Stories for 10 May 2002

Basildon,Chelmsford,Colchester,Essex,Southend,Thurrock Sport

Athletics: Sunny delight at Garon Park

South-east Essex athletes produced some sunshine performances in brighter-than-expected weather when Southend AC hosted the first day of the County Championships at Garon Park.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Kate Moss driver banned for a year

Supermodel Kate Moss's chauffeur has been banned from driving for one year after causing a smash on the A13 which fractured the star's shoulder.   more...

Basildon: Street raided

Raiders have struck at several properties in one street in one week.   more...

Basildon: Dash along and sponsor a greyhound

A dog show will be held on Sunday to introduce the local community to greyhounds.   more...

Basildon: Irate families protest at drugs den garages

Residents are banding together in the hope council bosses will finally heed their calls to pull down an eyesore garage block being used as a drugs den.   more...

Basildon: Fears as flats plan resurfaces

Residents are to cast an eye over fresh plans to develop new apartments in their neighbourhood.   more...

Basildon: Mum's timely 'deadly trains' protest

Laindon mum Maureen Kavanagh today claimed trains were still "deathtraps on wheels" - just hours before a Hertfordshire rail crash claimed yet more lives.  more...

Basildon: Home set for double jubilee party

A double celebration is on the cards for residents of a Basildon home.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: New look for New Lodge men

Billericay Town boss Gary Calder confidently expects to have an experienced 18-man squad capable of challenging for honours in the next campaign.   more...

Athletics: Surety gives rivals a hurdling lesson

Basildon AC's Steven Surety continued his recent run of successes by being crowned British Universities champion at Bedford.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Benfleet: Pipework near completion

Relief is on the way for fed-up motorists as repair works on water pipes near an end.   more...

Benfleet, Southend: £850,000 for mum they never knew

Doting dad Martin England wept as he was awarded £850,000 in damages following the tragic death of his wife just days after giving birth to IVF triplets.   more...

Canvey: Train drunk hit guard

A drunk Canvey man who fell asleep on a train and ended up in Shoebury attacked the security guard who woke him up.   more...

Castle Point: Cheryl sees red over bin sacks

An angry mum has branded Castle Point Council "ridiculous" for refusing to collect her family's rubbish because it was in the wrong coloured sacks.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Karate: Shotokan quartet get belting success

Four members of Canvey's Shotokan Karate Club have been awarded their black belts.   more...

Soccer: Clarkey's not Blue about part-time career move

Former Southend United star Adrian Clarke is preparing for non-league football's glamour final - and is urging league players facing an uncertain future not to dismiss life in the Conference.   more...

Boxing: Five-star show for Canvey

Canvey Island Boxing Club held a show at the Monico Club in front of a large and enthusiastic audience.   more...

Chelmsford,Colchester,Essex News

North Essex: Killer roads revaled

North Essex's most dangerous roads have been revealed by the Evening Gazette   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford, Bradwell: N-plant exercise

A major incident at Bradwell nuclear power station was today being recreated at Essex Police headquarters.   more...

Writtle: Rat purge at flats

War has been declared on a suspected rat infestation at Chelmer Housing Partnership's elderly people's wardened flats in Writtle.   more...

Chelmsford: Balloon goes up

Chelmsford's hot air balloon - costing about £30,000 - has been swept up in a political row over borough plans to spend £1m on "unspecified jubilee projects."   more...

Great Baddow: Boys see less of shrinking dad

Two youngsters have seen a lot less of their dad since he joined a slimming club.   more...

Chelmsford: Gran meets Ohio killer

A 53-year-old Essex grandmother has met a 28-year-old killer she has come to know 'like a son' on Ohio's death row.   more...

Mid-Essex: Book charts canal history

The quiet waterway linking Chelmsford with Heybridge Basin is celebrated in a brand-new illustrated book.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Tennis: Writtle plays part in LTA drive

Writtle Tennis Club will be taking part in the LTA run scheme, Play Tennis, on Sunday, May 19.   more...

Cricket: Essex defeated in three days

Essex have lost their county championship clash against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge with more than day' play left to spare.   more...

Cricket: Notts set 188 for victory

Brave batting from the Essex tail may not be enough to prevent Nottinghamshire notching up a win at Trent Bridge today.   more...

Cricket: Essex skipper Irani in pitch fury

Ronnie Irani has slammed the Trent Bridge pitch as the most dangerous he has encountered.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Dalek up for auction

They struck fear into the hearts of thousands of children, and adults - but now one of Dr Who's sworn enemies is about to go under the hammer in Colchester.   more...

Colchester: Fireman's good conduct medal

A Colchester-born Ministry of Defence fireman has won a long service and conduct medal.   more...

Colchester: The oldest hoofer in town

Veteran thespian Major George Young still enjoys the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd as he steps into the spotlight.   more...

Colchester: Vandals damage centre yet again

Vandals have embarked on a sustained campaign against a community building.   more...

Colchester: You are the best mummy in town!

Mum, you're the best! Alison Day, of Lethe Grove, now has the title of Colchester's best mum - and a shot at being awarded the accolade of Britain's top mother.   more...

