Stories for 24 March 2002

Essex Sport

Soccer: Enfield 0-2 Billericay Town (Ryman League Premier Division)

Enfield failed to follow up last week's win over Braintree with a second successive win against Essex opposition, instead going down 2-0 at home to Billericay.  more...

Soccer: Gravesend 2-0 Grays Athletic (Ryman League Premier Division)

Grays put up a good fight at title favourites Gravesend & Northfleet, succumming eventually however in a 2-0 defeat in Kent.  more...

Soccer: Bishop's Stortford 1-2 Northwood (Ryman League Division One)

Bishop's Stortford relinquished top spot in Ryman Division One with a disappointing home defeat to Northwood at Woodside Park.  more...

Ryman League Round-Up (Divisions 2 and 3)

Great Wakering slipped further back from the title hunt on Saturday as they lost 2-0 at struggling Chertsey Town.   more...

Soccer: Canvey Island 3-0 Harrow Borough (Ryman League Premier Division)

Canvey comfortably overcame the challenge of relegation-threatened Harrow on Saturday, running out 3-0 winners at Park Lane.  more...

Soccer: Basingstoke Town 1-2 Braintree Town (Ryman League Premier Division)

Braintree inflicted Basingstoke's first home league defeat in over three months as a storming first half-hour of this match in Hampshire.  more...

Soccer: Heybridge Swifts 1-6 Hendon (Ryman League Premier Division)

Heybridge suffered their biggest Premier Division home defeat on Saturday against Hendon, a side who began the day three places below them.  more...

Soccer: Chelmsford City 0-3 Havant & Waterlooville (Dr Martens League Premier Division)

Third-placed Havant were far too good for Chelmsford City on Saturday, romping home 3-0 winners at New Lodge.  more...

Soccer: Bognor Regis 0-0 Harlow Town (Ryman League Division Two)

Harlow and Bognor frustrated each other's promotion ambitions on Saturday with a 0-0 draw on the South coast.  more...

Soccer: Purfleet 3-0 Hampton & Richmond Borough (Ryman League Premier Division)

Six wins out of six now for Purfleet, who went third in the Ryman Premier with a resounding success against Hampton & Richmond Borough on Saturday.  more...

Essex,Southend News

Balloon race for Easter

A TOTAL of 100 balloons were released in the centre of Southend as part of a special promotion that aims to spread a touch of Easter cheer.  more...

Man charged with spying offences

A 45-YEAR-old man from Rochford has been charged with spying offences under the Official Secrets Act.  more...