: Call for parents' input on all-age campus

An education chief is calling for the community to get involved in shaping the town's new schooling system.   more...

Tilbury, Stanford-le-Hope: Bogus caller warning

Police are investigating reports of bogus officials calling at homes in a south Essex town.   more...

Thurrock: Policy to promote equality

A new policy aiming to stamp out racial and other forms of discrimination has been launched by a south Essex town.   more...

Aveley: Plea to give ill-treated Champ a stable home

The RSPCA is appealing for somebody to help find a new home for Champ, a horse found emaciated in south Essex.   more...

Grays: Syndrome meeting at school

South Essex was the centre of a medical investigation into a rare genetic disorder.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Purfleet-Swifts off

Last night's Ryman Premier clash between Purfleet and Heybridge Swifts at Ship Lane was postponed due to the rain.   more...

Soccer: Mosely's manager of the month

Aveley's Steve Mosely has won the Ryman Three manager of the month award for January.   more...

  
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