Canvey Island soccer officials had their first taste of the Premiership big-time when they visited Aston Villa's home and admitted to being "gobsmacked" at the facilities. Gulls will be at Villa Park on May 13 when they take on Forest Green Rovers for
Forget the limited entertainment value and ignore the fact Ipswich Town were far from their best. The only thing which mattered after 90 minutes at Portman Road on Saturday was the score. Three more precious points courtesy of Marcus Stewart's clinically-executed
The domestic game was left stunned after the referee overseeing Southend's third division clash with Mansfield Town at Roots Hall collapsed and later died. Referee Mike North was rushed to Southend hospital and the game was abandoned just before half-time
No action is likely to be taken against the leader of Colchester Council when he goes before the standards committee amid a row with an opposition councillor. As reported in the Gazette, Sonia Lewis (Con, Lexden) has made a complaint against Bill Frame
Farmers across Essex are anxiously waiting the results of tests into a suspected outbreak of swine fever at a farm in Ardleigh. Agriculture and Food Ministry (Maff) vets have taken samples from Wick Farm, in Wick Lane, after James Blyth found nine dead
Some people think television is bad for you - but in one Brightlingsea woman's case, it just might have saved her life. Grandmother Lilian MacGregor is joining the campaign to raise awareness about bowel cancer following her diagnosis and subsequent recovery
An urgent peacekeeping meeting is being set up to forge a truce between Harold shopkeepers and troublesome teenagers they accuse of ruining trade... as angry vigilantes threaten to take the law into their own hands. The move comes after growing concern
Wivenhoe turned in their best performance of the season to beat FA Vase finalists Berkhamsted - and get their promotion bid right back on track. It was the Hazel, Abrahams and Cardy show for the Dragons, the former two scoring excellent goals and goalkeeper
Essex Police have warned they will take steps to block any mass gatherings of travellers over Easter. On Good Friday last year 200 travellers set up camp at Gunners Park in Shoebury causing a nightmare for council officials who were powerless to move
A teenage burglar was unsuccessful in his bid to break into a Harold Hill home and fled empty handed. He did however, cause £300 of damage to the house on Melksham Drive, where he was seen by a neighbour pulling violently at a door on Saturday at 7.40pm
Epping Forest MP Eleanor Laing this week unveiled her pre-election manifesto aimed at securing the health, education and welfare of children under the age of five. Before writing it, Mrs Laing, 43, visited the Rum Tum Tuggers nursery in North Weald as
Billericay Town Council is to push ahead with plans to transform the town's war memorial triangle, but other proposals are to be put on hold for the moment. Town councillors approved plans to award the contract for developing the triangle project to W
A modernised system of local government set to be adopted by Epping Forest District Council has this week been condemned as undemocratic. Parish councillors in Moreton claim that democracy would be "radically diminished" by a switch to a Cabinet-style
Former soldiers who served in the Essex Regiment are being sought to attend a reunion. The Essex Regiment Association is organising the event at the former Regimental Depot at Warley near Brentwood on Sunday August 26 for soldiers who served in the first
Two south Essex hospices have backed calls by a local MP for an urgent review of funding. Rochford and Southend East MP Sir Teddy Taylor challenged Health Secretary Alan Milburn in the House of Commons claiming hospices were facing "serious problems"
Dance nights for children as young as 14 will be held at Colchester's biggest nightclub. On a trial basis the Hippodrome Experience nightclub, in High Street, will open up its doors to children aged between 14 and 17. Despite concerns about safety and
A hotel and fitness suite development on Basildon's Festival Leisure Park has been welcomed - by neighbouring competition. The 63-bed Travelodge will be the third hotel to serve the booming park when it opens at the end of September. The development will
A woman has made an emotional plea for help in tracing her husband who vanished more than two weeks ago. Pensioner Cyril Woodhouse was last spotted walking along Clacton seafront after going missing from the Edensor Nursing and Care Home in the town.
