Stories for 16 April 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Wickford: Victory for mobile mast protest

Mobile phone bosses have scrapped plans to put up a 15m mast among housing in Wickford after a campaign by residents.   more...

Laindon: Family rescued from fire

A mum and two of her children were rescued by firefighters today as smoke threatened to engulf them in a suspected arson attack.   more...

Basildon: Bill stars' boost for children's charity gala

Stars from the TV series The Bill swooped in to a Basildon shopping centre to raise awareness for a local charity.   more...

Pitsea: OAP fights off burglars

A 90-year-old woman bashed burglars with her walking stick after finding the three crooks in her house, police revealed today.   more...

Basildon: Cafe bid at day centres

Cafe society may soon come to Basildon District Council's day centres under a plan to offer elderly residents greater food options and longer opening hours.   more...

Wickford: Beckie returns from Eden

A woman from Wickford has now been reunited with her family after three months living in the Australian outback.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

South Essex: Breeding wins top title for pedigree Seven

Seven the Irish setter relied on his breeding, not luck, to take a coveted Essex title.   more...

Canvey: Schools to shake off bad image

Canvey schools are uniting to shake off their tardy image and promote a higher quality of education.   more...

Canvey: Joy as school gets hall cash

Staff and pupils were today celebrating a £450,000 cash windfall for a new community hall based at Winter Gardens schools.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Athletics: Marathon Bob makes it to the line

Intrepid Castle Point MP Bob Spink legged it around London to raise £4,000 for charity.   more...

Soccer: Canvey Island 6-1 Dagenham and Redbridge (Essex Senior Cup Final)

Canvey collected the prestigious Essex Senior Cup for a third time in four years at Roots Hall last night with strikers Lee Boylan and Neil Gregory both notching hat-tricks in a victory over a vastly under-strength Dagenham side.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Addict kicks the habit ater arrest

An arrest for a drugs offence resulted in a young woman kicking her five-year drug-taking habit, a court heard.   more...

Danbury: Village plan almost ready

The 'Danbury Village Plan', a project which aims to improve the area by using feedback gleaned from the residents themselves, is moving into its final stages.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Gooch pledges return to the good times

Essex will be one of the country's top county cricket teams again - that was the promise from head coach Graham Gooch and skipper Ronnie Irani.   more...

Cricket: Flower's peace offering to Foster

Essex's new overseas star Andy Flower jetted in to meet his new team-mates - and immediately buried the hatchet with James Foster.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Boadicea spurs film world

Work on a major film production about the warrior queen Boadicea has sparked a flurry of interest in Colchester from other film producers, says Colchester Museums Service.   more...

Colchester: Speeding car just misses young girl

Urgent action to curb speeds on a Colchester road has been called for after a four-year-old girl was forced to jump to safety when a speeding car came straight at her.   more...

Colchester: Wardens set to take to streets

A team of friendly faces is getting ready to take to the streets in a bid to combat a fear of crime in Colchester.   more...

Colchester: Arts and film world honoured

Film director Mike Leigh and Sir Nicholas Serota, who masterminded the Tate Modern, will be given honorary degrees by Essex University on Thursday.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Naylor wants to stay away

Ipswich striker Richard Naylor has indicated he would like to stay at Barnsley - despite the Tykes suffering relegation to the Second Division.   more...

Soccer: Ipswich reserves top table

In contrast to the fortunes of the first team, Ipswich Town have moved to the top of the FA Premier Reserve League after a 2-1 success at Chelsea.   more...

Soccer: Duguid's all done

Colchester United's all-action wing-back Karl Duguid will not recover from injury in time to take his place in the U's final League outing at home to Wigan Athletic on Saturday.   more...

Soccer: Knight's honour at U's slot

Loanee goalkeeper Richard Knight thoroughly enjoyed his U's debut at the weekend and said he just thrilled to be playing in the Football League again.   more...

Essex Business

Rayleigh, Brentwood: Truck found after plea in Echo

A Rayleigh man whose stolen lorry hit his business dreams heaved a sigh of relief as it was recovered - but there is no sign of the digger stolen with it.   more...

Southend: Pizzas' return is topping!

A fast food retailer has lifted a controversial ban on deliveries to a notorious Southend estate.   more...

Colchester: Forged £5 warning issue

Forged £5 notes are being circulated in Colchester, police have warned, after several of the fake notes turned up in the town.   more...

Rayne: Foundry back on the market

An historic mid-Essex iron foundry which closed last year with more than 50 job losses is back on the market.   more...

Essex: Car boot sales - online!

An Essex University graduate has helped two local businessmen launch a car boot website.   more...

Basildon: We have the force with us

The force was with catalogue giant Argos as it launched the latest Star Wars range of goodies with a flourish.   more...

Maldon: Roundabout way to brighten up town

Sponsors are being sought to brighten up the roundabouts of Maldon.   more...

Colchester: Big dig delays garrison work

The legacy of Colchester's past is holding up the £1bn garrison redevelopment.   more...

Southend: Thrills over for adult shop

An adult store in Southend has closed while another sex shop opened in the same road.   more...

South Essex: Investment at Albany

Companies from across the country have seen £1m of new technology investment in action at an Essex laundry and dry-cleaning service.   more...

Essex: Immediate response to Budget

Business leaders in Essex will respond directly to tomorrow's Budget during a BBC Essex broadcast with Business Link for Essex.   more...

Brentwood: Clean bill of health for school

A school playground has been given a 'green bill of health' with the help of an environmental initiative backed by a credit card company.   more...

Essex: County to embrace ecomonic change

Economic change could be afoot in Essex as the ten-year strategy of the Essex Economic Partnership, originally published in 1998, is being reviewed.   more...

