Stories for 17 October 2003

Basildon,Brentwood,Essex News

Downham: Pumpkin the bhajee way

The normal practice is to hollow it out, carve a scary face and put a candle inside, but one south Essex chef has come up with a novel idea this Halloween - pumpkin bhajees.   more...

Basildon,Brentwood,Essex Sport

Soccer: Fitness boost for Edinburgh's Town

Following a ten-day break from action, Billericay Town boss Justin Edinburgh has a near full-strength squad to choose from for tomorrow's tough Essex derby at Thurrock.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Canvey: Scared man stays home

A disabled man has resorted to sitting at home in darkness because he is so scared of being harassed by vandals.   more...

Basildon: Charity for people of mixed race

A new charity for people with dual heritage children and black and ethnic minority communities in the Basildon district is to be launched.   more...

Basildon: Heartwarming harvest festival

It was a harvest to remember for young children from a south Essex infant school.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Athletics: Basildon success hat-trick

Basildon Athletic Club took three of the eight team prizes on offer when the new Essex Cross-Country League season got underway at Stubbers, Upminster.   more...

Soccer: Gulls get down to league business

Canvey Island will have little chance of dwelling on their vital FA Cup final qualifying round trip to Bristol to take on Mangotsfield United.   more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Brentwood: Care home staff speak out

Staff at Brentwood's last county council run care home for the elderly have spoken out in the week that plans to sell it off to the private sector were given the final seal of approval.   more...

Brentwood: Talent to be Seen and Heard

The Brentwood Centre is set to show case the best young talent in south Essex at a special concert being held this weekend.   more...

Havering: Government blasted over exam results comments

The head of a Harold school has hit out at Government attempts to take credit for Havering's GCSE results saying they are the result of hard-working teachers and pupils - not Whitehall initiatives.   more...

Brentwood: Safety leaflets for horse riders

Share the road, is the message being given out at the launch of a new safety leaflet in Brentwood on Saturday.   more...

Brentwood,Essex Sport

Fencing: Alex is still the number one

Alex O'Connell, 15, confirmed his place as Britain's number one ranked sabre fencer at Under 17 and Under 20 when he won the National Championships in both age groups at the weekend.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Battlesbridge: Tons of concrete dumped

Tons of concrete and other rubbish illegally dumped in picturesque Battlesbridge took more than two days to clear and landed taxpayers with a £1,300 bill.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Volleyball: Chelmsford Partners 1 - 3 Tower Hamlets Lynx (Men's Prosport National Volleyball League

Chelmsford Partners are still without a win after their first home triangular of the season which saw an illness reduced squad losing 3-1 to Tower Hamlets Lynx before a close fought 3-0 defeat at the hands of local arch rivals Brentwood.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Indian challenge for biker

A soldier from Colchester is revving up for a 2,000-mile motorbike ride through India.   more...

Colchester: Neo has museum curators glowing

The Natural History Museum has a new star which refuses to grow up.   more...

Colchester: Support floods in for brave Dolly

Support has flooded in for brave youngster Dolly McCarthy.   more...

Stanway: Palladium night for a top teacher

Top teacher Rowena Simmons will pick up a major prize at the London Palladium later this month.   more...

Colchester: Rail travellers still not happy

Many rail passengers are still not happy with the service offered on a number of routes, a report has revealed.   more...

Colchester: Lib-Dem leader opens party's new HQ

Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy visited Colchester today   more...

Colchester: Residents up in arms over mast

Angry residents have vowed to hit the streets in protest after Government inspectors gave a mobile phone mast the go ahead on appeal.   more...

Colchester: Support floods in for brave Dolly

Support has flooded in for brave youngster Dolly McCarthy.   more...

Colchester: MP criticises soccer stars

Professional footballers must be made accountable for their behaviour on the pitch, Colchester's MP has told Parliament.   more...

Colchester: Jackie to help train nurses and doctors

An occupational therapist is to help set up rehabilitation training for nurses and doctors in the Himalayan foothills.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Parky boost from old pal

Colchester United chief Phil Parkinson has a huge future as a manager claims Grimsby Town goalkeeper Aidan Davison.   more...

Soccer: Parky boost from old pal

Colchester United chief Phil Parkinson has a huge future as a manager. That is the verdict of Grimsby Town goalkeeper Aidan Davison, a man Parkinson's troops must get the better of tomorrow if they want to return from Blundell Park with three points.   more...

Soccer: Diallo winning battle

Drissa Diallo has revealed he is close to winning his fitness battle - but is refusing to target a comeback date.   more...

Soccer: Magilton facing a struggle to be fit

Jim Magilton has emerged as Ipswich Town's biggest injury worry for tomorrow's showdown with Stoke City.   more...

Essex Business

Basildon: Lapdance club offensive

The idea to turn Basildon's Towngate Theatre into a lapdancing club should be ruled out because it is offensive to women, say Labour councillors.   more...

Basildon: MSX job losses won't hurt town

The economic future of Basildon remains positive despite impending job losses, leading business figures claimed today.   more...

Essex: Bank slammed over job cuts

High street bank HSBC was accused of putting "profit before people" today over plans to cut 4,000 jobs in the UK over the next three years and move them to Asia.   more...

South Essex: Trader calls for more police after knife raid

An off-licence manager has called for more police on the streets after a gang of shoplifters threatened a member of staff with a knife.   more...

Frinton: Funeral parlour nearer

A society is moving ahead with its plans for funeral parlour in Frinton's main shopping street but has assured residents the operation will be discreet and professional.   more...

