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Stories for 9 July 2004

Basildon,Brentwood,Essex News

Billericay: War on pushers

Police today declared war on drug dealers from London pushing cocaine, heroin and crack to children as young as 13.   more...

Billericay: Cheers as new homes plans are thrown-out

Residents clapped and cheered as plans to build three luxury houses on a hill overlooking their homes were thrown out.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Basildon: Teachers ban boy over assault claim

Teachers at a Basildon primary school are refusing to teach a nine-year-old boy after a colleague was suspended for allegedly assaulting him.   more...

Laindon: Water pipe conman grabs pair's cash

Police are warning residents to be alert for bogus callers after a thief stole £600 from an elderly couple.   more...

Laindon: Play celebrates schools' merger

More than 350 children were today putting the finishing touches to a play celebrating the end of their school's first year in existence.   more...

Basildon: Olympic pool wins backing

Basildon could become home to a £20m Olympic-sized swimming pool and top-notch sports centre for sporting excellence.   more...

Canvey: Safeway U-turn over biker petrol policy

Supermarket Safeway today backtracked after motorcyclists were forced to pay in advance before filling up with petrol.   more...

Basildon,Essex Sport

Golf: Scores better at Ballards Gore

With the course becoming easier, scores are improving for the ladies of Ballards Gore.   more...

Swimming: Canvey's younger stars to the fore

Following Canvey's successful showing at the Southern Counties Youth Swimming Championships earlier in the summer, it was the turn of the island club's younger swimmers to show their potential.   more...

Basildon,Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Club hunt continues for defender

David McSweeney is still assessing his options ahead of the new season after leaving Southend United.   more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Blackmore: Final fete to mark youth club move

Booming Blackmore youth clubs will be going out with a bang next Friday (July 16) as they hold their final sessions at the community centre which Essex County Council hopes to sell off in the coming months.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Cricket: Essex ace gets England call-up

Ahmed Sheikh Jahid was shocked to be invited to prove his ability in front of England coaches.   more...

Cricket: Veteran stumper to help youngsters

Bob Taylor, the former England and Derbyshire wicket-keeper, has been signed up by Essex.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Girl imprisoned for assault in shop

A teenager has been given a one-year detention training order for assaulting shop staff and repeated violence.   more...

Colchester: Boss spared jail for drink-driving

A Colchester businessman has been spared prison after driving while three-and-a-half times over the legal drink-drive limit.   more...

Colchester: We're £3.7m in debt

People juggling £3.7m of debt have sought help from an advice service.   more...

Colchester: Nurses put their hearts into fundraising

Nurses will swap walking the ward for walking the paths to boost funds.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Athletics: Claxton confident despite injury

Sarah Claxton is confident she can still clinch automatic qualification for the Olympic 100 metres hurdles - despite tearing a hamstring.   more...

Soccer: Wilnis - Greeks showed anything is possible

Fabian Wilnis believes Ipswich Town can learn a valuable lesson from shock Euro 2004 winners Greece.   more...

Essex Business

Colchester: Learning good manners

Shop customers in Colchester should be getting a more polite service in the future thanks to a new scheme being set up in the town.   more...

Southend: Crisis talks over taxi ban at clubs

Crisis talks were today being held after taxis were banned from collecting revellers from a string of Southend nightclubs.   more...

Braintree: Store shuts for facelift

A leading store in Braintree will be closing its doors for a major facelift.   more...

Essex News

Witham: Youth branded 'a pain' by judge

A teenager has been branded a "pain" by a district judge and banned from areas in the town where he lives   more...

Tendirng: It's a real life toy story

The Evening Gazette has joined forces with Tendring police in a bid to improve the lives of vulnerable children.   more...

Braintree: X-ray department raided

Thieves who broke into a hospital's brand new X-ray department and stole equipment before its official opening were branded "the lowest of the low" by a hospital boss.   more...

Frinton, Walton: Boy, 16, gets three-year order

A teenager has been banned from entering areas in Frinton and Walton.   more...

Thundersley: Drivers getting a better view

Hoardings blocking motorists' visibility on a main Thundersley route have been modified.   more...

