Stories for 8 February 2005

Basildon,Echo,Essex News

Vange: "Lock up thugs who tried burning my son" - mum

A stunned mother today demanded that thugs who tried to burn her son's hair with a lighter be caught and jailed.  more...

Basildon: Council must splash out £1 Million to save pool

Urgent funding of at least £1million is needed to save Basildon swimming pool from closure after a damning report revealed it was falling apart.  more...

Pitsea: Workmen's loft fire terror

TWO men told how they feared for their lives as they tried to escape from the loft of a burning building.  more...

Basildon,Echo,Essex Sport

Football: Carl Hungary for Welsh success

Carl Fletcher left for Welsh international duty on a high after grabbing a vital last-minute winner for West Ham over Cardiff City.  more...

Football: Juniors spot on for charity

A penalty shoot-out organised by Thames Park Youth FC will boost cancer charities by more than £4,000.  more...

Karate: England call for student

Rayleigh based Shin Gi Tai Shotokan Karate club are celebrating after 16-year-old Stuart Gregory was selected for the Karate Union Of Great Britain's England kumite squad.    more...

Football: Barrett backs Blues resolve

Southend United centre back Adam Barrett is sure the Shrimpers can handle the pressure during the remaining months of the season.  more...

Football: Charity match boosts appeal fund

South-East Essex College and Southend United joined forces to play a charity football match for the victims of the Tsunami Disaster and raised £162.  more...

Rugby: Harman remains upbeat despite defeat

Kevin Harman remained upbeat despite seeing his Southend side slip to a 28-10 National Division Three South defeat at high-flying Lydney on Saturday.  more...

Swimming: Aaron leads way for Runnymede

Runnymede Swimming Club made a great start in the first round of the Essex County Championships.  more...

Chelmsford News

Essex: Police left with £40,000 bill after search for missing boys

The families of three Witham boys who sparked a £40,000 police search are celebrating their return.  more...

Essex Businessappointments

Chelmsford: New face at The County

The County has appointed a new restaurant manager.   more...

Essex Vfestivalfive

V Festival: Scissor Sisters are first headliners for festival

The first band for the V Festival 2005 has been announced and it's a return for the Scissor Sisters.   more...

V Festival: Scissor Sisters are first headliners for festival

The first band for the V Festival 2005 has been announced and it's a return for the Scissor Sisters.   more...

V Festival: Keep up to date with our email alerts

Make sure you don't miss out on the lastest V Festival news. Register for our V Festival news updates and we'll keep you informed of the new names added to the line-up.   more...

V Festival: Scissor Sisters are first headliners for festival

The first band for the V Festival 2005 has been announced and its a return for the Scissor Sisters   more...

V Festival: A brief history of 10 years of V...

The very first V festival was held in 1996 and was the only event of its kind to be staged at two sites over the same weekend where the artists swap venues overnight.   more...

Essex,Eveninggazette News

Colchester: Revealed - £2.7m land swap deal

Colchester Council spent £2.7 million to stop plans for a shopping centre on the town's Queen Street bus station, the Gazette can reveal.   more...

Eveninggazette Colchester United

Soccer: 'We're fighting for our lives' - Parky

Colchester United manager Phil Parkinson knows his side has to improve fast in the wake of Saturday's 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Blackpool.   more...

Soccer: Stockley's lucky break

Sam Stockley has breathed a sigh of relief after discovering he has not fractured his leg.   more...

Eveninggazette News

Walton: Furniture company seeks new home

A furniture manufacturing company which has fought adversity for decades is relocating.   more...

Clacton: Mourners pay respects to Brian

Tributes have been paid to Brian Lamb as he was laid to rest.   more...

Tiptree: New sports centre to get first visitors

Tiptree's very own sports centre will host a sporting spectacular to mark its opening.   more...

Essex: Scissor Sisters to headline V festival

The organisers of this year's V Festival have announced their first headline act, the outrageous American disco act Scissor Sisters.   more...

Braintree: School refurb set to start

Refurbishment work which will transform a 140-year-old school is about to begin.   more...

