Stories for 13 March 2002

Basildon,Chelmsford,Essex News

Basildon, Chelmsford: £50m heart centre decision

A prestigious £50m regional heart centre is set to be based in Basildon after the town's hospital won out against a rival bid by Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Disaster fears over boat

Thames coastguard officers are desperately seeking a Basildon man who plans to take his grandchildren out in a new speedboat - unaware that it could sink within ten minutes.   more...

Basildon: Pitch in for help

A desperate appeal has been made for cash support to replace crumbling astroturf pitches in Basildon's Gloucester Park.   more...

Billericay: Hay barn destroyed

Fire crews from across south Essex were last night called into action to tackle a fire burning its way through a large hay barn at Lawness Farm, Mountnessing Road, Billericay.   more...

Basildon: Green team to clear away grime

Basildon is set to be a cleaner and greener town as a new army of workers takes to the streets.   more...

Basildon: Pyjama pool party raises cash for sick kids

No-one could catch these fundraisers napping as they donned pyjamas and other sleepwear to help a children's charity.   more...

Vange: Pellet sniper targets dustman

A police investigation is under way after a council refuse worker was shot at while on his daily round in Vange.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Benfleet: Pre-school under threat

A pre-school at a Salvation Army hall could close if the building is sold off, it has emerged.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Thurrock News

Basildon, Thurrock: Soccer academy for future stars

Wannabe David Beckhams are to be offered a head start on the way to a career in football, it emerged today.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: South Essex academy for future stars

Wannabe David Beckhams are to be offered a head start on the way to a career in football, it emerged today.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Essex: Murdered gangster pictures on-line

Graphic photographs showing the bloodied bodies of notorious Essex drug barons Pat Tate, 37, Tony Tucker, 38, and Craig Rolfe, 26, have just been posted by controversial crime writer Bernard O'Mahoney on his website.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Golf: Morris and Barker win struggle for points

Forrester Park Golf Club Mens section played a betterball stableford off 3 /4 handicap and with a strong wind across the course struggled for points.   more...

Hockey: Hightown 0 - 3 Chelmsford (National League Premier Division)

A goal early in each half was the key to Chelmsford securing a victory for the second week running when they completed the double over Hightown on Saturday.   more...

Rugby: Brentwood 23 - 13 Chelmsford (London NE3 League)

Brentwood entertained Chelmsford in the return fixture of this season.   more...

Hockey: Chelmsford 3 - 2 Barford Tigers (English Hockey League Division One)

In a nail-biting encounter at Chelmer Park on Sunday, Chelmsford hung on with 10 men for a valuable three points against Barford Tigers.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Peter's jumping for joy

A charitably-minded man has had his plea answered.   more...

Colchester: Pair face jail after £2m theft of cars

Two men are facing jail for the organised theft of nearly £2m-worth of cars.   more...

Witham, Colchester: Community penalty for dangerous driver

A lunchtime spin with his college friends in Colchester spelt disaster for a Witham man.   more...

Colchester: Skateboard youth attacked by gang

A teenager is too afraid to leave his house after he was beaten up at a skateboard park.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Bramble believes in Premiership salvation

Ipswich Town have just ten games to maintain their Premiership status - and tonight they play Graeme Souness' Blackburn Rovers in a game many feel they can't afford to lose.   more...

Soccer: U's on full flu alert

Beleaguered U's boss Steve Whitton has been forced to quarantine four squad members after 'flu hit the Colchester United camp.   more...

Soccer: Holland's aim is to keep Blues up

For single-minded Ipswich skipper Matt Holland the World Cup in Korea and Japan doesn't even exist yet - he just wants to keep his club in the top flight.   more...

Soccer: Burley wants ten from ten

Ten points from ten games is the message that Ipswich boss George Burley is drumming into his troops as the Suffolk side aim to beat the drop.   more...

