BASEBALL: The Essex Redbacks made the 400 mile round-trip to Bristol on Sunday to face the league-leading Bristol Badgers. But despite a great effort, they were unable to stop Badgers from taking both the wins. The Redbacks started brightly in both
TENNIS: PALMERS Tennis Academy hosted two Mini Tennis tournaments involving their orange and green section players, staged at Palmers Sports and Fitness Centre in Chadwell St Mary. Entries comprised 16 players in total. A total of 24 matches using
SPEEDWAY: LAKESIDE Hammers return to Elite League action on Friday at the Arena-Essex Raceway. They will host the high-revving sport’s oldest club, the Belle Vue Aces from Manchester. It’s crunch time for the Hammers League aspirations as they face
Pegasus & Corringham U13 144-6, Belhus U13 80-8 CRICKET: JAMES Hutcherson and Will Slaughter both reached the compulsory league retirement score of 25 in this South Essex league match at North Stifford on Sunday. They both hit five fours in their
CIVIL servants working at Tilbury Docks joined the strikes over pension reforms today. Twelve staff from the UK Borders Agency and HM Revenue and Customs set up a picket line near the entrance to the docks from 5.10am to 10am. PCS union rep and UK
ATHLETICS: Former Thurrock Harrier Danny Crates has completed another remarkable challenge, cycling 968 miles across Great Britain in just nine days. The 2004 Paralympic 800m champion took part in the entire Deloitte Ride Across Britain which started
A CONSULTATION into hiking up tolls on the Dartford Crossing twice by spring has launched. Roads minister Mike Penning said the Government is committed to reducing congestion on the QEII bridge by exploring free-flow charging and additional
MOTORSPORT: Some brutal banger team race action returned to Arena Essex on Sunday when old foes were reunited at the Chick Woodroffe memorial meeting. The annual event, held in honour of the tracks founder, saw the Midnight Runners B team eventually
SWIMMING: POOL sensation Sophie Drake will soon be swapping Corringham for Florida. The 18-year-old, who swam at the European Junior Championships two years ago, has been offered an academic/sports scholarship at Daytona State College, writes Chris Phillips
FOOTBALL: SOUTHEND United manager Paul Sturrock has confirmed the club remain in transfer talks with a trio of targets. And he hopes to complete deals before his squad return for pre-season training tomorrow. Blues are still in discussions with Crystal
NON-LEAGUE LATEST: TONY Stokes says he wants to get over the disappointment of his trial at Hartlepool falling through by banging in 30 goals for Concord this season and firing them to promotion, writes James Colasanti. The 24-year-old from Canvey was
CRICKET: Essex CC captain James Foster has been reprimanded and fined by the Club for his serious breech of discipline when he questioned the umpire’s decision having been given out during the Friends Life t20 match against Surrey at the Kia Oval on
Buckhurst Hill 3rd 214-9 dec, Belhus 3rd 214-5 CRICKET: AN extraordinary afternoon’s cricket saw Belhus fail to win this game by the narrowest of margins, as the match was drawn with the scores level. Belhus won the toss and put their hosts into
CAMPAIGNERS wanting weight restrictions to stop lorries thundering down narrow roads are waiting for a decision from council officials following a road survey. Residents living in North Road, Stifford Road and Pilgrims Lane joined forces with Tory councillor
SEA FISHING: A SWITCH of tactics paid off for Dion Macfayden as he won the East Tilbury Beach Open. The South Benfleet matchman landed seven flounders and a bass for a total of 237cm (242 points). He used a three-up clip rig at distance on the flood
MORE than 300 residents in Belhus have signed a petition calling for sound barriers to be installed between them and the M25. Residents living towards the east side of Belhus Park, in and around Humber Avenue and Gatehope Drive, are fearful that noise
ORSETT Primary School is asking residents to be on the look out for lead thieves. Lead was stripped for the school’s roof sometime between May 27 and June 6, for the third time this year. Torrential rain overnight from Sunday, June 5, to Monday June
THE row over the closure of Chafford Hundred Library is rumbling on, following a heated exchange in the council chamber. Tory Cllr Tunde Ojetola reiterated his claim that a mobile library, now serving his ward for just two hours a week, is “not good
