Essex: Royalty makes surprise royal visit to Stansted
Royalty made an unexpected visit to Stansted Airport after their flight to the Olympic Games was diverted.
View ArticleJonty Clarke eyes up spot in final four with Great Britain's hockey team at...
JONTY Clarke wants to continue his goalscoring form to help Great Britain’s hockey team surge into the semi-finals of the Olympic Games tonight.
View ArticleMersea Island sailor Clark is locked in a three-way battle for Olympic gold
SASKIA Clark is locked in a three-way battle for Olympic Gold.
View ArticleBraintree: Gold medal winner Ben Maher honed skills at town venue
A gold medal winning Olympic showjumper honed his talents at a Braintree equestrian venue.
View ArticleAnnie Last is out to be first in front of her grandparents
ANNIE Last will be gunning for Olympic medal glory in front of her Leigh-based grandparents at Hadleigh Farm on Saturday.
View ArticleWest Mersea sailor Saskia Clark closes in on Olympic gold
SASKIA Clark is within touching distance of an Olympic sailing gold medal.
View ArticleJonty Clarke: Olympic Games semi final is the biggest game of my life
JONTY Clarke feels tonight’s Olympic Games semi-final clash with Holland will be by far the biggest game of his whole career.
View ArticleTim Lewis: British basketball has made huge strides
COACH Tim Lewis feels Great Britain’s mens basketball side have done wonders for the sport during the Olympic Games, despite their disappointing results.
View ArticleLiam Killeen won't let past Games crashes haunt him
MOUNTAIN biker Liam Killeen hopes to finally enjoy an incident free Olympic Games when he rides for Great Britain at Hadleigh Farm on Sunday.
View ArticleMemorial service at Olympic Velodrome for Conrad
A MEMORIAL service will be held at the Olympic Velodrome today in honour of Conrad Readman.
View ArticleKing cannot wait for Olympic chance
Colchester's Dominic King believes being one of the last athletes to compete at London 2012 can be a positive.
View ArticleMersea's Saskia Clark won a silver in sailing for Team GB at the London 2012...
SASKIA Clark won a silver medal in the Laser 470 class sailing at the London 2012 Olympics.
View ArticleTom Daley and Peter Waterfield 'can cope with medal expectation'
TOM Daley and Peter Waterfield can cope with the pressure of going for Britain’s first diving medal at London 2012 tonight, according to Bill Clark.
View ArticleHelp me solve riddle of this Olympic medal
WHILE team GB continues to rack up a historic haul of medals, an Olympic relic has sparked a quest to discover who was given it more than 100 years ago.
View ArticleBraintree: Huge demand for Olympic gold medal stamps
Olympic fever has struck Braintree as shoppers queue to buy limited edition stamps celebrating British gold medal winners.
View ArticleOlympic agony and ecstasy for Mersea's Saskia Clark
Saskia Clark expressed her disappointment on losing out on a gold medal but also her joy at grabbing Olympic silver.
View ArticleGreat Dunmow's Chloe wins bronze medal
Great Dunmow hockey player Chloe Rogers helped Team GB's women hockey players claim bronze at the Olympic Games this afternoon.
View ArticleDominic King is cheered across the line at the Olympic Games
DOMINIC King finished his Olympic Games to the cheers of a patriotic crowd.
View ArticleSaskia's success down to hard work and dedication
Saskia Clark’s Olympic silver medal success has not come overnight.
View ArticleSaskia's Olympic achievements can boost Mersea Island sailing
Paul Jackson believes that Saskia Clark’s Olympic success will be a boost to sailing on Mersea Island.
View ArticleMy Jonty devastated at his 'missed opportunity'
DICK Clarke has revealed his son Jonty feels he has missed out on the biggest opportunity of his career after failing to win a medal at the Olympic Games.
View ArticleTom Daley proud of bronze medal
TOM Daley was overjoyed to claim an Olympic bronze medal in a dramatic men’s 10m platform diving final on Saturday night.
View ArticleMax Whitlock receives a hero's welcome in Basildon
MAX Whitlock received a hero’s welcome last night as he returned to his home gym in Basildon.
View Article'I was so proud to be the man in charge of the BBC's Olympic coverage'
FORMER Rayleigh schoolboy Phil Bigwood played a leading role in the BBC’s highly-praised Olympic Games coverage.
View ArticleMax Whitlock's pride at inspiring gym stars of the future
MAX Whitlock is delighted to have sparked an explosion of interest at the Basildon gymnastics club which turned him into an Olympic medal winner.
View ArticleSouth Essex Gymnastics Club so proud of Olympic superstar Max Whitlock
SOUTH Essex club chairman Roy Short paid tribute to Max Whitlock during a welcome back party on Tuesday night, telling a crowd of family, friends, teammates and VIPs he was proud of the club’s new...
