Stories for 29 September 2004

Basildon,Echo,Essex News

Langdon Hills: Digger rips gas pipe open

A gas pipe exploded after it was ripped open by a builder digging foundations for a garden wall.  more...

Laindon: Centre plans approved

Plans for the redevelopment of the Laindon Centre have been approved after months of wrangling.  more...

Wickford: Police investigate racial attack

A teenager was recovering at home today after being beaten by yobs with a golf club in a suspected race attack.  more...

Wickford: Robber brandished Samurai-style knife

A robber brandishing a Samurai-style knife stole £600 worth of cigarettes and scratch cards from a newsagents.  more...

Pitsea: Parents angry about pre-school closure

Angry parents today blasted Essex County Council for withdrawing funding from the only pre-school in the district for special needs children.  more...

Laindon: Hundreds of homes proposed on high school site

More than 150 new homes could be built in a multimillion-pound development of the former Laindon High School site, it was revealed today.  more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Brentwood: Dog owner's anger at parking ticket

Dog owner Ken Moakson is suffering from an understandable form of road rage after picking up a parking ticket.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex News

Essex: Man tried to sell fake DVDs to Trading Standards

A 22-year-old man who went into Essex County Council's Trading Standards HQ to try and sell counterfeit DVDs has been fined £100 and ordered to pay £200 in costs.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Evening Gazette Sport

Soccer: U's could be laughing stock

Colchester United's chief executive has warned the club could become a laughing stock in the world of football.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Evening Gazette,Eveninggazette News

Jaywick, Clacton: Bogus callers strike twice

Bogus callers have struck again and stolen cash from two homeowners in Jaywick and Clacton on the same day.   more...

Braintree: It's good to walk!

A grateful family raised £850 for Great Ormond Street Hospital to thank them for the care they have received.   more...

Colchester: Why didn't they tell me I had cancer?

A devastated woman claims doctors failed to tell her she had lung cancer despite numerous chest X-rays for the past two years for problems with her heart.   more...

Kelvedon: Carry on knitting!

Despite having knitted for more than 90 years, one birthday girl shows no sign of laying down her needles.   more...

Harwich: School site plans opposed

A bid to knock down an old primary school and replace it with houses should be turned down, a meeting heard.   more...

Chelmsford: Cycle mania in town square

On your bike - that was the message at a Cycle Mania day held in Chelmsford.   more...

Clacton: Dog walkers spot burglars running away

A father and his son raised the alarm when they spotted two youths running out of a house which turned out to have been burgled.   more...

Stansted: Second runway 'good for house prices'

An overwhelming number of estate agents back plans for a second runway at Stansted according to two surveys by an international law firm.   more...

Walton: Back to nature dream

A farmer has offered to turn hundreds of acres of farmland into a nature reserve.   more...

Great Horkesley: Homeowner irate at school parkers

A furious homeowner has criticised parents who block off her drive when they drop off and collect their children from school.   more...

Maldon: No cold feet for charity firewalk

A mental health charity has denied it has cold feet over plans for a firewalk and said it will hold the sizzling event in warmer times.   more...

Colchester: Call for clampdown on illegal parking

An environmental campainer has urged Colchester Council to clamp down on illegal parking in the town centre.   more...

Colchester: Who is doing this to us?

A couple have told how attacks on their home and property are making them ill.   more...

Chelmsford: Accountant jailed for stealing £58k

An accountant stole £58,000 only a few months after he had been freed from jail for an earlier fraud.   more...

Monkwick: Watt goes up must come down!

The landscape in Monkwick is now more visually pleasing, thanks to a £1.3 million project by an energy company to replace unsightly overhead power lines.   more...

Braintree: Healthy kids look at eating and exercise

A school has been watching what it eats as part of a Government initiative.   more...

Essex: Learning to live life their way

People with learning disabilities and their carers around Essex gathered at a conference to celebrate opportunities and choice available to them.   more...

West Bergholt: Pumpkin king Arthur

Here's a pumpkin almost large enough to serve as Cinderella's carriage.   more...

Braintree: Designed for wheelchairs, engineered for ease

Kind-hearted workers from Ford put their practical skills to good use to place a wheelchair access ramp at a centre for youngsters with disabilities.   more...

