Extra cash is needed for Chelmsford Prison immediately. A month ago Kate Hoey, Under Secretary of State for the Home Department said the jail would receive an extra £300,000. Now West Chelmsford MP Simon Burns , has written to Lord Williams of Mostyn,
Key * denotes sitting councillors. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Results Berechurch Terry Sutton* (Lib Dem).....................1,024 Ian Yates (Lab)...................................
Key *denotes sitting councillor. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals winner minus first runner-up Results All Saints (2 seats) William Horslen (Lab)* 558 Adrian Longden (Lab)* 525 John Candler (Con) 226 Peter Aitken (Lib Dem) 220 Christopher
Key * denotes sitting councillors. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Overview Braintree Council: How the parties stand (last year in brackets): Lab 31 (37) Con 17 (10) Ind 7 (7) Lib Dem 3
Colchester's Matthew Street just missed out in the Strachan English Open Snooker Championship, losing to Leicester's Eddie Manning 8-7 on the final black. Manning made nine breaks of 40 plus in the match, Street five. Eight of the breaks came in the first
Nasser Hussain must surely play in England's World Cup opener at Lord's on Friday. If the Essex skipper fails to make the side to face Sri Lanka, he and the 5,000 spectators who saw him in action at Chelmsford yesterday will demand to know why. Hussain
No more could have been done on the day by a goal-happy Ipswich side. They did their bit in the bid to reach automatic Premiership promotion with goals from Jim Magilton, James Scowcroft, Kieron Dyer and Richard Naylor. But 150 miles away at Wolves, Bradford
Five-man Ipswich Witches put up a battling performance at Hull Vikings before going down 50-39. Ipswich used the rider replacement facility for Tomasz Gollob who was absent because of food poisoning. And in heat two, Jason Bunyan sustained a wrist injury
Southend United's newly-crowned Player of the Year Mark Beard promised Blues fans a brighter future following Saturday's end of season 1-1 Roots Hall draw against Hartlepool Uni-ted. A first-half strike from midfielder Kevin Maher was not enough to earn
Itwas a case of third time lucky for the Conservative candidates standing in Canvey South. The hotly-contested ward needed a trio of counts to determine which of the six candidates standing would get the two seats. Two counts were held on election night
Hawkwell West Myra Weir (Lab) 430 Philip Capon (Con) 269 John Mason (Hawkwell Res Assoc) 275 Mark Pearson (Lib Dem) 43 Majority 161 Labour hold Turnout 33.26 per cent Whitehouse Joyce Giles (Lib Dem) 503 Vivienne Keenan (Con) 429 Adam Popplewell (Lab)
A jubilant Labour party was today still holding the reigns of power in Castle Point, despite the Tories clawing back vital ground in the local election. In 1995, Labour boasted 34 seats to five Conservative after a landslide victory. But now the margin
Key * denotes sitting councillors. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Results Berechurch Terry Sutton* (Lib Dem).....................1,024 Ian Yates (Lab)...................................