Rescuers told how they saved four boys from drowning after they became trapped under an old jetty in the River Thames. The youngsters, aged around ten, crawled into the skeleton of a rotting concrete jetty near the Thurrock Yacht Club in Grays and became
Xenophobic thugs hurled a barrage of stones at French students and attacked the woman teacher looking after them. The teacher was approached in Castle Park, Colchester, by a youth holding a skateboard who asked her if she was French. When she replied
Fashion and homeware retailer TK Maxx today (Friday) confirmed it was "very interested" in setting up shop in a prime town-centre location. The company is looking at the former C&A store in Colchester's Culver Square shopping centre. The fashion and
For 40 years without fail, a woman's former lodger has sent her an Easter egg. Violet Brannan, 83, of Bramston Green, Witham, took in teenager Mick Hart as a lodger in 1960 when he was studying at Braintree College of Education. And every Easter since
A suspected case of swine fever was today (Saturday)under investigation at a pig fattening unit with 750 pigs at Ardleigh. Vets are testing animals at Wick Farm, in Wick Lane, in Ardleigh, and officials have slapped on movement restrictions, a spokeswoman
Despite producing a great performance against the team in second place in the league it was a familiar story at the end of the game with the Old Boys missing out in the closing minutes with Clapton scoring the penalty with the last kick of the game to
Essex can win the Championship and Darren Robinson can go on to play for England! Aussie ace Stuart Law issued those bold predictions as he and his Essex team-mates prepared to launch their first season back at county cricket's top level in ten days.
South Essex schoolchildren benefited from top coaching when the Saracens community programme visited Rochford Rugby Club. Eight local schools had their players put through their paces in a variety of rugby drills by staff from the Zurich Premiership club
Hadleigh Park turned the form book upside down when they triumphed at the Leigh and Westcliff LTA winter cup finals. The ladies from the club in Elm Road, Hadleigh, were relegated from Division One of the winter league this year. And few spectators at
ST MARTIN'S U15..........................24 COOPERS COBURN U15................15 (Essex Schools Cup Final) St Martin's School, Hutton Year 10 rugby players have achieved an amazing treble, winning the Essex Championship for the third successive year.
Village side Wakering put up a good fight at Ryman League Second Division leaders Hemel Hempstead on Tuesday night before losing 2-0. The host outfit took an eighth minute lead when dithering in the visiting rearguard allowed ex Billericay Town man Tony
Canvey Island soccer boss Jeff King has launched a stunning attack on Ryman League officers after seeing his side's end of season fixture programme thrown into chaos. Gulls, who meet Nationwide Conference Forest Green Rovers in the FA Umbro Trophy final
The hand of God will inspire Canvey FC as players gear up for the most important match in their history. And they don't even have to pray for divine intervention - they have someone to do it for them! Rev David Tudor is so thrilled with the team's performance
Kemal Izzet would like nothing more than to celebrate his new contract at Colchester United with a goal. The 20-year-old ex-Charlton Athletic midfielder, younger brother of Leicester City's Turkish international striker Muzzy, yesterday (Wednesday) signed
Workers in Brentwood are angry over a big increase in price for long-term parking in the William Hunter Way car park. Starting last week, the price of staying in the car park for more than four-and-a-half hours went up from £3.50 to £5. Kay Leeks who
A union has called for a staff attitude survey to be carried out at Tendring Council because of falling morale. Unison, the public service union, is critical of the way staffing issues at the authority are being run and claim it has led to employees leaving
The governing body of a school in Colchester has sought to allay fears over its possible closure. Parents who feared Kingswode Hoe School, in Sussex Road, would be closed took a petition to Education Secretary David Blunkett last month protesting against
Sunday saw the belated start of the Essex Road Race League following cancellations due to the foot and mouth crisis. In the Maldon Road Race at Steeple, East Essex, Richard Whitehorn opened the Glendene's account with fourth place in the third, fourth
Judith Smith achieved a hole-in-one on the eighth while competing in Boyce Hill Ladies 11-hole Stableford off full handicap. However, her 18 points total was not enough for victory. This went to Pat Skeels on 19. Judith did manage runners-up spot, beating
The Leopards closed their home programme for the season with an emphatic victory over their arch-rivals the Towers at the Brentwood Centre last Thursday. With just the away game at Birmingham on Saturday evening left in the regular season, Leopards are
Micky Stockwell is ready to commit his future to Colchester United for another season. The effervescent ex-Ipswich Town midfielder revealed the news his U's boss Steve Whitton will want to hear to the Evening Gazette . And with the club's Second Division
Pritchard was bursting with local pride in the under-eight Mars Division fixtures this week. For the junior hotshot hit five goals for Purfleet YFC as they beat neighbours Purfleet Lions 8-1. Stevens, McBurney and Cliffe also notched for the YFClads,
Charlie's Garden Army looks set to enhance part of the St Anne's area of Colchester. In a project reminiscent of the BBC television programme, children from St Anne's Community School are spending the Easter holiday improving an area on their estate.