Maldon: Bridge brick thrown

Police have warned that a brick thrown from a bridge over a busy road in Maldon could have had serious consequences.   more...

Rugby Union: West Norfolk 19-34 Colchester (Powergen London League Division Four North East)

Colchester climbed to fourth place in the league beating West Norfolk for the second time in two weeks.   more...

Colchester: Hospital's new facility for disabled

Disabled people will benefit from a new suite to be opened at Colchester General Hospital to meet their needs while they are receiving treatment.   more...

Colchester: Revealed - £2.7m land swap deal

Colchester Council spent £2.7 million to stop plans for a shopping centre on the town's Queen Street bus station, the Gazette can reveal.   more...

Braintree: Phone secrets led to attack on lover

A man attacked his lover after she went through his mobile phone and discovered he was seeing another woman, a court heard.   more...

Colchester: Pitch cost rises

Market traders are facing a 30 per cent rent hike from Colchester Council as it tries to break even.   more...

Colchester: Where cars can end life legally

A scrapyard in Colchester has won a licence to clean up unwanted cars, meaning it can continue to collect wrecks under new European legislation.   more...

Braintree: Extra pool cash agreed

An extra £217,000 has been allocated by Braintree Council for a new swimming pool in the town.   more...

Maldon: Son burgled family home

A couple returned from a weekend away to find their son had broken into their house.   more...

Braintree: A prize way of raising funds

Students at Braintree College have raised £63 for the NSPCC.   more...

Colchester: Park gets benchmark in design and comfort

A benchmark in design and comfort for public seating has been set by a Colchester youth project.   more...

Witham: Drunken woman assaulted PCs

A woman has been jailed for assaulting two police officers after a day of boozing.   more...

Braintree: Direct line to midwives

Newly-pregnant women will be able to bypass their doctors and refer themselves to a midwife.   more...

Chelmsford: Workmen trapped after explosion

Three workmen feared for their lives as they tried to escape from the loft of a burning building.   more...

Thorpe: Leave us alone plea by scouts

A Scout leader has made a desperate plea to thieves to leave her group alone.   more...

Clacton: Attack on 'wrong' boy

A teenage boy was set upon by three other youths, who then told him they had got the wrong person.   more...

Maldon: War museum's lottery boost

A museum in Maldon, which houses a vast collection of rare war artefacts, has been awarded thousands of pounds' worth of funding.   more...

Colchester: Auction website E-Bay attracts one in five

One in five people in Colchester buys and sells items over the internet on the E-Bay auction site.   more...

Heybridge: Pupils' ribbon-cutting class

There was a treat in store for six pupils of Heybridge Primary School and their headteacher when Tesco opened a new Express store in their village.   more...

Layer de la Haye: Burglars smash way into village hall

Burglars smashed their way into a village hall and broke open a payphone.   more...

Walton, Frinton: KitKat bonanza

Youngsters have been queuing up to cash in on Kelvin Bygrave's KitKat bonanza - as the wacky businessman is giving away 27,000 of them.   more...

Colchester: Bus station could have stayed put

Colchester's bus station could have stayed at its present site in a new shopping centre.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: Bent out of England game

Prolific England Under-21 striker Darren Bent has been forced to withdraw from the squad ahead of tonight's game against Holland.   more...

Soccer: 'We're fighting for our lives' - Parky

Colchester United manager Phil Parkinson knows his side has to improve fast in the wake of Saturday's 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Blackpool.   more...

Soccer: Stockley's lucky break

Sam Stockley has breathed a sigh of relief after discovering he has not fractured his leg.   more...

Cricket: Tudor era starts in Essex

Alex Tudor has today been unveiled as an Essex player.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

Southend: Thieves steal £200k shower haul

A gang of thieves made off with £200,000 worth of shower furniture from a Southend warehouse.  more...

South Essex: Commuters in dash-to-the-loo protest over TVs

Irate commuters were today holding a toilet-bound protest against a train company's plans to install TV sets in carriages.  more...

Southend: Mum launches anti booze-binge campaign

A mum today launched a campaign to hammer home the dangers of binge drinking after her schoolboy son nearly died following a boozy night out.   more...

  
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