Chelmsford City's leading goal scorer and recently crowned Player of the Year, Ian Cambridge, looked set to shock supporters by walking out of the club only hours after the end of the season The 24-year-old striker, who netted 31 goals as one of the leading
Chelmsford Golf Club continue to ride their ongoing wave of success with wins in the Essex Golf Union Leslie Wood Trophy, the Ladies Essex Golf Union Bronze Division and the Mail on Sunday National Team Trophy. The Chelmsford's men team entertained Frinton
The indoor bowling season at The Falcon club finished with a resounding flourish last Sunday when the finals of the various knockout competitions were played before an appreciative audience. The highlight of the day's play were two high quality singles
Thieves ruined a pensioner's birthday by stealing a sentimental ornament from her garden. Irene Leeworthy, of the Commons, Prettygate, Colchester, woke up on her 79th birthday, last Friday, to find her garden gate open and a wooden wheelbarrow used to
Calls have again been made for action to prevent lorries getting stuck in the narrow streets of Colchester's Dutch Quarter. The plea comes after a cab and trailer were stuck for almost four hours at the junction of East Stockwell Street and St Helen's
A former Hedingham School student has been been awarded a Bafta for his work on a television documentary. Richard Dale, 32, was presented with accolade from the British Academy of Film and Televison Awards for his role as producer on the Human Body programme
A congretation of nearly five thousand saw John and Marie Everitt's marriage blessed on the pitch of Roots Hall. The couple walked out through the players tunnel to the centre circle at half-time during the last game of the season between Southend United
Victims of the Soho bomb blast were at the centre of a major security alert at Chelmsford's Broomfield Hospital. Police sealed off a car park at the hospital after a letter was sent to the victims by members of the Mormons religious group. The two men
A firefighter is recovering from burns he received during an explosive gas-fuelled fire which left crews fearing for their lives. The blaze began at around 11.15am on Thursday at Woodham Joinery in Redhill Road, South Woodham Ferrers. The industrial unit
Church mice at Chelmsford Cathedral are saying their prayers more earnestly since a cat began attending services. Tinker, a partially-sighted Burmese cross, has the blessing of Provost Peter Judd to accompany her owner, Ann Wiltshire, to Sunday morning
Extra cash is needed for Chelmsford Prison immediately. A month ago Kate Hoey, Under Secretary of State for the Home Department said the jail would receive an extra £300,000. Now West Chelmsford MP Simon Burns , has written to Lord Williams of Mostyn,
Key * denotes sitting councillors. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Overview Braintree Council: How the parties stand (last year in brackets): Lab 31 (37) Con 17 (10) Ind 7 (7) Lib Dem 3
Five-man Ipswich Witches put up a battling performance at Hull Vikings before going down 50-39. Ipswich used the rider replacement facility for Tomasz Gollob who was absent because of food poisoning. And in heat two, Jason Bunyan sustained a wrist injury
A health and fitness centre is to open in Billericay creating 20 new jobs. The £1million LA Fitness club in Radford Way will open its new swimming pool, gym, sauna and cafe bar centre this summer. An estimated 20 staff will be recruited locally. Vacancies
Southend United eased their way through to the final of the Thames-side Trophy after winning a bruising battle against the competition's holders. After watching his side beat off a spirited challenge from newly crowned Ryman Division One champions Canvey
Determined Dunmow football players have vowed to keep playing despite ending the soccer season with an embarrassing minus two points. Dunmow FC dropped to the bottom of the division after player-manager, Simon Gypps, scored 16 own goals in 16 fixtures
Somma Power lived up to her name with a superb display to take the girls' under-15 pentathlon title when the Essex County Athletic Championships opened at Basildon's Gloucester Park. Somma, a member of the Basildon Athletic Club and pupil at Southend
Southend United eased their way through to the final of the Thames-side Trophy after winning a bruising battle against the competition's holders. After watching his side beat off a spirited challenge from newly crowned Ryman Division One champions Canvey
The Conservatives romped to victory in Billericay and Wickford as the Liberal Democrats slumped in the Basildon Council elections. But Labour was celebrating too after holding every seat in Basildon and easily hanging on to the reins of council power.
