Echo news from Southend, Basildon, Castle Point, Rayleigh, Rochford, Wickford, Billericay, Thurrock

Essex | Archive | 2000 | November

Stories for 29 November 2000

Essex News

Essex: Government cash boost for county

Council tax payers in Essex will get a boost thanks to a handout from the Government. more...

Essex: Meals-on-wheels under spotlight

A review of the meals-on-wheels service in Essex has been completed and a final decision will be made on its future in December. more...

Ramsden Bellhouse: Residents plea for action over sewage

Frustrated villagers are pleading for action to be taken to stop their gardens being flooded by sewage. more...

South Essex: Woman in plea for baby

A woman who was born without a womb has asked South Essex Health Authority to pay for her to have a baby by surrogacy. more...

Essex: Here come the floods...

Hundreds of homeowners have been reaching for the sandbags again as Essex was put back on flood alert. more...

Essex: Funding boost for police

Policing in Essex is to receive a boost next year with an increase in funding of six per cent. more...

Essex: Prodigy's Liam at Madonna gig

Prodigy's Liam Howlett - Braintree's most famous music export - was last night (Tuesday) to add DJ to a diva as another of his many personal achievements. more...

Mid-Essex: Digital radio licence up for grabs

The age of digital technology is coming to mid-Essex. more...

Beaumont: Heartbreak of blaze farmer

A farmer has told how he could only watch in horror as his office building went up in flames, destroying all his records and paperwork. more...

Essex Sports

Tennis: Gidea Park settle for third

The ladies veteran teams of Gidea Park and Brentwood Lawn finished in third and fourth places respectively in Division One of the Essex Veteran League. more...

Speedway: No change after conference

The annual conference of the British Speedway Promoters' Association was held at the weekend. more...

Running: Striders in footpath row

A Billericay running club has questioned Basildon Council's decision to continue to keep an access route to Norsey Wood closed, 13 years after it was first shut off. more...

Cross country: Billericay stride to opening day victory

Sunday brought the start of the 2000/2001 Cross Country season for member clubs of the South Essex "Running Fitness" League. more...

Short mat bowls: Invaluable win for Essex

Saturday saw the Essex Short Mat Bowls `B' team travelling to play East Sussex in Midhurst looking to get back on the winning trail after two defeats against Kent and London. more...

Rugby: Brindle was delighted with the win Brentwood coach praises his team

Saturday saw a well-deserved and much needed victory for Magnus-sponsored Brentwood who have experienced several disappointments in their league crusade this season. more...

Soccer: Canvey win sets up dream tie

Canvey Island stepped into uncharted territory and set up an all-Essex FA Cup derby when they beat Port Vale last night. more...

Soccer: Coventry caught out by Bramble

Coventry boss Gordon Strachan must have felt a sense of deja-vu as he watched his side crumble against Ipswich Town for the second time in as many weeks. more...

Soccer: Hermann hungry for more goals

Hermann Hreidarsson is hungry to find the net on a more regular basis after breaking his goal duck for Ipswich Town. more...

Soccer: U's go swinging in the rain...

This explosive, windswept and rain-sodden, Layer Road Division Two clash will be remembered for four very contrasting reasons. more...

Soccer: Canvey's pre-Cup hopes Shot down

Canvey's hopes of going into today's (Tuesday's) FA Cup replay at Port Vale boosted by victory at Aldershot were ended when Wayne Andrews grabbed the only goal of the game after 55 minutes for the Hampshire hosts. more...

Women's soccer: Saints show style

Westcliff's St Bernards High reached their goal when Prittlewell School staged an eight team under-13 girls' soccer tournament. more...

Soccer: Basildon youngsters in player plea

Basildon Town under-15s, who play in the Chelmsford Youth League, are looking for a number of players of good standard to add to their squad. more...

Soccer: Gulls flying high after historic win

The Port Vale groundstaff might well carry out an inspection of their goalposts today to discover if someone has given them too thick a coat of paint. more...

Angling round-up: Whiting bonanza for Herb

Despite the recent appalling conditions, whiting are still in abundance on the local sea scene as Pitsea sea angler Herb Childerditch discovered when he fished a four-hour session in the Blackwater. more...

