Stories for 22 September 2004

Basildon,Echo News

Basildon: Fury over clamping outside medical centre

Doctors' patients have reacted with fury after being clamped in a surgery car park.  more...

Laindon: Charity helps victim of bogus callers after Echo appeal

A charity has offered to help a 90-year-old woman who had hundreds of pounds stolen from her home by a teenage gang.  more...

Basildon,Echo Sport

Soccer: Alex: I'd Revell in chance to join Southend

FORMER Cambridge United striker Alex Revell is targeting a move to the Shrimpers after recovering from the foot injury which scuppered a summer switch to Roots Hall.  more...

Soccer: No room for gloom says Pardew

THE doom-mongers have no place at Upton Park, according to manager Alan Pardew.  more...

Soccer: King happy with Canvey stalemate

CANVEY boss Jeff King was in philosophical mood at Park Lane last night after an injury-time Chris Duffy goal saw his side avoid their third consecutive Nationwide Conference home defeat.  more...

Soccer: Manor go on cup trail

Southend Manor may be out of the FA Cup, but they pulled off a victory last night in the Eastway Essex Senior League's own knockout competition.  more...

Soccer: Allen takes hat-trick honours

The twenty fifth Southend Borough Combination Veterans League season kicked off on Sunday and saw Eastwoodbury Ramblers as early table toppers after a 6-0 win over newly-promoted Vange & Pitsea WMC.  more...

Angling: Simmons lands Doggetts record

DOGGETTS regular Ian Simmons landed the heaviest mirror carp ever pulled out of the Rochford lake.  more...

Chelmsford,Essex,Evening Gazette News

Essex: Victorian weights up for auction

Essex County Council Trading Standards are placing antique sets of Victorian weights and measures under the hammer.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Colchester United 2-1 West Brom (Carling Cup Second Round)

Colchester United dumped Premiership West Brom out of the Carling Cup with an extra-time victory at Layer Road.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Evening Gazette,Eveninggazette News

Harwich: New sort of bill for MP

Harwich MP Ivan Henderson got hands-on experience of a day in the life of an RSPCA worker.   more...

Braintree: Work to stamp out crime

Members of the Braintree business community will be hearing about a new model aiming to stamp out crime in the area at a meeting next week.   more...

Chelmsford: Rush hour road crush looks likely

Motorists could be in for rush hour headaches when major roadworks on one of the main roads into Chelmsford get under way.   more...

Jaywick: Here's to you, Bob

A former Royal Navy engineer has reached his 102nd birthday.   more...

Dunmow: Fatal crash driver lost control

Loss of control by the driver of a high-performance sports car led to the death of his passenger, an inquest heard.   more...

Harwich: Now it's official! Town has an American twin

Visitors to Harwich have been seeing double thanks to a new plaque.   more...

Kelvedon: Attack on shop by ram raiders

Ram raiders using a stolen 4x4 vehicle today smashed into a shop and tried to steal a cash machine.   more...

Colchester: £600,000 spent on waste

Colchester's new waste collection service has been slammed as "an almighty cock-up".   more...

Kirby-le-Soken: Villagers condemn new units

Plans for low-security homes for people with learning difficulties and mental health needs in small villages have been condemned.   more...

Braintree: Drivers get free parking after raid

Shoppers have benefited from free parking in a Braintree car park after ticket machines were broken into for the second time in a month.   more...

Clacton: Lighting for new skate park

Skating enthusiasts will be getting longer to skate as the darker evenings approach when lights are installed.   more...

Halstead: Indecent assault man gets community rehab order

A young man who indecently assaulted a woman has been ordered to serve a community rehabilitation order.   more...

Clacton: Compensation hopes dashed

A distraught mother whose newborn son's organs were kept for teaching purposes after he died has had her hopes of compensation dashed.   more...

Stansted: Communities 'ignored'

Airport operator BAA has responded to claims it is trying to expand Stansted on the cheap, calling them "hurried" and "reactionary".   more...

Stisted: 13,500ft dive for school

A trio of mums will be taking to the sky soon to raise money for their children's school.   more...

Maldon: Road works to hit drivers for weeks

Drivers face major disruptions next year when part of Maldon High Street will be closed to traffic for up to ten weeks for major improvements.   more...

Colchester: Two wheels good, four wheels bad

Colchester Mayor John Bouckley joined many shoppers and workers to travel to the town centre today without using their cars.   more...

Colchester: Town's bid for new centre 'superior'

Colchester's bid to host a prestigious cancer treatment centre is "superior", according to an expert.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Evening Gazette,Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: Doncaster 2-0 Ipswich Town (Carling Cup)

The banana skin was there to be slipped on or avoided.   more...

Soccer: Non-league round-up...

Harwich and Parkeston booked a lucrative FA Cup tie with non-league giants Hornchurch last night when they cruised past Ruislip Manor.   more...

Soccer: Colchester United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion (aet) (Carling Cup)

Debagg(i)ed, embarrassed and sent back to The Hawthorns with their tails well and truly between their legs.   more...

Soccer: May's day

Colchester United's match-winning hero Ben May woke up very early today - he just wanted to check he had really scored the last-gasp extra-time goal that knocked Premiership visitors West Bromwich Albion out of the Carling Cup.   more...

Essex,Colchester Sport

Soccer: Colchester United 2-1 West Brom (Carling Cup Second Round)

Colchester United dumped Premiership West Brom out of the Carling Cup with an extra-time victory at Layer Road.  more...

Southend,Echo News

Southend: Kids keep it in the family

A Southend family scored a hat trick while auditioning for a Christmas pantomime.  more...

Canvey: Sporting hero turns down Royal reception

Sporting hero Dean Macey refused a reception with the Queen to mark his Olympic success claiming he had not "done anything special".  more...

Southend: Jobs threat over sewage plant

Jobs and investment at Southend's most prestigious company could be under threat if a new sewage disposal plant goes ahead.  more...