Stories for 3 April 2002

Basildon,Colchester,Essex Sport

Gymnastics: Colchester success makes Carousel girls beam

Wickford-based Carousel Gymnastic Club members had another successful competition when the Essex County Grades Championships were staged at Colchester.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Teenager hit out at nurses

A teenager who assaulted two nurses fought back the tears as guards led him from court after being given a four-month sentence.   more...

Laindon: Play area smashed by gang

A gang armed with knives, bricks and spray cans have destroyed a play area set up in an effort to clean-up a troubled Laindon estate - just a week after it was opened.   more...

Laindon: Forgery boy faces work order

A boy aged 16 tried to change a forged £5 note so he could get money for alcohol - but it landed him in trouble with the law.   more...

Billericay: Head-on crash driver cut free

A man escaped with minor injuries after his car was involved in a head-on smash and ended up on its roof.   more...

Basildon: More time for jubilee parties

People wanting to hold golden jubilee parties in their streets now have another month to apply for road closures - after only seven applications were received in the entire district.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Angling: Matt's record mirror catch

Basildon angler Matthew Garwood landed a superb 24lb 8oz mirror carp when he fished Northlands Park Lake.   more...

Weightlifting: Venables muscles in

Basildon strongman Dave Venables smashed two British records at the national weight-lifting championships in Derbyshire.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Canvey: Free flight must wait

A couple who won two air tickets are waiting until next year to use them - because of a prior engagement with Elvis!   more...

South Essex: Parents' crime fight role

Parents have been urged to play their part in a new scheme to drive down crime rates in Castle Point and Rochford.   more...

Canvey: `Tacky' seafront needs a facelift

Canvey seafront has become tacky, with too many amusement arcades, and needs an urgent facelift, politicians and campaigners have claimed.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Ground inspection due

The next big date for Canvey is today when officials of the Nationwide Conference will visit Park Lane to look at £200,000 improvement work at the ground.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Business

Boreham: Fitness centre is a knockout!

Essex cricket captain Ronnie Irani took some time off from the field to officially open the new Fitness Academy Health Club in Boreham, near Chelmsford.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Hunt stepped up for missing man

Police were today planning to release an artist's impression of a man with learning disabilities who went missing in Chelmsford four days ago.   more...

Mid-Essex: Spring has arrived ... and so have the thieves

Householders making more use of their gardens, sheds and outbuildings now spring has arrived are being warned to take precautions after a spate of thefts.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

General: Clubs pay their respects

Chelmsford City Football Club joined several sports teams and players across the county on Sunday and Monday in a minute's silence in memory of the Queen Mother.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Dedham, Lawford: Car crash victim, 17, is named

The teenager killed in a car crash at Dedham last week has been named as Julia Kettle, 17, of Colchester Road, Lawford.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Bournemouth 0-1 Colchester United (Nationwide League Divison Two)

A rare away win against the Cherries all has but sealed Second Division safety for Steve Whitton's Colchester United.   more...

Soccer: Brown's well-timed shut-out

Colchester United goalkeeper Simon Brown's fifth clean sheet of the season could not have been more timely.   more...

Soccer: Whitton pleased as U's find safety

Lady Luck smiled brightly on Colchester United as they sealed their Second Division survival for a record fifth straight season with victory at Bournemouth.   more...

Soccer: Finidi's feeling confident

Finidi George had mixed feelings after Ipswich Town's 0-0 draw with Chelsea - but is confident his side can stay in the Premiership.   more...

Essex Business

Woodham: Wheelchairs are stolen from store

Disabled shoppers are having to be carried to and from their cars by supermarket staff after thieves made off with store wheelchairs.   more...

Walton, Clacton: Sunshine boost for holiday trade

It was ice cream, candy floss, sticks of rock, chips and much more all round.   more...

Walton: £200,000 for regeneration

Walton is celebrating a further cash boost to improve the "decaying" family seaside resort.   more...

Woodham: Firms gear up for 'pizza war'

Th propspect of a head-to-head 'war of the pizzas' is looming as South Woodham Ferrers' businesses battle over plans for a new restaurant.   more...

Rivenhall: Lorry ban plan

Plans to ban heavy goods vehicles from a mid-Essex road will go ahead despite objections from a nearby business.   more...

Little Tey: Racing car plan for coach depot

A disused coach depot in Little Tey could be turned into a racing car maintenance base, creating three new jobs.   more...

Colchester: Pub plans for family expansion

A children's room boasting games consoles and televisions is in the pipeline for a pub in Colchester.   more...

Doverourt: Who caused so much damage?

Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses after burglars left a Dovercourt shop devastated.   more...

