Stories for 10 October 2003

Basildon,Essex News

Canvey: Can you name dead man?

The identity of a man who collapsed and died in a convenience store was today still a mystery.   more...

Wickford: Hunting for cash ideas

Enthusiastic fundraisers will be thrashing out ways to bring in the cash when they meet next week.   more...

Pitsea: Cheers at murder trial guilty verdict

A former England schoolboy footballer was today starting a life sentence for the vicious murder of his young girlfriend.   more...

Basildon: Sporty schoolboy's death still a puzzle

Mystery today still surrounded the death of a 14-year-old boy who collapsed and died on a school playing field.   more...

Basildon: Champion shows way

An Olympic athlete is coming to Basildon next week to show local youngsters that disability need not be a barrier to success.   more...

Canvey, Laindon: Walk on to help ex-racing dogs find good homes

Dogged walkers are setting off on a strenuous 15-mile trek on Saturday to raise at least £700 for Greyhounds in Need.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: Boylan blow hits Canvey build-up

Canvey might be in good heart at the moment after a run of five straight wins --but top goal star Lee Boylan is not in good voice.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend News

Laindon, Rochford: Dog trials come up trumps

Police canine handlers from Laindon and Rochford have come up trumps during force dog trials in Essex.   more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Ongar: Crisis meeting wanted on school places

Concern over the struggle to find secondary school places for Ongar children has prompted the parish council to request a crisis meeting with county education chiefs.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Rivenhall: Path victory

Rivenhall residents have gained a victory after protesting that the Highways Agency was disregarding their safety   more...

South Woodham: Town's Victorian evening cancelled

The colourful Victorian evening which has been organised in South Woodham for the past decade has been cancelled this year.   more...

Chelmsford: £100,000 to end caravans misery

Chelmsford taxpayers face a £100,000 bill to move traveller families from an illegal site which has made people's lives a misery.   more...

Great Notley, Chelmsford: Man cleared of assault

A 33-year-old man has been cleared of assault on his former girlfriend at her Great Notley home.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Boss aims to bounce back

Phil Parkinson will not be paying too much attention tomorrow to the fact that Blackpool have not lost over the last ten years at Layer Road.   more...

Soccer: Clean-sheet is the target for kelvin

Kelvin Davis is hunting for his first clean-sheet of the season tomorrow when Ipswich Town visit Bradford.   more...

Soccer: Town aim for better fortunes

Ipswich Town will be keen to forget their last visit to Valley Parade.   more...

Essex Business

Wickford: Nursing home honoured by store

A new supermarket celebrated its opening by donating £500 to a nursing home for the terminally ill.   more...

Colchester: Takeaway plan for store site

A takeaway restaurant could be built on a supermarket site in Colchester.   more...

Essex News

Point Clear: Name safe for another generation

What's in a name? Quite a lot for Paul Rowlen, who until last week was the last in the line of Rowlens in the whole of the UK.   more...

Tiptree: Customs swoop on baccy imports

Thirty thousand cigarettes and 30 kilos of tobacco with a revenue of £10,000 have been seized after raids in Tiptree.   more...

Clacton: Naked driver exposed himself

Police were today hunting a naked man who exposed himself to two schoolgirls   more...

Kirby Cross: Bogus doctor warning

A warning has been given to residents after a man posing as a doctor tried to get into a Kirby home.   more...

Benfleet: Don't build in our gardens

Residents in Benfleet are afraid they will lose at least half of their back gardens, to make way for new homes.   more...

Hadleigh: Meeting over road calming

A crunch meeting to remove road calming measures which residents believe are doing more harm than good should be scheduled within the next couple of weeks.   more...

North Essex: Miss England girls miss out

North Essex contestants Kayleigh Hamblion and Suzie Berriman have missed out on being crowned Miss England.   more...

Castle Point: £2m plea to improve bus services

Council chiefs have tabled a £2million bid to the Government as they try to improve bus services across south Essex.   more...

Witham: Worker dies on building site

A man in his 50s has died while working on a building site in Witham, it was revealed today.   more...

Kelvedon, Danbury: Armed raids at village banks

Armed robbers who raided two banks in less than an hour may have been part of the same gang   more...

Tendring: More spy cameras planned for the fight against crime

More CCTV camers are to be put up around Tendring as part of the on-going fight against criminals.   more...