Aye, aye me hearties! Get your hands off my treasure! More than 120 young sleuths took part in a treasure hunt in Southend's Priory Park and this fearsome pirate was just one of the obstacles they had to overcome. But no matter how hard they tried, the
Southend West MP David Amess is calling for legislation to curb the activities of unscrupulous loan shark companies. Mr Amess is proposing a Bill amending the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and establishing a code of practice for traders offering "services
Brentwood fire services are warning the public to be alert after it emerged that a firebug is starting blazes in and around the High Street. Station Officer Martyn Powell revealed that there had been 25 callouts in the last month. Some of these had proved
Health chiefs in Colchester have been dealt a double blow with news a second hospital in the town has been named and shamed by the Government. On Tuesday it was revealed Essex County Hospital was one of just 11 hospitals placed on 'special measures' after
Up to 90 jobs could be axed at Marconi's in Chelmsford. There has been confusion about how the Essex base would be affected by the 3,000 job cuts announced earlier this week to Marconi sites across the country and worldwide. On Tuesday a spokesman for
Business as usual is the confident message from Brentwood's shop managers faced with new competition from Romford's £120million Brewery Shopping Centre which opened this week. The centre boast as one of the largest Sainsbury's in the UK, a 16 screen Ster
Frinton and Walton may have a longer wait for their new £500,000 police station. And while Essex Police has said it was still committed to providing a new station, a site has not yet been confirmed. Negotiations had been taking place over two possible
Two men, one of whom may have had a gun, are being sought by police after a bizarre incident in a Brentwood car park. A man returning to his car in the William Hunter Way car park at 3.10pm on Monday was approached by the pair, and asked for his car keys
The postal crisis in Wickford is set to worsen this week - as delivery staff hang up their bags for a second strike. Residents in more than 5,000 homes around the town will feel the brunt of the dispute between the Wickford delivery office and the Royal
Marcus Stewart has a dream to be able to tell his grandchildren he played in the Champions League. Ipswich Town's top scorer took his tally for the season to 21 as the Blues grafted out a 1-0 win against Newcastle United. And, after burying the decisive
Colchester could be in line for 200 new jobs as plans have been unveiled for a DIY store, garden centre and five employment units at the Cowdray Centre. The former paper coating works at the Ozalid building could get a new lease of life if the scheme
Cash-strapped tourist attractions across Essex have been celebrating the return of the day-tripper. Easter was a make-or-break weekend for many businesses, and the dull weather threatened to put the damper on days out. But bright sunshine on Good Friday
Club stalwart Chris Dyton admits he has taken great satisfaction from Southend's re-emergence as a rugby force. Dyton, 31, has played a vital role at prop this term as Southend won the London Three North-east crown - the first title in the club's 131-
New measures have been revealed to crack down on town centre crime and disorder. Brentwood Crime and Disorder Strategy Management Group has agreed to press for CCTV cameras in Kings Road and Queens Road. Additional cameras would enable police to track
Tuesday night's home game against Peterborough cannot come quickly enough for Colchester United boss Steve Whitton. The angry U's chief is demanding a reaction from his players after watching them crash to a disappointing two-goal defeat at relegation-haunted
Colchester United have never won a League game on Bristol Rovers' territory. In fact in 11 times of trying since the 1950-51 season their first in the old Division Three (South) the best the U's have ever managed is four draws and two of those were in
Colchester's crestfallen man-of-the-match Scott Fitzgerald today (Monday) offered no excuses for the U's below-par display in losing to Bristol Rovers on Saturday. The former Millwall captain summed up the performance: "We got what we deserved. It was
Tuesday night's home game against Peterborough cannot come quickly enough for Colchester United boss Steve Whitton. The angry U's chief is demanding a reaction from his players after watching them crash to a disappointing two-goal defeat at relegation-haunted
Diner will soon have yet more tastes to tempt their buds in Basildon as the Festival Leisure Park welcomes another restaurant. Nando's Chicken Land is to open its 33rd branch on the park, in Cranes Farm Road, in the summer - bringing the total number
Brentwood Swimming Club members continued their excellent run of form during the latest round of the Essex County Championships at Fulwell Cross. Brentwood added a further 11 medals, including seven golds to their already impressive haul and some spectacular