Colchester: Shop units waiting to be filled

At least 40 shops lie empty in Colchester town centre - but the nucleus of the town is changing, according to Colchester Council economic development officer, Jo Portway.   more...

South Essex: Drinks extension plan gets lukewarm welcome

The prospect of extra drinking time to enable pub-goers to celebrate the Queen's golden jubilee has been given a lukewarm reaction by south Essex publicans.   more...

South Essex: Flooding fears over port plan

Fears of flooding on Canvey have been raised following proposals by P&O to redevelop the former Shell Haven Oil Refinery.   more...

Essex News

Brentwood: Behave or else, councillors told

Councillors are to be asked to pledge they will abide by a new code of conduct...or risk being thrown out.   more...

Tendring: Crime crackdown will continue

A bid to reduce crime in Tendring's major hotspots is proving a great success and will continue.   more...

Braintree: Mislaid flintstone adze donated to museum

A prehistoric tool which could have been dropped by a Stone Age man has been handed over to Braintree District Museum - 67 years after it was found.   more...

Little Wakering: Electric shock theory after death

A middle-aged man died while working on electrics in the loft of a bungalow.   more...

Manningtree: Train buffs in for treat

Steam train buffs are in for a real treat as main line steam trains are to make regular visits to the area.   more...

Maldon: Reunited after 32 years apart

It was a meeting made in heaven for a mother and daughter who have been reunited after 32 years apart.   more...

Walton: Sudden death of 18-year-old

Young friends have been shocked and saddened by the sudden death of a "larger than life" teenager, just weeks before his 19th birthday.   more...

Mistley: Essex man hurt in peace march

An Essex peace protester was one of four Britons injured yesterday in the escalating violence in the Middle East.   more...

Essex: Motorcycle safety drive

A major campaign aimed at improving motorcyclists' road skills and reducing the number of casualties on the county's roads is about to be launched by Essex Police.   more...

South Weald: Speed campaigners make a point

Countryside campaigners say they are even more determined not to ditch their demands for road speed reductions after three vehicle accidents in a single week.   more...

Mersea: Campaigners close to giving up after two-year campaign

Residents could soon shelve a £160,000 lottery cash bid in West Mersea because of "confusing paperwork."   more...

Essex: More befrienders needed

A friend in need is a friend indeed - as John Attwell and his new best buddy Sylvia Danahar are discovering.   more...

Witham: Cannabis cafe not a 'pipe dream'

Campaigners hoping to open a cannabis cafe in Witham have slammed claims the scheme is a pipe dream.   more...

Essex Sport

Cricket: Pupils follow in Test sides's footsteps

A team of cricketers from Brentwood School are following the example set by the England Test side and striking out for an antipodean adventure.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Fight stops log ride

A ride at Southend's Adventure Island had to be shut for an hour following a fight between two gangs.   more...

Southend: Dancers' theatre worry

A school of more than 100 young dancers faces having nowhere to perform if the curtain goes down on Southend's New Empire Theatre.   more...

Westcliff: Jewellery and van stolen

Jewellery was stolen along with a transit van containing a load of training shoes when burglars struck in Westcliff.   more...

Southend: Housing fears over asylum seekers

Asylum seekers with physical, psychological and mental disabilities should not be housed in Southend, a leading councillor has said.   more...

Thundersley: Sea Life treat for hospice youngsters

Five youngsters from a Thundersley Hospice were treated to a memorable day out, thanks to the kindness of two women.   more...

Southend: Woman saved from mudflats

A distressed woman had to be plucked from the coast off Southend last night after becoming stuck on the mudflats.   more...

Westcliff: School's neighbours fight extension plan

Anxious neighbours of a Westcliff school were today gearing up for a final attempt to fend off a planned extension.   more...

Southend: Van driver in purse snatch

Police have launched a hunt for a thief who made an early morning stop to steal a young woman's purse in Baxter Avenue, Southend on Good Friday as the 28-year-old victim stopped to check her purse.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: New boys seek Blues slots

Southend United new boys Adam Wallace and Rio Alderton have both targeted first team breakthroughs with the Shrimpers.   more...

Soccer: Football's final farewell to Ted

The world of local soccer said its final farewells to Ted Patten yesterday.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Aveley: Man is sentenced for animal cruelty

A man who abandoned five dogs and an owl at his home has received an 80-hour community punishment order after admitting six offences of causing unnecessary suffering to the animals.   more...

Thurrock: Bid to stop traffic calming blocked

A bid to prevent any more speed humps being introduced to Thurrock's streets has been defeated.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Speedway: Isle of Wight 47-43 Arena Essex (Premier Trophy)

Hammers began their season for real on last night and a great deal of satisfaction they'll have taken from it to.   more...

  
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