Soccer: Marshall calls for fighting spirit

Ipswich goalkeeper Andy Marshall has called for some fighting spirit ahead of tonight's crunch bottom-of-the-table clash with Blackburn Rovers.   more...

Essex Business

Essex: Traders welcome bank move

The banking industry's latest attempt to heal its tattered relationship with the small business sector has been welcomed by Essex traders.   more...

Essex: Gordon's been warned!

One of the UK's top accountancy firms has warned chancellor Gordon Brown to keep his hands off small businesses in next month's budget.   more...

Nayland: Sold, just one careful owner

A house built in the 1830s has been sold for the first time on the open market.   more...

Basildon, Thurrock: Soccer academy for future stars

Wannabe David Beckhams are to be offered a head start on the way to a career in football, it emerged today.   more...

Castle Point: We want more say on road cash

Castle Point residents should be given more input into how Essex County Council allocates cash for roads, a leading councillor has said.   more...

Hockley: Takeaway in doubt

Proposals to allow the sale of takeaway food from a restaurant in Main Road, Hockley, are likely to be rejected by Rochford District Council.   more...

Dovercourt: Flats plan for historic terrace

Plans have been unveiled to restore Orwell Terrace, an historic building which collapsed in 1994.   more...

Essex: Young entrepreneurs gather for final

The 2002 final of the Essex Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is due to take place at Chelmsford's County Hall next week.   more...

Chelmsford: Era ends as stalwart dies

A former chairman of one of Essex's leading family-run department stores has died aged 85.   more...

South Essex: Company pensions safe, workers told

South Essex workers have been assured that their company pensions are safe, in spite of a funding gap that could yet exceed £10bn.   more...

Stansted: Ryanair denies 'misleading' ads claim

Stansted-based airline Ryanair has hit back at an accusation that it gives misleading information over its destinations.   more...

Tendring: Parking charges plan 'a tax on tourism'

Plans to introduce charging in council car parks which are currently free would badly affect Tendring's tourism, it has been claimed.   more...

Stansted: Holiday work's a sure thing for students

Students living near Stansted are being offered a passport to guaranteed holiday work.   more...

Essex News

Maldon: Pat on the back and a Big Mac

Dedicated pupils who get a taste for success are being rewarded with meals at McDonald's.   more...

Essex: Police hit back at violent crime

Essex Police claim to have made major inroads into violent crime in the last months of 2001, with more cases solved, and a 13 per cent drop in reported sex offences and robbery.   more...

Essex: Parents warned about sweets

Essex Trading Standards officers are warning parents and retailers to beware of potentially deadly sweets that may be on sale in the county.   more...

Brentwood: Town set to welcome Uri

A mind-boggling phenomenon could be about to send shock waves through the cutlery drawers of Brentwood.   more...

West Mersea: Woman, 85, foils conman

An 85-year-old woman who foiled a bogus caller in West Mersea has been described as "very lucky" by council staff.   more...

Clacton: Sandwich filling was a bit stringy

Pieces of string are not a usual filling for a sandwich - but for one woman that was nearly what she ate.   more...

Braintree: Stephanie's back - minus tongue stud

Teenager Stephanie Piscina has decided to remove her tongue piercing and return to school after more than a year at home.   more...

Maldon: Attempted theft at hotel

Police are looking for two males and a female after they tried to steal money from the Blue Boar Hotel in Silver Street, Maldon.   more...

Maldon: Taxi driver's sentence quashed

A Maldon taxi driver who was sentenced to three months in jail for allegedly beating up a teenager who did not pay his fare, had the sentence quashed on Friday.   more...

Chelmsford: Investor's status for primary school

The Cathedral Primary School has proved it cares as much for the training and development of its staff as of its pupils by achieving Investor in People status.   more...

Essex: Flower fight begins

Green-fingered communities are being invited to enter the region's premier horticultural and environmental campaign and take part in 'Anglia in Bloom' for the Jubilee year.   more...