St Martin's School beat Great Baddow High School 80-15 in the final of the Under 15s Essex Basketball Cup. This is the fourth time that these two teams have faced each other in County finals with the previous occasions seeing Baddow win twice and St Martin's
Richard Naylor is desperate to prove his fitness ahead of Ipswich Town's vital Easter programme - and help banish a nightmare memory. Apart from a brief comeback in the Worthington Cup semi-final at Birmingham City, a series of knee injuries have kept
Cash relief earmarked for only the areas worst-hit by foot-and-mouth has met with "amazement and disbelief" in the eastern region. The Government is targeting £15 million at the regions most seriously affected by the epidemic. But the East of England
Wine giant Lay and Wheeler hopes to put Colchester and West Mersea on the international map by creating a premier oyster-eating suite. West Mersea's 140ft by 40ft oyster sheds in Coast Road were bought by the firm after being put on the market late last
Unlucky Michael Kitchen could be forgiven if he gave up gardening - he keeps digging up unexploded grenades! The 58-year-old was putting compost on the flowerbeds at his Portlight Close home in Mistley, when his spade hit something metal. Mr Kitchen investigated
Restrictions imposed because of the foot-and-mouth crisis have been lifted for a Chappel and Wakes Colne postwoman - but Trudi Cresswell is still not taking any chances. Miss Cresswell lives at her parents' farm at Inworth Lane, Wakes Colne, which was
There's something fishy going on down Billericay way - and it means good news for cod lovers! For cod from the Waitrose store in the town has been hailed the best in Britain for freshness and quality in a report published this week. The report, commissioned
Essex captain Ronnie Irani was in ebullient mood as the county prepared for the new cricket season at Chelmsford's County Ground on Monday. He enthused: "I can't wait for the season to begin. All the boys have been working hard. We have a terrific spirit
Brentwood were crowned champions of their league for the second successive season following Saturday's victory over third-in-the-table Bourne. The match did not start as had been planned by Brentwood's Manager Simon Hughes as Bourne proved to be the stronger
South Green residents are demanding urgent action over a group of "eyesore" garages which are being continually targeted by vandals. Two of the garages in Langham Crescent have been burned out by yobs over the last week. This week in the wake of the latest
Alun Armstrong wrote another chapter in Ipswich Town's fairytale on Tuesday by netting a late equaliser to hold fellow Champions League hopefuls Liverpool. Armstrong was on target with a perfectly-timed volley 12 minutes from time as the high-flyers drew
Billericay took their Ryman League Premier Division run to just one defeat in 17 games with victory at relegation-threatened Slough on Tuesday. The three points saw Gary Calder's men move up a place to ninth spot and very much keep alive the aim of at
A young woman was left shaken and distressed after being indecently assaulted at Laindon railway station. The 25-year-old woman - who cannot be named for legal reasons - was about to board the 7.10pm train from Laindon to London on Sunday. A man - in
A new railway station in east Colchester is back on the cards. Colchester Council is in talks with Railtrack about the idea of creating a new station, possibly near Essex University. It comes amid a ten-year-plan to create a 40-acre science park at the
A plot to steal letters being sent to empty houses has alarmed Wickford Police. Police were made aware of the problem after a Wickford man claimed a metal mail box had been screwed on to the front of his late father's front door. The victim, who did not
The future of a planned £400,000 mobile cataract unit at Clacton is hanging in the balance while funding is sought for its running costs. The unit is scheduled to act as a mobile operating theatre for patients to save them travelling to Colchester and
Parishioners will set out on a Walk of Witness from three points on Canvey tomorrow (Friday). Canvey Churches Together is inviting everyone to join the procession which will start out from Winter Gardens Baptist Church on Hilton Road, St Nicholas Church
A money shortage could force closure of a restaurant used to train people with learning difficulties. The Foyer Restaurant at the Braintree Foyer in South Street may have to shut because the grant used to subsidise it has run out. Now the room may be
Health staff have hit back at Government tables which named and shamed two Colchester hospitals for poor cleanliness and environment. The league tables dealt a double blow to Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust by criticising both Essex County Hospital
Campaigners have declared war on plans which could see a massive waste incinerator built in Basildon. A group set against any proposals for the giant waste burner in Courtauld Road hope more people will join them. But Essex County Council said the plans