View ArticleRobin Womack: I couldn’t leave house after learning I’d never walk again,now...
ROBIN Womack will compete in front of 80,000 screaming fans at the Paralympics next month. But nine years ago the Southend shot-putter was too insecure to even leave his front door.
View ArticleAnna: Our team doesn’t fear any other country
GOALBALL Paralympian Anna Sharkey has admitted she can’t wait to get the first match under her belt.
View ArticleAdam Fontain: I’ve got the ability to win gold at Paralympics
SHOOTING star Adam Fontain says he’s aiming for gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
View ArticleCheck out our Paralympics webmag for your guide to the Games
Click on the link below to view our Paralympic Games webmag.
View ArticleBasildon Disabled Sports Club hoping Paralympics will leave a legacy
THE chairman of Basildon Disabled Sports Club is hoping the legacy of the Paralympic Games will be investment and encouragement to participate.
View ArticleDanny Crates is sure these will be best Paralympics in history
DANNY Crates says he’s anticipating the greatest ever Paralympics when the Games get underway in London today.
View ArticleAnna Sharkey: I’m glad we’ve got world champs first
ANNA Sharkey starts her Paralympic glory quest this evening with the toughest match of the competition, against world champions China.
View ArticleAnna Sharkey scores but GB lose 7-1 to China in Paralympic goalball
ANNA Sharkey got GB’s goal in their opening goalball match of the Paralympics but it was not enough to stop the team slipping to a 7-1 defeat.
View ArticleRobin Womack: I've practiced national anthem!
ROBIN Womack will be hoping to hit the right notes when he goes for medal glory in the Paralympics tomorrow.
View ArticleAnna Sharkey and GB women's goalball team held to a draw by Finland at...
ANNA Sharkey and her GB team-mates secured their first point of the Paralympic Games goalball campaign with a battling 1-1 draw with Finland.
View ArticleHanah Stodel begins quest for paralympic medal
HANNAH Stodel has begun her quest for a paralympic medal.
View ArticleSouthend's Robin Womack celebrates bronze medal in Paralympic shot put
SOUTHEND'S Robin Womack set a new personal best of 11.34m to win a bronze medal in the Paralympic Games shot put today
View ArticleBasildon Paralympic shooter Adam Fontain misses out on final spot
Basildon Paralympian Adam Fontain has not made today's eight-man final of the mixed R4-10m Air Rifle Standing-SH2.
View ArticleRobin Womack set to celebrate Paralympic bronze with fish and chips!
ROBIN Womack will treat himself to a well deserved fish and chip supper after winning a brilliant bronze medal in the Paralympic Games shot put final on Saturday.
View ArticleAnna Sharkey scores hat-trick as GB women book Paralympic goalball...
ANNA Sharkey and her GB goalball team-mates booked their place in the quarter-finals and got the royal seal of approval in the process.
View ArticleJust a few years ago, Craig Jackson went to hospital to say goodbye to his...
CRAIG Jackson insisted he could not have been any prouder after seeing his brother Robin Womack win a bronze medal in front of 80,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.
View ArticleSwedish golden goal ends Anna Sharkey's Paralympic goalball dreams
ANNA Sharkey’s Paralympic goalball dream ended this afternoon as Great Britain were knocked out on a golden goal by Sweden.
View ArticleOlympic heartache could see Jonty Clarke quit
GREAT Britain hockey star Jonty Clarke is considering his future in the sport following his disappointment at missing out on an Olympic medal.
View ArticleClarke coaches on new pitch
JONTY Clarke was in Southend on Saturday to celebrate his former club’s opening of their new £150,000 artificial grass pitch.
View ArticleParalympic GB are still battling for Stodel's bronze medal
SAILOR Hannah Stodel faces an agonising wait to discover if she will win a Paralympic bronze medal.
View ArticleMoorhouse's Paralympic medal bid comes to an end
SCOTT Moorhouse’s quest for a paralympic medal has come to an end.
View ArticleBraintree: Hockey star Chloe Rogers shows off Olympic medal at parade
Hockey star Chloe Rogers has been showing off her Olympic bronze medal at a parade to honour British athletes.
View ArticleU's to appeal Okuonghae red card
Colchester United boss Joe Dunne says they will be appealing the red card shown to skipper Magnus Okuonghae during their 4-0 Capital One Cup defeat at Charlton Athletic tonight.
View ArticleAnother excellent day for in-form Stanway and Clacton
IT proved another fantastic day for Thurlow Nunn League pair STANWAY ROVERS and FC CLACTON.
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