Colchester: Search for driver who offered lifts to schoolgirls

Police are hunting a man driving a white van who offered two 11-year-old girls a lift to school.   more...

Colchester: Police in hunt for fleeing man

Essex Police's helicopter was scrambled to scour Colchester after police officers saw a man run away from a car.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Sheepshanks rallies fans

David Sheepshanks has tipped Ipswich Town to bounce back as Division One champions if they suffer relegation from the Premiership.   more...

Soccer: Burley is planning an audacious hat-trick at Anfield

George Burley is plotting an audacious hat-trick in his quest to secure Premiership safety for Ipswich Town.   more...

Soccer: Venus wins fitness battle

Ipswich Town's Player-of-the-Year Mark Venus has shaken off a groin injury in time for tomorrow's clash at Anfield.   more...

Soccer: Players unhappy with deals

Manager Steve Whitton must wait and see if two of his three out-of-contract players are ready to re-sign for Colchester United.   more...

Essex Business

Colchester: A stamp and a portion of chips, please

If at first you don't succeed fry, fry again - that is the message from the owners of a post office who have converted part of the store into a fish and chip shop.   more...

Essex: Firms missing out on development cash

Innovative firms in Essex are turning their backs on a multi-million pound funding source which could give them the push they need to make their ideas a reality, experts have warned.   more...

Essex: Cheque alert for motor traders

Police are warning car traders to be on the look out after fraudulent cheques were used to buy vehicles.   more...

Thurrock: Port prompts new green group

A group of concerned residents have set up a branch of Friends Of The Earth in Thurrock.   more...

Southend: Businessman's debts

A businessman who ran up over £65,000 in debts has appeared in court charged with theft.   more...

Colchester: Insurance giant sheds more jobs

About 250 jobs at Colchester-based insurance giant Royal London are set to go because of the completion of a two-year project.   more...

Essex News

Jaywick: Dirtiest loos in Tendring?

'The worst toilets in Tendring' - that's the label residents and visitors have put on the public conveniences in Garden Road, Jaywick.   more...

Wrabness: Farewell to war pilot

The last remains of a Second World War pilot, whose plane was shot down over Wrabness, were due be interred today.   more...

Braintree: Residents' sewage nightmare returns

A couple were fuming this week when raw sewage leaked from manholes into their garden of their Braintree bungalow - for the seventh time in ten months.   more...

Witham: Anger over dumped car

A resident has complained because police did not immediately remove an abandoned car.   more...

Clacton: Pensioner fast-tracked to the back of the queue

Red tape has meant a pensioner with a hearing problem will have to wait an extra four months to see a consultant.   more...

Maldon, Woodham: Police to peg tile theft

Police are urging homeowners to be on the look-out after a spate of peg tile thefts.   more...

Dovercourt: Sealed and delivered

A seal which set up home on Dovercourt beach has been captured.   more...

Harwich: Tributes to a bubbly teenager

Tributes have been paid to a "lively, bubbly" teenager who was found hanged at her home.   more...

Great Totham: Urgent action to mend danger road

Urgent action has been taken to repair a danger road after fears someone could be killed.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Tiptree players face d-day

Heartbreak or delight will face Tiptree United's players today as boss Neil Farlie breaks the news of who will feature in tomorrow's FA Carlsberg Vase final against Whitley Bay.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Meningitis strikes twice at school

Two confirmed cases of meningitis have been reported at an infants' school in Southend, it was revealed today.   more...

Southend: Bravery of Ted in big run

Super-fit Ted Lewin was today recovering in hospital after collapsing and "dying" six times during a gruelling charity marathon from Land's End to Southend.   more...

Southend: Body found in public toilets

A police investigation was today underway after a man's body was found in the public toilets in Southend's Lucy Road.   more...

Westcliff: 'Train delay made me miss family reunion'

A woman who missed a final family get-together with relatives from Australia has blasted c2c for "keeping customers in the dark".   more...

Southend: Thief packed bags for jail

Shoplifter Jason Rossi had already packed his bags for jail when he appeared at Southend Magistrates' Court.   more...

Southend: Record breaker

A record-breaking £127,000 was raised by outgoing Southend mayor Howard Briggs' charity appeal for last year.   more...

Southend: Youths need you

Budding politicians are being invited to put themselves forward to sit on Southend's Youth Council.   more...

Southend: Club's pledge over Palace

A fundraising club today pledged its support to Westcliff's Palace Theatre amid a £100,000 cash crisis.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Blues to stay in borough pledge

Southend United have no intentions of moving out of the borough, a senior councillor has said.   more...

Cricket: Heiser's return lifts Southend

Southend-on-Sea Cricket Club is optimistic of a successful season as the Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League gets underway tomorrow.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Aveley: Welcome graffiti!

Youngsters are to brighten up the grounds of their school by creating a graffiti-style mural on one of its walls.   more...

Tilbury: Home-School Link needs more help

Education staff are seeking volunteers to help with a new scheme to help primary school children suffering from social and emotional difficulties.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Speedway: Russell blast set to kickstart Arena

Arena-Essex Hammers co-promoter Ronnie Russell hopes a verbal volley aimed at his team this week will pay dividends against Exeter tonight.   more...

  
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