Stories for 7 February 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Rent rise fears unfounded

Council leaders in Basildon have rejected tenants concerns of a huge jump in rent next year by opting to only put up costs by £1.49 a week from next April.   more...

Pitsea: School's services smiles better

A school with top teachers is reaping the rewards of national success after it ploughed its winnings into facilities and services.   more...

Basildon: No police action over bell tower

Criminal proceedings into the cash scandal centred on Basildon's belltower have been shelved, police have revealed.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Angling: Carp arrivals give lots to Crow about

Crowsheath fishery has benefited from a large stock of new carp and catfish.   more...

Tae Kwon Do: Fight fans get a kick out of contest

Fight fans were treated to an exhibition of martial arts when Essex Tae Kwon Do held their second open competition at Basildon Sports Centre.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

South Essex: A127 bike smash chaos

Rush hour traffic was plunged into chaos following a road smash on the A127 today.   more...

South Essex: Health minister attacks Echo

Health minister Hazel Blears today delivered an attack on the Evening Echo over our campaign to safeguard vital south Essex cancer services.   more...

Canvey: New plea over glass attack

Detectives have launched a fresh appeal for information over a sickening assault which left a young father blinded.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Golf: Howard's Day

Former Evening Echo sports editor Howard Southwood drove in as the new captain of Rochford Hundred.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Thurrock News

Basildon, Thurrock: We'll balance the books, says overspent health trust

Basildon and Thurrock NHS General Hospitals Trust thinks it can balance the books for this financial year -- despite forecasting an overspend of £565,000.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Jubilee fun event to replace Spectacular

Popstars will take a back seat to royalty as this year's Chelmsford Spectacular is replaced by the Jubilee Family Fun Event.   more...

Essex: Motorists given safety advice

Police have given advice to residents throughout Essex to protect themselves against armed auto-pirates after car-jackings in the west of the county.   more...

Chelmsford: Mother and son treated after flat fire

A mother and her three year old son were tended by paramedics after fire swept through a bedroom of their top floor flat.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Ice hockey: Milton Keynes Thunder 4-4 Chelmsford Chieftains (English National League)

Another away match the Chieftains should have won, but in the end a draw was the best result.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: New centre planned to aid stroke victims

A stroke victim centre is a step nearer for Colchester.   more...

Colchester: Car parks price hike

Motorists wanting to park in Colchester town centre face higher tariffs than drivers pay in other towns in the region.   more...

Colchester: Bogus caller tricks woman, 88

A brazen bogus caller managed to worm his way into a block of flats for the elderly and tricked an 88-year-old arthritic woman.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Boost for Burley

George Burley has received a timely boost with the return to fitness of three key Ipswich Town players.   more...

Soccer: Bramble's priority is first team

Titus Bramble is no closer to deciding whether his long-term future lies with Ipswich Town.   more...

Soccer: Whitton warns against complacency

Steve Whitton has told his Colchester United players to avoid complacency when they visit struggling Cambridge United on Saturday.   more...

Soccer: Whitton denies Pinault problem

French Colchester United midfielder Thomas Pinault was a notable absentee from the squad for Saturday's home draw with Brentford.   more...

Essex Business

Basildon: Residents left in limbo over undeveloped plots

Anxious residents have pleaded with Basildon Council to protect them from developers eyeing up huge swathes of undeveloped land in the town centre.   more...

Colchester: Administrator appointed at troubled firm

An administrator has been called in to try to save a troubled Colchester firm and sell it as a going concern.   more...

Braintree: 17 go at firm in new blow

The Braintree economy has suffered another bitter blow with a major employer cutting 17 jobs.   more...

Southend: Tots set to reopen as Talk

Southend's Tots nighclub is set to open with a fresh new name, image and clientele following a £2m facelift.   more...

Southend: Airline rises from the ashes

A fresh new company has emerged from the ashes of a former Southend airline, creating up to 150 jobs.   more...

Essex: New faces at agency

The organisation set up to ensure that the Essex economy continues to grow and thrive has received an injection of new blood.   more...

