Stories for 3 May 2002

Basildon,Chelmsford,Essex,Southend,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Grays in swoop for Gulls

Two more Canvey players are being linked with Grays following Mark Stimson's switch from Canvey Island to their Ryman League Premier Division rivals as player-coach.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Tories fail to snatch power

A handful of votes cost the Conservatives overall control of Basildon Council on a night of high drama and emotion in the local elections.   more...

Laindon: Take the right path

Campaigning Jason Richardson has stepped up his fight to protect land around a church from being developed - claiming it is more suited to a nature reserve.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Women's soccer: Town ladies crowned county champs

Billericay Town Ladies were crowned Essex champions at New Lodge following a thrilling last-minute equaliser against White Notley.   more...

Boxing: Diabetic boxer's career KO

A talented young Basildon boxer has spoken of his heartbreak after the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) KO'd his career on medical grounds.   more...

Kick boxing: Kicking out for success in the ring

There were some tremendous fights when Basildon Freestyle Kickboxing Club held their latest show in front of more than 400 fans at the Eversley Centre.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Castle Point: MP defies Tory whip

Castle Point MP Bob Spink defied a Tory three-line-whip by voting with the Labour party to ban tobacco advertising.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

American football: Spartans attempt to rattle Sabres

The American football season kicks off on Sunday with a big local derby at Gloucester Park, Basildon.   more...

Athletics: Daley's double is target for Macey

Canvey Island's Dean Macey has revealed he will defy popular opinion and go for a dream golden double this summer.   more...

Rugby: Wyverns wait is nearing its end

Rayleigh hope to put 30 trophy-less seasons behind them in Sunday's Essex President's Shield final - the biggest game in their history.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Essex: Awards to honour new achievements

A prestigious award scheme founded eight years ago has been expanded to hail community champions and local heroes and heroines in Essex, as well as recognising achievements over adversity.   more...

Chelmsford: Morning after pill at festival

Plans to sell the morning after pill from a mobile pharmacy at Chelmsford's V2002 music festival have been slammed by campaigners who say it will encourage casual sex.   more...

Chelmsford: Ball raises £2,000

Chelmsford mayor Christine Rycroft's charity ball in aid of Farleigh Hospice has raised more than £2,000 for the charity.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Tennis: Mid-Essex teams in Essex Cup clashes

Local mens teams have progressed into the second round of the Essex Cup competitions which are scheduled to be played this weekend.   more...

Cricket: Flower blooms for Essex

Andy Flower struck gold with a magnificent all-round performance that carried Essex to victory over holders Surrey and a step nearer the Benson and Hedges quarter-finals.   more...

Cricket: Women's game gets cash boost

Cricket for women and girls in Essex received a cash boost after the Essex Women's Cricket Association was awarded a grant for nearly £4,000 from the National Lottery.   more...

Cricket: Stars to boost glory quest

England Test stars Nasser Hussain and James Foster are ready to boost Essex's glory bid to win the Benson and Hedges Cup.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Labour suffer and Lib Dem leader goes

The Labour group suffered a decisive blow in the Colchester elections losing more than half their seats   more...

Colchester: Leader Bill's out of the Frame

Shock results are part and parcel of all elections - and this year's voting round saw the taking of some unexpected political scalps.   more...

Colchester: Extra police to beat louts

More police will be on the streets of Colchester town centre on Friday and Saturday nights in a new clampdown on drunken troublemakers.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Double joy for Finidi

Finidi George has received a double boost in his quest to represent Nigeria at this summer's World Cup.   more...

Soccer: Foreign interest in Ipswich winger

Reports in France claim Strasbourg are interested in signing Ipswich Town winger Ulrich Le Pen.   more...

Gymnastics: Alex and Hollie make dream county debuts

Gymnasts from Wickford's Carousel Gym Club excelled in the Essex County floor and vault championships at Colchester.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Young Irons and Saints to visit

Academy teams from Premiership clubs West Ham and Southampton will be taking on the Essex boys in a charity tournament.   more...

Essex Business

Chelmsford: Stores provide bountiful Harvest

Generosity at The Meadows shopping centre abounds for the Harvest for the Hungry project in Bulgaria.   more...

South Essex: Green strategy call for port development

A leading wildlife charity says the Government should step in and create a national strategy for the future development of ports like that at Shell Haven in south Essex.   more...

Harwich: Pensions shock debrief for workers

A pensions fund which is being wound up has told workers why they might not receive what they were expecting.   more...

Colchester: Small traders 'are being forced out'

Sky-high rent costs are forcing independent traders out of Colchester town centre, it has been claimed.   more...

Southend: Shoe giant hails industry boost

A £1m Government cash injection could be just what the UK footwear industry needs to step ahead of the competition, a Southend sports shoe company has claimed.   more...

Witham: Store's century of sale

One of Witham's oldest shops is celebrating 100 years of trading as an ironmonger.   more...

Chelmsford: New group takes AiM

More than 100 Essex managers packed the official launch of a new networking organisation for the county.   more...

Southend: Jason cuts a dash for charity

Southend barber Jason Lawrence is going to exchange cutting hair for climbing mountains later this month to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Children's Charity in the Inca Challenge 2001.   more...

