Stories for 3 January 2003

Basildon,Brentwood,Essex News

Billericay: Big boost for research funds

Collections for Leukaemia Research Fund based in Billericay has raised a huge sum of £25,521 this year.   more...

Billericay: Library to display Polish art

An exhibition with a distinctly eastern European feel opens at Billericay Library tomorrow.   more...

Basildon,Brentwood,Essex Sport

Soccer: Calder resigned to Hendon no-go

Billericay Town boss Gary Calder has already resigned himself to the fact that his troops look almost certain to face inactivity tomorrow for the third time in four matches.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: After-school clubs are a hit

Children in Basildon are attending after-school clubs in record numbers as they work hard to glean extra knowledge.   more...

Laindon: Linda to help in estate's rebirth

A new community development officer has been appointed to improve the standard of living and organise social events for residents of the Five Links Estate in Laindon.   more...

Basildon: Three injured in street fight

Three men were recovering in hospital today after a vicious street fight that left one man stabbed and another two injured.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Canvey, Southend: Girl clubber loses photo of dead dad

A teenage girl today made a desperate appeal for the return of a picture of her dead father.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

American Football: Derby kicks off season

Provisional fixtures have been announced for the upcoming American football season -- and the campaign will start with a cracker.   more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Hutton: MBE honour for snapper Arthur

Royal snapper for The Sun, Arthur Edwards, has been capturing the Royals for more than 25 years and has now been awarded an MBE for his dedicated service to the newspaper industry.   more...

Brentwood: Road crash girl named

Police today revealed the identity of a teenage girl killed in a horrific road accident in south Essex on New Year's Day.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: Red letter day for charity shop boss

A valuable letter signed by King George V was unearthed by a charity shop manager as he rifled through a bag full of donations.   more...

Chelmsford: Sponsors sought for charity jailbreak

Each year scores of people break out from Chelmsford prison. It happens always with the permission of the governors and raises thousands of pounds for charities across Essex in the process.   more...

Colchester,Essex Business

Colchester: Mystery of blaze damage

A blaze which caused about £400,000 of damage to coaches on an industrial estate remains a mystery.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Drug group's schools aim

A group set up to combat drug abuse in Colchester is hoping to get half of the town's schools involved in its education programme.   more...

Colchester: Forum fights bogus callers

A new weapon in the war against bogus callers has been set up in Colchester.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: U's face massive loss over gates

Colchester United are facing a massive loss of £130,000 on this season's home gates unless they improve dramatically in the second half of the season.   more...

Soccer: Town hoping to repeat history in the cup

Ipswich face a potential banana skin when they take on Nationwide Conference high-fliers Morecambe.   more...

Essex Business

Thurrock: Roy clinches top award

A worker at the B&Q store in West Thurrock clinched a runners-up spot in the company's national Best Of The Best competition.   more...

Thorpe: Village garage reopens after 8-month closure

A village garage has reopened after being closed for about eight months.   more...

Canvey: Island funfair reality

A controversial £500,000 seafront funfair could be just months away from becoming a reality, it emerged today.   more...

Chelmsford: Supermarket's Christmas gift amnesty

ASDA in Chelmer Village has set up a Christmas gift amnesty for customers to get rid of all those unwanted gifts they unwrapped on Christmas morning with a clear conscience.   more...

Dovercourt: Plug pulled on phone mast

The plug has been pulled on plans to create a mobile phone station on a listed structure in Dovercourt.   more...

Hadleigh: Your verdict - it is like a ghost town

Shoppers have backed a stinging attack on Hadleigh by a boss who labelled the place a "ghost town".   more...

Great Wakering: Cabbie's half-price gesture to car vandal victims

The big-hearted owner of a taxi company was so moved by the plight of Wakering residents who had their tyres slashed by vandals he has offered half-price fares to everyone affected.   more...

Basildon: £30m repairs now complete

Vital repairs to a £30million Basildon shopping complex have been completed without a single complaint.   more...

Essex News

Hadleigh: Walk to take in castle

Adventurous hikers are being urged to trek to Hadleigh Castle and Two Tree Island, behind Leigh railway station, over the weekend.   more...

Clacton: Saddle success after bike crash

A teenager who had a miracle escape when he was catapulted off a motorbike and hit a crash barrier at 60mph is back in the saddle, making a name for himself in the world of road racing.   more...

Rayleigh: MP raises concern over heart health checks

The issue of delays in health checks for Essex heart patients has been raised in Parliament by MP Mark Francois   more...

Braintree: Campaigning mother dies

A campaigning mother who pleaded with the NHS to give her a revolutionary drug for breast cancer has died.   more...

Essex: School workers check backlog

More than 1,500 teachers, lunch-time assistants, classroom helpers and even caretakers are still waiting for security checks so they can start work in Essex schools.   more...

Orsett: Future of hospital plaques discussed

The future of memorial plaques placed on wards and the chapel of Orsett Hospital is being discussed.   more...

Essex: Flood levels expected to drop

Riverside homeowners were keeping one eye firmly on the clouds today as river levels rose even higher through the night.   more...

