Stories for 4 November 2005

Chelmsford News

Newly-weds in hurricane terror ordeal

Newlyweds Kerry and Steven Ramsay spent their honeymoon in Mexico battling for survival after being caught up in the horrors of Hurricane Wilma.  more...

Echo,Basildon News

Basildon: Death case doc: strike me off

A consultant once questioned by police over alleged mercy killings has asked to be removed from the medical register.  more...

Billericay: Youth banned from parts of town

A YOUTH has been banned from parts of Billericay for the next two years after police secured an antisocial behaviour order against him.  more...

Basildon: £60m heart centre takes shape

TRAVELLING into London for lifesaving heart and lung treatment will soon be a thing of the past for patients in south Essex.  more...

Basildon: Sri Lanka trip is on

BASILDON Council chief executive Bala Mahendran will jet to his native Sri Lanka next month on a mercy mission for victims of the Asian tsunami.  more...

Laindon: Address battle to go to court

RESIDENTS faced with their addresses being removed from the map have developed a battle plan to fight Basildon Council in court.  more...

Wickford: School shocked by vandals

SCHOOLCHILDREN have been left saddened by hooligans who attacked and tried to set alight their community school.  more...

Echo,Southend News

Rochford: Norah jury take tour of roads round scene

JURORS revisited the route where the killer of 63-year-old Norah Trott is believed to have made his escape more than a quarter of a century ago.  more...

Southend: Kiosk HQ for RNLI

A KIOSK in Southend High Street which was formerly used by a travel firm has become the new temporary home of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution shop.  more...

Southend: Cannabis factory discovered on industrial estate

POLICE have discovered a cannabis factory containing 500 plants in a Southend industrial estate.  more...

Wakering: Arriva bus services

THE Echo would like to clarify changes to bus routes in the Great Wakering and Shoebury area proposed by Arriva.  more...

Leigh: Star search begins

CONTESTANTS are gearing up for the first heat of the Echo's We Wanna Make You a Star competition this weekend which promises to be the biggest yet.  more...

Southend: Council sees 8 offers to fix cliffs

DEVELOPERS are queueing up to offer ideas to Southend Council on how they could restore the beleaguered cliffs, following the disastrous landslips two years ago.  more...

Southend: Lights call to cyclists

SOUTHEND Council's road safety team is urging everyone, particularly cyclists, to make themselves more visible to motorists, during the darker evenings.  more...

Eveninggazette News

Colchester: £90,000 theft appeal

Detectives are appealing for information in connection with the theft of nearly £90,000 worth of motor-cross bikes.   more...

Colchester: Students resist robber attack

A robber lashed out at two promoters as they left a nightclub with the takings.   more...

Dovercourt: Spectacular goes with a bang

Hundreds of people flocked to a town's fireworks spectacular.   more...

Walton: 'What a way to remember dead'

War veterans are fuming after a traditional signal marking two minutes silence to honour the dead has been abandoned.   more...

Colchester: Offender spared by parents' letter

A teenager narrowly avoided custody thanks to a letter of support his parents sent to a judge.   more...

Dovercourt: `Robbery will not stop me working'

A defiant pub landlord has vowed to carry on working in spite of being tied up and robbed at gunpoint.   more...

Mid-Essex: Timetable victory for commuters

Commuters have won their battle to change train timetables following a meeting with rail bosses.   more...

Elmstead Market: Driver crashed after drinking

A teenager lost control of her car after she had been drinking and ploughed through the front room of a house.   more...

Dovercourt: Friend had role in driver attack

A teenager being given a lift by a friend became involved in a road rage attack, a court heard.   more...

Mid-Essex: No 1 ... here I come

Mingling with pop stars might sound like every child's dream but for one Essex boy it is becoming reality - after he scooped a £1/2m record deal and is hoping for a Christmas No 1.   more...

Colchester: Wilds of Mongolia, here we come

Pupils are set to swap their Colchester classrooms for the wilds of Mongolia as part of a four-week expedition.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: Countdown nearly over for eager Ian

Fit-to-burst Ipswich midfielder Ian Westlake has been anxiously ticking the dates off his calendar as he continues his return to match fitness.   more...

Soccer: Nervous? The boys can't wait

The fans may be nervous about Braintree Town's historic FA Cup clash with Shrewsbury Town tomorrow - but the players are buoyant.   more...

Soccer: Ollie out to repay boss

Ollie Adedeji is rated by his Braintree Town manager George Borg as the best central defender in the entire Ryman League.   more...

Soccer: Nervous? The boys can't wait

The fans may be nervous about Braintree Town's historic FA Cup clash with Shrewsbury Town tomorrow - but the players are buoyant.   more...

Soccer: Chris is up for cup

Chris Iwelumo is determined to snuff out Leamington's hopes of a giant-killing tomorrow in the FA Cup first round.   more...

Soccer: Matt eager to find the net again

Matt Richards is hungry to repeat his goalscoring exploits for Ipswich Town.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex Sport

Millard set to pull on gloves for Town

BILLERICAY Town look set to have a new arrival between the sticks tomorrow when they bid to improve their poor home record with a Ryman Premier visit from Wealdstone.  more...

Rovers target away win

GREAT Wakering Rovers boss Iain O'Connell is hoping the fact that tomorrow's hosts are Chatham will inspire his side to their first Southend League Division One East away victory of the season.  more...

Seasiders seek place in last 16

SOUTHEND have set their sights on sealing a safe passage into the last 16 of the National Powergen Trophy at Bridgwater Albion tomorrow.  more...

Keeper keen to bash Bees

LAST time he went to Barnet Bart Griemink left on Cloud Nine - but tomorrow he's out to deny an old team mate another slice of Underhill glory.  more...

Freddy wants to flatten Barnet

SOUTHEND United striker Freddy Eastwood is aiming to continue his scoring streak at Barnet on Saturday.  more...

Danny's the boy to prove a point

WEST Ham boss Alan Pardew is backing defender Danny Gabbidon to show what West Brom are missing.  more...

Stimmo wary of threat from York

GRAYS Athletic may be top of the Conference table - but boss Mark Stimson is refusing to get carried away.  more...