Stories for 22 March 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Laindon: Farewell to tragic Anita

A memorial service has been held by workmates of Laindon murder victim Anita Gordon.   more...

Laindon: Mum's fight for justice

A doting mum who lost her 29-year-old son in the Southall rail disaster has entered a new phase in her crusade to bring rail companies to account.   more...

Basildon: Man cleared of murdering pal

A man charged with murder has walked free from court after a judge ruled he had acted in self defence when he stabbed a friend who attacked him with a baseball bat.   more...

Wickford: Honoured for long service

A St John Ambulance volunteer was being made a serving brother of the Order of St John today for his "service to mankind".   more...

Basildon: Strange timing for festive treat

Christmas usually comes just once a year - but not for children at Willows School in Basildon, who have only just enjoyed their festive dinner!   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: Chibogu in to pep up Town

Billericay Town will have a brand new striker in their line-up when they continue their Ryman League Premier Division programme at manager Gary Calder's former club Enfield tomorrow.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Stimmo's fired up for Gulls' promotion push

Midfield maestro Mark Stimson will return to Canvey's Ryman League Premier Division title dogfight tomorrow boosted by a bright international performance in midweek.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Grays out to help Gulls

Purfleet helped them out a couple of weeks ago, and now Canvey will look for assistance from Grays - because it's their turn to face Gravesend & Northfleet.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford, Maldon: Pub couple call time

Pub landlords Alan and Jean Shoemake, formerly of the White Horse, Widford, the Army and Navy, Chelmsford, and the Rose and Crown, Maldon, pull their last pint on Sunday.   more...

Great Waltham: Man asks for help at rock star's home

A man who needed help after crashing his car in a mid-Essex village might have been forgiven for thinking he was down in Devil Gate Drive.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Out-of-town CCTV on the way

Colchester's first out-of-town security camera system will be set up on the town's biggest housing estate.   more...

Colchester: U's kick-start officers' Romania mission

An expedition by Essex Police officers to Romania has been given a kick-start thanks to Colchester United Football Club.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Bent's double motivation

Darren Bent has a double reason for hoping Ipswich Town secure their place in next season's Premiership.   more...

Soccer: Blatsis boost for U's

Steve Whitton is hoping Con Blatsis reproduces the form of his Colchester United debut tomorrow when the U's visit Wycombe.   more...

Soccer: U's out to forget Posh debacle

Colchester United will be aiming to erase memories of one of their worst ever away days when they journey to Adams Park tomorrow to tackle old rivals Wycombe Wanderers.   more...

Soccer: Venus' Villa optimism

Mark Venus is hoping to put one over on his former manager when Ipswich Town lock horns with Aston Villa.   more...

Soccer: U's could lose £600,000

Colchester United stand to lose about £600,000 if ITV Digital pulls the plug on its ailing deal with the Nationwide Football League.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Southend,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Essex double for Hammers

As well as coming to Roots Hall to face Southend United on July 23, West Ham will be making a trip to Colchester Utd.   more...

Essex Business

Thurrock: MP calls for London station switch

Thurrock MP Andrew Mackinlay is calling on rail operators c2c to run all their trains into Fenchurch Street and not to use Liverpool Street station at night.   more...

Colchester: Insurance giant's jobs fear

More jobs could go at insurance giant Royal London in Colchester.   more...

Wickford, Brentwood: Crafty success

Forget eye of newt and wing of bat - oils, herbs and crystals are the new age tools used to cast spells, says spiritual practitioner Ruth Aitken from Wickford.   more...

Essex: Thmbs up 2 txt

Essex Careers and Business Partnership's latest hi-tech method of getting information on the world of work to the young people that need it has been given a thumbs up.   more...

Rayleigh: Card trick for soccer club

Norwich City Football Club has been shown the red card - and a blue one, and a grey one - by Rayleigh credit card manufacturer Thames Card Technology.   more...

Mid-Essex: New A120 on show

There's a chance to see how work on the new A120 Stansted to Braintree road is progressing - and have their say on what to do with the old road - in a round of exhibitions in the area.   more...

Canvey: Last-gasp bid to save jetty

The future of the Occidental Jetty could be decided in four weeks time - but the owners are pinning their hopes on a last-minute rescue package.   more...

Clacton: Revamp for superstore

The oldest town centre supermarket in Clacton is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a month-long revamp.   more...

Colchester: Yoga centre for shop blaze site

A yoga centre could take pride of place in the rebuilt Harper's sports building in Colchester's Head Street.   more...

Woodham: Crackdown ends chaos at station

A get-tough scheme to crack down on inconsiderate commuters parking outside a train station has been hailed a success.   more...

Leigh: Triple joy for accountants

There was plenty to celebrate at Leigh accountants Clarke Kitchiner Smith when local MP David Amess dropped in to help staff mark a triple achievement.   more...

Wickford: Locked gates putting lives under threat

Ambulance crews blocked by barriers to an industrial estate say minutes could mean the difference between life and death.   more...

Essex News

Basildon, Mayland: Car smash woman named

A woman who died following a horrific smash on the A13 was today named as Roberta Whelan.   more...

Vandalism shuts play area

A play area in Colchester's biggest housing estate is to be shut down because of nuisance behaviour and vandalism.   more...

Maldon: The secret of a long life?

Essex's oldest man has celebrated his 108th birthday - and put his long life down to being a bachelor!   more...

Thorpe, Frinton: Bogus electricity men strike twice

Police have warned residents to be on their guard against bogus callers after cash was stolen from an elderly man and two attempted thefts by bogus electricity men.   more...

Essex: No Mickey Mouse, police told

Essex Police detectives who will shortly be piloting video interviews are being told not to wear cartoon character neckties in case jurors get the wrong impression.   more...

