Stories for 29 March 2005

Basildon,Echo,Essex News

Basildon: Police step up hunt for child rapist

Police are investigating possible suspects in a bid to close the net on the sex attacker who raped a child in her bed.  more...

Basildon: Woman fears she had drink spiked

Police believe a woman who came round in a car with two men trying to rip her trousers off may have had her drink spiked.  more...

Chelmsford News

Essex: Prepare for A12 roadworks misery

Major roadworks on the A12 Ingatestone bypass are set to cause four months of misery for residents and motorists next winter.  more...

Echo,Essex Southend United

Prior puts his best foot forward

SOUTHEND United centre back Spencer Prior was delighted to have netted during a comfortable 2-0 victory for Blues at bottom-of-the-table Cambridge United yesterday.  more...

Essex Business

Essex: Increased overseas demand lifts Bupa

Rising demand for medical insurance among people living outside the UK helped private health care group Bupa increase profits by 35 per cent last year, results showed.   more...

Essex: Julian joins team

Julian Baume, 31, has joined Essex solicitors Thompson Smith & Puxon as human resources (HR) manager and to head up the employment law team's HR service for clients.   more...

Essex News

Heybridge: Gang of thugs set on Swifts' player

A footballer today told how he was beaten up by a gang of thugs who left him unable to play for his team.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Harwich 3-0 Clacton

Harwich and Parkeston made sure that the Tendring derby bragging rights were shared after a convincing victory over Clacton Town.   more...

Essex Vfestivalfive

V Festival: It's a sell-out!

All tickets for this year's V Festival have now sold out.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette Colchester United

Soccer: Colchester United 1-0 Chesterfield (League One)

Colchester United topped off a great Easter Weekend with three more valuable points against Chesterfield.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette News

Colchester: Police search for station abuse pair

Police want to trace a drunk man who racially abused an Asian woman at Colchester train station.   more...

Colchester: Vandals go on Easter school wrecking spree

Vandals went on an Easter wrecking spree at a Colchester school.   more...

Colchester, Wivenhoe: Angie sings for football crowd

A teenage singer fresh from appearing in the live final of the hit tv show Stars In Their Eyes sang her heart out for crowds at Colchester United.   more...

Frinton: Body to be identified

Police investigating the discovery of a man's body which was washed up on the coast have ruled out suspicious circumstances.   more...

Braintree: Pool plan lodged

A swimming pool could be built at Towerlands Equestrian Centre if planning chiefs agree a planning application.   more...

Braintree: Baby's birth helps raise charity cash

The proud parents of a newborn baby hit on a unique way of raising money for a children's charity.   more...

Jaywick: Knife attack in broad daylight

A man suffered wounds to his head and arms after being attacked by a knife-wielding man   more...

Colchester: Riddle of attack on woman, 33

A woman was viciously attacked after returning home late at night   more...

Tendring: Easter spirit not dampened by rain

The early Easter bank holiday wet weather failed to dampen the spirits of the seaside tourist trade.   more...

Essex: Crash victim's dad backs speed trap

A road safety campaigner has backed controversial plans for a speed trap near where his daughter died in a crash   more...

Colchester: Hospital bosses deny MRSA risk

Bosses at Colchester General Hospital today denied putting babies and pregnant women at an increased risk of the superbug MRSA by using spare obstetric beds for other patients.   more...

Colchester: Court threat to sort out hold-up over Harpers

An insurance wrangle over a burnt-out sports store could end up in the courts.   more...

Chelmsford: Staff give health Trust top ratings

Mid-Essex Hospitals NHS Trust has been rated as the top in the country for appraising staff and team working.   more...

Danbury: Road to close for 12 weeks

The second phase of work to be carried out on the A414 in Danbury, which will see the closure of the busy main road, is about to start.   more...

Chelmsford: Teenager dies after night out

A 19-year-old man today died after a night out clubbing.   more...

Colchester: New jobs call for the future

More jobs need to be created in Colchester to prevent a growing number of people heading down the A12 every morning to work in the capital.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette Sport

Athletics: Trio of wins for Colchester and Tendring

Colchester and Tendring Athletic Club came away with three individual wins at the five-mile race in Sudbury.   more...

Soccer: Colchester United 1-0 Chesterfield (League One)

Colchester United topped off a great Easter Weekend with three more valuable points against Chesterfield.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

Southend: Blaze sparks residents' evacuation

More than 50 people were today evacuated from their homes after a suspicious blaze in a 15-storey block of flats in Southend.  more...

Thurrock: Teenagers remanded over Lakeside death

Two teenagers charged with manslaughter following the death of a man in a boating lake will appear in court again next week.  more...

Southend: Gay wedding for seafront pub

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

Southend: Firm seals £30m aircraft deal

A Southend firm has sealed a £40million deal to develop seats for a brand new aircraft.  more...

Southend,Echo,Essex Sport

Football: King hails his Canvey battlers

CANVEY soccer boss Jeff King praised his "magnificent" troops after they gave Conference champions elect a Bank Holiday scare at the Underhill Stadium.  more...

Football: Prior puts his best foot forward

SOUTHEND United centre back Spencer Prior was delighted to have netted during a comfortable 2-0 victory for Blues at bottom-of-the-table Cambridge United yesterday.  more...

Football: Billericay pile on the pressure

BILLERICAY moved to within three points of leaders Yeading with an emphatic derby victory over their New Lodge tenants, Chelmsford City.  more...

Football: Rovers’ recovery offers new hope

GREAT Wakering bounced back from Good Friday's 6-1 thumping to grab all three points against Barking & East Ham United.  more...

School sport: Alleyn take rugby glory

THORPE Bay's Alleyn Court retained the year five and six Visteon-sponsored rugby tournament.  more...

Football: Win tickets to the LDV Vans Trophy final

We have 20 pairs of tickets to give away for the Southend United v Wrexham LDV Vans Trophy final. See tomorrow's Echo to find out how you could win a pair.   more...

Speedway: Rickardsson can't save Hammers

DESPITE the debut appearance of five-times World Champion Tony Rickardsson, Arena Essex were unable to prevent the Witches taking the points in their Elite League encounter with a 53-41 win.  more...

Football: Ensign crash in cup final

WHITE Ensign's bid to win the Cherry Red Books Trophy for the second time in three seasons bit the dust yesterday.  more...

Thurrock News

Lakeside security defended after death

BOSSES at the Lakeside shopping centre have defended their security measures following the death of Mark Watts.  more...

Thurrock Sport

Stimmo reflects on champion season

GRAYS Athletic have risen to the highest point in their 115 year history after being confirmed as Conference South league champions with six games still to go.  more...

Rocks open five point gap

EAST Thurrock United moved a step closer to claiming the Southern League Division One title over the East bank holiday.  more...

Anxious times for Thurrock

THURROCK'S roller-coaster season of results took another twist on Easter Monday with a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Dorchester.  more...