Brentwood: Town's first glimpse of A12 plans

Residents are being urged to head for a special exhibition this weekend and comment on the controversial plans for the A12.   more...

Maldon: Triad splits

A long-established Maldon business has split into two separate enterprises.   more...

Witham: Record sales for French

Leading Witham engineering company JL French has announced record sales.   more...

Purfleet: Homes for ex-Esso site

Planners have won their fight to have houses built on the former Esso oil storage site at Purfleet.   more...

Chelmsford: Marconi host Digby

Chelmsford-based Marconi Applied Technologies (MAT) has played host to Digby Jones, director general of the Confederation of British Industries.   more...

Witham: Pub's opening date looms

A disused historic hotel which is being transformed into a JD Wetherspoon pub in Witham is well on its way to opening at the end of the month.   more...

Colchester: Funeral services accolade

Colchester mayor Mike Hogg has helped the town's Mailboxes Etc to celebrate a year in business.   more...

Southend: End of the road for golden era airliners

A trio of jet airliners, a reminder of the past glories of Southend-based British World Airlines, are being sold off to help pay the now-defunct company's debts.   more...

Grays: Store's baking up a charity treat

Staff recruited for a new superstore due to open next week have already started putting smiles on customers' faces.   more...

Essex News

Maldon: Big top parking charges threaten big stop

A fire-eater says the thrill of the big top may never return to Maldon - because car parking charges in Promenade Park are making it too expensive to come and see the show.   more...

Hatfield Peverel: Drug addict gets 39 months' jail

A heroin addict threatened another man with a knife and stole cash from him before coming back later and chasing him over a roof.   more...

Silver End: Gunman grabs cash box

A masked robber with a gun snatched an empty cash box just across the road from a mid-Essex toddlers' playgroup.   more...

Kirby: Mum's last word over star's love

The mother of James Gooding, who has just split from Aussie superstar Kylie Minogue, today pronounced: "It's up to them."   more...

Heybridge: Lucky draw winners off to the palace

Two charity workers couldn't believe their luck when they were both invited to a party being thrown by the Queen.   more...

Brightlingsea: Lucy's rescue resolve

The girlfriend of missing paraglider Joel Kitchen has today spoken for the first time since the decision to give up the mountain rescue search for him.   more...

Maldon: Race for fun is rolling near

The race is on to take pole position in Maldon's first ever wheelbarrow competition.   more...

Brentwood: Sneaky drivers show car park craft

Crafty car drivers are using cunning tactics to dodge the charges at a Brentwood car park.   more...

Harwich: £1.5m RNLI base opens

Months of hard work, fundraising and building have finally paid off with the launch of Harwich's long-awaited £1.5m lifeboat station.   more...

Braintree: Father of council's new milestone

One of the longest serving councillors in Braintree is celebrating his 85th birthday - and 45 years' service to the district.   more...

Essex Sport

Golf: Salver success only the start for Moule

Teenager Jamie Moule has shown that he can more than hold his own against the best amateur golfers in the country.   more...

Soccer: Farlie shakes things up

Tiptree United manager Neil Farlie has thrown the cat among the pigeons as far as team selection for the FA Carlsberg Vase final is concerned.   more...

Soccer: Potters aims fot stylish send-off

Outgoing boss Mick Potter has vowed to sign off on a high note as he spends his last few days as manager of Clacton Town.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: 'Make 'em vote!'

Southend's council boss today called for compulsory voting following a poor turnout.   more...

Southend: Tory triumph

Jubilant Tories were today celebrating after they took control of Rochford and maintained their stranglehold in Southend.   more...

Rochford: Captain Lee ranks highly at his old school

Life on the ocean wave is good for a former Rochford pupil who has just become the youngest merchant sea captain in the country.   more...

Brentwood, Southend: Inspector pounds new beat

Police inspector Paul Spooner has pounded many beats in his time...but none as tough as his latest challenge.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Athletics: Counties event at Garon Park

It's a busy weekend on the local athletics scene, topped by the first day of the Essex Championships at Southend's Garon Park track home on Bank Holiday Monday.   more...

Cricket: Last ball run-out boosts Old Boys

Old Southendian began their season with a thrilling win over Brentwood in the first round of the Essex cup.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Linford: Pre-school gets thumbs up

A village's pre-school group has won glowing praise from an education inspector.   more...

Thurrock: CCTV in litter fight

CCTV cameras have been installed at litter hotspots across Thurrock as part of a council campaign to combat anti-social behaviour.   more...

Grays: Police appeal after three robberies

Police in Grays are searching for clues after three street robberies in the same day.   more...

Thurrock: School comes off special measures

Four years after being classed as "failing" by OFSTED inspectors, West Thurrock Primary School has been taken out of special measures.   more...

Witham: Magistrates' court plans condemned

A mid-Essex MP has condemned in Parliament the proposed closure of Witham Magistrates' Court.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Athletics: Harriers in midfield

To be involved in the best races on the calendar is always satisfying, even if you do end up down the field.   more...

Athletics: U15 hole hurts Harriers women

After just a couple of meetings the pattern seems set for Thurrock Harriers' women this summer.   more...

Athletics: PBs for Harriers duo

They won international honours last season and the way Louise Matthews and Ross Tressider have started the summer campaign don't be surprised if more come their way this summer.   more...

  
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