Fishing downriver aboard the Danzel at the weekend Rick Marshall and boat owner Dave Marshall enjoyed a frantic Thornback session. The pair managed no fewer than 16 quaility specimens, ranging from 6lb to 18lb. Fresh mackerell and squid was used on small
Paul Prichard is not expected to pull on an Essex sweater again until next month. The former county skipper, his wrist encased in plaster, revealed that he expects to be out of action until the beginning of July. "The tendons are damaged and I just have
Three wards are to close at Chelmsford's Broomfield Hospital before the end of the year in a bid to save £1.75 million. Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, made the announcement today as it tries to combat debts of £2.4 million
Braintree Town have signed former Chelmsford City and Sudbury Town striker Ian Brown, who has followed his former manager Richie Powling to Cressing Road from Cambridge City. The Iron have also signed Nicky Rust who has also moved from Milton Road, but
Two North Essex GPs have been criticised by the Health Service Ombudsman for the treatment of a woman with a breast lump. The Ombudsman investigates complaints about the NHS when a local one has failed to satisfy the complainant. In the first case Ombudsman
The decision by Barclays to pull out of a massive new development in Laindon has been attacked as "criminal damage" on a beautiful site. The Rev Nihal Paul of St Nicholas Church, Laindon, was originally against the plans to build on the corner of Upper
Four paintings, found in a former Cistercian barn at Abbey Farm, Coggeshall, after being lost for more than 40 years, are to be auctioned next week. Auctioneers, Vost's, expect the paintings, by Victorian artist Frances Swithin Anderton, to fetch more
Bank managers and executives at NatWest are being forced to give up their company cars, it has been announced. More than 4,500 managers have been told they must hand back their paid-for vehicles in a move which could spell the beginning of the end for
Bank managers and executives at NatWest are being forced to give up their company cars, it has been announced. More than 4,500 managers have been told they must hand back their paid-for vehicles in a move which could spell the beginning of the end for
Plans to axe more than 50 trees and cut back up to 70 more on one of Witham's housing estates has been condemned as ''a tragedy". The work will see 118 trees on the town's Templars estate targeted in the next 12 months - followed by more in later years
Chelmsford man Neil Watson has been named a Man in a Million. He and his fiance, Marie Billows, had been together for only six months when he whisked her off to Venice and proposed on a gondola. Marie, 26, nominated him for the Woman's Realm/Lemsip Max
Peter Barker, Brentwood School's outstanding squash player, recently captained the English Under 17 team to victory in the European Championships at Lokeven, near Brussels. Peter, 15, who lives in Upminster and trains at both the school and the Kingswood
Two Campion School rugby players gained selection for England Under 18's this season, Tom Coughlan having played on the wing and Terry Ellis played in the hooker position. Terry was captain of both the Campion and Eastern Counties teams, and both boys
Retail giant Littlewoods is injecting £1 million into its Southend store, in a bid to create the shop of the future. Company bosses hope the revamp will create the complete shopping experience, where customers can get everything they want under one roof
Colchester Golf Club juniors Rachel and Sarah Graves are looking forward to the rest of the summer after they both picked up trophies. The sisters, of Vine Drive, Wivenhoe, are golf mad and have already decided they want to become professional golfers
A family of four claim to have suffered a 'holiday from hell' after booking an inclusive two-week trip to Portugal. Paula and Louis East, of Riverside Way, Kelvedon, are now considering legal action after returning home from the Algarve. They list a catalogue
Essex Fire and Rescue Service has been slated for its "appalling and shameful" record on equality and sickness levels -- by the people who run it. It was criticised for its low level of women and black recruits. It was branded as an organisation with
Two North Essex GPs have been criticised by the Health Service Ombudsman for the treatment of a woman with a breast lump. The Ombudsman investigates complaints about the NHS when a local one has failed to satisfy the complainant. In the first case Ombudsman
A family of four claim to have suffered a 'holiday from hell' after booking an inclusive two-week trip to Portugal. Paula and Louis East, of Riverside Way, Kelvedon, are now considering legal action after returning home from the Algarve. They list a catalogue