Braintree: Police appeal for witnesses to pub attack

Police today appealed for witnesses to an assault which took place in a Braintree pub on New Year's Eve.   more...

Bulphan: Village call for flood aid

Families in a south Essex village today called for urgent action after rainwater and sewage flooded their homes.   more...

Hockley: Centre's clean up cost crisis

A major community centre is facing a cash crisis after its playing fields were invaded by travellers.   more...

Essex: Firefighters' bill

The Essex fire service cost £53million to run in 2002.   more...

Rochford: Forces set for homes boost

Rules for renting out council homes in Rochford district are likely to be made easier for members of the Armed Forces who want to return to the area.   more...

Waltham Abbey: Man arrested after axe attack in church

Police using CS spray have arrested a man in Waltham Abbey following an incident in which a 62-year-man suffered serious head and back injuries, several cars were damaged and thousands of pounds damage caused to the Abbey Church.   more...

Heybridge: Caravan owner sought

Police are trying to trace the owner of a caravan following a crash in Heybridge.   more...

Essex: Police fear over bat-like weapon

Police today warned a steering wheel lock shaped like a baseball bat on sale in Basildon could become a lethal weapon.   more...

Essex: Rail commuters held up

Rail passengers travelling into London faced delays this morning after a points failure.   more...

South Essex: Mum's terror in firebombed flats

A young mum who has suffered a year of vandalism and abuse is terrified to leave her flat and petrified to stay after an arsonist firebombed her neighbour.   more...

Walton: Diving record attempt is a gas

A diver is preparing to take the plunge and stay there for as long as possible to break a world record and raise money for charity.   more...

Dedham: John gets Sociable as he restores 117-year-old bike

Getting on your bike has never been this much fun.   more...

Essex Obituaries

Norman Kingston (Rayleigh)

Family and friends are mourning local legend Norman Kingston, who has died at his Rayleigh home after battling a long illness.   more...

Essex Specials

Colchester: Drug group's schools aim

A group set up to combat drug abuse in Colchester is hoping to get half of the town's schools involved in its education programme.   more...

Colchester: Drug group's schools aim

A group set up to combat drug abuse in Colchester is hoping to get half of the town's schools involved in its education programme.   more...

American Football: Derby kicks off season

Provisional fixtures have been announced for the upcoming American football season - and the campaign will start with a cracker.   more...

Thorpe: Village garage reopens after 8-month closure

A village garage has reopened after being closed for about eight months.   more...

American Football: Derby kicks off season

Provisional fixtures have been announced for the upcoming American football season - and the campaign will start with a cracker.   more...

Colchester: Forum fights bogus callers

A new weapon in the war against bogus callers has been set up in Colchester.   more...

Billericay: Library to display Polish art

An exhibition with a distinctly eastern European feel opens at Billericay Library tomorrow.   more...

Rochford: Forces set for homes boost

Rules for renting out council homes in Rochford district are likely to be made easier for members of the Armed Forces who want to return to the area.   more...

Clacton: Saddle success after bike crash

A teenager who had a miracle escape when he was catapulted off a motorbike and hit a crash barrier at 60mph is back in the saddle, making a name for himself in the world of road racing.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: McGavin leaves Shrimpers

Former Colchester United striker Steve McGavin has left the managerial hot-seat at Harwich and Parkeston by 'mutual consent'.   more...

Soccer: Electric Curran sparks goals

Great Wakering Rovers will need to keep a watchful eye on striker Danny Curran at Aveley tomorrow.   more...

Athletics: Golden display from Fitzwimarc's Briggs

Jason Briggs, a pupil at Fitzwimarc School, Rayleigh, was a member of the England under-16 boys team which won the gold medal at the Gordon Woodlands Schools International Pentathlon.   more...

General: Combination games off

The Southend Borough Combination has become the first confirmed weekend victims of the weather.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Shoebury: Are we about to become Water World?

It's becoming a scene increasingly familiar across Southend and south Essex.   more...

Westcliff: Man attacked with hammer

Essex Police have appealed for witnesses to an attack by a gang of men who struck a 37-year-old man with a hammer and a baseball bat.   more...

Southend: Private money for health unit

A new £56million centre at Southend Hospital could open four years early - because of a pioneering funding scheme.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Rugby: Dunston draws on his pro know-how

Paddy Dunston hopes his title-winning experiences as a player with professional outfit Wasps can boost London One Southend's promotion charge.   more...

Soccer: Canary Sutch joins Southend

Southend United have completed a short-term deal for experienced Norwich City utility man Daryl Sutch ahead of tomorrow's marathon slog to Carlisle.   more...

Basketball: Swifts duo star during England debuts

Two members of Southend Swifts made their debuts for the senior England basketball team in a four-nation tournament in Luxembourg.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Dockers battle for top berth

If you had told Tilbury that they'd go into the first Saturday of the new year in tenth place in Ryman One even their most loyal of supporters would have given you a funny look.   more...

Soccer: Tresor charts Bedford triumph

Tresor Kandol has only been at Purfleet a matter of weeks but is already something of a treasure.   more...

  
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