Horndon: Feast on Britannia theme

Rule Britannia will be the theme of this year's Horndon Feast and Fayre, organisers have just announced.   more...

Essex: 70 officers join police shake-up protest

Around 70 off-duty police officers from across Essex were today attending a mass protest in London over the Home Secretary's plans to reform the service.   more...

Braintree: Bad news for Kelly

A teenager who had a bone marrow transplant has contracted a virus.   more...

Maldon: April closure for pool

The swimming pool in Maldon is preparing to shut its doors for almost four months.   more...

Billericay: Vehicles skid into garden

A van and a car skidded through the front garden of a Billericay pub and narrowly missed smashing into the glass conservatory.   more...

South Essex: Strikes 'will close schools'

Thousands of pupils will be left in the lurch tomorrow as teachers stage a one-day strike over pay and conditions.   more...

Brentwood: Call to remove buskers

Brentwood and Ongar MP Eric Pickles today urged buskers to be removed from Tube trains.   more...

Woodham: Pension money snatched

An elderly woman had her pension money snatched just minutes after she collected it.   more...

Maldon: Disastrous day for mum

A mother said she is still smiling after seeing her home catch fire and failing her driving test on the same day   more...

South Woodham Ferrers: Rush hour tailbacks after crash

Rush hour traffic was thrown into chaos after a two-car collision blocked Burnham Road, South Woodham Ferrers for two hours.   more...

Essex Sport

BMX racing: Braintre dominate meeting

Dunstable BMX Club hosted the penultimate round of the Winter Series at the Royston track.   more...

Soccer: Woodbridge 0-0 Maldon Town (Jewson Eastern League)

Goalless draws featuring Maldon Town are rare events, but Saturday's game at Woodbridge was completely dominated by the weather conditions.   more...

Soccer: Horsham 3-0 Great Wakering Rovers (Ryman League Division Two)

Wakering's hopes of taking over the Ryman League Second Division leadership crashed last night when they became the latest victims of Horsham's superb home record.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Walking bus will help road safety

Children and parents at St Mary's Church of England Primary School in Southend will be sampling the latest form of school transport this week in a bid to improve road safety on school journeys.   more...

Southend: Mugger spared jail term

A mugger who admitted stealing a man's bag in a terrifying attack has been spared jail despite the Lord Chancellor's hardline stance on street robberies.   more...

Thundersley: Will Lee survive?

A plucky sales manager from Thundersley is to take centre stage in ITV's reality show Survivor - which returns tonight with 12 hopefuls fighting for the £1m prize.   more...

Southend: Tourists want traditional pier

A Victorian or Edwardian era design must be at the centre of plans to redevelop Southend's pier, say critics of the latest plans for the landmark.   more...

Southend: `Relief' as boxer cleared of assault

Former world champion boxer Steve Collins has spoken of his relief after he was cleared of punching a pensioner in the face during an alleged road rage attack in Southend.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Cash hitch for Maher switch

Southend United midfielder Kevin Maher's future was the main topic of conversation, following Blues' 2-1 Third Division defeat at Leyton Orient last night.   more...

Soccer: Searle close to new deal

Southend United defender Damon Searle hopes to sign a new deal with the Shrimpers before the end of this week.   more...

Soccer: Leyton Orient 2-1 Southend United (Nationwide Division Three)

A goal from Brian Barry-Murphy was not enough for Southend to get anything from their match with Leyton Orient last night.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

South Ockendon: Sums fun for pupils

Budding mathematicians at Holy Cross School in South Ockendon were enjoying all sorts of numerical fun last week when the school in Daiglen Drive staged its maths week.   more...

Grays: Dance show smash

Around 100 nimble students were involved in a spectacular dance show staged at a sixth form college.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Hornchurch 2-1 Aveley (Ryman League Division Three)

Steve Mosely is on the look out for players to halt Aveley's worst run of the season.   more...

  
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