Stories for 14 May 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Beatles are just the ticket

Fab four, the Counterfeit Beatles, are keeping their fingers firmly crossed as they pick up their ticket for the first Lotto draw.   more...

Laindon: These little piggies made an exhibition of themselves

They may have had their bacon -- but it did not stop more than 200 pigs drawing the crowds to a special exhibition.   more...

Basildon, Billericay: Pregnant arsonist branded a 'danger'

A teenage mum-to-be who admitted arson was branded "dangerous" by a judge.   more...

Basildon: Thieves mow down brave PC

A police officer was today recovering in hospital after being mown down by a stolen car he was trying to stop.   more...

Laindon: Hypothermia man drowned in lake

A man showed classic signs of suffering from hypothermia before he drowned in a lake, an inquest has heard.   more...

Billericay: Golden garden award for Jubilee

A special golden potted garden category has been introduced to the Billericay in Bloom competition this year in recognition of the Queen's Jubilee.   more...

Billericay: Loft gang grabs haul of figurines

Thieves turned over every inch of a house before making off with £10,000 of expensive jewellery and porcelain figures.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Festival's town centre launch

Chelmsford's prestigious Cathedral Festival got off to a resounding start on Saturday with a boisterous programme around the town centre.   more...

Chelmsford: Volunteers wanted at dog charity

A Chelmsford charity is asking for volunteers in the area to form a sub-committee to help raise essential funds for local animal sanctuary Wallace Kennels.   more...

Mid-Essex: Haul of TV cheats is a record

A record number of people have been caught without a television licence in mid Essex.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Fletch goes undercover

Essex are writing a new chapter of history as the first county to use a football style scout in English top class cricket.   more...

Athletics: Chelmsford take runners-up place

Chelmsford Athletic Club's boys competed in the UKA Young Athletes League at Bury St Edmunds recently.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: School celebrates art college status

The curtain went up and glasses were raised as a school celebrated achieving arts college status.   more...

Colchester: Car ablaze at railway crossing

A car on a transporter burst into flames after it struck overhead power cables on a train crossing.   more...

Colchester: Man dies in crash

A 19-year-old man has died in a Colchester car crash.   more...

Colchester: Toddler rescued by hero Shaun

A teenager has been hailed a hero after plucking a toddler to safety from a boating lake.   more...

Colchester: Cycle for a friend

A journalist is undertaking a marathon cycle ride across the width of the country to raise money for charity.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Mixed feelings for Darren

Darren Bent admitted having mixed feelings after Ipswich Town's heart-breaking relegation from the Premiership.   more...

Essex Business

Essex: County falls behind in skills table

The workforce in Essex is becoming one of the least qualified in the country, according to shocking new figures published by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), Essex.   more...

Essex: £1m splash for leisure

Leisure giant Whitbread Group has unveiled plans to invest over £1m in its Essex businesses, it was revealed today.   more...

Colchester: Shock for 320 workers as firm pulls out

One of Colchester's largest employers today announced it is to pull out of town, affecting 300 jobs.   more...

Essex News

Basildon: Antarctic explorers return

The British Army Antarctic Expedition was today returning to the UK after ten months sailing to and from the frozen continent.   more...

Braintree: Pensioner, 70, has her bike stolen

Thieves stole a pensioner's bike from outside a doctors' surgery in Braintree.   more...

South Woodham: Jubilee facelift for town

Colourful plants and flowers are set to transform a plain looking roundabout in the centre of town to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.   more...

Southend: Yob hurls brick at 6th-floor flat

Terrified Caroline Hall today told how she discovered her friend with serious head injuries after a brick was hurled through her window - on the sixth-floor of a block of flats.   more...

Basildon: Midnight feast for Star Wars film

Star Wars fans in Basildon will be among the first in the country to see the latest blockbuster movie.   more...

Essex: River victim named

A man who died after falling into the River Crouch has been named today by police.   more...

Essex: Police ready for disaster

Essex's emergency services have tested themselves on how they would deal with a fictional nuclear disaster.   more...

Shoebury: Hydraulic lift taken

A hydraulic lifting unit worth £12,000, called a Nifty Lift, has been stolen from the forecourt of a business in Shoebury.   more...

Tendring: Blast range is wrecking my house

A government firing range has come under attack from angry residents in Tendring whose homes have been rocked by the latest series of blasts.   more...