Braintree: Lloyd's clean start

A former city slicker has made a clean start by setting up a new laundry and ironing service.   more...

Rochford: Plan means two markets

Plans for a new market selling food, clothes and other goods, on land behind Rayleigh High Street have been revealed.   more...

Essex News

Clacton: Baby care is child's play for teenagers

Teenagers in Clacton will get the chance to learn vital mothering skills in the first project of its kind in the country.   more...

Witham: Two cleared in Mayfest cash probe

The two businessmen at the centre of a year-long investigation into alleged irregularities over £20,000 paid to run Witham's Mayfests have been cleared.   more...

Dovercourt: Pupils and staff celebrate with special guests

The Bishop of Colchester has specially dedicated two new classrooms at a Dovercourt primary school.   more...

Harwich: New 'eye in the sky' for town

Money could be available for another CCTV camera in the Harwich area   more...

Harwich: Cash earmarked for police

A town's police station is in line for hundreds of thousands of pounds of improvements, it has been revealed   more...

North Essex: Woman could be witness

Police have appealed for a woman to contact them who may have vital information about a fatal road crash in north Essex.   more...

Braintree: Clean up playing fields demand

Disgusting. That's what Braintree residents think of children's playing fields near where they live.   more...

South Essex: Busted top dream dates

Forget Becks and Eminem - a popstar from south Essex and his bandmates are the sexiest blokes in the world, according to a new poll of teenage girls.   more...

Castle Point: Council fireworks warning

People are being urged to be responsible with fireworks in the run-up to Guy Fawkes Night.   more...

Tendring: Police get tough with young yobs

Police are to get tough on anti-social behaviour in the Frinton, Walton, Thorpe and Kirby areas after a spate of problems.   more...

Harwich: Boat destroyed in suspicious fire

An 18ft cabin cruiser has been destroyed in a suspicious fire.   more...

Witham: Pool plan binned

A special school is throwing in the towel on its bid for a swimming pool.   more...

Essex: Food is off to hungry

A fleet of lorries filled with food collected by Essex schoolchildren will set off to eastern Europe next week on a mission to feed hungry families.   more...

Essex: Gun crime increase across county

Gun crimes across Essex have soared by nearly 20 per cent, new figures have revealed.   more...

Rayleigh: Tips on offer for a healthy lifestyle

Blood pressure checks, and information on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and reduce the risk of strokes, will be available at an open day.   more...

Stansted: Groundstar shuffle

A Stansted-based ground services company has strengthened its operation with two new appointments.   more...

Essex Obituaries

John Herring (Bulmer)

An Olympian, tireless fundraiser and one of the people behind the success of the London Marathon has died after a three-year fight with cancer.   more...

Essex Sport

Rugby: Hosts halt the Hundred charge

Rochford Hundred under-eights reach semi-final of the Upminster Festival after topping their group.   more...

Triathlon: Vipers go mob handed and win

Keen members of Chalkwell-based Team Viper produced good performances -- at an event they weren't supposed to enter.   more...

Martial Arts: More to Go-ju than meets eye

Young fighters from Thurrock, Southend and Leigh showed that karate is about much more than just kicks, punches and blocks at Gable Hall School, Corringham on Sunday.   more...

Soccer: Brooking set to pass the reins to Pardew

It is the end of a brief era at Upton Park tomorrow as Trevor Brooking picks the team for the last time.   more...

Soccer: Concord have home comforts

Concord Rangers will be very much at home when they enter the FA Vase for the first time this season tomorrow.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Flat fire victim critical

A man was today fighting for his life after fire ripped through his first-floor flat.   more...

Southend: You're killing our kids

Parents were in tears as plans for a shake-up of Southend's special schools were given the green light after months of talks.   more...

Southend: Backing for Poppy Day appeal for collectors

A special recruitment campaign to get more Poppy Day collectors in readiness for this year's Remembrance Appeal next month is being backed by Southend mayor Charles Latham.   more...

Southend: Nature reserve work to bring back rare flowers

Major work is taking place to preserve one of Southend's beautiful nature reserves.   more...

Essex,Southend Xmas

Southend: Christmas starts here

Christmas may be more than two months away - but Shaun Kelly admits he could not wait a moment longer and has put up festive lights all over the front of his home.   more...

Southend: Christmas is here already

Despite the bright sunshine, Christmas came early to Southend town centre today.   more...

Southend: Christmas starts here

Christmas may be more than two months away - but Shaun Kelly admits he could not wait a moment longer and has put up festive lights all over the front of his home.   more...

Essex,Stansted News

Dunmow: 'Teen City' plan for High Street

A project to create a 'Teen City' drop-in centre in Dunmow could become reality by next spring.   more...

Stansted: On the road to safety

Young drivers from the Stansted area got to grips with car awareness at a safety week supported by cargo company FedEx.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Police plan crackdown on off-road bikers nuisance

Police in Thurrock are planing a series of targeted moves over the coming weeks aimed at stamping out the nuisance of off-road motorbike riding.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Focussed on league task . . .

Grays boss Mark Stimson admits to being delighted that his new-look side have gelled so quickly.   more...

Speedway: Arena out for revenge

Having been defeated by 20 points when the teams met at Trelawny in May, Arena Essex are looking for revenge when they take on the Cornish visitors at Purfleet tonight -- but Hammers' task has been increased by the make-up of the Tigers side.   more...

  
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