The likes of Manchester United and Arsenal may have a new face joining them on the pitch next season when Billericay referee Andy D'urso begins his first season officiating in the dizzy heights of the FA Carling Premiership. Andy, who lives in Crays Hill
The managers of a Clacton nightclub were today celebrating winning their fight to give a better deal to customers and take their business into the next millennium. Peter and Geraldine Steele, at Fibbers in Pier Avenue, have been granted an extension of
The managers of a Clacton nightclub were today celebrating winning their fight to give a better deal to customers and take their business into the next millennium. Peter and Geraldine Steele, at Fibbers in Pier Avenue, have been granted an extension of
Braintree Town have signed former Chelmsford City and Sudbury Town striker Ian Brown, who has followed his former manager Richie Powling to Cressing Road from Cambridge City. The Iron have also signed Nicky Rust who has also moved from Milton Road, but
Colchester Golf Club juniors Rachel and Sarah Graves are looking forward to the rest of the summer after they both picked up trophies. The sisters, of Vine Drive, Wivenhoe, are golf mad and have already decided they want to become professional golfers
Crime in Billericay has risen worryingly for the second quarter running, it was revealed today. A total of 237 offences were reported in the town during the first three months of 1999, up from 229 during the same quarter of 1998. The figure was also up
Crime in Billericay has risen worryingly for the second quarter running, it was revealed today. A total of 237 offences were reported in the town during the first three months of 1999, up from 229 during the same quarter of 1998. The figure was also up
Early talks have been launched over a bid to bring back an old-fashioned land train service for tourists along Southend seafront. Trains used to operate along the seafront many years ago, running from the corporation loading pier to the bottom of the
South Essex tennis hopes were dashed yesterday when local clubs were vanquished in the Essex LTA cup finals. In the Men's Senior Cup Westcliff Hard Courts lost out 7-6 on a tie break after holding Clearview to two events all. The Ladies' Senior Cup saw
Belfairs came up against old rivals Eastwood in the County double fours and won home and away for an overall 49-34 triumph to move into the next round. At home, Gerry Swindell came up against visitor Alf Woodley's rink and won two of the last three ends
Lamp posts around Southend could be used to site mini mobile phone masts, it has been revealed. Council officers are suggesting councillors accept the radical idea - as a way of avoiding a forest of new, free-standing masts around the town. Cellular phone
Residents in Clacton have claimed they were at their wits' end and begged for help to save them from the "neighbour from hell". They told how they have called on every possible authority - including writing to the Chief Constable of Essex - but have been
A Canvey paramedic told how he risked his own life to help rescue a man, who fell from scaffolding, Chris Tunley, 31 and fellow paramedic Steve Colmer, also 31, braved the danger of collapsing scaffolding after the man fell 20 feet into a narrow alleyway
A Braintree man has died following a fall from scaffolding. The painter and decorator, who has not been named, was taken to Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital on Saturday but was pronounced dead on arrival. A police spokesman said the workman fell off
Police today appealed for witnesses after a man was killed in a horrific crash in Wickford last night. The head-on collision between two cars happened in Nevendon Road at about 7.15pm. The driver of one car, from Hornchurch, is believed to have died instantly
Two Campion School rugby players gained selection for England Under 18's this season, Tom Coughlan having played on the wing and Terry Ellis played in the hooker position. Terry was captain of both the Campion and Eastern Counties teams, and both boys
Fishing downriver aboard the Danzel at the weekend Rick Marshall and boat owner Dave Marshall enjoyed a frantic Thornback session. The pair managed no fewer than 16 quaility specimens, ranging from 6lb to 18lb. Fresh mackerell and squid was used on small
Paul Prichard is not expected to pull on an Essex sweater again until next month. The former county skipper, his wrist encased in plaster, revealed that he expects to be out of action until the beginning of July. "The tendons are damaged and I just have
Television stars will be donning their cricket whites on Saturday, June 26, to form the Bunbury XI who take on a Nasser Hussain XI. The celebrity cricket match at the County Ground in Chelmsford, is being staged as part of Essex captain Hussain's Benefit
