The planning application for a new stadium for Chelmsford City Football Club has been re-submitted to the borough council. The previous application for the stadium to be built at Boreham, near Chelmsford, was withdrawn before Christmas following disagreement
The all-conquering boys from Southend Athletic Club did not enjoy their most memorable of days in the latest round of Essex League cross-country matches at Abbey Field, Colchester. In the under-13 event, the redoubtable Adam Hickey was forced to drop
Basildon AC sprinter Kim Wall has been earmarked as a future world champion under a radical new plan announced by UK Athletics chiefs. The 17-year-old pupil at William De Ferrers school, South Woodham, is one of 140 outstanding juniors thought to have
Residents have criticised a police decision not to site speed cameras in their village. Hatfield Peverel people have become increasingly concerned about traffic in Maldon Road, following news that developments in Maldon and Witham will increase the number
The search is continuing for a Rochford pensioner who has been missing for a week. Alice Orme, 92, has not been seen since leaving her retirement home on St Luke's Place last Friday. Police have carried out extensive searches of the Rochford area throughout
This is the first artist's impression of council plans to give Braintree's Market Square a new look and bring a continental caf culture to the town centre. The pedestrian-friendly plans, which include outdoor seating and tree-lined walkways, will go out
A serious breach of procedures led to the theft or fraud of £8,000 of public money from Castle Point Council coffers, a top level report reveals. However the culprit remains unidentified and the loss unrecovered, finance director Michael Clayton has said
Two Grays firefighters smashed their way into a South Ockendon flat last night (Thursday) to rescue a man from a smoke-filled room at Cam Green. On arrival firefighters discovered smoke coming from a ground floor flat. Two crew members smashed down the
An acclaimed artist is to travel to America to present a bronze bust of the famous indian Sitting Bull to tribal descendants. Bryan Mickleburgh of Hainault Close, Hadleigh, has been fascinated with the Wild West for many years and started up his own costume
It could take up to six months to find out if a new UK and US deal to build a supersonic fighter jet will mean more work for BAE Systems in Basildon. The global defence and aerospace company will be involved in the joint strike fighter project which could
A Royal Navy veteran has finally had his bravery recognised by the Russian government - more than 50 years later. Harry Holmes, 76, was astounded when three medals arrived at his Thundersley home by registered post - a belated tribute for the part he
Southend United's Leo Roget was arrested and bailed by police investigating an alleged attack on a football club barmaid. Roget, of Wick Meadows, Wickford, said: "All I can say is that I have been asked to see police and help them with their inquiries
A new speed limit of 40 miles an hour looks certain within weeks on 'heartbreak curve' -- a sweeping stretch of the Roxwell Road at Boyton Cross where four people have died in separate accidents over fewer than three years. Village borough councillor
A nature fan has been picked out from thousands of entrants to go on an expedition to Ecuador. Sue Foster, 62, of Frinton Road, Kirby Cross, will travel to South America next month to carry out scientific field research with environmental charity Earthwatch
Villagers have put their concerns about the lack of bobbies on the beat and the policing of rural areas to a government minister. Representatives from Kelvedon, Feering and Coggeshall parish councils met Lord Bassam, Labour's Parliamentary Under-Secretary
Uttlesford Primary Care Group has been awarded trust status - to the delight of many local people. Health minister Lord Hunt announced last week that a further 19 primary care trusts would start work on April 1. He said: "The Eastern Region now holds
Firefighters came to the rescue after two youngsters ventured out onto the frozen lake in Basildon's Festival Leisure Park - and found themselves stranded. Station officer Dick Duane issued a stern safety warning following the incident last night (Thursday
A charity is to pay £250,000 to fund a cancer doctor in Colchester. In a pioneering move Macmillan Cancer Relief - which has previously only funded nurses - will pay for the oncologist for three years. Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust will then pick up the
PAUL ALTON catches up with former Blues' commercial manager Dave Comley - now part of the team at Essex County Cricket Club. Dave Comley is a man on a mission to boost the commercial fortunes of Essex County Cricket Club as they prepare to mix it with
Basildon's Woodlands School is opening it's facilities to all prospective girl cricketers on Saturday February 17. Essex girls run successful teams at under-11, 13, 15 and, for the first time in the coming campaign, under-17s. Said a spokesman: "We are
