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Basildon,Brentwood,Essex Sport

Soccer: Hayes 1-1 Billericay (Ryman One North)

Improved Billericay Town took their recent Ryman Premier run to just one defeat in five games by sharing the spoils at a Hayes side who went into the match standing fourth.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Protester allowed home for funeral

Activist Simon Chapman has flown home from Greece after the death of his father, it was revealed today.   more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Brentwood: Charity work recognised with award for Joe

The work of a giant hearted and charity minded Brentwood man has been recognised and rewarded with a coveted New Year's Day Parade Honour.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Mid-Essex: Casualty unit for drunks

Casualty units for drunks and minor injury victims could be set up in town centres in mid-Essex for next New Year's Eve, to cut down on the influx of drink-related cases at Broomfield Hospital's emergency department.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Soccer: Chelmsford City 0-0 Dover Athletic (Dr Martens Premier Division)

Chelmsford City and Dover Athletic fought out a mildly entertaining goalless draw at New Lodge as honours finished even on New Year's Day at New Lodge.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: University game for top seminar

Top professors from across the globe will be arriving in Essex for a high-level conference on board games.   more...

Colchester: Scooby, you DOO come home!

For a Colchester dog lover the wait is finally over as the dog she rescued from abroad is allowed to come home.   more...

Colchester: Come on in the water's lovely!

Five new sealions have been finding their flippers in Colchester Zoo's huge Playa Patagonia pool.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Georges looks for Cup win

Georges Santos wants Ipswich Town to kick-off the New Year in style with victory in the FA Cup.   more...

Soccer: Doubts over Westlake for Derby match

Ian Westlake is the latest Ipswich Town player to be struck down with 'flu ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup showdown with Derby County.   more...

Soccer: U's face giant-killers

Colchester United are today standing just one match away from a place in the FA Cup fourth round and a possible glamour tie.   more...

Essex Business

Chelmsford: Sales fever in town

Thousands of shoppers have been flocking to the stores in Chelmsford for what could be one of the busiest January sales.   more...

Southend: Asda's bid for Victoria Plaza

Supermarket giant Asda is in talks to take over part of the Victoria Plaza shopping centre, it was revealed today.   more...

Tiptree: Traders told - come to CCTV meeting

Traders calling for CCTV in Tiptree are planning to have their say at a meeting on Monday.   more...

Essex Essexroots

Sandra and I danced together

I was Jean Perkins and lived in Fairfax Drive prior to my marriage. I am trying to trace Mrs Sandra Lloyd, formerly Watkins.   more...

A special reunion for Gibbs

"Friends with the Gibbs" have been found, thanks to Where Are They Now? and relatives living in south Essex.   more...

Essex News

Wrabness: Trio reach Spain in rally to Dakar

Daredevil drivers are making good and steady progress in a clapped-out motor they hope will carry them 3,000 miles across Africa.   more...

Essex: Advert idea for county coffers

Essex County Council has come up with a new idea to try to put a lid on council tax hikes - by offering up its land to would-be advertisers.   more...

Essex: Big rise in county road crash deaths

The number of lives lost on Essex roads rose by more than a quarter from 2002 to 2003.   more...

Hockley: Fire alert at women's prison

An inmate at Bullwood Hall women's prison sparked an alert after she set fire to rubbish in her cell.   more...

Chelmsford: New Year, new life

Proud parents had more than just fireworks to contend with when they brought new life into the world with the New Year.   more...

Witham: Police hunt pub robber

An intruder handcuffed one man and threatened a woman after breaking into a Witham pub.   more...

Benfleet: Shop staff in knifepoint ordeal

Two women shop assistants endured a terrifying New Year's Day ordeal as hooded thugs armed with foot-long knives raided a newsagents.   more...

Dunmow: Community offices plan

Community groups in Uttlesford are to be given the chance to rent space under one roof in the empty Dunmow council offices   more...

Witham: Minor injury clinic as GPs axe call-outs

Witham is to get a long-awaited minor injuries clinic in the town this year.   more...

Clacton: Residents give praise to high-profile police

A high-profile campaign to cut crime in Clacton over the festive season has been hailed a success.   more...

Witham: Yobs hurl brick from rail bridge

Yobs threw a brick from a railway bridge, smashing a train driver's cab window   more...

Benfleet: Dumped pets tell sad story

A rabbit and a guinea pig were dumped at a rescue sanctuary - on Christmas Eve.   more...

