Stories for 28 March 2005

Basildon,Echo,Essex News

Basildon: "Boyz" ring could hold key to rapist identity

A ring could be the key to finding the monster who raped a schoolgirl in her bed.  more...

Chelmsford News

Essex: Punctuality is right on track

Mid-essex railway one Great Eastern has performed well in comparison to other companies in the south east of England, new figures have revealed.  more...

Echo,Essex News

Southend: Man dies following road accident

An elderly man died after his car mounted the pavement in a Southend street.   more...

Shoebury: Security van robbery

Two suspected armed raiders held up a security van as it delivered cash to a busy superstore.   more...

Rochford: Pupils' prank alerts Interpol

Armed police descended on a French youth hostel after Rochford schoolgirls sent joke texts to their parents saying a girl had been shot by masked gunmen.   more...

Basildon: Police hunt sex attacker

Detectives called on Basildon residents to rally together and help catch the rapist who attacked a schoolgirl as she lay in bed.   more...

Westcliff, Leigh: Anger as trees hacked down

Residents are fuming about how six beautiful mature trees were hacked down in Westcliff.   more...

Thundersley: Arson suspected in garage blaze

Police believe a fire which wrecked a row of garages destroying a classic car and vintage televisions may have been started by youths.   more...

Echo,Essex Sport

Gym: Girls make county grade

When the County qualifier for club grade six was held eight-year-old South Essex Gym Club member Sophie Watson, won gold with a score of 47.050.   more...

Soccer: Gavin targets first Welsh cap

It's a quiet time for West Ham players in the senior internationals this weekend.   more...

Motorsport: Hendy hopes to hit Honda heights

Bike racer Anthony Hendy is gearing himself up for an assault on the Honda Superclub championship this weekend.   more...

Snooker: Bingham's Embassy bid goes up in smoke

Basildon star Stuart Bingham's hopes of playing in the final stages of the Embassy World Championship for a third time were stubbed out last night.   more...

Athletics: Golden girls take Essex relay crown

Basildon AC's under-15 girls were golden wonders after a crisp performance in the Essex AA Relays at Chelmsford.   more...

Swimming: Easter Gala saved by council

More than 300 youngsters will be making a big splash at Southend Swimming Club's annual Easter gala at Warrior Square Pool tomorrow - thanks to the council.   more...

Tennis: Abbott finall gets reward

Kathy Abbott had a long day at Wickford's winter finals day, but eventually came away with some reward for her efforts.   more...

Football: Southend United 3-0 Rochdale (League Two)

Freddy Eastwood grabbed a piece of Southend history today as the Shrimpers stretched their unbeaten run to 15 games.   more...

Football: Eastwood has club record in his sights

Southend United's star striker Freddy Eastwood was hoping to equal a Shrimpers club record against Rochdale at Roots Hall this afternoon.   more...

Gridiron: Sabres fold as player numbers fall

Southend Sabres, one of Britain's longest-serving American Football clubs has folded just weeks before the start of the 2005 season.   more...

Soccer: Pettefer demands glee from three

Southend United winger Carl Pettefer is sure the Shrimpers will extend their unbeaten run over a busy bank holiday weekend of football.   more...

Football: Billericay hope Price is right

Billericay Town will be hoping that the Price is right as their Ryman Premier promotion battle reaches an exciting climax over the holiday weekend.   more...

Essex Business

Colchester: Solicitors solve space problems

Occupying a Colchester building steeped in history had its limitations for one of the region's longest-established firms of solicitors - it ran out of space.   more...

Essex: MPs 'out of touch'

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) accused the Commons Trade and Industry Select Committee of being 'out of touch' with reality after it published a report which maintained UK employment regulations were not an excessive burden on employers.   more...

MPs 'out of touch'

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) accused the Commons Trade and Industry Select Committee of being 'out of touch' with reality after it published a report which maintained UK employment regulations were not an excessive burden on employers.   more...

Essex: Investors in People renewed

Birkett Long Solicitors have received re-accreditation of Investors in People (IIP).   more...

Essex News

HOLD FOR MONWoodham Mortimer: Volunteers needed for cricket club

Woodham Mortimer cricket club is asking members and volunteers to step up to the crease with tools in hand in the Nat West backed 'Year of the Volunteer'.   more...

Essex Tilburyfc

Dockers defeated but they salvage pride

Tilbury 0, Wivenhoe 2  more...

Essex,Eveninggazette Colchester United

Soccer: Goodfellow starts with Posh goal

Marc Goodfellow was delighted to have bagged his first goal for Colchester United.   more...

Soccer: Peterborough 0-3 Colchester United (League One)

Relegation should no longer be an issue for Colchester United.   more...

Soccer: Parkinson looking to finish in style

Phil Parkinson wants to end the season on a high.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette News

Great Bardfield: Cops nab thief on film

Police used video surveillance to trap a "despicable" thief who targeted a 90-year-old woman.   more...