Maldon: Youth council could finish

The future of popular Battle of the Bands competition annually slugged out in Maldon hangs in the balance following the closure of the town's youth council.   more...

Essex: Powerless urged to claim

Essex residents left without electricity in the wake of the storms which lashed Essex have been urged to apply for compensation by the power industry watchdog.   more...

Maldon: £25,000 worth of bad parking

Illegal parking has cost motorists in the Maldon district £25,930 during the past year.   more...

Witham: Town's half million pound road bid

Witham could be in line for a £500,000 cash boost for road improvements.   more...

Castle Point: Homes of disabled hit by council cash crisis

Cash-strapped Castle Point Council has run out of funds to adapt homes for disabled people.   more...

Essex: Drink ban for two men

Two men have been banned from drinking in two towns and two villages after police had to use CS spray on them to calm them down.   more...

Tendring: Tapwater is tops!

Tendring's water is right up there with the very best and that's official.   more...

Essex: Bids top £150k for F1 car plate

More than £150,000 has been bid for Essex County Council's 100-year-old vehicle number plate bearing the desirable and unique registration, F1.   more...

Little Oakley: 'Frightful' attack on woman

A man threatened to kill his ex-partner because he didn't want anyone else to have her if he couldn't.   more...

South Woodham Ferrers: Schools will not have pool all to themselves

Worries that South Woodham Ferrers' new swimming pool will be hijacked by local schools have been laid to rest.   more...

Benfleet: Councillors for a day

Students got a taste of being a councillor for a day.   more...

Essex Reviews

Album Review: Various - Pure Harmony

Featuring The Corrs, Bangles, Bee Gees, Westlife and many more, Pure Harmony is filled with super summertime songs.   more...

Essex Sport

Golf: Players to show heart at Stanford

A memorial golf day will take place at St Clere's Hall Golf Club at Stanford-le-Hope on Friday, July 30 , in memory of two members who died in the last 18 months from heart disease.   more...

Soccer: Pards hopes for a quiet summer

West Ham manager Alan Pardew is hoping for a quiet time in the transfer market this summer - and he believes the squad he has assembled is ready to deliver a promotion push.   more...

Golf: It's tough going for McEvoy

Shoebury golfer Richard McEvoy faced an uphill battle to make the halfway cut in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond today.   more...

Golf: Ladies support skipper Richards

Chris Richards held her Captain's Day in excellent weather conditions at Thorpe Hall.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Choirs heading for Ground Zero

Two of Britain's most respected young choirs will perform a special show in New York.   more...

Southend: Hospital raiders grab IT gear

Heartless thieves targeted Southend Hospital in a raid that netted them £13,000 in computer equipment.   more...

Rochford: Police to look again at problem of youths

Police have pledged to look again at areas left out of planned new dispersal orders for youngsters after worries expressed by parish councillors.   more...

Shoebury: Tying the knot Indian-style

School children were given an insight into tying the knot Indian-style when they held a mock wedding ceremony in traditional Hindu saris and turbans.   more...

Southend: Ian's flushed with success

At last, Britain has an international champion!   more...

Southend: Pioneering pupils off to help the Masai

Students from a Southend school are poised to fly to Kenya and help build a classroom for the Masai people.   more...

Thorpe Bay: Swindler dies on the run

A crooked accountant, who cheated clients out of £500,000 and went on the run from prison, has died in Spain.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Injury blow for striker Dudfield

Southend United manager Steve Tilson today revealed Shrimpers striker Lawrie Dudfield has been forced to miss pre season training sessions with a knee injury.   more...

Soccer: Maher thrilled by Irons test

Southend United skipper Kevin Maher today admitted the Shrimpers were relishing the prospect of facing West Ham in the opening round of the Carling Cup.   more...

Athletics: Southend High boys make it four in a row

Two pupils at Southend High School for Boys have created a unique record of being members of winning teams at the English Schools Track and Field Cup for four years in a row.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Bowling: 25 years of bowls for ladies

Female bowling enthusiasts from the borough of Thurrock celebrate a quarter of a century of competition this summer.   more...

Bowling: 25 years of bowls for ladies

Female bowling enthusiasts from the borough of Thurrock celebrate a quarter of a century of competition this summer.   more...

  
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