Stories for 22 February 2005

Basildon,Echo,Essex News

South Essex: Lights go out in thousands of homes

Thousands of homes across south Essex were plunged into darkness because of a power cut which followed a thunder bolt.   more...

Basildon: Tenants urged to buy "half" a home

Basildon Council has come up with a perfect solution for people who can't afford to buy their own home - buy half of it.  more...

Basildon: Flats planned for schoolgirl mums

Flats for schoolgirl single mums are set to become part of a new housing complex.   more...

Basildon: Drink-drive cabbie stripped of licence

A cabbie has been stripped of his taxi licence after being found guilty of drink driving.  more...

Chelmsford News

Essex: Mums ready to celebrate

Victory could be in sight in the long-running battle for improved maternity services in Braintree.  more...

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Essex Business

Southend: Store set for £85,000 expansion

A leading Southend store which has been looking after the needs of Essex gentlemen since 1897 is branching out to develop its feminine side with an £85,000 expansion.   more...

Essex: Good advice given

Essex-based solicitors Thompson Smith & Puxon has helped a global company to make a UK acquisition.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette News

Colchester: PC Lee scoops prestigious Thieves Award at bash

Donations and awards have been handed out at the annual dinner held by the crime prevention supporters, called Thieves.   more...

Eveninggazette Colchester United

Soccer: Parky denies rift rumours

Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson has denied there is any tension between him and his playing staff.   more...

Soccer: U's kick off Marie Curie cancer care appeal

Colchester United kicked off this year's Great Daffodil Appeal for Marie Curie Cancer Care.   more...

Eveninggazette News

Frinton: Man escapes jail for jewellery raid

A man who committed a "nasty" jewellery theft in Frinton has escaped a prison sentence.   more...

Dovercourt: Traffic chaos forces road to re-open

A road was forced to re-open because of traffic chaos - just hours after being closed   more...

Coggeshall: Truck fall man injured

A 21-year-old man has escaped serious injury after falling off a dumper truck.   more...

Braintree: Gunman search - new plea for help

Police today launched a fresh appeal to find a dangerous gunman on the loose in Essex.   more...

Colchester: Aimee thanks fire action hero boys

Keen-eyed children have been thanked by a neighbour for raising the alarm when they spotted a fire in her house.   more...

Dovercourt: Clean-up success of rubbish day

Hardy volunteers mucked in to clean out two popular seafront attractions.   more...

Colchester: Man knocked out by wallet robbers

Robbers attacked a man in his 50s, hitting him on the head and knocking him out.   more...

Braintree: Scheme to build low-cost housing

Plans have been lodged to demolish a former vets' practice and build low-cost housing in Braintree.   more...

Mid-Essex: Flitch Way is closed

A section of the Flitch Way running from Braintree to Rayne will be closed to the public for safety reasons until April.   more...

Maldon: Crash shuts bypass

A crash between two cars during Maldon's first heavy snow flurry closed the town's bypass in both directions.   more...

Clacton: Firm tied into food scare

A Clacton firm is among those at the centre of a nationwide health scare involving a cancer-causing food dye.   more...

Braintree: Painter's ladder plunge

A decorator fell from a ladder while painting windows on a county council building in Braintree.   more...

Clacton: Access campaign calls for seafront access

A community watchdog group is calling for a seafront access to be created for the disabled, elderly and families with pushchairs.   more...

Witham: Station woman hits out over fall

A woman who received 11 stitches in a head wound after a fall at Witham railway station has hit out at the lack of staff trained in first aid.   more...

Colchester: Mum's £1,000 of drugs

A single mother-of-six claiming benefits had cannabis worth more than £1,000 at her Colchester home.   more...

Dovercourt: Nursery to expand for older children

A nursery is looking to expand to keep on children who have grown too old for it.   more...

Little Totham: Pancake event proves a real cracker

Four legs are better than two legs when it comes to winning races.   more...

Witham: Appeal after trio steal £700 from pensioner

Police are appealing for help in tracing three men who stole £700 from a pensioner after claiming to be from the water board.   more...