Soccer: Ipswich's fairytale start continues

There can be few Ipswich Town fans around these days without bruises on their arm. more...

Motor racing: Jim's formula for success

Motor enthusiast Jim Pocklington is celebrating after a top gear performance in a saloon car race meeting at Brands Hatch. more...

Soccer: Blues and Canvey set for clash

Canvey Island and Southend United are set for the greatest ever local David v Goliath battle following their FA Cup first round replays. more...

Basketball: England squad call for Emma

St Martins School pupil Emma Camp, 13, has been selected for the England Basketball squad after representing South East England in a national tournament at Lilleshall. more...

Cricket: Dickie knocks them for six

Dickie Bird's return to Chelmsford was a huge success. more...

Soccer: Abbey wakes Blues from slumber

Southend United and Torquay did their best to send both sets of supporters to sleep during a low-key opening to last night's FA Cup first round replay at Roots Hall. more...

Soccer: Supermen beat off the Valiants

I have to own up to disgracing myself in the Port Vale press box last night as Canvey wrote the latest, and greatest, chapter in their wonderful history book of the past decade. more...

Showjumping: Renwick chips in

Doddinghurst's John Renwick, one of Britain's top show-jumpers and currently ranked sixth in the country, recently gained two places at next Spring's Blue Chip Championships. more...

Soccer: Roget gets winner

Southend United versus Canvey Island is game on thanks to Blues defender Leo Roget's stunning extra time goal which settled the Shrimpers' FA Cup first round replay against Torquay at Roots Hall last night. more...

Soccer: Tempers flare in Wakering clash

Wakering returned to winning form in this home Ryman League Division Two game. more...

Soccer: Howard's Say....

A switch to Roots Hall is sensible more...

Essex,Basildon News

Basildon: PM backs bid to cut truancy

Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed the war on truancy in Basildon schools. more...

Basildon: `Eight hours of torture'

A man was subjected to a terrifying eight-hour torture ordeal which left him begging for his life, a court was told. more...

Basildon: Parents mourn death crash son

The devastated parents of tragic crash victim Steve Simpson have paid tribute to their lively and much-loved son. more...

Basildon: Bus link for hotel plan

A developer is ready to stump-up £20,000 towards providing a bus link at Basildon's Festival Leisure Park - if a 60-bedroom hotel and fitness club at the site is given the all clear. more...

Basildon: Here's my Christmas gift list, Santa

Children can send early Christmas present requests straight to Santa at a leading Basildon supermarket. more...

Essex,Billericay News

Billericay: Girl, 13, drunk in street with mum

A schoolgirl aged 13 was found by police drunk in the street - with her mother. more...

Billericay: Bureau needs more volunteers

Billericay's Citizens Advice Bureau is still searching for volunteers so it can maintain and develop its vital services for local people. more...

Billericay: It’s essay easy for talented Alexandra

A promising young Billericay historian has impressed a host of celebrity judges with her outstanding entry in a UK/US essay writing competition. more...

Essex,Braintree News

Braintree: Former solicitor is new vicar

St Michael's Parish Church in Braintree is gearing up to welcome a new vicar, Reverend Charles Mason. more...

Braintree: Fire starts in pub wall

Firefighters had to hack a hole in the side of a town centre pub after timbers in its inner wall caught light. more...

Essex,Brentwood News

Brentwood: Parents’ joy as Emily faces big screen test

Saturday night in front of the TV will be anything but dull for proud Brentwood parents David and Jane Gilchrist as they watch their talented daughter make her broadcast debut. more...

Brentwood: Artful way of giving empty shops a new start

An exciting four-week arts festival has been launched to inject new life into the centre of Brentwood in the run-up to Christmas. more...

Essex,Canvey News

Canvey: Island 'under sea within century'

Canvey could be an underwater island within 100 years it is claimed. more...

Essex,Castle Point News

Castle Point: Taxi fare increase blamed on fuel cost

Taxis in Castle Point could be among the most expensive in Essex under new proposals put forward by hackney carriage drivers. more...