Braintree: Bunting to mark Queen's jubilee

Town centre traders want to decorate Braintree to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee.   more...

Colchester: Car parks price hike

Motorists wanting to park in Colchester town centre face higher tariffs than drivers pay in other towns in the region.   more...

Harwich: 101-year-old till returns to pub

Pub-owner Steve Clark has welcomed back an old friend - a 101-year-old till.   more...

Essex News

St Osyth: Unborn twins ring the changes

The twins of the Rev Martin Flowerdew are not even born yet - but they are already helping their father out in a quest to raise cash for a St Osyth church.   more...

Clacton: Group bids to save theatre

Clacton's largest arts group is campaigning to save the town's Princes Theatre.   more...

Brentwood: Youth club faces closure threat

A much-loved youth club for young people with learning difficulties is facing closure by the end of the year unless it can secure new funding.   more...

Clacton: Town to get new lifeboat station

Clacton is to get a new lifeboat station.   more...

Assington: Squirrel's chestnuts roasting on turbo engine

A squirrel has been making a meal of a motorist's pride and joy.   more...

Warley: Font thieves devastate historic church

Parishioners have been left devastated after thieves raided their church and stole a 17th Century font and a wealth of antiques.   more...

Essex: Teaching vacancies total 315

There are 315 teaching vacancies in Essex schools - just one down on this time last year.   more...

Brentwood: Raids `frustrate drugs network'

Police have vowed to "frustrate the drugs network" in a south Essex town after a series of successful raids.   more...

Boxted: Car thieves sought

Police are appealing for witnesses after car thieves ran amok in a quiet rural village.   more...

Witham: Dream party chaos

A dream engagement party turned into a "nightmare" when it was gatecrashed by stag night revellers who assaulted the lovestruck couple.   more...

Essex Obituaries

Arthur Simpson (Maldon)

A marine biologist fascinated with Maldon's history has died.   more...

Essex Sport

Basketball: Leopards 83-78 Sheffield Sharks (BBL Trophy Quarter-Final)

The Brentwood-based Leopards secured their place in the final four of the BBL Trophy on Sunday at the Coventry Skydome and in doing so exorcised a number of ghosts.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Hockley: Reunion website

Pupils who left Hockley's Greensward School in 1987 have been invited to a reunion later this year.   more...

Southend: Council's no fall guy as footpath claims soar

The number of people claiming damages after tripping on uneven pavements in Southend has surged by a whopping 68 per cent.   more...

Southend: `We must act now to protect our children'

Children's lives could be at risk unless road safety measures are installed outside a new fast food restaurant, a leading Southend councillor claimed today.   more...

Southend: Burial space running out

Southend will run out of cemetery space within the next seven or eight years, it has been revealed.   more...

Rochford: At their leisure

The company chosen to run leisure facilities in Rochford will be named tomorrow -- and it could mean improved services for residents.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: `Flahavan move is paper talk'

Southend United manager Rob Newman has played down talk of First Division strugglers Portsmouth attempting to poach highly-rated shot-stopper Flahavan.   more...

Soccer: Flahavan denies Pompey switch

Southend United's highly-rated goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan has dismissed rumours that he was gearing up for an emotional switch to First Division strugglers Portsmouth.   more...

Essex,Southend,Thurrock News

Southend: Ron hopes to bag a fortune

Southend fisherman Ron Hawes is setting his line for a super catch this weekend.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Business

Thurrock: Lovers board at Lakeside

Essex's budding Romeos and Juliets have the chance to display their Valentine's messages and help a few other hearts at Lakeside this week.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Merlyn says farewell after 33 years

Thurrock's longest-serving councillor is set to retire after completing 33 years in the hurly-burly of local politics.   more...

Thurrock: Police look to higher authority

Thurrock became the first division of Essex Police to establish a Chaplaincy this week.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Grays' new signing unveiled

Grays will unveil their latest signing on Saturday at The Rec in the Essex derby against Heybridge.  more...

Swimming: Hills on top again

Zoe Hills has been the Thurrock club's top female swimmer for the past few years and is set to be the leading performer again.   more...

  
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