Stories for 7 March 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Canvey: Pupils to perform in charity show

Two talented Canvey girls are performing in a major charity show in London.   more...

Canvey: Man discovers house on fire

A night worker was today recovering from shock after he came home to find a blaze sweeping through his home.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: King's rallying cry for Conference push

Within hours of his side's demise from the FA Umbro Trophy, Canvey soccer boss Jeff King was making plans to ensure that the club achieves its ambition of winning the Ryman League Premier Division championship.   more...

Rugby: Youngsters get a taste of tag

Canvey Island Rugby Club have been passing on their knowledge to schoolchildren from years five and six as part of an Active Sports programme on the island.   more...

Motor Sport: David aiming for life in fast lane

Speed king David Guy is within touching distance of fulfilling a life-long ambition to become a professional racing driver.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

South Essex: House prices jump again

House prices in south Essex rose by more than £2,400 last month, new figures reveal today.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Pedal power

Bobbies in Chelmsford are back on their bikes. Patrolling on two wheels has been re-introduced for 12 community beat officers based at Moulsham and police hope the public will like the initiative.   more...

Chlemsford: Cash boost to slash op wait

A £4.6 million cash boost has been secured to build urgently-needed hospital facilities for mid Essex patients   more...

Chelmsford: Carnival hoping for brighter outlook

Christine Rolfe is hoping to bring the financially strapped Chelmsford Carnival back as a torchlight procession this autumn.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Plans to build place of safety

A special assessment centre could be built in Colchester where people found by police and sectioned under the Mental Health Act can be helped by professionals.   more...

Colchester: Men con £800 from couple in their 80s

A couple in their 80s paid hundreds of pounds to "mean" bogus callers who gave them scraps of carpet but never returned to fit them.   more...

Colchester: Man exposed himself to girls

A man who exposed himself to schoolgirls has been handed a community rehabilitation order   more...

Colchester: Work starts on hospital demolition

Work is finally under way to demolish the derelict St Mary's Hospital in Colchester before developers start work on a housing scheme.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: U's boss looking to fill defensive spot

Manager Steve Whitton has revealed that he would like to bring in at least one new face before this season's transfer deadline.   more...

Soccer: Leeds United 2-0 Ipswich Town (FA Barclaycard Premiership)

A goal from Robbie Fowler and a penalty from Ian Harte gave Leeds a 2-0 victory at Elland Road last night and pushed Ipswich Town perilously close to the relegation zone.   more...

Soccer: Marshall shoulders responsibility for defeat

Andy Marshall held his hands up and accepted full responsibility for Ipswich Town's 2-0 defeat at Leeds United.   more...

Soccer: Zero points for effort

Some team is going to get a really good hiding once luckless Colchester United start putting away their chances.   more...

Essex Business

Southend: Boss pledges better post service

A mail boss has vowed to work towards a better postal service in Southend after residents blasted the town's second class service.   more...

Crays Hill: Man's vehicle recovery firm owed £170,000

A Crays Hill businessman has been banned from running a business for seven years after his vehicle recovery firm went under with debts of £170,000.   more...

Stansted: Airport praised for environmental management

The owners of Stansted Airport have been heralded by Business in the Environment (BiE) as the best example of environmental management by a transport company.   more...

Tendring: Business success hopes for finals

Discos, bouncy castles and hand-painted furniture have propelled two up and coming business entrepreneurs into the final of a countywide competition.   more...

Essex News

Walton: Sea cadets are tops

Walton Sea Cadets are the tops or almost.   more...

Essex: War hero dies four days after wife

A Polish man who came to Essex after liberating his wife from a Nazi concentration camp died just four days after she did telling his family he could not live without her.   more...

Colchester: Man robbed at knifepoint

Two robbers threatened a man with a knife then stole cash and a mobile phone as he walked along an alleyway in Colchester.   more...

Harold Wood: Christianity Question Time

A Harold Wood church is inviting people to its own version of Question Time to ask their hardest puzzlers about Christianity.   more...

Tendring: Polling cards not sent out but election goes ahead

More than 3,000 voters have not received their polling cards for today's Tendring Council by-election.   more...

St Osyth: Pupils help in creation of country park

Village youngsters have been lending a hand to help brighten up a park produced from a former landfill site.   more...