Colchester: Sex assault man avoids jail term

A "loner" has escaped jail after admitting "absent-mindedly" indecently assaulting a teenage boy   more...

Great Totham: Fears for driver who fled crash scene

Police are concerned for the welfare of a motorist who fled the scene of a crash.   more...

Kirby-le-Soken: Village pub wins coveted title

Cheers! A village pub has beaten off competition from about 400 other hostelries across Colchester and north-east Essex to win a coveted title.   more...

Colchester: £90,000 to replace battered bollards

Council chiefs are spending almost £90,000 replacing accident-prone traffic bollards - because they keep getting battered by vehicles.   more...

Maldon: Four months prison for drink-driver

A man has been jailed for four months after driving home in his car at more than twice the legal drink-drive limit.   more...

Brightlingsea: Burials fight to continue

After spending thousands of pounds on a lost battle for burials in Brightlingsea, the town council is to badger on for a result.   more...

Tendring: Pensioners get cash surprise

More than 1,000 pensioners across Tendring are in for a cash windfall which could amount to several hundred pounds each.   more...

Colchester: Storm rages over bus station plans

Controversial plans to move Colchester's bus station led to a motion calling on councillors to resign being passed at a public meeting.   more...

Bocking, Stansted: Project winner Clair set for trip to States

A woman's trip to watch a TV show being filmed looks set to take her several thousand miles farther than she expected.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: Parky denies rift rumours

Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson has denied there is any tension between him and his playing staff.   more...

Rugby Union: Mersea Island 5-0 Beccles (Powergen London League Division Four NE)

Mersea Island boosted their hopes of staying in division four with a vital 5-0 victory over Beccles plunging their opponents into relegation trouble.   more...

Athletics: Colchester boys make their mark

Colchester and Tendring Athletics Club's under-15 boys made their mark on the national scene by finishing sixth at the championships in Cofton Park, Birmingham.   more...

Soccer: Chairman pleased at Ipswich's resilience

David Sheepshanks hailed the resilience of his Ipswich Town side after watching them scrap a point at Preston.   more...

Soccer: Unsworth wary of Hornets' sting

David Unsworth will be making sure more than most that Watford are not taken lightly tonight.   more...

Soccer: Maldon out to extend winning streak

Maldon Town are bidding to extend their run of wins to a staggering 15 tonight.   more...

Soccer: U's kick off Marie Curie cancer care appeal

Colchester United kicked off this year's Great Daffodil Appeal for Marie Curie Cancer Care.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

Ashingdon: Plan for Travellers' camp in graveyard

A Travellers' encampment with 35 caravans could be set up on part of a cemetery.  more...

Southend: Traffic choas caused by overturned van

Traffic was brought to a standstill for more than an hour approaching Southend along the A127 because of an overturned van.  more...

South Essex: Snow showers on the way

Motorists were today warned to brace themselves for further snow showers after south Essex woke up to a winter wonderland.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex Sport

Soccer: Taming Shrews will be tough

SOUTHEND United centre back Spencer Prior has warned his Shrimpers team mates to expect a stern test from Shrewsbury Town at Roots Hall tonight.  more...

Southend United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

FOURTEEN-goal top scorer Freddy Eastwood stretched Southend's unbeaten league run to seven games at a snowy Roots Hall tonight.  more...

Cricket: Sorrow at death of Benfleet stalwart

Benfleet Cricket Club are mourning the passing of one of their most enthusiatic members, Peter Kaufman, who has died after a long fight against illness at the age of 60.  more...

Basketball: Double joy for Swifts girls

SOUTHEND Swifts females hosted two basketball matches at Hockley's Greensward College - and emerged victorious in both.  more...

Soccer: Len forges on with retirement

THE final whistle has been sounded on one of the great soccer "matches" - after 68 years.  more...

Soccer: Back line points to brighter future for Hammers

WEST Ham boss Alan Pardew is looking to a consistent back four as he bids for a third successive league win tonight.  more...

Rugby Union: Southend 45-14 Haywards Heath

JACO du Toit went on a points spree against Haywards Heath to put more breathing space between Southend and the relegation zone at Warner's Bridge on Saturday.  more...

  
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