Stories for 17 May 2002

Basildon,Essex News

Vange: Families cheer garages victory

Families were today celebrating after winning their battle to have a block of garages razed to the ground.   more...

Basildon: £1.9m grant for a facelift

How would you spend £1.9 m improving your neighbourhood?   more...

Basildon: Nurses face car park charge

Nurses working at Basildon Hospital could have to pay to park their cars while working.   more...

Laindon: David's off to Lapland

A student from a Laindon school has been put through his paces as part of an Arctic challenge.   more...

Basildon: A weekend for the webmaster

Basildon's Festival Leisure Park is set to go Spiderman crazy next month with events and discounts to mark the blockbuster film's release.   more...

Laindon: Vandals step up attacks

Graffiti vandals are stepping up their attacks on new play areas on a Laindon estate.   more...

Basildon: Nigel is appointed leader

Labour and LibDem councillors celebrated a return to power in Basildon last night with the appointment of Nigel Smith as council leader.   more...

Basildon: Hit-and-run PC goes home

Brave policeman Henry Garrod - the victim of a hit-and-run driver - was today recovering at home with get-well wishes from town centre bosses.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Bowls: Lynda launches new club

Cheers! -- Basildon Council chairman Lynda Gordon performed one of her last civic duties of her term of office when she officially launched WR Gloucester Park Bowls Club's new season.   more...

Golf: 'Dream Team' lifts Bowl

Basildon ladies enjoyed a dream success when they lifted the prestigious Mary Forster Bowl at the Little Hay Golf Course in Hemel Hempstead.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Marconi meeting called off

A meeting between Chelmsford Euro MP and union chiefs to discuss the firm's future with bosses at Marconi Applied Technologies(M-Tech) in the county town set for today has been postponed.   more...

Chelmsford: Rubbish mountain

Chelmsford is producing far too much waste, the borough council claimed this week.   more...

Chelmsford: Tackling domestic violence

A new initiative to tackle the problem of domestic violence in the Chelmsford area is being launched today.   more...

Chelmsford: Police to review disappearance case

Essex police is reviewing its major investigation into Dinah McNicoll's disappearance, which it has always treated as a murder investigation.   more...

Chelmsford: Helping to clean up

Plants and garden equipment will be bought with the £100 "We've Cleaned Up for City" prize received by St Pius X Primary School, Chelmsford, this week.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Stephenson destroys Worcestershire top order

A devastating display by Essex bowler John Stephenson has seen him take three wickets for just four runs against Worcestershire in their Frizzell County Championship match.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: 900 not out

Daniel Benge-Abbott had something extra to celebrate on his last day at St Benedict's College.   more...

Colchester: NHS 'failed mum killer'

Serious failings were today admitted by Essex health chiefs after a mental health patient killed his mother believing she was the devil.   more...

Colchester: Scared children shun skate park

Scared skateboarders travel to Ipswich because they fear trouble at Colchester's skateboarding park.   more...

Colchester: Road rage attack on mother

Road rage attackers have left a mother-of-three "shocked and sickened".   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Clubs facing up to crisis

Big changes were on the cards today as the Football League faced up to crisis and the future of their game.   more...

Soccer: Holland gets a finals boost

Matt Holland has received a timely World Cup boost despite his Republic of Ireland side crashing 2-1 at home to Nigeria.   more...

Cricket: Colchester's net gain

The highlight of Colchester and East Essex's weekend will be the official opening of the club's new £20,000 nets.   more...

Athletics: Leap of faith for Claxton

Sarah Claxton has her sights firmly set on leaping into the Commonwealth Games.   more...

Essex Business

Chelmsford: Marconi meeting called off

A meeting between Chelmsford Euro MP and union chiefs to discuss the firm's future with bosses at Marconi Applied Technologies(M-Tech) in the county town set for today has been postponed.   more...

Chelmsford: Appeal for shopmobility scooters

Shopping in Chelmsford could become easier for people with mobility problems if a target of £80,000 is reached to buy eight shopmobility scooters.   more...

Chelmsford: Shopping centres help Wings Appeal

Two giant Chelmsford shopping centres have 'scrambled' to the rescue of the scotched Battle of Britain RAF Wings Appeal 2002 charity collection.   more...