Braintree, Witham: Scope gives last of its cash to Parc

A charity branch serving Braintree and Witham is to close.   more...

Clacton: Knife robber is hunted

Detectives were today hunting a robber who "viciously" stabbed a pensioner in Clacton.   more...

Benfleet: Yobs smash glass at six bus stops

A gang of youths went on the rampage and damaged every bus shelter by a town's railway station.   more...

Harwich: Richard retires from dock post

A leading harbour engineer has retired from the Harwich Haven Authority after 30 years of service.   more...

Cressing: Future of plot of land on agenda

Judgment day looms over a plot of land in Cressing earmarked for a permanent car park.   more...

Burnham: SOS call as Russian ship hits river boat

Burnham's Atlantic lifeboat was called into action on Christmas Eve, after a Russian timber ship went off course and rammed some moored boats.   more...

Essex: Rising cost of fire service

Essex firefighters are costing more each year because of increases in pensions, expenses and salaries.   more...

Braintree: GPs axe night and weekend home call-outs

Most family doctors in Braintree and surrounding villages will stop caring for their patients during out of surgery hours this year.   more...

Harwich: Official - town is housing hotspot

House price rises in the Tendring area were among the biggest in the country during 2003.   more...

Witham: Student's film festival hope

Witham is to be the backdrop for a new film which will document the problems facing deaf people Charles Castell, a 24-year-old graduate film student, is recruiting a cast ready to start shooting next May.   more...

Dovercourt: Garden makeover

Green-fingered helpers have been teaming up together to do a garden makeover for people with learning difficulties.   more...

Tiptree: Trio's tight cut to start off New Year

Three brave souls are facing a chilly winter after having their heads shaved for charity.   more...

Essex Sport

Sailing: Sunshine end to sail season

Despite a cold north-westerly wind blowing up to 34 knots, the sun shone again for the Brandy Pursuit Race to close out the Adnam's Cruiser Winter Series at Brandy Hole Yacht Club on the Crouch.   more...

Rugby League: Eels face wait to learn future

Essex Eels face a nervous month before they learn whether they will be admitted to next season's National League Division Three.   more...

Darts: 'Jaws' misses out

Colin 'Jaws' Lloyd once again saw his hopes of winning a world title fall by the wayside as he lost the final set to Wayne Mardle in an epic fourth-round tie at the 2004 Ladbrokes PDC World Darts Championship at Purfleet's Circus Tavern.   more...

Soccer: Pardew - Wigan-na be up for taking on Latics

A trip to Wigan is not a game to conjure up romantic thoughts of FA Cup glory - but West Ham boss Alan Pardew is demanding a good cup run from his players.   more...

Essex,Chelmsford Sport

Soccer: Chelmsford City 0-0 Dover Athletic (Dr Martens Premier Division)

Chelmsford City and Dover Athletic fought out a mildly entertaining goalless draw at New Lodge as honours finished even on New Year's Day at New Lodge.  more...

Essex,Southend News

Westcliff: Chaos fears as gas work starts

Motorists in Westcliff face 16 weeks of disruption as major gas works are carried out.   more...

Southend, Rochford: Teddy's clinic reveals worsening problems

Sir Teddy Taylor says people's problems are getting worse.   more...

Southend: Man's body found at block of flats

Detectives were today investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered on a walkway at a block of flats.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Hoskins aims for UK contest

Veterans' football stalwart Tony Hoskins today looked back on a busy 12 months as he prepares for an exciting two years ahead.   more...

Soccer: Maher wary of Seadogs

Southend United skipper Kevin Maher is expecting another tough tussle at Roots Hall tomorrow afternoon as the Shrimpers host Scarborough in the third round of the FA Cup.   more...

Soccer: Dunstable Town 2-3 Great Wakering Rovers (Ryman One North)

New signing Michael Lee launched a spectacular Wakering fightback as the village visitors started 2004 by pulling off only their second Ryman Division One North victory in 12 visits to opposition territory this term.   more...

Essex,Southend,Thurrock News

Southend, Thurrock: £7,000 available

Voluntary groups working with disadvantaged children and young people can get their hands on up to £7,000.   more...

Essex,Stansted News

Stansted: Expansion housing boom alert

The expansion of Stansted airport could create a boom in house prices in North Essex as it attracts more people to the area   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Darts: Mardle stages great escape

The dream of an Essex PDC World Darts champion is still alive after Wayne Mardle and Kevin Painter both won through to the quarter finals in Purfleet last night.   more...

  
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