A new organisation has been set up to transform learning and work skills in Essex. With a budget of £154 million for its first year, the Essex Learning and Skills Council will be responsible for the planning and funding of all education and training for
Engineers have found the cause of a power blackout which has plagued thousands of residents on Canvey nearly every week since Christmas, it was revealed. A fault in the small grey box - a transformer bolted to the top of a pole in Dyke Avenue - finally
Children in Colchester have been dicing with death by dangling a rope dangerously close to overhead railway power cables. The youngsters were spotted yesterday (Wednesday) with the rope near the cables which carry a lethal 25,000 volts. A train driver
Two young men had to be cut free from handcuffs by firefighters. The duo had been locked together and turned up at Colchester Fire Station, Cowdray Avenue, in the early hours of the morning to be released. Firefighters said they thought the men's girlfriends
A teenage girl was taken to hospital after arsonists put a flammable substance through the letterbox of her home. Firefighters were called to the house in Holman Crescent, Colchester, last night after a flammable substance was put through the letterbox
Two cool-headed teenage girls used mobile phones to raise the alarm after they were cut off by an incoming tide. Carmel Webb, 13, and her 14-year-old friend Joanne Scott used their phone to call for help as they stood in the freezing water. The pair had
A lorry driver had a lucky escape when the cab of his vehicle was engulfed in flames seconds after he climbed out to investigate a whirring noise in the engine. The TNT delivery lorry burst into flames last night (Thursday) in Plough Road, Great Bentley
Tourist attractions are hoping for a bumper Easter weekend to help them get back on their feet after the foot-and-mouth crisis. Zoo bosses decided to reopen Colchester Zoo last Saturday and hope visitors will flock to the attraction. It shut for five
Southend United's supporters club trust are running a coach to Blues' next Third Division trip at Exeter City this Saturday. The coach leaves ASDA in Shoebury at 7am, before stopping in Southchurch, Southend, Chalkwell, Leigh, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Basildon
Knockout soccer kings Canvey Island won through to their second cup final in 48 hours on Monday night. While fans were still basking in the glory of their heroes gaining a place in the FA Umbro Trophy final with Saturday's success at Nationwide Conference
Colchester United are facing a hectic end-of-season fixture pile-up following the rearrangement of Saturday's postponed game at Notts County. The Meadow Lane postponement now leaves the U's facing a programme of three away games in five days during the
Vandals shot out three windows and a light at a sailing club headquarters, giving the group a large repair bill. Members of Clacton Sailing Club discovered the damage when they turned up for races. But before they could start the day's activities, they
Billericay Town are on their travels on Good Friday when they visit FA Trophy finalists Canvey Island for a Ryman League Premier Division match, which kicks off at midday. Town then have two more Ryman League matches in the space of four days. On Easter
Chris Makin has fired a broadside at cynics who think Ipswich Town face an easier run-in than their Premiership rivals. And the right-back has more reason than most to stress the threat posed by Easter opponents Newcastle United and Middlesbrough. Makin
Blackshots Colts, unbeaten all season, won through to the under-11 EASY Cup semi-finals with a 4-2 victory over Hatfield Town. The Southend Junior League side had two late goals from Nicholls to thank for their success, McGinty and Sole having notched
At the Leopards end of season social on Sunday, it was announced that Leopards' Rico Alderson had been named BBL Player of the Month for March. This is the first time this season that a Leopard has won the award, and, for Alderson ,this is acknowledgement
Basildon Freestyle Kickboxing Club returned with a new national title after a night of mixed fortunes against top national and international competition at Bethnal Green's York Hall. Sixteen-year-old prospect Neil Burns was first to get a taste of the
One member of the travelling Billericay Town party certain to be footsore even before tomorrow's (Friday's) local derby action gets under way at Canvey is visiting chairman Rod Moore. For, to raise funds for the New Lodge club's development fund to carry
The play-offs are now beckoning for Brentwood's Leopards. Having secured second place in the South some games back, Leopards have a bye through to the first round on Easter Saturday. However the Coach and players will be keeping close tabs on events as
Southend United's forgotten striker Neil Tolson has finally returned to competitive action after a frustrating seven-month lay-off. The injury-plagued hitman made his comeback at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium, playing the first 45 minutes of yesterday's