Brentwood: Business leaders see Chapel High plans

Ambitious ideas for a major multi-million pound revamp of Brentwood's Chapel High Shopping Centre have been presented to business leaders within the town.   more...

Essex News

Wickford: Investigation into dog death

An investigation was today under way after a pet dog suffered a horrifying death in a boiling hot conservatory.   more...

Brentwood: Costs too high for 'social housing'

New dream homes at Brentwood's premier residential location are turning into a living nightmare for some families.   more...

Brentwood: Schools are on song

More than 100 young singers performed at Brentwood Cathedral as part of a special concert combining the talents of six junior schools from the town.   more...

Thundersley: Complex is set to help homeless

A housing development including rehab accommodation for people with head injuries is set to be built on a former Essex County Council depot in Thundersley.   more...

Braintree: Tributes to 'gentle giant'

A devoted dad known to all his friends as "the gentle giant" has died following an accident at work.   more...

Essex: Deaths at sea fall

The number of people killed off the Essex coast halved last year, new figures revealed today.   more...

Pitsea: Tara pays flat rate for World Cup trip

Football fanatic Tara Jewell will be cheering on the England team in the World Cup finals after flogging her flat to pay for the trip.   more...

Rayleigh: No guarantee of school places

Families moving to Rayleigh after the summer will not be guaranteed a place for their children at a primary school, it was revealed today.   more...

Castle Point: Taking technology to the people

A ground-breaking new scheme to take technology to the people of Castle Point was revealed today.   more...

Tendring, Wix: Pupil fights for his education

A 16-year-old is heading a classroom petition against plans to axe sixth form transport aid.   more...

Braintree: Prom pupils cement their arrival in style

A cement mixer is an unusual choice of transport but it meant two partygoers in Braintree turned heads as they arrived.   more...

Harwich: Dave is the new mayor

Traditional kitchel throwing was the first duty for Harwich's new mayor, Dave McLeod.   more...

Essex Sport

Snooker: Potted history of old trophy

The Braintree District Snooker League is appealing for more information about an old trophy which has only a potted history.   more...

Soccer: Skipper Smith released by Iron

Skipper Nicky Smith has been released by Braintree Town.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Westcliff: Plea to pull down arson-target yard

Firefighters today made fresh calls for a disused timber yard in Westcliff to be demolished after tackling another blaze started by arsonists.   more...

Southend: Brother's knifepoint ordeal for £4

Two young brothers were subjected to a terrifying knifepoint robbery - for just £4, police revealed today.   more...

Hadleigh: Children's nurse leaves job

A children's nurse cleared of hastening the death of 18 terminally ill patients has left her job following a two-and-a-half year suspension.   more...

Southend: Masked burglars disturbed

A man visiting a house in Southend disturbed masked burglars breaking in.   more...

Southend: Hunt for van man

Police are keen to trace a smirking van driver who may have been involved in the theft of a briefcase.   more...

Southend: Witness hope in rape hunt

Police investigating the rape of three young girls on Southend seafront today revealed a vital witness may have been within metres of the attack.   more...

Leigh: EastEnders' knees up

EastEnders' star Bindya Solanki paid a special visit to her home town to help a social club for people with learning disabilities celebrate its 25th anniversary.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Rugby: Southend hoping for magnificent sevens

Southend Rugby Club will be looking to finish a memorable year with a big party bash when they host their third annual sevens tournament tonight.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Motorcyclist dies

A motorcyclist died in a collision with a lorry on the roundabout at the junction of the A13 and M25.   more...

Corringham: Chimney demolished at Haven site

The earth quite literally moved when an enormous 360ft high gas fuel boiler chimney was demolished at the former Shell Haven oil refinery in Stanford.   more...

Stanford-le-Hope: Anti-Shell Haven group's musical event

A group opposing the £1 billion development at Shell Haven have arranged a musical event to bring the public together.   more...

Thurrock: Council's good behaviour contract

A new weapon is being used by Thurrock Council in its fight to bring an end to anti-social behaviour in housing estates and on the streets.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Athletics: Simon sets new record for Harriers

Harriers are overflowing with outstanding teenage talent.   more...

  
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