Stories for 20 October 2005

Echo,Basildon News

Billericay: Celebrity at business party

CELEBRITY antiques expert Eric Knowles was guest of honour as a Billericay-based sculptor celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of her business.  more...

Basildon: £18m or sports centre doomed

AMBITIOUS plans for a centre of sporting excellence look doomed unless Basildon Council can secure at least £18million of funding by Christmas.  more...

Wickford: McFly ready for record signing

BOY band sensation McFly will be promoting their new single today in Wickford.  more...

Basildon: Kids get chance to quiz councillors

YOUNGSTERS quizzed their local councillors on democracy and how they are working to make Basildon a better place.  more...

Langdon Hills: Campaign of terror from jilted ex-lover

A POSSESSIVE ex-boyfriend who embarked on a two month campaign of terror after his lover ended their relationship has started a 22-month prison sentence.  more...

Echo,Basildon,Colchester News

Ramsden Heath: School is poised for £4m revamp

A SCHOOL for children with special needs is set for a £4million revamp.  more...

Echo,Basildon,Southend News

Leigh: Ex-soccer chief's jail term cut

THE FORMER vice-chairman of Basildon United Football Club has had a 14-year prison sentence cut for his part in a drugs conspiracy.  more...

Echo,Basildon,Southend,Thurrock News

South Essex: Number plate cash set to go to charity

FUNDS raised from the sale of Essex County Council's 1F number plate are to be made available to community groups.  more...

Echo,Basildon,Thurrock News

Stanford-le-Hope: Protesters' anger at planned new homes

PLANS to create 250 riverside homes in Stanford-le-Hope have sparked anger among residents.  more...

Echo,Colchester,Thurrock News

Leigh: Babes win places in pantomime

A GROUP of youngsters from a Leigh drama school have won places in a production of Babes in the Wood.  more...

Echo,Southend News

Thorpe Bay: Church walls cleared of graffiti tags

A CHURCH warden has praised Southend's anti-graffiti team for its swift action to remove dozens of tags from a building.  more...

Southend: MPs fight for pier funding

A CROSS-PARTY group of 30 MPs has urged the Government to help restore Southend Pier after a devastating blaze gutted part of the landmark.  more...

Evening Gazette,Eveninggazette News

Man tests form

a test   more...

Evening Gazette,Eveninggazette,Colchester News

Road Tolls for Essex?

MOTORISTS could face road tolls across Essex with a radical plan to tackle congestion. A transport document has set out plans to charge motorists for driving to Stansted Airport.  more...

Eveninggazette News

North Essex: Triplets join in palace golden celebrations

DUKE of Edinburgh Award winners from the past 50 years joined Prince Philip to celebrate the scheme's golden jubilee.   more...

Braintree: Teens ride off for the long-haul

Two friends will be taking to their mopeds to raise money for a Braintree charity.   more...

Tendring: New bid to trap speeding drivers

TRAFFIC police are gunning for motorists who tear through Tendring's villages.   more...

Dovercourt: 150 help to save life of Luisa, 15

More than 100 people have come forward to try to save the life of a teenager.   more...

Colchester: "We'll wage war on booze louts"

A NEW police boss today declared war on Colchester's binge-drinking culture.   more...

Colchester: Don't panic! Dad's Army star at feast

Soap stars and a cricketing legend will sample Colchester's renowned oysters at the annual feast.   more...

North Essex: Triplets join in palace golden celebrations

DUKE of Edinburgh Award winners from the past 50 years joined Prince Philip to celebrate the scheme's golden jubilee.   more...

Colchester: Doorsteppers to be left out in the cold?

A DRIVE to stamp out the menace of bogus callers could see Colchester get its very first cold-caller free zone.   more...

Frinton: Man, 78, fights flames

A PENSIONER fought flames after arsonists set fire to his home.   more...

Braintree: Teens ride off for the long-haul

Two friends will be taking to their mopeds to raise money for a Braintree charity.   more...

Colchester: Don't panic! Dad's Army star at feast

Soap stars and a cricketing legend will sample Colchester's renowned oysters at the annual feast.   more...

Frinton: Man, 78, fights flames

A PENSIONER fought flames after arsonists set fire to his home.   more...

Colchester: Doorsteppers to be left out in the cold?

A DRIVE to stamp out the menace of bogus callers could see Colchester get its very first cold-caller free zone.   more...

Dovercourt: 150 help to save life of Luisa, 15

More than 100 people have come forward to try to save the life of a teenager.   more...

Tendring: New bid to trap speeding drivers

TRAFFIC police are gunning for motorists who tear through Tendring's villages.   more...

Coggeshall: Census causes delays

Rush hour drivers on the A120 faced delays early today while a census was being carried out.   more...

Colchester: "We'll wage war on booze louts"

A NEW police boss today declared war on Colchester's binge-drinking culture.   more...

Coggeshall: Census causes delays

Rush hour drivers on the A120 faced delays early today while a census was being carried out.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer, Ipswich Town: Bowditch keeping chin up

DEAN Bowditch isn't letting his current barren spell in front of goal knock his confidence.   more...

Race walking: Games delight for brothers

THE King household have been able to breathe a sigh of relief.   more...

Race walking: Games delight for brothers

THE King household have been able to breathe a sigh of relief.   more...

Soccer, Colchester United: Focus the key for Phil

CONCENTRATION is the name of the game at Colchester United.   more...

Soccer, Ipswich Town: Bowditch keeping chin up

DEAN Bowditch isn't letting his current barren spell in front of goal knock his confidence.   more...

Soccer, Colchester United: Focus the key for Phil

CONCENTRATION is the name of the game at Colchester United.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex Sport

Golf: Golden Oldies clinch honours

SENIOR golf has come of age in Essex . . .   more...

Gymnastics: Beckford is the best of British

BASILDON based South Essex Gym Club's Reiss Beckford is the new Under-14 British champion.  more...

Soccer: Prior happy to stay on bench

DEFENDER Spencer Prior today declared he was not becoming frustrated by his lengthy spell out of favour at Southend United.  more...

Athletics: Hickey beats champ Paula

SUPERSTAR athlete Paula Radcliffe set out to establish a new world record - but found herself beaten by Southend's up and coming teenage star Adam Hickey.  more...

Thurrock News

College boost

THURROCK Council are close to tying up a landmark deal to make the Gateway Community College one of the first academy schools in the county.  more...

Thurrock Sport

Millers bow out

Aveley 0, Kingstonian 1  more...