From Bobby to Becks, pensioner Elsie Baker is still a real Red Devil. Mrs Baker is an avid Manchester United fan even at the age of 92 and she was over the moon when England superstar David Beckham dropped her a line. He sent a letter to the bubbly Silver
Twenty-two members of Colchester Sea Angling Club fished at Aldeburgh on Sunday although catches did not match the weather. The result was: 1st Martin Close 2lb 14ozs 2nd Chris Mills 1lb 11ozs 3rd Dave Morris 1lb 4ozs The next match will be the River
Chelmsford Chieftains continued their improving form as they came back from the dead to get a well-earned point in a thriller at the Riverside Ice & Leisure Centre on Sunday. Chieftains paraded new signing Bryan Blair for his first outing and welcomed
Brentwood travelled to Braintree on Saturday for the return fixture between the two clubs. The home fixture had resulted in an easy 52-6 win for Brentwood and hopes were high in the visitors camp for another comfortable win. Once again Brentwood had to
Following Saturday's win at Bognor Regis Town, Billericay have been drawn away to Dr Martens League side Histon in the fourth round of the FA Umbro Trophy. The tie is scheduled to be played on Saturday, February 4. Billericay Town Supporters Club will
Southend United youngster Gareth Cleverly has recently returned to English shores after playing his part in an Italian job. The teenage midfielder was a member of the Welsh under-17 squad which travelled to Italy for a week's training and an international
> Two of Southend United's long term injury casualties - goalkeeper Mel Capleton and striker Neil Tolson - have joined forces as they hit the comeback trail. Capleton is slowly recovering from a broken right leg sustained in a reserve team match against
Penalties were all that could separate Southend & District League A Division side Southend Manor Youth and Britsec Corinthians A in their Under-11 Easy Cup round two clash. Stevens and Watson scored for Manor, but Britsec snatched a brace to make
Richard Naylor is bidding to play his way into contention for a place in Ipswich Town's Worthington Cup semi-final with Birmingham City. The injury-plagued striker was to be primed for a return to action in Wednesday's FA Premier Reserve League clash
Steve Whitton is keeping his fingers crossed that injury-plagued Andy Arnott could soon be available for first team action with Colchester United again. The 27-year-old former Gillingham and Brighton midfielder is winning his battle to beat off a career-threatening
A swimming club's future in Harold Hill could be in jeopardy if last ditch plans for a new eight lane pool at Central Park are unsuccessful. Chiefs at Romford Town Swimming Club say it will have to find another pool to use if the plans fail. The club
Alex Burns is just half a football season away from a glorious return to the Scottish Premier League. The Livingston striker, who quit Southend United for a move to Raith Rovers and his native homeland two years ago, is standing on the threshold of his
LEAGUE CUP SECOND ROUND Gloucester Eagles progressed to the quarter-finals following Sunday's 4-1 victory over Checkmate . Simon Weedon (2), Kevin Bellamy and Dean Page netted for the Eagles while Ben Coburn scored Checkmate's consolation goal. In form
Saturday saw Chelmsford, who have moved off the bottom of the table in recent weeks, visit top of the table Cheshunt. The visitors found themselves under early pressure from a strong well organised Cheshunt pack. This strength resulted in Cheshunt's first
There have been one or two very happy faces at Southend's Priory Park this week with both carp and pike of over 20lb being brought ot bank. Firstly, Nick Corstorphine took the lake's well known big common at 24lb 8oz. Nick, a one time regular to the lake
Soccer trivia expert Philip Poulter will go head-to-head with top pundit Alan Hansen in the final of a national football quiz. Mr Poulter, of Braintree, is one of 30 finalists from across the UK who will pit their wits against the former Liverpool legend
The Government is being urged to invest in the future of areas of south Essex which could be hit by mass redundancies at Ford's Dagenham plant. The plea has come from Basildon MP Angela Smith after Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers today came
Basildon Athletic Club star Matt Colton retained his South of England indoor 60m hurdles title with a great run of 8.38 seconds at Bedford. The 18-year-old Chalvedon Sixth-Form College student, coached by Chris Surety at the new town club, lives at Rectory
A fresh crisp morning greeted the 56 golfers taking part in the Presidents New Year Cup at Five Lakes on Sunday. Owing to the severe frost it was decided to delay the start for one hour and have a shotgun start which made fairer for all competitors as
Basildon United renew their bid for the Schweppes Essex Senior League leadership tomorrow (Saturday) when they host third-placed Barkingside at Gardiners Close. Bees, currently lying second, are two points behind top dogs Brentwood from two more games
Chelmsford City look set to add two promising youngsters to boost their injury-hit first team squad and maintain their current strong run-in for promotion. They are Jade Murray, a 19 year-old forward from Leyton Orient and right-sided player Leon Hunter