Brentwood: Silver anniversary thank you

A club with a silver date to celebrate said a special thank you to some of their friends.   more...

South Essex: Driver named in fatal A13 crash

The motorist killed when his car ploughed into a bridge support on the A13 has been named by police.   more...

Ongar: Timely upgrade for clock

A timely plan to upgrade Ongar's Budworth Hall clock in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee has this week been unveiled by the managers of the 115-year-old High Street venue.   more...

Maldon: Bad Patch!

Meet Patch the daring dog who smashes through windows for a bit of attention and then needs rescuing by firefighters.   more...

Harwich: Robber kicked young mother

A young mother pushing her baby daughter was hit and kicked by a youth who tried to snatch her handbag.   more...

Copford: Woman confronts night burglar

A woman came face to face with a burglar after hearing noises at the back of her home.   more...

Braintree: Appeal after second robbery in three days

Police today appealed for help from the public following two street robberies in Braintree in the space of a few days.   more...

Castle Point: Gipsy heritage of new mayor

A man with a reputation for speaking from the heart has been elected as the new Castle Point mayor.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Mid-Essex league round-up

Premier Division Champions, Hullbridge Sports, were given a tough game at Southminster but eventually ran out 2-0 winners with second half goals from a first of the season by Rob Henry and substitute Keilty.   more...

Netball: Ingrebourne 1 0 Pyrgo Priroy (Havering Youth Games Final)

Ingrebourne won the Havering Youth Games for the eighth consecutive year by beating Pyrgo Priory in a nail-biting local derby Final.   more...

Cricket: West Essex I 188-9 dec, Brentwood I 89 all out (Shepherd Neame Division One)

Following encouraging pre-season performances against Old Southendians & Westcliff, Brentwood entered the first league game of the season on Saturday in confident mood, with promotion as their clear objective.   more...

Soccer:Halstead Town 1 2 Stansted (AET) (Uttlesford Charity Cup Final)

A goal in the dying minutes of extra-time ended Halstead's cup hopes.   more...

BMX Racing: Hall and Gray take trophies

Five-year-old Thomas Hall from Rayne and Dean Gray, 20 from Braintree took two of the three Rider of the Day trophies at round three of the East Anglia BMX series on Sunday at Royston.   more...

Soccer: Maldon aiming for glory

Maldon Town go into tonight's East Anglian Cup final hoping to end the season on a high in front of a bumper home crowd.   more...

Yachting: Victory for Moonstone

Maldon Little Ship Club's Orwell Cruise and Passage Race from Bradwell to Ipswich attracted 13 yachts, though only three decided to compete in the race, which involved a slow beat up the Wallet.   more...

Essex,Southend Business

Southend: Soccer pubs' sizzling

Landlords were today toasting success after pub-goers were given the green light to watch England's World Cup campaign over bacon, eggs and a pint of lager.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Mods to join seafront bash

Police were today bracing themselves for an influx of scooter fans over Southend's airshow weekend, clashing with England's World Cup opener with Sweden.   more...

Leigh: Women rob girl of mobile

A young girl was set upon by two females who robbed her of a mobile phone in a Leigh park.   more...

Southend: Harry-mad kids get spellbound

Harry Potter mania swept into Southend as the boy magician's first film was released on video and DVD.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Rochford's Cup hat trick

Rochford Sports were proved right in having faith in Holyland as they won the Southend Sunday League's Section A League Cup for the third year running at the Lower Road home of Hullbridge Sports yesterday.   more...

Snooker: Centre hosts Whitsun Cup

Southend's Victoria Snooker Centre will host the 19th annual Whitsun Cup at their Southchurch Road premises on May 19 at 3pm.   more...

Soccer: Martin - Marketing and new stadium are key to more fans

Shrimpers major shareholder Ron Martin is confident that better times are around the corner for Southend United -- both on and off the pitch.   more...

Soccer: Fox on Blues shopping list

Southend United boss Rob Newman admitted today that he had put former Newcastle United and Spurs winger Ruel Fox on his summer shopping list.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Speedway: White is out after track fall

Two more Premier League points for Arena Essex came at a cost with heat leader Colin White being taken to Basildon Hospital with concussion following a heat five fall.    more...

Speedway: Newcastle 46 44 Arena Essex

For the second time in 24 hours, a last-heat decider settled the Hammers' fate and on this occasion they missed out on a deserved point after a battling display against last season's Premier League champions.   more...

  
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