Stories for 28 January 2003

Basildon,Brentwood,Chelmsford,Essex News

Billericay, Chelmsford: 30-strong group of yobs attack teenager

A Billericay teenager was left with severe facial injuries after he and his friends were set upon by a 30-strong gang of young thugs.   more...

Basildon,Brentwood,Essex Sport

Soccer: Calder's injury worries

Billericay Town boss Gary Calder could face further problems with his fully stretched first team squad tonight when his side host second in the table St Albans.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Pitsea: Warning over conman letter

A pensioner has taken a stand against a new scam that has reached south Essex.   more...

Canvey: Girls off school after `attack'

Two schoolgirls have been too terrified to leave their homes after being beaten up, burned with a cigarette and held hostage, their parents claimed today.   more...

Canvey: Going bald to help save a rainforest

Five loyal friends have gone bald and raised more than £1,000 to help send their eco-warrior pal on a crusade to save a rain forest.   more...

Basildon: I will pay to catch vandals

A man is so furious after vandals attacked his sports car he has offered his own reward to catch them.   more...

Basildon: Church present meets past for celebration

Past and present members filled the Fryerns Baptist Church in Basildon as it celebrated its 50th birthday.   more...

Canvey: Bus is searched as thief escapes

Police officers searched a bus for a would-be burglar who fled after a woman disturbed him as he tried to raid her home.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: Canvey out to keep up promotion push

Canvey will climb to third place in the Ryman Premier Division tonight if they pick up their expected success at second from bottom Bishop's Stortford.   more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Brentwood: Record amount for Light up a Life

A record breaking £20,000 has been raised for Saint Francis Hospice through its Light up a Life service in Brentwood.   more...

Brentwood,Essex Sport

Rugby: Brentwood 26-5 Rochford Hundred (London 3 NE)

Rochford dropped more league points in bad tempered game.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Great Baddow: BT agrees to broadband demand

BT has agreed to bring high speed broadband Internet communications to Great Baddow as a direct response to local demand.   more...

Chelmsford: Police warning after theft rise

Shoppers in Essex's county town have been warned to keep a close watch on their valuables.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Scooter scheme set to lose half of cash

A scheme which lends scooters to disabled people so they can shop in Colchester could lose half its funding.   more...

Colchester: Driver's ban for new drink offence

A man has been banned from the road for three years after drink-driving for a second time.   more...

Colchester: Zoo hosts a jumbo welfare meeting

Colchester Zoo hosted a meeting for all UK zoos which have African and Asian elephants.   more...

Colchester: Residents step up fight to save hall

Users of a threatened community centre packed a meeting to call on Colchester Council to stump up £70,000 towards the cost of saving it.   more...

Colchester: Chance to play in front of mayor

Budding musicians are being invited to take part in a music workshop which will lead to a performance in front of the Mayor of Colchester   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Basketball: Blue and white pride

At least the blue and white striped Colchester United kit proved successful for one side at the weekend.   more...

Rugby: Ipswich Magpies 29 - 22 Colchester Ravens

Colchester's second string travelled to Humber Doucy Lane expecting an easy ride in this ECRU Merit Table game, but they were taken by surprise by a lively Ipswich side in what turned out to be a thrilling game, played in excellent spirit.   more...

Soccer: Striker search continues for Whitton

Steve Whitton said today he is still searching for that elusive striker who is going to score the goals to keep Colchester United in the Second Division.   more...

Essex Business

Braintree: Stores to open in town centre

The opening of two shops in Braintree's George Yard shopping centre will bring five new jobs to the town   more...

Thundersley: Violent thief is a threat to shops

Police today warned store bosses to be aware of a violent thief working in the area.   more...

Braintree: Radio link helping to eradicate crime

The number of shoplifters being caught in Braintree is at an all-time high thanks to a crime-busting radio link.   more...

Maldon: Fast food outlets oppose new takeaway plan

Maldon looks set to get another takeaway restaurant - but it is facing strong opposition from other fast food outlets in the town.   more...

Clacton: Firm fed up with council's 'constant hassle'

A car business is looking to move out of Tendring because of the problems it has suffered over the operation of its site.   more...

Braintree: Firms warned on card fraud

Mid Essex businesses were today warned to be on their guard after one firm lost hundreds of pounds to credit card fraudsters.   more...

