Essex | Archive | 2004 | July


Stories for 7 July 2004

Basildon,Brentwood,Essex News

Brentwood, Billericay: Urgent action call on cancer care

Urgent action is being called for after the South Essex Cancer Network, which covers Brentwood and Billericay, was named the worst network in the country for prescribing key cancer drugs.   more...

Billericay: Scarecows get thumbs up in park challenge

Two Billericay schools have finished as runners-up in a scarecrow making competition staged by Tropical Wings Butterfly Park.   more...

Basildon,Brentwood,Essex Sport

Archery: Mayflower pair in England victory

Michael Markham and Alex Purser helped a six-strong England team to victory in the home nations championship.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Police hunt brutal rapist

This is the man police believe raped an 18-year-old girl on her way home from a nightclub in the early hours of Saturday alongside the Kelting House office in Basildon town centre.   more...

Basildon: Cops train bus drivers how to deal with yobs

Police will be training all First Buses drivers at its Hadleigh depot following the success of a pilot session.   more...

Canvey: Twinkle toes? I walk tall on mine

Excitement is mounting at a Canvey school as pupils prepare for an appearance on TV.   more...

Basildon: Confusion as old folk left stranded

Confused pensioners were left stranded after a series of blunders stopped them getting to a meeting designed to give them a say on Basildon Council's services.   more...

Basildon: We're painting a church wall

Budding artists will be showcasing their talents as they paint a mural on a church wall.   more...

Pitsea: Dog abandoned by motorist

Youths watched in horror as a dog was abandoned by the roadside.   more...

Canvey: Man, 66, in blaze escape

A wheelchair user was lucky to escape with his life, according to firefighters.   more...

Basildon: Man had knife in pocket

A man has been given an 18-month rehabilitation order after pleading guilty to carrying a 7cm lock knife.   more...

Basildon: Specialist nurses work longer hours

Specialist nurses at Basildon Hospital are working longer hours to cope with a sharp increase in A&E patients and tough Government targets.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Tennis: Sport recruitment drive goes to town

Tennis fever came to the streets of Basildon on Saturday as the town's tennis club set up courts in the Towngate Centre.   more...

Brentwood,Chelmsford,Essex News

Ingatestone: Garden party for hospice

A balloon race, a flypast by a Yak-52 aeroplane and entertainment for children will be among the attractions at a garden party weekend being held at Ingatestone Garden Centre on Saturday, July 10 and Sunday, July 11.   more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Brentwood: Charity cash boost from foundation

Charities helping people with special needs in Brentwood have received welcome cash injections to help them expand the services they offer.   more...

Harold Hill: Sweeping changes halt disorder

The war on anti-social behaviour in Harold Hill appears to be gaining ground following an announcement that reported levels of disorder have dropped by 18 per cent since January 2003.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: It's a fair shop, officers

A man selling counterfeit DVDs got more than he bargained for this week when he tried to sell his goods to Essex County Council Trading Standards officers.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Tame the Lions and we're on our way

Ronnie Irani has the chance to land an amazing hat-trick at Chelmsford tonight when Essex continue their Twenty20 Cup campaign against holders Surrey (7.30pm start).   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Soccer yob, 17, banned for 2 years

A teenage football yob has become one of the youngest in the county to be banned from soccer matches.   more...

Colchester: Town to come alive to the sounds of summer

The streets of Colchester will be treated to a flavour of the continent from tonight.   more...

Colchester: Tod back to place of birth ... no clowning

When it comes to clowning about, there aren't too many places Todrick Christian hasn't been to.   more...

Colchester: Escaped prisoner arrested in town

An escaped convict has been arrested by police in Colchester.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Watson aims to fire-up U's

Kevin Watson is keen to repay Phil Parkinson's faith in him by helping Colchester United and his new manager climb the ladder to success.   more...

Soccer: Is Pablo leaving?

Pablo Counago could be the next high-profile departure from Ipswich Town.   more...

Essex Business

Essex: A way to get back to work

Job centres in Essex are helping to fill thousands of vacancies for summer jobs which could to help people back into regular work.   more...

Colchester: Study says area is a trading success

Businesses in Colchester are among the least likely to fail across the whole country, according to the latest statistics.   more...

Basildon: Club boss floats booze price limit

A leading leisure company today demanded a limit on alcohol prices in pubs and clubs to tackle binge drinking across south Essex.   more...

Maldon: Traders get smart to win your loyalty

Shoppers who stay loyal to Maldon's independent shops are to be rewarded with immediate discounts thanks to a new electronic smart card scheme.   more...

Essex Essexroots

Billy Humphries, descendants of

In the 50's my father - Roman Lange - was in a dance band called 'Billy Humphries dance band'. I have just found an old photo and wondered if descendants of any of the band members could identify them for me.   more...

Bob White

I would like to trace the whereabouts of Bob White, originally from Loughton, Essex. Bob lived in Sitges, Spain, during the 1970s, and married a girl called Chris in the early 1980s.   more...

Joe & Sylvia Breen

I am searching for my brother Joe Breen and his wife Sylvia, a family friend thinks they may have retired to Clacton from Cricklewood. We lost touch many years ago.   more...