Being a millennium mayor for the county town of Essex is an honour to which Michael Mackrory looks forward with pride. As voters confirmed his status as a councillor for the Springfield North seat on Chelmsford Council on Thursday, he only has to wait
Tony Mowbray has been voted Ipswich Town's players' player of the year. The 35-year-old central defender has been outstanding for Town all season after coming back from a knee injury last summer. A stalwart at the back, Mowbray has grabbed two goals,
The inaugural Castle Point, Rochford and Southend Schools Golf Championships, staged at Boyce Hill, proved to be a swinging success. An Essex Schools Golf Association was set-up by FitzWimarc's Craig Hands when it was discovered that they were the only
Alan Little wants his Southend United side to prevent Hartlepool from making history for all the wrong reasons when they visit Roots Hall for this season's final Third Division fixture. The Shrimpers are currently on a disastrous run of home form - having
Brentwood racing driver Perry McCarthy will be driving in the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour race - but his car only just made it through qualifying. He was left anxiously to watch from the pits as team-mate Andy Wallace pre-qualified their Audi R8C (pictured
The difficulty of trying to replace broken collarbone victim Troy Pratt was exposed on Friday when Arena so nearly suffered a home defeat by Newport as the Welsh side almost repeated last season's victory at the Purfleet Raceway. Tommy Palmer was the
Witham ended their season with a draw, their 15th of the season, and after a good end to the season, ended 16 points clear of the relegation zone. It has been a difficult season for the Town but it ended on a high note. Both goalkeepers were in action
Basildon Hospital is hiring its own team of security guards to tackle a rising number of violent assaults on staff. Until now, an outside contractor has provided security personnel to patrol the hospital and guard the maternity and accident & emergency
A hovercraft is being built at Brightlingsea. But the craft is not being constructed by engineers in a giant hangar - it's being built at school by youngsters. About 12 students at Colne Community College have just started work on the millennium project
Victims of sexual abuse look set to lose a local lifeline, following Southend Council's refusal to fund a vital support group. The Sexual Abuse Mums Support Group (SAMS), based in Queens Road, Southend, set up 11 years ago, has helped hundreds to cope
A man who bled to death on a Basildon pavement was using a false name, police today revealed. Detectives travelled to Jamaica to find the true identity of Omar Locke after discovering the victim of the stabbing had been using a friend's passport. Despite
Tiptree student nurse Jason Hampson escaped the Soho pub bombing when he left the Admiral Duncan to buy theatre tickets minutes before the blast. Jason, 29, works close to the St Andrew's plastic surgery unit in Chelms-ford where two men caught in the
A Purleigh teenager who kicked a Dorset man to death has been jailed for life for murder. Construction worker Richard Hawkes, 19, of Spar Lane, was convicted of murdering chef Keith Weller, 58, at his home in King Street, Bridport. Hawkes showed no emotion
Somma Power lived up to her name with a superb display to take the girls' under-15 pentathlon title when the Essex County Athletic Championships opened at Basildon's Gloucester Park. Somma, a member of the Basildon Athletic Club and pupil at Southend
At the end of a long Nationwide road, Ipswich skipper Tony Mowbray can visualise his dream of victory - and a Premiership berth. He keeps images in his head of what it will be like if Town beat Sheffield United on Sunday after hearing Bradford have failed
Chelmsford's;s competitive season got off to a good start with a comfortable victory in the first round of the Shepherd Neame Essex League Cup over Old Southendians & Southchurch. Asked to field on a good wicket, initially Chelmsford suffered an onslaught
Key *denotes sitting councillor. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals winner minus first runner-up Results All Saints (2 seats) William Horslen (Lab)* 558 Adrian Longden (Lab)* 525 John Candler (Con) 226 Peter Aitken (Lib Dem) 220 Christopher
The threat of rain failed to stop more than 20 scooters turning up for a rally in Witham. The event was organised by the Victorians Scooter Club, which was formed eight months ago and meets at The Victoria pub in Witham. When the club first began there
A drive to provide 3,000 hours of voluntary help is close to achieving its target. Maldon Volunteer Development Agency wants people to donate a pledge of time in order to help it supply the equivalent of 3,000 hours of volunteer cover throughout the district
Fed-up Vange families are to clear up their own backyard in a crime-busting crackdown. Concerned families are to spearhead the drive to improve quality of life on the troubled estate following two murders in the space of a year. Vange Community Housing
MP Teresa Gorman has pledged to fight an EU directive which threatens to put a south Essex chicken factory out of business. The Billericay MP visited Crescent Farm Fresh Poultry in Fulmar Way, Wickford, after being told of the directive which forces the