Wing wizard Michael Black is desperate to weave his magic for Southend United during tomorrow's (Saturday's) top-of-the-table Third Division clash at local rivals Leyton Orient. The former Arsenal wideman impressed on Wednesday in Blues' reserves, laying
Southend Postmen stamped their authority to win their way through to the semi-finals of the Southend Wednesday League Cup with a 3-2 win at Isikgun United. Ian McMahon (2) and Paul Dack got their goals with James English and Ritchie Plumb replying. Leigh
PREMIER DIVISION CUP SECOND ROUND Dennis Allen's 25 yard 'screamer' put Little Waltham ahead against Heybridge Social , who then struck back with five goals in a 25 minute burst, Mark James (2), Chris Heasman (2) and Steve Howard the scorers. After the
ESSEX INTERMEDIATE CUP FOURTH ROUND Two unbeaten teams, Wanstead Town, leaders of Division Two, and Linford Wanderers, top of Division Three met, and Linford won 4-0 with goals from Hornsby (2), Bass and Withford. Mountnessing entertained West Bergholt
A conman posing as a police officer who conned an elderly woman out of hundreds of pounds has struck again. In the latest incident, a 90-year-old man was duped out of £380 when the bogus caller visited his home in Western Approaches, Eastwood. The thief
A man is facing 14 indecency charges - some dating back more than 20 years. The 63-year-old from Dovercourt is charged with nine counts of indecent assault, all relating to different children. The alleged victims were all aged between eight and 12 years
A post office door was attacked with a club hammer as vandals went on a wrecking spree in Colchester. About £200 of damage was caused to St George's Post Office, Canterbury Road. The same evening Monkwick Infants School was damaged by youths who drove
A hard-hitting anti drugs campaign piloted in 41 Basildon schools has been hailed a huge success - but "mountains still need to be climbed". The county council led £96,000 pilot project in the town has been branded positive and worthwhile by parents and
A quarter of seats have already been sold for a controversial show in which two men make shapes with their genitals, it was announced today. The Puppetry of the Penis, will run for three nights at the Cliffs Pavilion, starting from May 1. Bosses at the
A 40-year-old married woman has told how her mother knew she was being sexually abused by a care home worker William Starling after she was taken into care aged five. The woman is one of 12 young victims allegedly attacked by Starling, now retired, of
Brentwood Hard Tennis Club's girls team have stormed to victory in the Junior Winter Cup. The girls, playing in the 14 and under event, beat Cranbrook Castle 4-0 with the Brentwood Hard team being Joanne Chapman, Louise Barlow, Helen Parish and Jessica
SATURDAY RYMAN LEAGUE Premier Division: Billericay Town v Hampton and Richmond Borough; Farnborough Town v Canvey Island. Division 2: Tilbury v Great Wakering Rovers. SCHWEPPES ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE Basildon United v Barkingside; Concord Rangers v Saffron
AN ELDERLY couple claim they will have to quit their home and find somewhere else to live unless a bus route they describe as a "lifleline" is reintroduced. First Thamesway has just axed the popular 111 - a staggered service for pensioners or disabled
AN ELDERLY couple claim they will have to quit their home and find somewhere else to live unless a bus route they describe as a "lifleline" is reintroduced. First Thamesway has just axed the popular 111 - a staggered service for pensioners or disabled
THREE people were taken to hospital and ten others were rescued after a flat fire in Southend. Crews using breathing equipment led residents in the flats in York Road. The blaze was caused by unattended cooking and damage caused by smoke was confined
James Scowcroft believes Ipswich Town's heavy British influence could be one of the major reasons behind their success this season. The Blues travel to cosmopolitan Chelsea tomorrow (Saturday) chasing their seventh away win in the Premiership. And Scowcroft
Great Wakering Rovers, who have scored 12 goals in their last two matches, will be hoping to keep up the good work tomorrow when they set sail for Essex rivals Tilbury. The Dockers, managed by former Bowers United favourite Tony Cross, are struggling
Billericay Town will give a debut to new striker Dominic Gentle tomorrow (Saturday) as they attempt to take their undefeated run in all games to 11. However, while one front runner arrives, another departs with the club having released one-time Leicester
Canvey Island have received a tremendous twin boost on the eve of one of their key matches of the season. Gulls, currently lying third, go to Ryman League Premier Division leaders Farnborough tomorrow fresh from making what could prove to be a vital signing
Thieves raided the Chadwell St Mary home of a 94-year-old woman as she slept. The intruders got into the house through a rear window, and threw ornaments from the window sill into the garden before stealing a handbag containing £100 from the wardrobe.