Cyril Douglas Francis

I am trying to trace any Francis family members who can put me in contact with Cryil Francis. I joined the RAF with Cyril, Kev Perry and Les Gibbins in 1971 and we spent the first 4 years of our RAF careers together at RAF Bicester before unfortunately going our seperate ways.  more...

Essex News

Braintree: Support plea for baby unit protest

Campaigners battling to keep a Braintree maternity unit open 24 hours a day have told the marching masses to "shake their rattles" in support at their protest march   more...

Clacton: The party's over... before it started

A party organiser who has put on dance events around the world has had the plug pulled on his bid to stage an all-nighter on New Year's Eve at Clacton Town Hall.   more...

Harwich: Cinema to get new facelift

A unique cinema in Harwich is undergoing a major facelift.   more...

Clacton, Marks Tey: Triple the joy for two proud parents

A couple got a little more than they bargained for when they found they were expecting triplets   more...

Clacton: Cyclists ride together for epic charity event

Saddle sore cyclists have raised thousands of pounds for a children's charity.   more...

Castle Point: Tories in crunch talks over MP

A Tory councillor has lashed out against fellow Conservatives who want to censure their own MP.   more...

Castle Point: Nominate a community spirited youngster

Friends and families of youngsters who have spontaneously carried out a good deed have been urged to speak up.   more...

Hadleigh: £2,000 to grow our novel gardens

Youngsters at a Hadleigh school have won £2,000 to spend on a series of gardens.   more...

Little Clacton: Cash for more crime cameras

A village is to splash out on more crime-busting closed circuit television cameras in a bid to clamp down on vandalism and anti-social behaviour.   more...

Harwich: Leaflet warning

Campaigners are to deliver more than 1,000 leaflets warning residents about traffic chaos they claim a port development will bring.   more...

Essex: Delays with student loans

A faulty new computer system could leave Essex students heading off to university this autumn with no money in the bank, the county council has admitted   more...

West Bergholt: Still no decision on repair start

A temporary one-way bridge which has been in place for more than 18 months will stay for "the foreseeable future".   more...

Maldon: ID scheme gets mixed reaction

A new ID card scheme for thousands of teenagers has received a mixed reaction from the Plume School in Maldon.   more...

Essex: Bogus caller alert

Police are hunting for bogus callers believed to have worked their way through Halstead, Braintree and Witham.   more...

Little Clacton: Village patients lose patience

Patients are fast losing patience over the lack of a GP surgery in their village.   more...

Essex Sport

Karate: Lacey hails his Elite squad for performances

Elite Karate Association chief instructor Steve Lacey was full of praise for his pupils who fought at a kumite competition.   more...

Angling: Dave up early to net

Basildon angler Dave Sugg netted a tremendous 24lb 14oz common carp at his local Northlands Park lake.   more...

Cricket round-up: Garwood's troops through to semis

Everything in Mistley's cricket garden is coming up runs and wickets at the moment.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Rochford: Review planned over travellers' camp sites

Travellers in Rochford could face legal action when they set up camps illegally.   more...

Southend: Stabbed man in hospital

A 65-year-old man who was stabbed in the head is still in Southend Hospital in a serious condition.   more...

Westcliff: Head to quit school

A headteacher has quit after her failing secondary school was put on the Government's special measures list.   more...

Southend: Crumbling cliffs cash blow

Southend has been refused any Government cash to restore the town's landslipped cliffs, it was revealed today.   more...

Leigh: Public hostility grows to flats

Campaigning residents have been queuing up to sign a petition to stop another historic building in Leigh being converted into flats.   more...

Southend: Moving-in day for Tory hopeful

It was a tale of two houses for the Tory who hopes to succeed Sir Teddy Taylor as Rochford and Southend East MP.   more...

Leigh: Swastika yobs strike

Threatening graffiti, including swastikas and white crosses, has been scrawled on a bungalow.   more...

Rayleigh: Burst water main chaos

Rayleigh High Street was closed to traffic today after a burst water main tore up the road surface.   more...

Westcliff: Manhole fall survivor

An elderly woman had a lucky escape after falling down a manhole in the driveway of her home last night.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Flavs set to sign for Blues again

Southend United goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan today revealed he expects to sign an extended one year contract to stay with the Shrimpers.   more...

Soccer: Injuries hold no fear for Tilly

Blues boss Steve Tilson is not concerned by the club's recent injury setbacks.   more...

Soccer: No stripes on backs of Shrimpers

Southend United supremo Ron Martin has confirmed the Shrimpers will not be playing in stripes next season.   more...

Open Bowls: Bill Nelson on song with triples triumph

Reigning champion Bill Nelson (Ford Sports) soon got his eye in when he started the defence of his triples title at the 2004 Southend Men's Open Bowls Tournament at Priory Park yesterday.   more...

Soccer: Manor in physio search

Southend Manor need to recruit a new physio.   more...

Essex,Stansted News

Stansted: Runway scare halts flights

Flights in and out of Stansted airport had to be diverted or cancelled because of damage to the runway.   more...

Stansted: At last ­ the new A120!

It's the end of a long road!Almost three years after construction started back in October 2001, the last section of the new dual-carriageway A120 between Braintree and Dunmow is set to open on Friday.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Speedway: Arena want three in row

Arena Essex are hoping to make it a trio of successes against the Bees when they face Coventry at the Purfleet Raceway this evening.   more...

  
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