A stroke victim whose family is battling to have him treated near Colchester could be offered a home in the area. About two and a half years ago Carl Holmes, now 25, had a stroke while weightlifting at his cousin's home. He is now on a ventilator, registered
Apprentice of the Year in a national competition is 20 year-old Alison Baker. Alison, who has worked for 2 years for Woods Air Movement of Colchester, received her award from Jonathan Ross at the Park Lane Hilton in front of 800 guests. She won the award
Students from Colchester and Witham schools had the chance to learn about the world of business from the master himself - billionaire Bill Gates. The American founder of Microsoft offered words of wisdom via a satellite link-up to pupils from Philip Morant
Angry village commuters today hit out at a decision to axe a morning train service. Rail users say the new times introduced by Great Eastern to improve the service to London will leave the village commuters with no means of getting into work on time at
At traditional Scottish shop is to open in Braintree town centre creating new jobs for the town. Up to ten jobs could be created when the Edinburgh Woollen Mill store moves into Bank Street. Bosses at the store are to recruit new staff. News of the move
Firefighters from Dovercourt and Colchester were called to a ferry blaze at Harwich International Port. An electrical fault started the fire in the engine room of the Stena Seatrader which was docked at the port. The crew was evacuated and the engine
Police were today appealing for witnesses after a 44-year-old woman died when her car was in a head-on collision with a lorry. Firefighters battled for several hours to free Jane Hyams, of Laburnum Grove, Canvey, after her Honda Civic hit a 16-ton lorry
A young Colchester mother has died in a crash just yards from her home - but her three young children survived. The 30-year old hairdresser had just taken her children, aged three, five and seven, to the park in Mill Road, Mile End. Her car, a VW Jetta
A hovercraft is being built at Brightlingsea. But the craft is not being constructed by engineers in a giant hangar - it's being built at school by youngsters. About 12 students at Colne Community College have just started work on the millennium project
Key * denotes sitting councillors. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Results Beaumont and Thorpe Jose Ann Powell (Ind) elected Tendring and Weeley Anne Johnston (Con)......................
Belfairs Gwen Horrigan (Con) 1,997 Colin Ritchie (Lib Dem) 940 Raymond Hales (Lab) 482 Con majority 1,057 Con hold. 38.06 per cent turnout Blenheim Brian Smith (Lib Dem) 1,069 Peter Collins (Con) 1,034 Teresa Merrison (Lab) 533 Lib Dem majority 35 Lib
Key * denotes sitting councillors. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Results Althorne Bob Boyce*(Con) returned unopposed. Burnham North (one seat) Michael Wood* (Ind) ......336 David Greaves
Layer Road wonder boy Lomana Tresor Lua Lua was the undisputed king of the Bloomfield Road sand castle. But the exciting French Zairos whizz-kid could not prevent a youthful-looking U's outfit - including six teenagers - from falling to an unlucky last-day
Clacton Sailing Club held its annual "Cruise West" on Sunday with eight boats travelling to the Martello Point beach from the club house at Holland Haven. The chilly breeze in the morning made for an uncomfortable and easy journey to Martello Bay. The
Southern Area cruiserweight champion Dominic Negus, from Havering-atte-Bower, has been forced to pull out of Saturday's scheduled British title eliminator contest at Bethnal Green against the oddly-named Chris P. Bacon. Negus was injured while sparring
About 20 Post Office staff face an uncertain future with the announcement of the closure of the Colchester branch of their department. National Design Consultancy, the in-house building services engineering arm of the Post Office, is to close the Colchester
Colchester United go in to their final league game of the season at Blackpool on Saturday looking for vital points. The U's have made sure of second division survival but manager Mick Wadsworth explained: "Three points are still vital to us because of
The area's top two sides go head-to-head tomorrow in the battle of north Essex. Halstead and Clacton clash in the East Anglian Premier League at Star Stile, while still getting used to the new style of cricket the league brings. Indeed it is Halstead's
Belfairs Gwen Horrigan (Con) 1,997 Colin Ritchie (Lib Dem) 940 Raymond Hales (Lab) 482 Con majority 1,057 Con hold. 38.06 per cent turnout Blenheim Brian Smith (Lib Dem) 1,069 Peter Collins (Con) 1,034 Teresa Merrison (Lab) 533 Lib Dem majority 35 Lib
The Conservatives romped to victory in Billericay and Wickford as the Liberal Democrats slumped in the Basildon Council elections. But Labour was celebrating too after holding every seat in Basildon and easily hanging on to the reins of council power.
Key * denotes sitting councillors. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Results Beaumont and Thorpe Jose Ann Powell (Ind) elected Tendring and Weeley Anne Johnston (Con)......................
