Stories for 8 March 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Canvey: Shopkeeper hits out at scratchcard thieves

An angry shopkeeper today hit out at burglars who broke into his store and stole £1,200 worth of scratchcards.   more...

Basildon: Ups and downs of being a twin...

Visitors to a children's playground should expect to see double - or even triple - this weekend as a multiple birth group appeals for new members.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Former department store boss dies

Thomas Wray Bolingbroke, former managing director of Chelmsford's long established family-run departmental store Bolingbroke and Wenley's, has died at the age of 85.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: University research boost but teaching grant falls

Research funds for Essex University are to receive a £1m boost of Government cash but an after-inflation cut in its teaching grant.   more...

Essex: County's police are off target

Essex Police blamed resource-sapping major inquiries for missing crime reduction and detection rate targets.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Posh test for Brown

Simon Brown takes his goalkeeper's gloves to Peterborough tomorrow hoping for a big change of luck and a Colchester United win.   more...

Essex Business

Essex: Profile for a better job

Personality profiling could spell the end of the misery that afflicts the lives of thousands of business people every year - the realisation that you have given years of your life to the wrong job.   more...

Leigh: Jobs go at travel firm

A well-known travel firm has gone into receivership leaving all its employees redundant.   more...

Southend: Award for safety record

A Southend factory's exemplary safety record has won a major award.   more...

Colchester: End of the robe for wedding shop

A new gallery coupling work by local artists with refreshments for visitors could be coming to Colchester based at a closing wedding shop   more...

Rochford: Buses axed as profits soar

A bus company planning to axe vital services in Rochford to reduce costs today announced a nine per cent annual profit increase.   more...

Rochford: Ron's restaurant revamp

Pubs and Thai food are proving a winning combination for Ron Pearce.   more...

Essex: Advisers highlight route to success

Business Link for Essex has urged potential entrepreneurs not to let fear of failure stand in the way of their dreams of success.   more...

Stanford-le-Hope: Part of store to become clinic

Planners have granted consent for part of a large store in Stanford-le-Hope to be turned into osteopathic clinic despite the community's determination to protect shops in the town centre.   more...

Colchester: Small - but region's best

An Essex company has been dubbed the best small business in East Anglia at a recent awards ceremony.   more...

Maldon: Crowds reach new Heights

A new multi-million entertainment complex for Maldon opened its door with over 1,000 people attending on their first day.   more...

Essex News

Harwich, Dovercourt: Cash needed to stop vandalism

An anti-vandalism campaign has been backed by police but several hundred pounds are needed to run it.   more...

Maldon: School fire is investigated

A fire at a Maldon school is being investigated by police.   more...

Braintree: Ben gets No 1 reason to be sent home

First there was Faye Cowig, 15, off school because she had braided hair.   more...

Stanway: Head vows to appeal over plans

A headteacher today vowed to appeal after plans to sell off disused playing fields to fund vital improvements were rejected.   more...

Brentwood: Boundary shift to shake up political scene

A massive re-shaping of electoral boundaries is set to shake up the political scene when voters go to the polls in the district council elections on Thursday, May 2.   more...

Maldon: Cracking down on car badge thefts

Maldon Police are contacting local schools in a bid to stop a resurgence of a criminal craze which hits car owners.   more...

Gestingthorpe: Family safe and well after thatched cottage fire

A family of four had to flee after their 14th century thatched cottage caught fire.   more...

Billericay: Extra security for station

Commuters are celebrating after securing extra security measures at Billericay railway station.   more...

Alresford, Thorrington, Frating: Scott takes seat

Liberal Democrat Gary Scott was today celebrating after winning a seat on Tendring Council.   more...

Essex Obituaries

Thomas Wray Bolingbroke (Danbury)

Thomas Wray Bolingbroke, former managing director of Chelmsford's long established family-run departmental store Bolingbroke and Wenley's, has died at the age of 85.   more...

Essex Sevendays

Seven Days - March 2 - 8

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Essex Sport

Point to Point: Double for Braithwaite

Andrew Braithwaite, the 20 year-old jockey attached to the Sporborg yard at Bishop Stortford, will have happy memories of Horseheath, the Cambridgeshire course hosting the Thurlow point-to-point last weekend.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Leigh: Gregory's toys for brave kids

The parents of brave cancer victim Gregory Culff made a moving gesture minutes after burying their five-year-old son.   more...

Westcliff: Face of con man who preys on elderly

Police today released this e-fit of a man calling himself Stephen Martin who preyed on elderly residents at a Westcliff sheltered housing complex.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Grays: Man clubbed with wheel brace

Police are appealing for key witnesses to come forward to help them in the hunt for a man who carried out a brutal assault in a town centre.   more...

Thurrock: Concerns over adult education funding

Changes to the way adult education is funded nationally has sparked concerns for the service in Thurrock.   more...