Stories for 10 March 2005

Basildon,Echo,Essex News

Vange: Police hunt firebugs

Police are hunting firebugs after petrol was poured through a letterbox and set alight.  more...

Basildon,Echo,Essex Sport

Football: Blues defender targets final return

Southend United full back Lewis Hunt has been ruled out for at least three weeks with a knee injury but is confident of being fit for Blues' Millennium Stadium LDV Vans Trophy final date on April 10.  more...

Tennis: Succes for Hardcourts' vets

Westcliff Hardcourts saw off Frinton 4-2 in the National Veterans Over-40 Inter-club tournament.  more...

Boxing: Rayleigh club are fighting fit

Rayleigh Boxing Club is fighting fit and ready for action.  more...

Fencing: First gold for Sam

Young fencer Sam Neale, from Southend's Club Activ8, is celebrating his first ever gold medal in the first of this year's six national competitions.  more...

Chelmsford News

Essex: Cabbie Days are at risk

One of Maldon's most famous and charitable events is in jeopardy after organisers of the renowned Cabbie Day announced their retirement.  more...

Echo Echo Features

New homes bonanza

As the nation celebrates New Homes Week, REBECCA PEPPIATT seeks out five new developments which are keeping the south Essex market vibrant  more...

Kids wanna rock

YOUNG musicians will gain precious experience of playing live at the first Basildon Schools Rock Band Showcase.   more...

The prince of romance

RICHARD Clayderman has his father to thank for his career as an internationally renowned pianist.  more...

Girls in a spin

STEP aside boys, a group of chicks with decks have arrived and they're not afraid to use them.  more...

Essex Business

Essex: Directors 'singled out' over new Bill

The Government risks making scapegoats of company directors singled out for health and safety duties.   more...

Essex: Men can beat pop song loser image

Men stuck in a rut and branded "losers" in life's achievement stakes are getting the chance to come in from the cold by a new Government-funded advice service.   more...

Essex Reviews

Gig Review: Electric Six, The Underground, Essex University, March 9

Electric Six have been uncharacteristically quiet for a while.   more...

Essex Tilburyfc

Dockers' brave cup victory

Tilbury 4, Canvey Island 3  more...

Eveninggazette News

Takeley: Council defiant after court loss

A parish council is not "lying down and crying" after its challenge to an airport compensation scheme was thrown out by the High Court.   more...

Witham: Uniting against yobs

Community members have pledged to unite against yobbish behaviour in Witham.   more...

Colchester: Yobs ruin park

Drug-takers and yobs are ruining the reputation of Colchester's Castle Park.   more...

Thorpe: Outrage over store's loading bay proposal

Moves by a store to construct a loading bay in a narrow street have been met with outrage.   more...

Colchester: Woman dies after collision with van near A12

A woman pedestrian has died after she was involved in a collision with a van.   more...

Harwich, Dovercourt: Public to vote on Bathside scheme

Final plans are being made for the first-ever referendum held in Harwich and Dovercourt.   more...

Colchester: I saw friend being raped, jury told

A woman has described in graphic detail how she saw her friend being raped.   more...

Maldon: Five hurt in accident

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision between two cars in Maldon, which left five people injured.   more...

Colchester: Action against child gamblers

Church leaders in Colchester have joined a crusade to outlaw youngsters from playing one-armed bandits.   more...

Colchester: Elderly woman escapes bus shelter crash

An elderly woman escaped serious injury after a bus struck the shelter where she was sitting.   more...

Clacton: Warning for car owners

Car owners are being warned to be on their guard after a spate of thefts from vehicles.   more...

Colchester: Mums-to-be must share ward space

Patients having routine operations are being cared for on a ward with expectant mothers.   more...

Great Notley: Holding event was child's play

Pupils at a Great Notley primary school put on a charity fair to raise money to help disabled children.   more...

Colchester: Police officers raid suspected drugs den

Police raided a suspected drugs den at 7am today when plain-clothes and uniformed officers in stab-proof vests carried out the drugs warrant in Montgomery Close, Colchester.   more...