Essex: Girl hit as prank goes wrong

A girl was badly injured by a car after going onto the A12 to retrieve a shoe thrown there as a prank.   more...

Braintree: New machine sweeps clean

Braintree district council has taken charge of their new £35,000 street-sweeping machine.   more...

Wickford: Forced to pay for travellers' water!

Householder Keith Smith has been landed with "extortionate" water bills - because travellers are taking water from his supply.   more...

Witham: Geared up for multi-storey

Witham's long-awaited multi-storey car park is set to get the go-ahead at last.   more...

North Essex: Leak leads to apology from MP

An MP has apologised after he passed on confidential information by mistake.   more...

Braintree: New trucks break down

Braintree Council suffered a hiccup when one of its new refuse trucks broke down - just minutes into a new recycling schedule   more...

Essex: Gangs from London targeting A12 sites

Gangs from London's criminal world are targeting service stations and restaurants along the A12.   more...

Essex Obituaries

Sir Anthony Buck (Colchester)

One of Essex's most colourful and best known MPs has died at the age of 74   more...

Essex Sport

IGolf: King rules at Thorpe Hall

Thorpe Hall held its finals day at which most of the annual running competitions were decided, with most matches over 36 holes.   more...

Golf: King rules at Thorpe Hall

Thorpe Hall held its finals day at which most of the annual running competitions were decided, with most matches over 36 holes.   more...

Athletics: Ace Hickey leads team medal charge

Both Basildon and Southend Athletic Clubs got among the medals at the South of England Relay Championships in Aldershot.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Fight show exaggerated

A television documentary which depicted Southend as a violent town fuelled by a reckless drink culture was today accused of exaggerating the problem.   more...

Southend: Around the world in a day

Southend Adult Community College will be holding a free fun day for families on Saturday entitled Around the World in a Day.   more...

Leigh: That's one huge pumpkin

It is the spookiest time of the year. But this year, Halloween has come early for pupils at a Leigh School.   more...

Westcliff: Post office closure hits the blind

A leading campaigner for the blind today hit out at the planned closure of a Westcliff post office and accused bosses of not consulting with every section of the community.   more...

Leigh: Plea to erase yellow lines

Erasing yellow lines and building an underground car park could solve Leigh's parking problems it was claimed today.   more...

Leigh: Dedicated Norma's date with Queen

Norma Heigho, a great-grandmother who has dedicated her life to helping others, is set for a trip to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen.   more...

Southend: Amess in fringe meeting

Southend West Tory MP David Amess hosted a fringe meeting at this week's Conservative Party conference in Blackpool.   more...

Shoebury: Threat to skatepark

A popular skatepark may be bulldozed if vandals continue their campaign to wreck it.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Karate: Officer Mitcham's glory bid

Southend's Jemma Mitcham will take time off from chasing criminals this weekend to concentrate on fighting her way to glory in the World Shotokan Karate Association competition.   more...

Rugby: Southend back in action

Southend return to action tomorrow when they travel south of the river to take on Kent side Westcombe Park.   more...

Soccer: Broughton goal aim at old club

Southend United targetman Drewe Broughton plans to break his Third Division duck for the Shrimpers at old club Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow.   more...

Soccer: Rovers' silent tribute to Barry

Great Wakering Rovers fans are asked to turn up early for tomorrow's home derby with Essex rivals Waltham Forest.   more...

Essex,Stansted News

Great Dunmow: Site for new police station earmarked

Great Dunmow's 20-year wait for a new high-tech police station could soon be over with contracts for the site set to be exchanged by Christmas.   more...

Uttlesford: Council row over income tax plan

A political row is brewing in Uttlesford over Lib-Dem proposals to replace council tax with a local income tax.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Theft items unclaimed

Property worth thousands of pounds, which is believed to have been stolen, may have to be returned to those suspected of stealing it, say detectives.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Looking to clean up when Sud visit

East Thurrock United will be enjoying their best ever FA Cup run if they can win through tomorrow's third qualifying round home clash with crack Ridgeons Eastern Counties League AFC Sudbury.   more...

Speedway: Joonas is back to bolster Hammers

Arena Essex welcome back leading rider Joonas Kylmakorpi tonight when they take on Rye House at the Purfleet Raceway in a Premier League match.   more...

  
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