Essex: Hero officers honoured in special ceremony

Acts of outstanding bravery and dedication by police officers were rewarded at a special presentation evening.   more...

South Essex: Stepmothers wanted for documentary

A production company would like to hear from south Essex stepmothers who will share their experiences for a TV documentary.   more...

Brentwood: Artist bowled over by selection

Putting England's cricket stars in the picture is the painterly project Brentwood School art teacher Nancy Bixby is about to tackle.   more...

Tendring: Rural projects funding scheme is withdrawn

A scheme which has handed out tens of thousands of pounds to community groups has come to an end.   more...

Castle Point: Council cleared over missing cash

Castle Point Council has been cleared of mishandling the disappearance of £8,000 from its coffers in 2000 - for the second time.   more...

Southend: Boss pledges better post service

A mail boss has vowed to work towards a better postal service in Southend after residents blasted the town's second class service.   more...

Wickham Bishops: Diabetic - addicts could use my needles

A diabetic is worried that drug addicts will use his old needles if he is forced to throw them out with his rubbish.   more...

Southend: Teacher's despair over strike call

A leading south Essex headteacher has expressed disappointment after colleagues voted to hold a one-day strike.   more...

Brentwood: Firefighters get in the gym

Brentwood firefighters are flexing their muscles and exercising their right to work out at the Brentwood Centre gym.   more...

Hatfield Peverel: Council accused over sports site

A football club has accused a council of not supporting its plans to build a £1.5 million sports facility.   more...

South Woodham: Elderly fear for safety

Old folk are living in fear of stone-throwing yobs who have targeted their retirement home for six months.   more...

Wivenhoe: Warning after cats poisoned

Veterinary staff have issued a warning after two cats were found poisoned in Wivenhoe.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Thundermite League

Trinity United clinched the under-14s Management Cup after a thrilling clash with Aveley Boys.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Let us sleep, plead families

Residents near Southend Airport are demanding action to put a stop to their sleepless nights.   more...

Southend: Monster success for play

Students at a Southend school have taken to the stage to perform a musical - about a man-eating plant!   more...

Southend: Band to promote musical career to pupils

Youngsters at a Southend school are preparing to welcome the Band of the Welsh Guards, resplendent in full uniform, who will demonstrate the benefits of taking up a musical career in the Army.  more...

Westciff: Burglars bodge booze theft

Bungling burglars fled after an elaborate effort to steal bottles of alcoholic drink went wrong in Westcliff.   more...

Southend: Boss pledges better post service

An opposition party leader on Southend Council has renewed calls for a referendum on controversial plans to widen Priory Crescent.   more...

Thorpe Bay: Hotel decision delayed again

A final decision on whether a 42-bedroom hotel is to be built on Thorpe Bay's seafront has been put off once again.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Tennis: Girls make history

A quartet of girls from Leigh Tennis Club warmed to the Essex County LTA winter league by earning themselves a place in the history books.   more...

Swimming: Hardcastle helps Southend to gold

Sarah Hardcastle came out of retirement to help the Borough of Southend swim squad smash a county record on their way to a gold medal at the Essex championships.   more...

Tennis: Gaffe hands Lawn team a win bonus

Westcliff Lawn III turned a 4-2 points reverse into a 5-1 win thanks to an oversight by Westcliff Hard IV.   more...

Soccer: Newman demands decisions

Southend United manager Rob Newman will demand answers from the six players he has offered new contracts at a crunch Roots Hall meeting today.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Committee looks at best value

Thurrock's Overview and Scrutiny Committee has cast its eye over the council's latest best value performance figures.   more...

Grays: MP finds out about college life

The Tory spokesman for further and higher education and lifelong learning visited a south Essex college to learn the nuts and bolts of life as an engineering student.   more...

Grays: Horror story of Taliban

A teenager has told how his family was smuggled out of Afghanistan to escape the Taliban.   more...

Chadwell St Mary: Hall back in use

It was on January 11 this year that the the problems faced by Chadwell St Mary's Scouts and Guides were highlighted.   more...

Purfleet: Apartments ready after £1.2M cash injection

Two prestigious apartment blocks in Purfleet are now ready to be occupied after a £1.2m cash injection from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).   more...

  
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