Tendring: Trio swap sea for the road in marathon run

Three lifeboatmen are set to become marathon men.   more...

Waltham Abbey: Essex artists sought

Artists who live or work in Essex are being invited to enter a contemporary art competition being run by the Epping Forest District Museum.   more...

Woodham: Fall was fatal for man, 92

An elderly man died in hospital eight days after falling at his home and breaking his hip, an inquest heard.   more...

Essex: Treatment the Maori way

A Maori method of treating mental health patients has been test-run in Essex.   more...

Maldon: Ten patients a week for new clinic

Only ten people a week are using Maldon's new minor injuries clinic.   more...

Dunmow: Tribute to Mary

West Essex Community Health Council will host a celebration of the life and work of Dr. Mary Cooper on May 29, at Foakes Hall in Dunmow.   more...

Walton: Carnival ditched

A seaside carnival which had been held for more than 30 years has been scrapped as there are not enough people to run it.   more...

Essex: On-the-spot fines to hit crime

Drunken thugs and vandals are to face instant fines of up to £80 as part of a pilot scheme to be launched in Essex.   more...

Essex: Schools boss quits

Essex's head of education is stepping down after seven years in the post.   more...

Braintree: Cash bid for bus station

Money could at last be found to improve Braintree's bus park in Victoria Road.   more...

Braintree; Burglar's knife threat

A knifeman burst into a mid-Essex house and demanded that the occupant hand over possessions.   more...

Hullbridge: Evicted man's heart attack

A pensioner has told how he suffered a heart attack after losing a High Court battle to stay in his £30,000 mobile home in Hullbridge.   more...

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Essex Sport

Soccer: Rovers live up to name with awaydays

By the time they visit Premier side Grays Athletic in the Essex Thames-side Trophy semi-finals next Thursday, Great Wakering Rovers will know the meaning of the soccer phrase "have boots, will travel."   more...

Soccer: Tippers have nothing to fear

Tiptree manager Neil Farlie sends his team into tomorrow's FA Carlsberg Vase, semi-final first leg at AFC Sudbury with the message: 'You've got nothing to fear.'   more...

Soccer: United look to spoil party

Tiptree United are just two games away from reaching the final of the second biggest non-league competition in the country.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Thundersley: TV star Lee quits his job

Survivor star Lee Capon has quit his sales job after the programme gave him a "wake-up call" to seek more excitement in his life.   more...

Southend: Bad parking putting lives under threat

Badly-parked cars in Southend's streets are causing severe delays which could cost lives, firefighters have warned.   more...

Shoebury: Widow, 77 targeted by thief

A 77-year-old woman was left shaken after her purse was knocked out of her hand and stolen outside a newsagents in Shoebury.   more...

Westcliff: Cooking up a treat

Pupils at a grammar school got to sample a meal designed and prepared by the winners of a cookery competition.   more...

Rayleigh: Pyjamas on for day of fun

Youngsters kept their pyjamas on and raised funds for a new project.   more...

Southend: Help me find crash witness

Anguished Victor Haines has launched a plea for help in tracing a vital witness to an accident which left him with severe brain damage and his successful business in tatters.   more...

Southend: Driver's lucky escape

A woman had a lucky escape after she managed to free herself from her burning car, moments before the vehicle exploded in flames.   more...

Westcliff: Sad family's funeral debt

A grieving disabled widower has been unable to bury his wife's ashes six months after her death from so-called Economy Class Syndrome, because he still owes money for her funeral.   more...

Leigh: 'My agony' - cleared head

A headteacher has told how he endured months of despair after being arrested by police on suspicion of possessing child porn on a school computer.   more...

Southend: Dead woman's home raided

Police are hunting heartless thieves who broke into a dead woman's home in Thorpe Esplanade, Thorpe Bay, and stole £7,000 of antiques.   more...

Shoebury: Woman, 88, is bag victim

A thief snatched an 88-year-old woman's bag from her shopping trolley as she turned to talk to a shop assistant.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Carruthers ruled out of Roots Hall return

A cartilage injury is expected to keep former Southend United hitman Martin Carruthers out of promotion-chasing Scunthorpe's trip to Roots Hall tomorrow.   more...

Athletics: Hickey gunning for home nations victory

Southend AC cross-country star Adam Hickey goes into his first international date at Alfreton, Derby, tomorrow aiming to prove he's the best in Britain.   more...

Golf: Goalie keeping it in the family

Former Southend United goalkeeper Peter Goy led a family affair at Thorpe Hall when he won the monthly medal at Thorpe Hall with a net 71, playing off 12.   more...

Soccer: Cort agrees to Shrimpers deal

Defender Leon Cort has given Southend United a huge boost ahead of tomorrow's Roots Hall clash with promotion seeking Scunthorpe by pledging his future to the Third Division club.   more...

Soccer: Blues boss wants to settle score

Southend United boss Rob Newman wants his side to take some revenge when Scunthorpe United visit Roots Hall this weekend.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Council takes issue with report

A report issued by the Audit Commission this week says Thurrock Council's libraries, heritage and cultural services are "fair and have uncertain prospects for improvement".   more...

Travellers moved off waste ground

Police removed a group of travellers who had been occupying waste industrial land in West Thurrock for a month.   more...

Thurrock: £10m flooding study

A five-year £10m investigation into Thames-side flood defences is being sought in an effort to prevent floods from engulfing the area from Sheerness in the east to Teddington in the west.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Dockers must conquer home phobia

Being at home is not something Tilbury have looked forward to since the turn of the year.   more...

Soccer: Fleet on the rise

Purfleet's current mood good hardly be better. They've won five on the trot and come 4.50pm tomorrow could be above Grays in the contest to be Thurrock's top side.   more...

  
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