Essex Essexkidz

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Essex News

Wickford: Courses call for town folk

The people of Wickford are being urged to take advantage of a number of courses at the East Essex Adult Community College.   more...

Rayleigh: Lest we forget the horrors of war

The horrors of the Holocaust were remembered at a ceremony in Rayleigh.   more...

Essex: Young urged to stand in elections

Politicians of the next generation are being encouraged to stand in the Essex election for the UK Young People's Parliament.   more...

Braintree: Parents' tribute to much loved son

The Braintree parents of a man, tragically killed as he walked alongside an Essex road, have paid tribute to their son.   more...

Clacton: Raiders hijack driving test

Bungling thieves hijacked a driving school car during a driving test as they made their getaway from a post office raid.   more...

South Essex: Our fear for flood risk land

Farmers today revealed their fears that thousands of acres of land could be lost if Essex was again hit by floods on the scale of the great tide of 1953.   more...

Tendring: Rethink urged on burial costs

A call has been made to rethink a proposed increase in the cost of burials in Tendring.   more...

South Essex: Manslaughter charges to be heard at Chelmsford

Two company directors accused of the manslaughter of a 15-year-old boy will be tried at Chelmsford Crown Court.   more...

Essex: RAF to fight fires

The RAF will be manning the pumps and the green goddesses in Essex during today's strike by firefighters.   more...

South Essex: Prison for woman who stole to pay off debts

A young woman, who got into so much debt that she resorted to stealing more than £20,000, has been jailed for 18 months.   more...

Witham: 'Stop these lorries causing damage'

More than 350 Witham residents fed up with the town centre's lorry ban being flouted have signed a petition calling for it to be more strictly enforced.   more...

Benfleet: Raiders hit car owners

Police are hunting thieves after three vehicles parked in Benfleet's Drake Close were broken into within minutes of each other.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Westlake vows to turn on the style

Ian Westlake has vowed to turn on the style when Ipswich Town tackle Jewson League strugglers Harwich.   more...

Karting: Karts are go for high-speed challenge contest

Top karting enthusiasts from across Essex and East London are invited to compete in an Enduro Individual Sprint event at Lakeside Karting on Tuesday, February 11.   more...

Soccer: Rovers travel afar for tough challenge

Great Wakering Rovers could face a tough job tonight when they make one of their longest journeys of the season to visit Barton Rovers.   more...

Shooting: British call for young gun

A South Essex marksman is on target for his first shot at international glory at the tender age of 16.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Top cop urges courts not to go soft on thugs

Southend's police chief has warned that jail may be the only punishment for persistent offenders.   more...

Southend: May set to walk 54 piers

A woman is preparing to tour the UK to walk up every pier in the country - to raise money for charity.   more...

Southend: I thought I would die on tube

A pregnant woman spoke for the first time today of her terrifying ordeal on board the Tube train which derailed at Chancery Lane.   more...

Southend: £70 grabbed in mugging

A woman was kicked in the face in an attack by three men in a town centre robbery.   more...

Southchurch: Dad sentenced over weapon

A dad found with a medieval-style mace capable of "caving someone's head in" claimed the device was a dog toy.   more...

Southend: Right to buy `being abused'

Unscrupulous property companies are encouraging people to abuse the Government's Right to Buy scheme, according to a leading councillor.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Newman looks to boost defence

Southend United manager Rob Newman hopes to ease his defensive crisis by completing a loan signing from a Premiership club today.   more...

Soccer: Southend United reserves 1-4 Swindon Town reserves (Avon Combination League)

Southend United's second-string crumbled to a humiliating Roots Hall defeat against a very young Swindon Town side yesterday afternoon.   more...

Basketball: RAF help Swifts take-off

RAF Careers are the major sponsors of youth basketball in this country -- and have given a major boost to Swifts Basketball Club.   more...

Table Tennis: Grant secures debut hat-trick

Lee Grant claimed his first hat-trick of the season as Hullbridge B beat Rawreth B 6-3 in the Premier Division of the Southend and District table tennis league.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

South Ockendon, Grays: Holiday bonanza for Lotto winner

A lucky lorry driver is swapping traffic jams for a sandy beach after scratching his way to a £5,000 holiday-of-a-lifetime.   more...

  
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