Essex,Clacton News

Clacton: Pensioner's thief shock

A "cowardly" thief confronted an elderly Clacton woman on her doorstep and grabbed her handbag after stealing from her home. more...

Essex,Coggeshall News

Coggeshall: Police urge villagers to beat crime

Police are urging residents in Coggeshall to join a Neighbourhood Watch scheme, in a bid to reduce crime in the community. more...

Essex,Colchester News

Colchester: Will chief executive stay or go?

A town hall rebellion is on the cards as dissenting councillors try to block the £230,000 early retirement of chief executive John Cobley. more...

Colchester: Vasectomy could go for a snip

A vasectomy is up for grabs at a charity auction in Colchester - and it might go for a snip of the normal price. more...

Colchester: New green dream set to come true

A group of environmentalists are finally seeing their dream for a town centre project being realised. more...

Colchester: Jury sees 'Triad' car chase video

A dramatic video showing the police pursuit of alleged Triad gang members from the scene of a killing has been shown to a jury. more...

Colchester: Palace date for principal

The principal of the Adult Community College at Greyfriars in Colchester was due to receive his MBE from the Queen at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace yesterday (Tuesday). more...

Colchester: Man, 57, accused of imprisoning ex-partner

A man accused of breaking into a Colchester home and unlawfully imprisoning his former partner has appeared before magistrates. more...

Colchester: Lollipop man Stan's got it licked

A Colchester family are fast becoming experts in the art of how to be a successful lollipop person at the town's schools. more...

Colchester: Pedestrian dies in van accident

A pedestrian has died after he was involved in an accident with a van on a country road. more...

Colchester: Shop closure marks end of an era

After 79 years it is truly the end of an era for one Colchester shop. more...

Colchester: North Hill may get another wine bar

A part of Colchester which already has seven drinking places could get a new wine bar. more...

Essex,Copford News

Copford: Vandalism may close play area

A make-or-break meeting is to be held over the future of a children's playground which was left covered with broken glass after an attack by vandals. more...

Essex,Epping,Ongar News

Epping, Ongar: Rail buy-back dilemma

District and county councillors are facing a dilemma over the Epping to Ongar railway after it emerged that the trackbed alone could cost up to £1m to buy back. more...

Epping, Ongar: Tree conmen warning

A warning about conmen offering tree surgeon services has been issued by Epping Forest District Council. They say Ongar residents should be wary of cowboys as they clear up after the storms. more...

Essex,Great Totham,Wickham Bishops News

Great Totham, Wickham Bishops: School celebrates mast plan demise

Residents and teachers were celebrating after an application to install a mobile phone mast was refused amid health fears. more...

Essex,Harold News

Harold: Police in new drive on hate crimes

Victims of hate crime in Harold are being urged to call their local Community Safety Units (CSUs). more...

Essex,Harwich News

Harwich: Top cop Tony up for award

A police officer serving in Harwich is being put forward to represent Essex Police in this year's Community Police Officer of the Year award. more...

Essex,Leigh News

Leigh: Adee's a cut above the rest

A Leigh hair stylist has scooped the prestigious Men's British Hairdresser of the Year Award 2000 title. more...

Essex,Maldon News

Maldon: Can you give a float a home?

A charitable group in Maldon is appealing for a place to store its float. more...

Maldon: Deadline for conservation grants

Grants for repairs to listed buildings are up for grabs - but only for a limited time. more...

Essex,Moreton,Fyfield News

Moreton, Fyfield: Store giant gives art to aid schools

Pupils from Moreton and Fyfield primary schools are to see their artistic studies broadened thanks to an innovative scheme sponsored by a supermarket chain. more...

Essex,St Osyth News

St Osyth: Plan to redevelop derelict school

An angry parish councillor has hit out at vandals who keep targeting a derelict school. more...

Essex,Witham News

Witham: Pupils think school is top of its class

The results are out and it is official - school is great. more...

Essex,Wivenhoe News

Wivenhoe: Town's only butcher may close

The last butcher's shop in a north Essex town could close if an expansion plan by a neighbouring store gets the go-ahead. more...

Local Advertisers

Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices » Schools » Crime » Hospitals »