Stories for 6 September 2004

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: We'll take waste

All of south Essex's rubbish could end up in Basildon, Essex County Council has admitted.   more...

Wickford: Anxious new year wait for travellers

Travellers could have to wait until the New Year to find out if their fight to remain on their illegal encampments has been a success.   more...

Wickford: Travellers' con cost me £8,000

A widower told today how he felt stripped of his dignity after travellers conned him out of more than £8,000.   more...

Basildon: Knife terror of blind woman

A blind woman had a knife held at her throat during a horrific robbery of a Basildon post office counter.   more...

Basildon: Police investigate burned-out motor

Police are investigating a blaze which destroyed a car at a farm just off the A127 near Basildon yesterday.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Soccer: Gulls say goodbye to favourite Parms

Canvey Island's entry to the Conference has coincided with the departure of one of the club's best-loved characters.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Chelmsford: David aims for Monopoly success

A Chelmsford games enthusiast will be hoping to pass Go and collect £5,000 at the UK Monopoly championships tomorrow.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Habib quits county to further his career

Aftab Habib is quitting Essex at the end of the season with a view to joining another county.   more...

Colchester Sport

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Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Festival focus on Jumbo

One of Colchester's most famous landmarks became a screen promoting the town's festival.   more...

Harwich: Work starts on new centre

Work has officially begun on a new £12.3 million health centre.   more...

Witham: Man exposed himself to girls

Police are searching for a man who exposed himself to two young girls in Witham.   more...

Maldon: Noise could land you in jail

Noisy neighbours could find themselves slapped with a new-style anti-social behaviour punishment or even sent to prison.   more...

Colchester: Sinister find in family's lawn

Mowing the lawn took on a sinister air when a Colchester man unearthed a human skull.   more...

Bradwell: Housework 'key to losing weight'

A slimmer who shed more than a stone in weight has revealed the secret of her trim new figure washing her kitchen floor.   more...

Maldon: Asbo teenager gets locked up

A teenager who was given Maldon police's first anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) has been sent to a detention centre for four months after repeatedly breaching its conditions.   more...

Tendring: Hi-tech health centre details

A primary care trust has unveiled details of its new bid for a hi-tech health centre with transport links and satellite surgeries.   more...

Braintree: Police appeal for crash witnesses

Police have appealed for witnesses to a road accident in which a cyclist died.   more...

Maldon: Groups bang the drum for lottery windfall

Community groups in Maldon have won the lottery - scooping thousands of pounds in grants.   more...

Greenstead: Car thief's trail of destruction

An out-of-control stolen car tore the back off a parked car before careering across three gardens and ripping a gas supply from a house.   more...

Essex: Motorists 'still drink and drive'

An Essex Police month-long drink-driving campaign has shown some motorists are still needlessly putting lives on the line.   more...

Colchester: Three major house fires

Fire crews fought three major house blazes - including one in Gurney Benham Close, Colchester - over the weekend.   more...

Braintree, Dunmow: Crash victim dies

A Braintree man has died from head injuries he suffered in a road accident on the A120 in Dunmow.   more...

Colchester: Praise for fire crew and neighbours

A mother whose house was ruined by a blaze in the early hours has praised fire crews and her neighbours.   more...

St Osyth: Lifeguards praised after pool rescue

Lifeguards were praised today after they pulled an unconscious woman from a swimming pool and helped to save her life.   more...

Walton: An ancient find to get your teeth into

Fossil seeker Shane Gowlett has dug up a real treasure.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Cricket: Eagles fighting to stay up

Essex Eagles will be fighting for their Totesport League first division lives when they go into action against Glamorgan in their day-night clash at Chelmsford.   more...

Soccer: Colchester United 0-1 Swindon Town (Coca Cola League One)

Swindon Town are proving to be a major bogey side for Colchester United.   more...

Cricket: Irani gloomy after Glamorgan loss

Ronnie Irani was left a disconsolate figure after Essex suffered a four-wicket defeat at the hands of Glamorgan at Chelmsford that effectively signalled the end of their Championship promotion hopes.   more...

Soccer: Garcia thinks U's can go up

Richard Garcia has only seen Colchester United play twice, but already he confidently believes the U's can go on to win promotion.   more...

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Essex News

Maldon: Action wanted on speeding traffic

AGHAST, the Action Group for Householders Against Speeding and Traffic, has issued a call for changes to be made to Fambridge Road.   more...

Witham: Thief snatches handbag from kitchen

An opprotunist thief took advantage of the hot weekend weather to steal a handbag from inside a Witham house.   more...

South Ockendon: Girl, four, slices finger tips on dad's saw

A young girl underwent plastic surgery after she cut the tips of two of her fingers off playing with her dad's circular saw.   more...

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A YOUNG girl underwent plastic surgery after she cut the tips of two of her fingers off playing with her dad's circular saw.  more...

Essex,Basildon News

BLIND WOMAN HELD HOSTAGE IN POST OFFICE HORROR

A BLIND woman had a knife held at her throat during a horrifying robbery at a Basildon post office.  more...

ANXIOUS NEW YEAR WAIT FOR TRAVELLERS

TRAVELLERS could have to wait until the New Year to find out if their fight to remain on their illegal encampments has been a success.  more...

Essex,Southend News

LETHAL WEAPONS SEIZED AT BOOTSALE

POLICE and trading standards swooped to seize an assortment of lethal knives, a crossbow and air guns at a boot sale.  more...

MAN BURNS IN BACK GARDEN EXPLOSION

A MAN caused an explosion in his back garden after throwing petrol onto his bonfire which burned skin off his face and arms.  more...

Southend: Man burns in back garden explosion

A man caused an explosion in his back garden after throwing petrol onto his bonfire which burned skin off his face and arms.   more...

Southend: Gunman robs betting shop

A gun was pointed in the face of a betting shop manager during a terrifying daylight raid.   more...

Southend: Crash youths 'lucky'

Six young people were today lucky to be alive after their car ploughed into a lamp post in Southend early today.   more...

Westcliff: Troubled school's new centre axed

A Westcliff school may lose its planned special needs centre because of a damning Ofsted report that forced it on special measures.   more...

Southend: Travellers - Here we go again!

More than 25 police officers today moved in to evict travellers from derelict land near Southend Airport.   more...

Southend: Personality under microscope

Everyone likes to think they have a unique personality but even the most extrovert of characters like David Coates can be pigeonholed.   more...

Shoebury: Lethal weapons seized at bootsale

Police and trading standards swooped to seize an assortment of lethal knives, a crossbow and air guns at a boot sale.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Boxing: Meager in the hunt for Danny's English crown

Lee Meager has stepped up his verbal war on Leigh boxer Danny Hunt ahead of their English lightweight championship fight.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

GIRL, FOUR, SLICES FINGER TIPS ON DAD'S SAW

A YOUNG girl underwent plastic surgery after she cut the tips of two of her fingers off playing with her dad's circular saw.  more...

Thurrock: Thousands of pounds grabbed in Lakeside robbery

Robbers pushed a security guard to the ground and escaped with several thousand pounds in a robbery at Lakeside Shopping Centre.   more...

THOUSANDS OF POUNDS GRABBED IN LAKESIDE ROBBERY

ROBBERS pushed a security guard to the ground and escaped with several thousand pounds in a robbery at Lakeside Shopping Centre.  more...

  
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