Colchester: School praised by MP

Work being done to improve a school put on special measures after a critical Ofsted report has been praised by Colchester's MP.   more...

Colchester: Woman dies in train horror

A woman died when she was hit by a train at Colchester's main station.   more...

Great Oakley: Villagers unite to save pub garden

Villagers have come out fighting in a bid to save their village pub's beer garden.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Evening Gazette,Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: Aidan targeting Trophy triumph

Colchester United new-boy Aidan Davison has already tasted the glory of LDV Vans Trophy success - when it was called the Auto Windscreen Shield.   more...

Cricket: Colchester are champs

Colchester and East Essex are the new PDQ Cars North Essex Cricket League champions.   more...

Soccer: Parky out to banish derby nightmare

Phil Parkinson is determined to put last season's LDV Vans Trophy nightmare behind him tonight.   more...

Soccer: U's could be laughing stock

Colchester United's chief executive has warned the club could become a laughing stock in the world of football.   more...

Soccer: All hail the king Royle!

Drissa Diallo hailed Joe Royle after the Ipswich Town chief clocked-up his 1,000th game in football management.   more...

Soccer: Ipswich 1-1 Reading (Coca Cola Championship)

Joe Royle was showered with tributes in the build-up to his 1,000th match in football management.   more...

Soccer: Football fans' cash pledge

Colchester United fans will be looking for a high goal tally in the LDV Vans clash with Southend.   more...

Soccer: Keith wants revenge over Blues

Joe Keith will be reminding his Colchester United team-mates just how important it is to him that they see-off Southend at Layer Road tonight.   more...

Colchester,Evening Gazette,Essex News

Colchester: Woman dies in train horror

A woman died when she was hit by a train at Colchester's main station.   more...

Colchester: School praised by MP

Work being done to improve a school put on special measures after a critical Ofsted report has been praised by Colchester's MP.   more...

Maldon: No cold feet for charity firewalk

A mental health charity has denied it has cold feet over plans for a firewalk and said it will hold the sizzling event in warmer times.   more...

Colchester,Evening Gazette,Essex Sport

Soccer: All hail the king Royle!

Drissa Diallo hailed Joe Royle after the Ipswich Town chief clocked-up his 1,000th game in football management.   more...

Soccer: Keith wants revenge over Blues

Joe Keith will be reminding his Colchester United team-mates just how important it is to him that they see-off Southend at Layer Road tonight.   more...

Soccer: Parky out to banish derby nightmare

Phil Parkinson is determined to put last season's LDV Vans Trophy nightmare behind him tonight.   more...

Cricket: Essex out for another strike bowler

Ronnie Irani says Essex can become a huge force in county cricket again - if they can sign another strike bowler.   more...

Essex Business

Chelmsford: Business and employees rewarded

Chelmsford's best businesses and top employees have been recognised for their valuable contribution to the town centre at an Oscars-style awards ceremony.   more...

Essex News

Rayne, Felsted: Police track illegal park motorcyclists

Undercover police officers have been patrolling an Essex country park to hunt out illegal motorcyclists who have been terrifying walkers.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

Southend: Musician celebrates drug recovery

A rhythm and blues guitarist today spoke of his joy at finally kicking the 40-year drug addiction that nearly cost him his life.  more...

Rochford, Leigh: Alleged brothel bosses appear in court

Two men from Rochford and Leigh have appeared in court after dawn raids on alleged brothels in east London and Essex.  more...

Southend: Residents protest parking plans

Residents who fear Southend Council could be creating a deathtrap road by removing yellow lines are to join ranks to lobby the committee making the decision.  more...

Shoebury: Parents angry over burnt playground equipment

Parents today told of their fury after vandals burnt down children's playground equipment.  more...

Hockley: Parents raise money for hospital

A grateful father and mother have raised thousands of pounds for Great Ormond Street Hospital as a thank you for treating their daughter following an serious road accident.  more...

Southend: Council boss calls our chips "rubbish"

Southend's council boss came in for a battering from the town's fish and chip shops today after a cruel parting shot.  more...

  
Restrict search to 29 September 2004