Key * denotes sitting councillors. Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Results Althorne Bob Boyce*(Con) returned unopposed. Burnham North (one seat) Michael Wood* (Ind) ......336 David Greaves
Chelmsford's;s competitive season got off to a good start with a comfortable victory in the first round of the Shepherd Neame Essex League Cup over Old Southendians & Southchurch. Asked to field on a good wicket, initially Chelmsford suffered an onslaught
Hawkwell West Myra Weir (Lab) 430 Philip Capon (Con) 269 John Mason (Hawkwell Res Assoc) 275 Mark Pearson (Lib Dem) 43 Majority 161 Labour hold Turnout 33.26 per cent Whitehouse Joyce Giles (Lib Dem) 503 Vivienne Keenan (Con) 429 Adam Popplewell (Lab)
An engineer was today recovering after his fingertips were lopped off by machinery at a Laindon firm. Trevor Windsor was believed to have been trying to repair the equipment when the ends of his ring and little fingers on his left hand were sliced off
Elfreda Griggs has been tinkling the ivories on her piano for as long as she can remember. By the age of eight the musical pensioner was such an accomplished player and was so good that she began giving lessons to the local baker. And now at the age of
A Bankrupt trader who incurred a £16,000 loss to a company has been jailed. Anthony Peters was jailed for three months at Chelmsford Crown Court after he admitted a charge of obtaining credit while being an undischarged bankrupt. The court heard Peters
Roads were sealed off and bomb experts called after a Canvey dad dug up a mysterious cylinder - that turned out to be a garden roller! Naomi Winn feared for her children's lives after her husband struck a metal object as he dug a vegetable patch in their
The Conservatives and the Greens had the most reason to celebrate in the local government elections which were dominated by voter apathy. Interest in the council elections reached a new low as voter turnout averaged between 20 per cent to 35 per cent.
Firefighters got a slippery surprise when they were called to rescue a lady who had found a snake on her landing. The elderly woman had left her lounge in Hildaville Drive, Westcliff, and came face to face with the four foot long reptile. She immediately
A firefighter was today recovering from burns he received during an explosive gas-fuelled fire which left crews fearing for their lives. The blaze began at around 11.15am yesterday at Woodham Joinery in Redhill Road, South Woodham Ferrers. The industrial
Essex-based Concord Autograss Club got it's racing season underway in fine style last Sunday at its track at Stonehams Lock, Boreham. Class 1 got the racing underway with Dunmow's Steven Lodge dominant all day, with the 16-year-old winning his first ever
It was a night of disappointment for Southend's Tory leaders as Labour and the Lib Dems retained control of the council - by just one vote. A massive Conservative offensive across the borough failed to pay off as two key seats in Milton ward were taken
Chelmsford Swifts Senior Womens National League basketball team are holding open trials to find more players to take part in their National League campaign for next season. Swifts have just completed their third season in the National League and during
The first set of Southern Counties Long Course Championships at the Crystal Palace 50-metre competition pool presents a fresh set of challenges for swimmers following the short course county championship events. Colchester swimmers rose well to the occasion
The Conservatives and the Greens had the most reason to celebrate in the local government elections which were dominated by voter apathy. Interest in the council elections reached a new low as voter turnout averaged between 20 per cent to 35 per cent.
