Stories for 30 May 2002

Basildon,Chelmsford,Colchester,Essex,Southend,Thurrock News

Essex; Social services show promise

Essex social services have been given a two-star rating with a promising future in latest Government league tables.   more...

Basildon,Essex Business

Wickford: Group's latest weapon in town war on graffiti

Community leaders have unveiled the latest weapon in the war on graffiti in Wickford.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Rubbish pickups delayed

Rubbish collection times in the Basildon district are changing due to the Queen's golden jubilee.   more...

Wickford: Group's latest weapon in town war on graffiti

Community leaders have unveiled the latest weapon in the war on graffiti in Wickford.   more...

Langdon Hills: Anger as families left high and dry

Water, water everywhere - but not a drop coming through the taps for some frustrated families in Langdon Hills.   more...

Basildon: Rape claims- two bailed

Two men questioned in connection with separate rape allegations have been released on police bail.   more...

Wickford: Selfish parkers endanger blind

Selfish drivers who park their cars on pavements are making Ron Shine's life a misery.   more...

Wickford: Woman injured in A127 pile-up

A woman motorist was taken to Basildon Hospital following a multi-vehicle collision.   more...

Billericay: School bidding for £1m boost

Almost £1m will be pumped into the Billericay School if an ambitious cash crusade proves successful.   more...

Basildon: Crash cyclist dies in hospital

A cyclist who suffered severe head injuries after colliding with a lorry died in Basildon Hospital hours later.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Benfleet: Sophie's amazing recovery

Triplets sister Sophie England has made an amazing recovery from heart surgery - a week after her dad won £850,000 damages following the tragic death of her mother.   more...

Benfleet: School safety first for teacher Barry

A Benfleet teacher is reaching the final stages of a project on how to avert tragedy on school trips just days after a child from Lancashire drowned during an excursion.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Thurrock News

Basildon, Stanford-le-Hope: Hospital slammed over A&E policy

A mother has told how her daughter was turned away from Basildon Hospital - despite being in agony - because its casualty unit was too busy.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Bus fleet back on streets

Chelmsford's new £2.6m bus fleet is back on the road after being taken out of service for urgent work on all its wheels.   more...

Chelmsford: Woman died in collision with tanker

A Chelmsford woman died from multiple injuries after her car was involved in a collision with a petrol tanker, an inquest was told.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Soccer: Fan's trek pays off

A football fan is walking on air after completing a fundraising walk to his team's last match of the season - more than 300 miles away.   more...

Cricket: Irani is on cloud nine

County Ground hero Ronnie Irani was still on cloud nine today after bludgeoning Essex to a remarkable Frizzell Championship victory over Derbyshire.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester, Clacton: Good guys show horse sense

A pair of good-guys are being rewarded for a bit of horse play.   more...

Colchester: Support for town vision

The first ever plan to set out a vision for Colchester's future has been widely backed.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Robots bid for World Cup title

University of Essex scientist Dr Huosheng Hu, manager of England's robot soccer team, has serious injury worries about two of his "players'' in the run-up to the World Robot Soccer Cup.   more...

Soccer: Glenn's pledge to return stronger

Colchester United's teenage goalkeeper Glenn Williamson has vowed to come back better than ever after end-of-season surgery.   more...

Essex Business

East Tilbury: 'We do not want village life to end'

Plans to build airport terminals on a rubbish landfill site in East Tilbury to form a £32bn international airport have been strongly rejected by residents.   more...

Thurrock: Thames airport terminal plan under fire

Suggestions that a Thurrock landfill site could be the hub of a £32bn international airport complex have been knocked by a senior Thurrock councillor and a local MP.   more...

Canvey: Firms rally to help yob-wrecked club

A big-hearted business has rallied behind pensioners whose social club was targeted by vandals.   more...

Southend: Cheers to golden day

Landlady Gill Hinton has raised a toast to the Queen and changed her pub's name to the golden jubilee.   more...

Tendring: Chippy battered by council

A fish and chip shop owner who put up metal shutters to protect himself and his business is being battered by conservationists.   more...

Leigh: Airport grounds phone mast

Anxious residents who launched a campaign against plans for a phone mast were left delighted after the company withdrew its application.   more...

Essex: Deadline nears in contest to find a champion

Small businesses in Essex have until the end of this week to put themselves forward for the British Small Business Champions Award 2002.   more...

Thurrock: Shopping centre's World Cup widescreen

Lakeside Shopping Centre will be installing a giant video screen on its centre stage to ensure that soccer fans do not miss any World Cup action while they are out shopping.   more...

Harwich: Container port plan welcomed

Proposals for a new container port in the north of Essex have been hailed as a potential boost by the Essex Economic Partnership.   more...

Southend: Firm's pizza lesson puts pupils in a spin

Learning about food safety took a tasteful turn for the better when youngsters twirled their own pizza bases with the help of a Southend restaurant.   more...