THREE people were taken to hospital and ten others were rescued after a flat fire in Southend. Crews using breathing equipment led residents in the flats in York Road. The blaze was caused by unattended cooking and damage caused by smoke was confined
A thief was found with "mud on his hands" and a van loaded with the turf he and his accomplices had just stolen, a court heard. Darren Shaw, 32, of Maple Close, Dovercourt, admitted a charge relating to the theft of a quantity of turf worth £70 when he
Sprightly 82-year-old Rose Hepplewhite turned to Cilla's Blind Date to help her find her true love - or "a nice man with a Jaguar car". The widow, from Lilac Avenue, Canvey, was the oldest applicant at the auditions for the hit TV show at the Westcliff
A new quad-biking project has been revealed in a bid to bring more people to the countryside. Ed Abbott is hoping his £50,000 scheme may be on track to open in the summer. Plans have been submitted for a quad-biking track at Spinnels Farm, Harwich Road
Reaching a £1 million target was just the tip of the iceberg for Macmillan Cancer Relief. Once that had been achieved at the beginning of 1999, work began on the next target of £1.1million at the end of the year in a bid to pay for eight new cancer care
The ''local heroes'' who raced to help after the Stansted jet crash last December are being told they should see their doctor if they are concerned about health risks from depleted uranium in the wreckage. Fears have resurfaced with publicity about warheads
A quartete of Thundermite players were toasting four-goal tallies in a weekend of action which saw a host of other footballers grab hat-tricks. Leahy led the way for Interwood A in their 15-1 mauling of The Jets with four goals. Chitty banged in three
An Ongar mother-of-two whose husband was paralysed by a falling tree in last October's storms is attempting to trace a Good Samaritan who comforted him at the roadside. Carol Melvin, 42, who lives with her family in Longfields, has contacted the Gazette
An angry pensioner has told of her shocking electricity supply - after 37 years of continual power cuts. Marian Rowles, 60, claimed she and her husband, Allen, have suffered power cuts almost every time there was bad weather since moving into their Jaywick
Experts at the Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, which researches and makes specialist equipment for the Army, are leaving Colchester. The Flagstaff Road branch of the DCTA, which used to be known as SCRDE (Stores and Clothing Research and Development
A Chelmsford mother whose 12-year-old son was refused entry to the town's Odeon Cinema vows she and her family will never go there again. Mrs Christine Sewell, of Shire Close, Chelmsford, said her son, a regular visitor to the cinema, had a non-pupil
Thousands of residents have joined a campaign to save Clacton's largest market. The market could be under threat as plans have been unveiled to build an Aldi food store on the Warwick Castle site in Pier Avenue. A petition with 3,000 signatures has been
Anti-abortion campaigners in south Essex have branded Government plans to allow the morning-after pill to be handed out to teenagers as "dishonest and misleading". Members of the Basildon branch of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children are
A sustained recruiting campaign -- with latest figures showing a two year high -- is seeing a gradual increase in Essex Police strength. A reduced eyesight standard is helping. A survey showed that some had been worried about the strict standard. Latest
A visionary plan by a giant investment group could radically transform Chelmsford town centre. La Salle Investments that own Chelmsford's High Chelmer want to buy the borough council's multi-storey car park and replace it with a new shops and offices
Chelmsford police could be the first in Essex to use anti-social behaviour orders, residents from Melbourne, Boarded Barns, Old Springfield and a large area of rural north and west Chelmsford heard on Wednesday. At a community consultative meeting at
The closure of the High Street for three months for road improvements is excessive, says Maldon's Chamber of Trade. The road closure, from the junction of West Square to its junction with Market Hill from 7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday, started on Monday
Animal cruelty protesters targeted two pharmaceutical firms in Braintree and Witham on Wednesday. Around 20 demonstrators from Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty protested at Novartis Pharmaceuticals in Braintree and Roche Products, Witham, claiming that
The cold weather has been affecting most of our local fisheries, but those of a more hardy nature have been out there catching. Rayne Lodge, Braintree's fishery has been producing fish despite the conditions; the lake was frozen along one side. Despite
Youngsters competing in the Essex Schools Cross-Country Championships at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, on Saturday will have special reason for wanting to do well. Senior school girls and boys representing Southend, Basildon, Castle Point and Rochford plus