Church mice at Chelmsford Cathedral are saying their prayers more earnestly since a cat began attending services. Tinker, a partially-sighted Burmese cross, has the blessing of Provost Peter Judd to accompany her owner, Ann Wiltshire, to Sunday morning
The difficulty of trying to replace broken collarbone victim Troy Pratt was exposed last Friday when Arena so nearly suffered a home defeat by Newport as the Welsh side almost repeated last season's victory at the Purfleet Raceway. Tommy Palmer was the
Determined council leaders today called for action after two accidents in one week on the same road brought south Essex to a standstill. On successive Fridays, a motorist has been killed on Canvey Way, Canvey, - causing gridlock and creating commuter
Staff at a Colchester insurance company were today told its parent company was shedding 2,000 jobs in the next two years. Guardian Direct staff in the town will be cut by 60 over the next two years as the Colchester operation becomes part of a "virtual
Firefighters got a slippery surprise when they were called to rescue a lady who had found a snake on her landing. The elderly woman had left her lounge in Hildaville Drive, Westcliff, and came face to face with the four foot long reptile. She immediately
Victims of sexual abuse look set to lose a local lifeline, following Southend Council's refusal to fund a vital support group. The Sexual Abuse Mums Support Group (SAMS), based in Queens Road, Southend, set up 11 years ago, has helped hundreds to cope
The lights were on and the cameras rolling when popular EastEnders' Bianca and Ricky Butcher came to Leigh old town. Eager bystanders packed seats outside the Crooked Billet to soak up the atmosphere and catch a glimpse of the stars. Ricky and Bianca,
The inaugural Castle Point, Rochford and Southend Schools Golf Championships, staged at Boyce Hill, proved to be a swinging success. An Essex Schools Golf Association was set-up by FitzWimarc's Craig Hands when it was discovered that they were the only
A young Colchester mother has died in a crash just yards from her home - but her three young children survived. The 30-year old hairdresser had just taken her children, aged three, five and seven, to the park in Mill Road, Mile End. Her car, a VW Jetta
Itwas a case of third time lucky for the Conservative candidates standing in Canvey South. The hotly-contested ward needed a trio of counts to determine which of the six candidates standing would get the two seats. Two counts were held on election night
It was a night of disappointment for Southend's Tory leaders as Labour and the Lib Dems retained control of the council - by just one vote. A massive Conservative offensive across the borough failed to pay off as two key seats in Milton ward were taken
A jubilant Labour party is still holding the reigns of power in Castle Point, despite the Tories clawing back vital ground in the local election. In 1995, Labour boasted 34 seats to five Conservative after a landslide victory. But now the margin has narrowed
A soldier who was killed while on checkpoint duty in Northern Ireland has been posthumously given a top bravery award. Colchester-based Corporal Gary Fenton, was hit by a petrol tanker as it drove through a roadblock in south Armagh last June. Cpl Fenton
A serious knee injury has forced Charlton Athletic's Hockley-based goalkeeper Simon Royce out of the Premiership strugglers' fight for top flight survival. The former Southend United shot stopper limped out of last weekend's crunch relegation clash with
She may be just seven, but Danielle Taylor is already being touted as a future star. The Dovercourt schoolgirl impressed so much in her first-ever competition that she has been selected for the East Region squad and has been invited into the British club
The first set of Southern Counties Long Course Championships at the Crystal Palace 50-metre competition pool presents a fresh set of challenges for swimmers following the short course county championship events. Colchester swimmers rose well to the occasion
Colchester United manager Mick Wadsworth is turning to youth for the U's final game of the season at Blackpool. And exciting "find of the season" Lomana Tresor Lua Lua will be back from a three-match ban to work his wizardry on the ground where the legendary
A footballer has been jailed for two months and ordered to pay £2,000 compensation for twice punching a fellow player in the jaw during a match. Russell Brown, 23, of St John's Road, Colchester, admitted causing grievous bodily harm and assault occasion
Maldon Yacht Club brothers Ian and Richard Marshall finished runners-up in the Snipe Channel Race, the Frangoise de Grace Coup, at Le Havre over the weekend. They were level on points at the end of the five-race series with Belgian pair Deg Hartign and
Being a millennium mayor for the county town of Essex is an honour to which Michael Mackrory looks forward with pride. As voters confirmed his status as a councillor for the Springfield North seat on Chelmsford Council on Thursday, he only has to wait
A special constable who is still working despite undergoing major surgery has been named Essex's officer of the year. John Butler, known to his pals as Bernie, will be presented with the Norman Dooley trophy for specials by Chief Constable David Stevens
A Tillingham man has donated his bone marrow in an attempt to save the life of a young child. Ian Keppel, 44, a depot engineer for Essex Buses based in Chelmsford joined the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust about 18 years ago when the Round Table did a