Essex: Fishing industry 'dying away'

The fishing industry in East Anglia is "on its last legs", a Euro MP has been warned.   more...

Essex: Record shop owner slams counterfeiters

A Wickford store owner has hit out at counterfeiters who he said are damaging the music and video industry.   more...

Basildon: 'No threat' to £1bn deal talks

One of Basildon's biggest employers believes its hopes of landing a £1bn defence order from India remain alive, despite the sub-continent's threat of war.   more...

Southend: Charity is their business

Southend businesses pulled on their running shoes and raised £4,000 for local charities.   more...

Essex News

Woodham: Homes plan is dropped

Plans to "cram" 1,700 new homes on to green field land at South Woodham Ferrers have been dramatically dropped by council bosses.   more...

Witham: Ton-up A130 speeders in court

Nearly fifty drivers and riders who notched up speeds of more than 100mph on the new A130 by pass will be dealt with at a special one-off hearing at Witham magistrates court tomorrow.   more...

Rivenhall: Risk test for rail bridge

A risk assessment is to be carried out on a mid-Essex railway bridge to see if further safety measures are needed.   more...

Hatfield Peverel: Diners see TV star choke

Staff and diners have spoken of the moment television celebrity Richard Madeley cheated death at an Essex restaurant.   more...

Kelvedon: Commuter cars hit

Smash-and-grab raiders struck at three commuter's cars left in the railway car park at Kelvedon.   more...

Southminster: Overdose was fatal

Drugs had played a major role in a Southminster man's life since his childhood, an inquest heard last week.   more...

Kelvedon: Gunmen lock shop owner in cupboard

Armed robbers forced a shop owner into a cupboard at gunpoint - the second time the store has been targeted by raiders in just six weeks.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Rovers step up hunt for youth boss

With their youth policy being a very important part of the club's structure, Ryman League Great Wakering Rovers are looking for an experienced manager to take control of their under-16 Eastern Junior Alliance side for the forthcoming campaign.   more...

Golf: Duffin has taste for the big time

Clacton golf professional Andy Duffin has got the taste of the big time and has set his sights on a return to Wentworth next year.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Fast track refugee process welcomed

Tough new Government moves to send refugees back to their own country while their asylum claims are considered have been cautiously welcomed.   more...

Southend: Borough patrol up and running

Southend's own A-team - the Borough Patrol - formed a guard of honour as their new base in the town centre was unveiled.   more...

Southend: Prank that wrecked a life

A teenage prank left a young man blighted for life with no prospect of employment because he always sounds drunk, a court heard.   more...

Southend: Flats hit by arson attack

A suspected arson attack caused £10,000 damage to a block of flats.   more...

Hockley: Blair backs Deena's bid to stay in US

A woman whose husband died in the September 11 terror attacks has revealed how grateful she was to have received Tony Blair's support in her bid to stay in America.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Tennis: Hard pipped in veterans thriller

Westcliff Hardcourts over-55s were narrowly beaten by the national over-45 team in a tremendous clash at Basildon's David Lloyd Centre.   more...

Golf: McEvoy takes on Masters

Shoebury golfer Richard McEvoy faces a lunchtime start today when he mixes with the game's superstars in his debut home performance on the full PGA European Tour.   more...

Golf: McEvoy scores a £10k triumph

Thorpe Hall's Richard McEvoy has followed the stunning end to his amateur career by making a sensational start to life in the paid ranks.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Stanford-le-Hope, Corringham: Pupils learn drug dangers

A drugs awareness programme was launched this week in a bid illustrate the dangers of drugs to the children of Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham in a fun way.   more...

Orsett, Tilbury: Fond farewell to travellers

Nearby residents were delighted when travellers moved off a site at Orsett leaving it virtually spotless.   more...

Thurrock: There's a tank in my drive

Dez Northover's new motor is raising a few eyebrows - for his latest acquisition is a tank.   more...

Aveley: Angry residents march on travellers site

More than 100 placard-waving protesters marched on an travellers' camp in Aveley in a demonstration against yet another illegal incursion on to land in the borough.   more...

Thurrock: Street op deters thieves

Thurrock police have carried out a covert operation against car thieves in the Watts Wood area of Purfleet.   more...

Thurrock: Leave the car at home, parents urged

Parents have been encouraged to leave their cars at home and walk to school with their children as part of a government campaign.   more...

Aveley: Despair at traveller influx

Protesters who staged a three-hour protest outside an illicit travellers camp at Aveley say they have become totally frustrated at the authorities' inability to deal with Thurrock's increasing problems.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Athletics: More honours for youngsters

More honours for a couple of Thurrock Harriers' top youngsters at the weekend.   more...

Cricket: Loughton 210 Orsett 80 (Shepherd Neame Essex League Premier Division)

The Premier Division newcomers were bound to be cut down to size, but probably hadn't expected it to come in such a ruthless fashion.   more...

  
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