The Leopards are on the road again, taking the long journey north to Edinburgh, to take on the Rocks who are currently holding up the Northern Conference. The game takes place on Friday with an evening tip off. Clearly it was not scheduled to encourage
Nationwide League Second Division club Colchester United lost £384,865 in the year ending May 31, 2000. The figures come hard on the heels of an even heavier £458,787 deficit in the previous 12 months. The club's shareholders will be told of the latest
An Essex school is ahead of the field - it is working as part of a £1 billion Government project aimed at improving sports provision for everybody. The Colne Community School in Brightlingsea is part of the Labour New Deal for sport. A school sports co-ordinator
Manager Steve Whitton believes he has already assembled a squad strong enough to secure Colchester United's Second Division salvation for another season. But the the U's boss warned he has money to spend, plus a number of loans to use up as he strives
Highly-rated Hockley rugby coach Pat Daly has announced he is quitting London One outfit Cambridge after two fruitful years. The senior British Transport Police officer, formerly a coach at Rochford Rugby Club, will reluctantly call it a day at the end
The FA Cup replay between Dagenham and Redbridge and Charlton Athletic has been called off due to a frozen pitch - and it could cost the club dearly. An estimated £150,000 would have been paid to non-league Dagenham for television rights at the Victoria
Youngsters could get free use of sports centres in Tendring - if they put in a good performance at school. A new initiative is being investigated to reward pupils who do well in the classroom. A pilot scheme being held at Colne Community School at Brightlingsea
Former Southend swim star Mark Foster believes he has a second world record at his mercy - if he can be bothered to break it. Foster's family still live in the town and he is an ex-member of Mike Higgs's Borough of Southend team. He smashed the world
George Cooper and Michael Valdes Scott, two of the oldest members of the East Anglian weighing room, put the younger riders firmly in their place at the Waveney Harriers Point-To-Point at Higham on Sunday. Cooper, 57, guided the 16-1 shot, Endeavour,
Swifts' dream of getting all three of their teams through to their respective National Cup finals was crushed in a double-header against Rhondda Rebels. In the National Cadet Cup semi final, Swifts beat Rebels 72-63 to keep their hopes of rewriting basketball
Chelmsford Ladies Hockey Club retained their National Indoor title in impressive fashion at Larkshill Sports Centre at the weekend. The fact that they won every game they played left little doubt that they were worthy winners of the Premier Division for
Colchester United's Layer Road fans are set to get their first glimpse of new signing Scott McGleish in Saturday's clash against Second Division leaders Millwall - if the game goes ahead. Certain areas of the playing surface remained frozen today (Friday
A goal two minutes from time by Josh Pugh allowed Hawkwell Athletic to draw 1-1 with Ekco Whitecaps in the Bukta South-East Essex Mini-Soccer Primary League under-9 Division Four. Mark Arrowsmith had shot Whitecaps into an 11th minute lead. Close encounter
PREMIER DIVISION League leaders Braintree & Bocking United were overwhelmed at Tillingham Hotspur who scored nine times without reply. The visitors were not at full strength and gifted Tillingham goals at regular intervals to Swanborough (4), Wilkinson
Work is due to start on developing the final part of the former Telecom buildings in St Peter's Street, Colchester. The offices were demolished in 1999 and though 94 flats have been built on part of the site another section has remained a pile of rubble
Targeted policing in Southend is winning the fight against crime, officers have claimed. The central policing sector was created in October 1999 with 63 constables and seven sergeants specifically within the boundaries of London Road, Queensway, the seafront
Organisers of Chelmsford's V2001 pop festival were this week facing the threat of a possible student boycott over sponsorship links with multi-national food company Nestl. The National Union of Students was quoted in a national music paper, urging its
THE son of a woman who died from injuries resulting from a "freak" traffic accident in Southend has spoken of his heartache. Lilly PattrickCORwas hit by a car entering the Esso service station in Southchurch Road on January 4 as she walked along the footpath
THE son of a woman who died from injuries resulting from a "freak" traffic accident in Southend has spoken of his heartache. Lilly PattrickCORwas hit by a car entering the Esso service station in Southchurch Road on January 4 as she walked along the footpath
Billericay Town progressed to the fourth round of the FA Umbro Trophy following Saturday's 2-0 win at Ryman League Division One side Bognor Regis Town. Billericay goalkeeper Gavin King denied the home side an early chance when he saved Jamie Howell's
The car driver involved in a fatal crash has been banned from driving for 12 months and fined £500 by Colchester magistrates. Yesterday (Thursday), magistrates heard that Andrew Wickenden, 23, of Egremont Way, Stanway, died after his Suzuki motorbike
