Stories for 21 March 2005

Basildon,Echo,Essex Sport

Football: Errors cost Gulls again

Canvey boss Jeff King had no complaints about his side's 10th Conference defeat of the season after they lost 3-2 at Gravesend on Saturday.  more...

Football: Tilson is going nowhere

Southend United manager Steve Tilson guided his side to a comfortable 3-0 victory at Cheltenham Town on Saturday and then confirmed his commitment to the Shrimpers.  more...

Football: Pard fury as Rebrov limps out

West Ham boss Alan Pardew will demand an inquiry among his medical staff after seeing Sergei Rebrov limp out of his return to first team action.  more...

Football: Guttridge looks to the future

Southend United's new midfielder Luke Guttridge is determined to kick start his career after finally sealing a switch to the Shrimpers.  more...

Chelmsford News

Essex: New police chief to target bad behaviour

Essex's new chief constable has pledged to crack down on anti-social behaviour and put more officers on the beat.  more...

Echo,Essex News

Laindon: Disabled crash driver rescued

A disabled man was taken to Basildon Hospital after his car careered into a ditch off the A127 at Laindon.   more...

Basildon: Craylands to be bulldozed?

The Craylands estate could be bulldozed and rebuilt under sweeping plans to build a new housing complex on a former school site.   more...

Southend: Popular eatery closed after cockroach infestation

A popular Chinese restaurant has been closed after environmental health inspectors found the kitchen infested with cockroaches.   more...

Langdon Hills: Cultural centre to banish "Islamic phobia"

An Islamic group has taken over a community hall and vowed to turn it into a cultural centre geared towards banishing "Islamic phobia" and bringing people together.   more...

Basildon: In sickness and in filth

A wife today claimed cleaners at Basildon Hospital failed to keep her husband's room clean - despite him contracting MRSA.   more...

Southend: Passenger puts cabbie in hospital

A taxi driver told of his terror as a man punched through a hammer-proof partition to attack him.   more...

Southend: Council accused of picking "cast-off" pier

Southend Council has been accused of picking a "Bournemouth cast-off" for the development of the pier.   more...

Westcliff: Racist graffiti drawn on former synagogue

A former synagogue which is now a nursery school has been defaced with a swastika and racist graffiti.   more...

Southend: Garden opened in memory of murdered Sally

A memorial garden has been unveiled by the mum of murdered teenager Sally Geeson in her memory.   more...

South Essex: Motorcyclist "very lucky" to be alive.

A motorcyclist in her late 50s had a lucky escape when she was thrown into the back window of a car on the A13 following a collision.   more...

Echo,Essex Sport

Football: Pardew remains defiant

West Ham boss Alan Pardew expects to stay at the club for at least two more seasons - regardless of whether they are promoted through the play-offs or not.   more...

Rugby: Cup mission for Rochford

Rochford Hundred have their sights set on a double celebration when they take on Chingford in the Essex Intermediate Cup final at Westcliff Rugby Club on Sunday, kick-off 2.30pm.   more...

Football: Freddy loving seaside life

Southend United striker Freddy Eastwood has revealed he has no interest in leaving the Shrimpers, ahead of tomorrow's trip to Cheltenham Town.   more...

Essex Business

Essex: Celebration time

Two essex Chamber members are celebrating victory after winning the Eastern regional heats of the first British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Awards.   more...

Essex: Celebration time

Two Essex Chamber members are celebrating victory after winning the Eastern regional heats of the first British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Awards.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette News

Colchester: Men cleared on rape charge

Two men have been cleared on charges of raping two women at a Colchester hostel.   more...

Colchester: Charlie Brown wins award

The restoring of one of Colchester's most important historic buildings has been shortlisted for a national award.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: U's battling draw pleases Parky

Colchester manager Phil Parkinson was a pleased man after the U's battling performance saw them secure a point with a 1-1 draw against high-flying Coca-Cola League One side Sheffield Wednesday at Layer Road.   more...

Soccer: Colchester United 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Coca-Cola League One)

Colchester United put on a strong showing to hold one of Coca-Cola League One's high-flying sides to a draw at Layer Road.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Thurrock: Bid to beat bogus callers

A new operation to combat bogus callers has been launched by Thurrock police following a steady rise in the number of incidents.   more...

Thurrock: Call for junction action

Yet another accident at the notorious Rookery Corner has heightened calls for a radical change to be made to the junction.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Rocks stay ahead

East Thurrock United ensured they maintained a three point lead at the top of the Southern League Division One East with a battling 1-0 home win against promotion contenders Uxbridge.   more...

Thurrock: Students' health targeted

Students at two Thurrock colleges are being targeted as health chiefs bid to beat a possible mumps outbreak.   more...