Saturday saw Chelmsford Athletic Club host a Southern men's double meeting at Basildon, and this was the last meeting that was needed to be held outside the borough as the old Melbourne Stadium did not meet the required standard needed by the various
Essex-based Concord Autograss Club got it's racing season underway in fine style on Sunday at its track at Stonehams Lock, Boreham. Class 1 got the racing underway with Dunmow's Steven Lodge dominant all day, with the 16-year-old winning his first ever
Southend United eased their way through to the final of the Thames-side Trophy after winning a bruising battle against the competition's holders Canvey Island at Park Lane last night. After watching his side beat off a spirited challenge from the newly
Determined Dunmow football players have vowed to keep playing despite ending the soccer season with an embarrassing minus two points. Dunmow FC dropped to the bottom of the division after player-manager, Simon Gypps, scored 16 own goals in 16 fixtures
Nasser Hussain will be on a double mission when he leads Essex into action in their World Cup warm up clashes against Bangladesh and England at Chelmsford this weekend. Not only will he be keen to skipper the county to success but also eager to press
Southend Athletics Club's senior men's A team got off to a flying start when they opened their track and field season with a win over four other teams. New coach Roger Smith was delighted with his team's performance as they beat athletes from Braintree
Colchester United teenager Andy Walker cannot wait for next season to come around after after becoming the youngest goalkeeper in the club's history to make his Football League debut. Walker, 17, was one of six youth teamers pitched into the U's final
It was a typical end-of-season game with nothing at stake for either side but it perhaps sums up why City finished in fifth position in the league. City manager Gary Bellamy was philosophical about the defeat explaining: "It epitomises our season - we
A Dean Francis hat-trick saw Burnham sign off the season with a comfortable victory against lowly opposition, leaving the players wondering that had they performed consistently like this, they could have been league champions. With fourth place already
Chelmsford City's leading goal scorer and recently crowned Player of the Year, Ian Cambridge, looks set to shock supporters by walking out of the club only hours after the end of the season The 24-year-old striker, who netted 31 goals as one of the leading
Chelmsford Golf Club continue to ride their ongoing wave of success with wins in the Essex Golf Union Leslie Wood Trophy, the Ladies Essex Golf Union Bronze Division and the Mail on Sunday National Team Trophy. The Chelmsford's men team entertained Frinton
Sunshine greeted the new Mid-Essex Cricket League season, far removed from the cold and damp starts of previous years. At Great Waltham, the home side totalled 239 for six against Aythorpe Roding with Gary Bloom scoring 83 and Phil Whettell an unbeaten
The indoor bowling season at The Falcon club finished with a resounding flourish on Sunday when the finals of the various knockout competitions were played before an appreciative audience. The highlight of the day's play were two high quality singles
Chelmsford Swifts Senior Womens National League basketball team are holding open trials to find more players to take part in their National League campaign for next season. Swifts have just completed their third season in the National League and during
Peace protesters from south Essex joined thousands of others demonstrating in London this weekend against Nato's war in Serbia. A banner of the South East Essex Committee for Peace in the Balkans was paraded through the capital calling for an end to the
The chairman of Essex charity 999 to Albania has urged people in north Essex to keep any items they intend to send to war-torn Kosovo. Bob Finch, speaking from Korce, in Albania, said: "Everybody is swamped at the moment and things will be needed when
A soldier who was killed while on checkpoint duty in Northern Ireland has been given posthumously a top bravery award. Colchester-based Corporal Gary Fenton, was hit by a petrol tanker as it drove through a roadblock in south Armagh last June. Cpl Fenton
The family of a mother-of-three killed in a car crash paid tribute to a "perfect and special" person. Medical staff battled to save Joanne Mason but she died in hospital in the early hours of Friday morning after the accident in Mill Road, Colchester,
A safety probe was under way today after two passenger jets came within seconds of a mid-air collision over south Essex. Disaster was narrowly averted as the two packed planes - a Boeing 737 and a 757 - passed close to each other 8,000ft above Brentwood
Elfreda Griggs has been tinkling the ivories on her piano for as long as she can remember. By the age of eight the musical pensioner was such an accomplished player and was so good that she began giving lessons to the local baker. And now at the age of
A new book on piers shows what a rich crop the country has, but TOM KING is sure that Southend's splendid edifice is still the tops Here in south Essex, we tend to be, understandably, a bit smug on the subject of piers. Yet the fact that we have the best
The lights were on and the cameras rolling when popular EastEnders' Bianca and Ricky Butcher came to Leigh old town. Eager bystanders packed seats outside the Crooked Billet to soak up the atmosphere and catch a glimpse of the stars. Ricky and Bianca,
