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Essex Archive

• Soccer: Whitton warns against complacency

  Colchester United manager Steve Whitton has looked at the Second Division table and admitted the pressure is on. read more

• Brentwood: Police cameras snare 1,400 speeding drivers

  Speeding motorists are paying the penalty after 174 were dealt with across Brentwood during a month- long crackdown by Essex Police. read more

• Halstead: Award for saving elderly couple

  Heroic Joshua Groves has received a bravery award for his part in a daring rescue which saved the lives of two elderly people. read more

• Colchester: Green shop dream becomes a reality

  Colchester's first ever environmental information centre has opened - the green dream of a dedicated group of people which has been more than a decade in the making. read more

• Rettendon: Traders hit out at road closure plan

  Angry traders on the A130 at Rettendon have hit out at Essex County Council's plans to close off the road when the new bypass is open. read more

• Essex: Police dogs exempt from countryside ban

  Criminals hoping to take advantage of the foot-and-mouth crisis will be sadly disappointed. read more

• Colchester: Raiders steal £50,000 of bike gear

  A motorbike dealers is offering a substantial reward after raiders stole £50,000 of stock. read more

• Basildon: Spotlight on A&E

  Basildon hospital's crisis hit Accident and Emergency Department came under the microscope yet again this week. read more

• Mid-Essex: RSPCA reopens animal centre

  An RSPCA centre has reopened after closing due to foot-and-mouth. read more

• Clacton: Concern grows for missing pensioner

  Concerns were yesterday (Thursday) growing for a pensioner who is still missing, nearly 48 hours since he was last seen. read more

• South Ockendon: Albert gets his award

  A 75-year-old man who took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk while just a child has received an award for saving lives. read more

• Harwich: Port to fight EU threat to future

  A European law could be brought in which would scupper the development of Harwich's Bathside Bay, it has been claimed. read more

• Colchester: Store creates 200 jobs

  Two hundred new jobs will be created as Tollgate Sainsburys reopens its doors after a £9 million facelift. read more

• Billericay, Romford: Phone call lured man to killers

  A Billericay father-of-two who was gunned down in a contract-style killing was lured to his death by a mystery phone call. read more

• Cycling; Glendene riders had some good times at the weekend

  There were some good placings for Glendene C.C riders who rode in Open events over the weekend. read more

• Swimming: Excellent return from Waltham Forest

  The second weekend of the 2001 Essex County Swimming Championships took place in the less familiar surroundings of the Waltham Forest pool. read more

• Billericay: Market protesters hijack town meeting

  Protesters opposed to establishing a Sunday market in Billericay's High Street hijacked the annual town meeting and nearly inflicted an embarassing defeat on those behind the scheme. read more

On this day: Essex Archive