Stories for 7 December 2005

Colchester,Evening Gazette,Essex,Eveninggazette Sport

Hartlepool United 0-1 Colchester United (Coca-Cola League One)

COLCHESTER United have come to the party and are starting to get noticed.  more...

Echo,Basildon News

Corringham: Town is ready for light-up

THOUSANDS are expected to turn out in Corringham town centre tomorrow when festive lights will be switched on.  more...

Basildon: Vicki, 21, is Miss Basildon

A HOST of Essex beauties stole the show at the Miss Basildon competition finals last night.  more...

Basildon: 1st bus route for leisure park

TONGUES were planted firmly in cheeks when planning officials put together plans for the new "Bas Vegas" bus link.  more...

Basildon: Basildon jail row

A PRISON for criminals from across London and the east of England could be forced on Basildon.  more...

Basildon: Drama group has star's support

COMEDIENNE Catherine Tate is to become a patron of national theatre company with a branch in Basildon.  more...

Pitsea: Waste treatment site looks set for Pitsea

PLANS to put a huge treatment centre for south Essex's waste in Basildon look increasingly likely after county council chiefs insisted they could not risk building just one plant for the whole county.  more...

Echo,Basildon,Southend News

Rayleigh: Silver win for wind wonders

A SOUTH Essex band has won a silver award in regional heats of a national music festival.  more...

Echo,Southend News

Leigh: Arrow cash is spot on

LOTTERY-funded archery equipment has arrived at St Christopher School which is holding an open day on Sunday.  more...

Southend: Cocaine pushers off the streets

RESIDENTS have welcomed a wave of police raids to put Southend drugs pushers out of action.  more...

Rochford: School boasts a bevy of published poets

THE gift of the gab abounds at one Rochford school where pupils came up trumps in a poetry competition.  more...

Thorpe Bay: Thorpe Bay to lose 'failing' label

THORPE Bay High School is expected to be taken out of special measures following a surprise Ofsted inspection.  more...

Essex Business

Haven Gateway goes for growth

The Haven Gateway partnership has welcomed the government's announcement of £40 million to support the delivery of projects in new 'growth point' areas.   more...

A future in plumbing

A long established Halstead heating and plumbing firm, run by the same family for forty years, has been sold to new owners setting up in business for the first time.   more...

Gateway to prosperity

Mid-Essex is set to prosper in the wake of Europe's largest regeneration project, Thames Gateway which will bring 180,000 new jobs to the south of the county.  more...

All fired up

Tollesbury based kiln manufacturer Essex Kilns Ltd has formed a new division producing personalised promotional ceramics and glassware.   more...

Eveninggazette News

Kelvedon: Soccer manager took cash

A football club manager pocketed cash from players and club members which was supposed to pay for Christmas drinks.   more...

Christmas anti-piracy campaign takes to skies

A message about DVD piracy took to the mid Essex skies.   more...

Colchester: Council complaint - call for law change

An MP has called for a change in the law after his complaint about Colchester Council was thrown out.   more...

Clacton: Knees-up with Cockney duo

Gertcha! Cheeky Cockney duo Chas and Dave bashed out a few of their favourite numbers for residents at a Clacton seaside retirement complex.   more...

Witham: Mouldy cakes weeks past sell-by date

A shopper was stunned to open up cakes bought from a Witham supermarket only to find them covered in mould.   more...

Colchester: Man gets jail for attacking ex

A man has been jailed for attacking his former partner.   more...

Brantham: Armed robbery terror at shop

A terrified shopkeeper was held at gunpoint and forced to hand over cash from the safe by masked raiders.   more...

Mistley: Together at last - half a century on

Childhood sweethearts have been reunited in true love after 50 years apart.   more...

Wivenhoe: True meaning of Christmas

A big-hearted family are missing out on their own Christmas celebrations - so they can spread a little festive cheer in hospital instead.   more...

Polstead: Tsunami victim's all-clear

An Essex tsunami victim was about to get the all-clear after treatment for a chest tumour when he was swept out to sea by the wave, an inquest heard.   more...

Braintree: The Prodigy - back to where they belong

They're coming home! Controversial dance act The Prodigy are returning to Braintree tomorrow.   more...

Stansted: Air traveller stole waiting for flights

An air commuter stole thousands of pounds worth of property from shops at Stansted Airport while he was waiting for flights.   more...

Colchester: Police appeal to trace crash witness

Police investigating a serious crash say a witness could hold the key to what happened.   more...

Tendring: Bid for multi-million pound funding

North Essex is looking to cash in on millions of pounds of funding under a new Government scheme.   more...

Braintree: Landmark building sold

A charity is to buy a landmark building in Braintree, ending months of speculation about its future.   more...

Colchester: School celebrates top award

Work by pupils to develop anti-bullying techniques has been honoured with a top award.   more...

Maldon: Burglar trapped by shop's CCTV

A burglar was caught after he was spotted on a shop's CCTV cashing in items he stole.   more...

Colchester: Catch my cab - if you can!

Cabbie Danny Cutter picks up his passengers in Britain's fastest taxi - a 148mph supercar.   more...

Maldon: Book shop turning a new leaf

The threat of imminent closure is slowly lifting from one of the most popular bookshops in mid-Essex.   more...

Great Clacton: Festive presents with a difference

A GP has abandoned his plans for a cosy family Christmas at home to make his latest mercy mission to one of the poorest countries in the world.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: Parkin on road to recovery

The road to recovery will be a long one for Sam Parkin.   more...

Soccer: Defence is praised by Parkinson

Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson heaped praise on his defence after they stood firm to seal a 1-0 victory over Hartlepool United.   more...

Soccer: We've turned heads, says Parky

Eight wins in a row is just great for Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson.   more...

Soccer: Hartlepool United 0-1 Colchester United (Coca-Cola League One)

Colchester United have come to the party and are starting to get noticed.   more...

Thurrock News

Rudy marvelous

WELL-known Thurrock charity fundraiser Rudy Weeber, a long serving volunteer for Marie Curie Cancer Care, has won an accolade at the charity's national Volunteer Achievement Awards, supported by Barclays.  more...

Thurrock Sport

Grays let it slip

Grays 1, Altrincham 1  more...

Muddy Rocks slip through

East Thurrock United 3, Tonbridge Angels 0  more...