Essex Live Music

Live Music Round-up: Crawdaddy swingin' at new venue

The New Crawdaddy Club is ticking along nicely at its latest venue -Crondon Park golf club in Stock Road, Stock.   more...

Essex News

Weeley: GM crop trials ballot agreed

A ballot is to be held over controversial GM crop trials in Weeley.   more...

Mid-Essex: Car theft 'prank' backfires

A man who lied to police about a car he had stolen confessed when the car's owner wrongly faced prosecution, a court heard.   more...

Witham: Asthma kills 16-year-old

A grieving family has paid tribute to a "caring" and "well-liked" 16-year-old who died following a severe asthma attack.   more...

Witham: Fly-tippers keep dumping refuse

Disgusted volunteers have slammed fly-tippers who have contributed to seven-tonnes of rubbish dumped in Witham.   more...

Heybridge: Dog turns on cooker...and starts blaze

A curious pooch could have been the unlikely culprit behind a blaze which started in a cat basket left on top of a cooker.   more...

Brentwood: Barbara returns to class - 60 years on!

A former pupil of Brentwood County High School could be heading back to the classroom...60 years after she left.   more...

Brightlingsea: Searches for missing paraglider called off

Helicopter searches for missing Brightlingsea paraglider Joel Kitchen have been called off.   more...

Clacton, Colchester: Train delays ease for passengers

Commuters from Clacton were back on track today after suffering a day of major delays.   more...

Brentwood: Spider shock for woman

An Essex businesswoman was told she could have lost her leg after being bitten by a tropical spider on a Eurostar train.   more...

Clacton: Hunt for cancer-hit killer continues

Police are still hunting for an escaped murderer who is dying of cancer.   more...

Woodham: Villagers take sewage row to Ofwat

Community leaders are taking their battle for bigger sewers to water watchdogs.   more...

Harwich, Clacton: £600,000 boost for schools

Two schools were today celebrating scooping more than £600,000 between them to help develop arts and sports facilities.   more...

Woodham: Boys seen riding stolen wheelchairs

Youths were seen playing on two wheelchairs stolen from a supermarket, it has emerged.   more...

Frinton: Mum helps launch sports cardiac site

A campaigning mother has helped launch a new centre for sports cardiology.   more...

Great Oakley: Raiders strike on day of funeral

Raiders have ransacked a dead woman's country cottage on the day of her funeral.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Calder snaps up fighting Aldershot star Graham

Billericay Town boss Gary Calder has continued his preparations for next season by signing a player who hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons on his last appearance at New Lodge.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Well-spoken thief hunted

Police want to track down thieves who stole £160 cash and property worth £300 from a flat in Dickens Close, Southend.   more...

Southend: Playgroup to stage bikeathon

Caring youngsters are to get on their bikes to raise money for needy children.   more...

Southend: Family feud was on video

A wife filmed her husband being beaten by a neighbour after a six-year family feud came to a head, a court heard.   more...

Southend: Empire bid set to fail

The campaign to save the New Empire Theatre looks doomed despite widespread support, it has emerged.   more...

Thundersley: Police probe into crashes

Police are investigating traffic movements in Kiln Road, Thundersley, following more accidents.   more...

Southend: Stricken yacht rescued

Crew and passengers on a luxury yacht were today recovering after the boat's engine failed - leaving the 54-foot cruiser drifting in Southend's estuary.   more...

Southend: Pizzas' return is topping!

A fast food retailer has lifted a controversial ban on deliveries to a notorious Southend estate.   more...

Southend: No more cops on the beat

Southend is to miss out on extra bobbies on the beat this year while neighbouring Basildon will receive more than 20 new officers, it has been revealed.   more...

Leigh: Burglar was in bedroom

A woman returned to her home in Leigh Road, Leigh, to find a burglar in her bedroom.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Forbes has no hard feelings

Discarded Southend United winger Scott Forbes said today that he did not bear any grudges over his Roots Hall exit.   more...

Swimming: Foster's Russian despair sparks treble bid

Most people would be more than happy to pick up both silver and bronze medals at a major World event -- but not Southend swimmer Mark Foster.   more...

Swimming: Free and easy for Foster

Mark Foster staked his claim for a Commonwealth Games double yesterday when he won the 50m freestyle final in Manchester.   more...

Soccer: Brighton (Res) 2-1 Southend United (Res)(Avon Insurance Combination League)

Southend frontman Tes Bramble was on target as Blues' reserves lost 2-1 at Brighton yesterday.   more...

Soccer: D-day looms for Newman

Southend United boss Rob Newman said he would be making his mind up on six players, whose current deals expire over the summer, this week.   more...

Athletics: Tears as David wins a medal

It was a tearful moment when David Raulea wheeled himself triumphantly across the finishing line at the London Marathon.   more...

Bowls: Westcliff hosts bowls for beginners

Essex Bowls Council is offering coaching courses for beginners at Essex County Indoor Bowls Club, Imperial Avenue, Westcliff.   more...

Essex,Southend,Thurrock News

Southend, Tilbury: Estuary drama in Greenpeace protest

Greenpeace demonstrators were today continuing a dramatic protest in the Thames Estuary over the importation of wood from African rainforests.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

South Ockendon: Addict shown mercy after best pal dies

A drug addict whose drinking partner died after taking a mixture of heroin and booze was shown mercy by a judge.   more...

Orsett: Dorothy enjoys ton up

She may be deaf and nearly blind but Dorothy Yetton was the star of the party as she celebrated her 100th birthday.   more...

Chadwell St Mary: Village hall vandal-proofing

Security fences eight foot high are to be put around two public halls at Chadwell St Mary in a bid to keep them safe from thieves and vandals.   more...

  
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