Television stars will be donning their cricket whites on Saturday, June 26, to form the Bunbury XI who take on a Nasser Hussain XI. The celebrity cricket match at the County Ground in Chelmsford, is being staged as part of Essex captain Hussain's Benefit
The likes of Manchester United and Arsenal may have a new face joining them on the pitch next season when Billericay referee Andy D'urso begins his first season officiating in the dizzy heights of the FA Carling Premiership. Andy, who lives in Crays Hill
A man has died and four other people were injured in serious crash on Chelmsford's Army and Navy flyover. The flyover was closed for 12 hours after the accident which happened at 7.15pm last night. A gold Ford Escort carrying two men and a woman was travelling
A man has died and four other people were injured in serious crash on Chelmsford's Army and Navy flyover. The flyover was closed for 12 hours after the accident which happened at 7.15pm last night. A gold Ford Escort carrying two men and a woman was travelling
Police were today hunting for an armed gang who burst into the home of a terrified Clacton couple and their six young children and demanded cash. The three men, armed with a silver handgun, knife and a small club, threatened the man and woman - who is
Chelmsford City will face four new sides in the revised Dr Martens League South East Division next season. The new teams will be Wisbech Town and Stamford, being transferred from the old Midland Division, along with newly promoted Burnham (Buckinghamshire
South Woodham Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses has built a new hall of worship. More than 1,000 volunteer workers from all over Essex and Suffolk took just four days to construct a barn-style Kingdom Hall opposite the Shaw Farm pub in South Woodham
South Woodham Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses has built a new hall of worship. More than 1,000 volunteer workers from all over Essex and Suffolk took just four days to construct a barn-style Kingdom Hall opposite the Shaw Farm pub in South Woodham
Four paintings, found in a former Cistercian barn at Abbey Farm, Coggeshall, after being lost for more than 40 years, are to be auctioned next week. Auctioneers, Vost's, expect the paintings, by Victorian artist Frances Swithin Anderton, to fetch more
Peter Barker, Brentwood School's outstanding squash player, recently captained the English Under 17 team to victory in the European Championships at Lokeven, near Brussels. Peter, 15, who lives in Upminster and trains at both the school and the Kingswood
Plans to axe more than 50 trees and cut back up to 70 more on one of Witham's housing estates has been condemned as ''a tragedy". The work will see 118 trees on the town's Templars estate targeted in the next 12 months - followed by more in later years
A teenage knifing victim with a severed wrist artery was saved by a quick-thinking front desk employee at Chelmsford police station. Essex Ambulance Service officers said that the 19-year-old could have died if the gaping wound had not been pinched together
Chelmsford man Neil Watson has been named a Man in a Million. He and his fiance, Marie Billows, had been together for only six months when he whisked her off to Venice and proposed on a gondola. Marie, 26, nominated him for the Woman's Realm/Lemsip Max
A burglar punched a woman in the face after she found him ransacking her house. It is thought the incident may be linked to two other raids. Insp Richard Day said the woman arrived home in Main Road, Great Holland, at 12.15pm last Thursday to find a burglar
A mile-high plume of smoke could be seen for miles around when five tonnes of polystyrene went up in flames in Basildon last night. A teenaged boy was taken to Basildon Hospital suffering from the toxic effects of the smoke. Two police officers were later
Strong union backing for all 92 Premier Division and Nationwide League football managers was today welcomed by Southend United boss Alan Little. The League Managers' Association has joined forces with MSF, the union for skilled and professional people
A teenage knifing victim with a severed wrist artery was saved by a quick-thinking front desk employee at Chelmsford police station. Essex Ambulance Service officers said that the 19-year-old could have died if the gaping wound had not been pinched together
Belfairs came up against old rivals Eastwood in the County double fours and won home and away for an overall 49-34 triumph to move into the next round. At home, Gerry Swindell came up against visitor Alf Woodley's rink and won two of the last three ends
Chelmsford City will face four new sides in the revised Dr Martens League South East Division next season. The new teams will be Wisbech Town and Stamford, being transferred from the old Midland Division, along with newly promoted Burnham (Buckinghamshire