Colchester: Teenage girls' handbags snatched in night theft

Two teenagers had their handbags snatched in a night-time street robbery.   more...

Great Notley, Coggeshall: Twins' TV fame ...at age one

Two sets of Essex twins have had a taste of fame at the tender age of one in the hit television series Footballers' Wives.   more...

Essex: Family's crash horror

A couple whose home was wrecked by a runaway car today praised the emergency services.   more...

Clacton: Body washed up on coast

Officers investigating after a body was washed up on the beach say the death is not being treated as suspicious.   more...

North Essex: Peeping Tom is banned

A Peeping Tom has been banned from every leisure centre across England.   more...

Colchester: Police fight pickpocket menace

Police today admitted they are struggling to combat Colchester's pickpocket menace.   more...

Colchester: Family flee house fire

Firefighters were today investigating the cause of a fire which caused a family of six to flee their home.   more...

Frinton: Body found on rocks

A body was washed up between Holland Haven and Sandy Point today.   more...

Clacton: Man in shock over killings

A brother has spoken of his total devastation after his sister and her husband were stabbed to death at their idyllic home in northern Cyprus.   more...

Colchester: Frustrated fans miss the kick-off

Tempers flared after more than 100 Colchester United fans were left outside a ground as the game kicked off.   more...

Chelmsford: Hear hear for civic theatres' first

The civic theatres in Chelmsford are the first in Essex to install a captioning system for deaf theatre-goers.   more...

Colchester: Dance troupe waves the flag for town

A flag-waving dance troupe has been crowned the best in Britain - 19 months after it was formed.   more...

Essex: Christians mark Easter across county

An Easter play was so popular more than 100 people were turned away from Colchester's Mercury Theatre.   more...

North Essex: Train thugs 'making journeys a misery'

Youngsters are ganging up to intimidate and frighten passengers on trains in Tendring.   more...

Wivenhoe: Angie wins votes of thousands

Wivenhoe singing sensation Angie Diggens won the hearts and votes of thousands when she appeared in the Stars in Their Eyes final.   more...

Chelmsford: Inmate killed by rare brain illness

Chelmsford Prison's healthcare unit has come under scrutiny after the death of a prisoner from a rare brain disease.   more...

Harwich: Mugger attacks nurse

A good Samaritan was ambushed by a knife-wielding attacker as she answered a cry for help.   more...

Essex: Family's crash horror

A couple whose home was wrecked by a runaway car today praised the emergency services.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: A grand day out for Town

Paul Rutherford fears he will be denied the chance to show Braintree Town what they are missing unless he, or Heybridge Swifts, cough up £1,000.   more...

Soccer: Peterborough 0-3 Colchester United (League One)

Relegation should no longer be an issue for Colchester United.   more...

Soccer: Goodfellow starts with Posh goal

Marc Goodfellow was delighted to have bagged his first goal for Colchester United.   more...

Soccer: Parkinson looking to finish in style

Phil Parkinson wants to end the season on a high.   more...

Soccer: No go on Norville deal

Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson's latest attempt to bolster his squad ahead of the transfer deadline has been frustrated.   more...

Soccer: Braintree Town 0-0 Yeading

Nil-nil draws tend to be boring - but the 610 souls who braved the rain for this top-of-the-table clash could not have gone home disappointed.   more...

Boxing: Jacobs oozes confidence

Charlie Jacobs is oozing confidence ahead of his National Golden Gloves final.   more...

Essex,Thurrock News

Chadwell: Sweet wrap 'tipper' hits back

A Chadwell taxi driver believes that he's been unfairly pilloried by Thurrock Council for dropping a sweet wrapper from the window of his cab.   more...

Thurrock: Borough jobs pledge

Thurrock Council's new strategic partner, Vertex, has reaffirmed its commitment to bringing more jobs to the borough.   more...

Chadwell: Sweet wrap 'tipper' hits back

A Chadwell taxi driver believes that he's been unfairly pilloried by Thurrock Council for dropping a sweet wrapper from the window of his cab.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Grays match is all ticket: Easter fixtures

Grays' historic FA Trophy semi final first leg match at the New Rec will be an all-ticket affair with tickets going on sale on Good Friday.   more...

Soccer: Grays are the champions

Grays have been confirmed as Conference South champions.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

Southend: Cabbie stabbed by robber

A taxi driver was savagely stabbed just below the neck in a robbery in Southend town centre.  more...

Southend: "Gay wedding" in town's oldest pub

As the oldest pub in Essex, the tiny Cornucopia on Marine Parade, Southend, has seen many strange things.  more...

Southend,Echo,Essex Sport

Football: Cambridge United 0-2 Southend United

SOUTHEND made it 16 games without defeat as they beat relegation haunted Cambridge at the Abbey Stadium.  more...

  
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