Ipswich Town fans have received a boost with the news season ticket prices at Portman Road are being raised by an average of only 2.9 per cent. That increase, approximately in line with inflation, equals less than 50p per match next season. The club have
Steve Whitton takes his in-form Colchester United squad to struggling Bristol Rovers tomorrow knowing victory will confirm their Division Two status for another season. The U's boss said: "I'm only really interested in what we do so a win is the thing
SENIOR DIVISION Harold Hill defeated Byron Red Star 'A' 6-2 with goals from Lee Smith (2) Paul Gelby, Craig Thomas, Carl Dench and Robert Keys. Matthew Moore and Keith Roberts netted the Red Star goals. Hornchurch Athletic and Collier Row Colts were both
It is becoming more and more difficult to come up with adequate superlatives to describe the talents of Hornchurch boxer Steve Roberts. Time and again, Roberts, the WBF light middleweight champion, has delivered the goods with the minimum of fuss and
Southend United fan Duncan Millar has called an end to his war of words with Blues boss David Webb. The Shrimpers chief dared Duncan to come forward and join his team for training and a reserve match after the teenager had branded his side "gutless" before
SOUTHEND 26 ROCHFORD 19 Southend came from behind to beat neighbours Rochford in a competitive friendly at Warners Park. Rochford, battling to finish second behind their rivals in London Three North-east, shrugged off their match-rustiness to get on top
With Colchester's First XV game against Bancroft postponed to May, the second string took centre stage at Mill Road in a closely contested game against Chelmsford. The first half was a dour affair with neither side finding their rhythm, the play littered
A pair of students from Braintree have won a national award for their take on a Hollywood blockbuster. Former Notley High students, Chris Phillips and Nick Pitton, received the best light entertainment accolade for a pastiche on the sci-fi thriller at
The new head of Ongar's community policing team has spoken of his vision for ensuring that people feel safe in their homes and communities. Sergeant Sean O'Callaghan took up his post at Ongar police station at the beginning of last week. He replaces Sgt
An Orsett pub has been named as the second-best pub in Britain at a national awards ceremony. The Whitmore Arms in Rectory Road was runner-up in the Pub Excellence Awards held in Bournemouth last week. The village pub beat off competition from hundreds
A councillor has landed in hot water after he failed to tell his colleagues about his links to a planning application. Frank Delderfield (Con, Great Totham) appeared before the standards committee of Maldon District Council last night (Wednesday). He
A pioneering survey is being carried out in a bid to crack down on drunken hooligans in Brentwood High Street at weekends. Crime chiefs want to discover the extent of the problem so they can come up with plans to combat it. So they are attempting to build
A warning is being sent out to children and parents to be on their guard after a man approached a young child in Billericay. Police say that the seven-year-old ran off after the man stopped his car in Mons Avenue, waved to her and then tried to speak
A seven-year-old boy has been hailed a hero after he saved his friend from drowning in a pond. Mykee Madden was playing in Friars Park, Shoebury, with eight-year-old Tommy Clarke when tragedy nearly struck. The two youngsters climbed a tree to escape
A charity television channel is appealing for firms to switch on with sponsorship and help keep it in business. Colchester Hospital TV - which has been operating for eight years - produces video tapes which go out to hospitals and care homes throughout
The farmer who is hosting GM trials on his land in Wivenhoe is to meet the town council behind closed doors. Jim Dutton, of Sunnymead Farm in Alresford Road, said he will be meeting councillors in private on Thursday. But he said he would not discuss
newsagent was left "shaken and distressed" after being robbed at knifepoint by a gang of youths. Six youngsters went into Dailys Newsagent in Rosemary Road, Clacton, at about 1pm yesterday (Sunday). One was armed with a knife and the gang manhandled the
The body of an elderly man has been found in Walton backwaters. The discovery was made by a walker on Friday afternoon who spotted it floating in the water and alerted police and coastguards. Police said the body was thought to have been in the water
The new inspector at Maldon police station has become the victim of a cruel hoax Just two weeks after he took over the reins at the town's station, Insp Kevin Jacobs has been branded "gay" in malicious posters put up around the town centre. The photocopied
Brentwood travelled to Wymondham on Saturday to meet the Norfolk side in a re-arranged return fixture, the original game having been postponed due to foot and mouth restrictions. With the home fixture resulting in a draw and the two teams locked in the