Eveninggazette Colchester United

Soccer: Wake-up call answered

Colchester United skipper Wayne Brown believes the U's recent close-encounter with the Coca-Cola League One relegation zone gave them a much-needed wake-up call.   more...

Eveninggazette News

Bocking: Vandals in car damage spree

Mindless thugs have caused thousands of pounds of damage after vandalising 30 cars in a few hours.   more...

Colchester: Walker blows his own trumpet

Shoppers looked on in surprise as a trumpet major with the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery marched through Colchester town centre all for a good cause.   more...

Manningtree, Harwich: 'Our rail service is not good enough'

Campaigners for an improved rail service will take their pleas for urgent action to the very top.   more...

Coggeshall: Crowds at Palm Sunday parade

Crowds turned out in Coggeshall to watch a procession marking Palm Sunday.   more...

Colchester: Man kept knife hidden in shoe

A man has been jailed after police found a lock-knife hidden under the in-sole of his trainer.   more...

Dedham: Drug user's debt lands him in jail

A drug user who kept a stash of his dealer's drugs at his home to wipe out a debt has been jailed.   more...

Dovercourt: Couple broke into Red Cross hall to sleep

A homeless couple broke into a Red Cross hall and stayed the night before cooking themselves some breakfast, a court heard.   more...

North Essex: PCs hurt in crash

Two police officers were injured after a car collided with a vehicle they were towing.   more...

Thorrington: Fox cub's plight prompts warning from rescue centre

A baby fox brought back from the brink of death has prompted a warning to well-meaning rescuers.   more...

Colchester: School launches hunt for new head

One of Colchester's schools is hunting for a new headteacher.   more...

Chelmsford: Former Bros frontman ready to be famous again

Brosettes were out in force to see 1980s pop hearthrob Matt Goss.   more...

Frinton: Parking bylaw 'is crippling shops'

A trader has appealed for a parking bylaw to be altered, claiming it is crippling shopkeepers' business.   more...

St Osyth: Thatcher's special visit

Former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher made a rare appearance when she was the guest at a Tory fundraising event at St Osyth Priory.   more...

Essex: Pair to challenge Blair in election

Two men with Essex links are to challenge Tony Blair in the General Election.   more...

Colchester: Power cut hits 100 homes

A power cut left homes without electricity for nearly 20 hours.   more...

Colchester: Guard stops store theft

A security guard stopped two men stealing two in-car DVD systems from Sainsbury's at Stanway Tollgate.   more...

Colchester: Clean and tidy

Streets were paved with good intentions as litter pickers cleaned up their community.   more...

Colchester: Honour for community police officer

Working with other agencies to help solve problems in the community has earned a Colchester police officer an honour.   more...

Brightlingsea: Port site licence opposed

More than 200 people packed a public meeting to discuss the future of a controversial scrap metal depot in Brightlingsea   more...

Clacton: Petrol bomber jailed

A quick-acting police officer managed to put out a fire after a petrol bomb was thrown through a shop window.   more...

Clacton: Call in at garage ... for a dog wash!

A seaside resort's canine population is queuing up to get a shampoo and set.   more...

Braintree: Crime scheme to start next month

A new partnership to fight crime is being introduced in Braintree next month.   more...

Braintree: Town centre back to normal... soon

Major gas main work in Braintree town centre, due to finish before last Christmas, should finally be completed by Easter.   more...

Maldon: People's lodge set to be sold

The sale of a building and garden left to the people of Maldon is imminent.   more...

North Essex: Bus drama - firm praised by head

A school has praised a bus company for the way it handled an accident on a school run.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: Gillingham 0-0 Ipswich Town (Coca Cola Championship)

At face value, this could be deemed two crucial points dropped by Ipswich Town.   more...

Soccer: Wake-up call answered

Colchester United skipper Wayne Brown believes the U's recent close-encounter with the Coca-Cola League One relegation zone gave them a much-needed wake-up call.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

Leigh: Chinese herbalist avoids jail despite selling illegal drugs

A Chinese herbal "doctor" exposed by the Echo for illegally selling drugs that caused customers to hallucinate has avoided jail.  more...

Canvey: Jail for man who sold drugs at V2004

A man has been jailed for more than two years for selling ecstasy tablets at a pop festival.   more...

Eastwood: Dispersal order plan to break-up gangs of youths

A dispersal order giving police powers to break-up gangs of youths is to be introduced in Eastwood after a campaign by residents.  more...

Rochford: Security tightened up following blaze

Health chiefs were in talks over how to step up security at Rochford Hospital.  more...

Southend: Councillor gets dressing down by mayor

A councillor has told how he was given a dressing down for taking off his jacket during a council meeting.  more...

Thurrock News

Family of drowned man speak out

A MIDDLE-AGED man pushed into a Thurrock lake and left to drown had a mental age of just nine or ten, his grief-stricken family have revealed.  more...

  
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