Strong union backing for all 92 Premier Division and Nationwide League football managers was today welcomed by Southend United boss Alan Little. The League Managers' Association has joined forces with MSF, the union for skilled and professional people
A burglar punched a woman in the face after she found him ransacking her house. It is thought the incident may be linked to two other raids. Insp Richard Day said the woman arrived home in Main Road, Great Holland, at 12.15pm last Thursday to find a burglar
A cricketer died after collapsing on the pitch - seconds after ending one of the most successful innings of his career. Players and officials were stunned as desperate efforts at Southend's Southchurch Park failed to save "loveable giant" Dave Karchargis
A cricketer died after collapsing on the pitch - seconds after ending one of the most successful innings of his career. Players and officials were stunned as desperate efforts at Southend's Southchurch Park failed to save "loveable giant" Dave Karchargis
The decision by Barclays to pull out of a massive new development in Laindon has been attacked as "criminal damage" on a beautiful site. The Rev Nihal Paul of St Nicholas Church, Laindon, was originally against the plans to build on the corner of Upper
Early talks have been launched over a bid to bring back an old-fashioned land train service for tourists along Southend seafront. Trains used to operate along the seafront many years ago, running from the corporation loading pier to the bottom of the
Lamp posts around Southend could be used to site mini mobile phone masts, it has been revealed. Council officers are suggesting councillors accept the radical idea - as a way of avoiding a forest of new, free-standing masts around the town. Cellular phone
A mile-high plume of smoke could be seen for miles around when five tonnes of polystyrene went up in flames in Basildon last night. A teenaged boy was taken to Basildon Hospital suffering from the toxic effects of the smoke. Two police officers were later
A Braintree man has died following a fall from scaffolding. The painter and decorator, who has not been named, was taken to Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital on Saturday but was pronounced dead on arrival. A police spokesman said the workman fell off
South Essex tennis hopes were dashed yesterday when local clubs were vanquished in the Essex LTA cup finals. In the Men's Senior Cup Westcliff Hard Courts lost out 7-6 on a tie break after holding Clearview to two events all. The Ladies' Senior Cup saw
Residents in Clacton have claimed they were at their wits' end and begged for help to save them from the "neighbour from hell". They told how they have called on every possible authority - including writing to the Chief Constable of Essex - but have been
An alert caretaker has been praised for preventing a potential explosion at a packed high school. Intruders turned on all the gas taps in two science laboratories at Clacton County High School. Caretaker Steve Moore spotted the smell on his usual rounds
An alert caretaker has been praised for preventing a potential explosion at a packed high school. Intruders turned on all the gas taps in two science laboratories at Clacton County High School. Caretaker Steve Moore spotted the smell on his usual rounds
A Canvey paramedic told how he risked his own life to help rescue a man, who fell from scaffolding, Chris Tunley, 31 and fellow paramedic Steve Colmer, also 31, braved the danger of collapsing scaffolding after the man fell 20 feet into a narrow alleyway
Retail giant Littlewoods is injecting £1 million into its Southend store, in a bid to create the shop of the future. Company bosses hope the revamp will create the complete shopping experience, where customers can get everything they want under one roof
Three wards are to close at Chelmsford's Broomfield Hospital before the end of the year in a bid to save £1.75 million. Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, made the announcement today as it tries to combat debts of £2.4 million
Police were today hunting for an armed gang who burst into the home of a terrified Clacton couple and their six young children and demanded cash. The three men, armed with a silver handgun, knife and a small club, threatened the man and woman - who is
Police today appealed for witnesses after a man was killed in a horrific crash in Wickford last night. The head-on collision between two cars happened in Nevendon Road at about 7.15pm. The driver of one car, from Hornchurch, is believed to have died instantly
Essex Fire and Rescue Service has been slated for its "appalling and shameful" record on equality and sickness levels -- by the people who run it. It was criticised for its low level of women and black recruits. It was branded as an organisation with