Colchester: Knife man escapes

Police are hunting a knife-wielding robber who threatened terrified staff at a Colchester newsagents.   more...

Maldon: Lifeline thrown to save cabbie day

A lifeline has been thrown to Maldon's famous Cabbie Day after it looked like its death knell had sounded.   more...

Chelmsford: Beverley's go-ahead to keep on truckin'

Driving a 26-ton dustcart is all in a day's work for 21-year-old Beverley Kavanagh.   more...

Frinton: Willing hands wanted

A touch of ground force is needed for a tiny church's neglected gardens.   more...

Colchester: Soldier facing jail for assault

A Colchester soldier is facing jail after a serious assault outside the town's Chicago nightclub.   more...

Wivenhoe: Driver hurt in crash

A driver suffered whiplash after her car was involved in a collision with another vehicle in Wivenhoe.   more...

Mid-Essex: Smokers encouraged to stub it out

A series of events took place across mid-Essex in a bid to encourage people to stub out their smoking habit.   more...

Colchester: Paras win rugby battle to tackle smoking

Soldiers have been getting in a scrum to promote national No Smoking Day.   more...

Clacton: Callers force their way into man's home

A warning has been issued after bogus callers stole £150 from an elderly man.   more...

Clacton: Girl found in car park

Distraught parents told today how medical staff fought to save the life of their 15-year-old daughter after she was discovered unconscious in a Clacton car park.   more...

Braintree: Replay of A120 death

Police will carry out a reconstruction of the A120 collision that resulted in a woman's death.   more...

Kirby Cross: Victory for homes site protesters

Protesters have won their fight to halt a major development of homes in their village.   more...

Nayland: Body seen in river

A man was found dead in a river.   more...

Colchester: Man convicted of sex assault on girl of 11

A man has been convicted after trial of indecently assaulting an 11-year-old girl.   more...

Dovercourt: Cars damaged as vandals run riot

Vandals have caused thousands of pounds of damage after attacking a number of cars.   more...

Coggeshall: Veteran Charles returns to place where he lost friends

A former soldier is making an emotional return to the scene of a Second World War battle where some of his friends died.   more...

Colchester: Snake in the Grass scoops Proms night

The organisers of the Snake in the Grass Festival have won the tender to run one of Colchester's most popular open-air events - the Concerts by the Castle.   more...

Rayne: Heart op girl sets sights on singing

A girl who overcame a serious heart condition is looking to the future as she prepares to celebrate her 18th birthday.   more...

North Essex: Driver in hospital after A12 collision

A motorist was taken to hospital after a crash on the A12 in which his car was badly damaged.   more...

Maldon: Arcade's future to be considered

Councillors have called for the threatened closure of a 50-year-old amusement arcade to be given as much consideration as the controversial demise of Maldon's Marine Lake.   more...

Clacton: Fire crew called to garage fire

Firefighters were called to a garage site just off Clacton seafront after a car was set alight.   more...

Chelmsford: Virus is on the way out

A virus that hit Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, for the third time in five months is on the wane.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Cycling: Colchester gears up for Grand Prix

Riders are gearing up for Colchester's first Grand Prix cycling race.   more...

Soccer: Tribute match for Aaron

Clacton Town Football Club are staging a fundraising day for the family of former player Aaron Gardiner, who died after a training run.   more...

Soccer: Good move for Dean, says Royle

Joe Royle believes more first-team experience could be the making of Ipswich Town striker Dean Bowditch.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

South Essex: Fears over low uptake of MMR jab

Health workers have warned there is a real possibility of an outbreak of measles, mumps or rubella after figures revealed a quarter of all children in south Essex has not been given the MMR jab.  more...

Southend: Public workers ballot on strike action

Public sector workers are due to return ballot papers by tomorrow for a proposed one-day walkout later this month.  more...

Southend: Fears allayed over new supercasino

Fears that a vast area of Southend seafront could be swallowed up by a supercasino development are unfounded, according to Westcliff Casino director Tim Quinlan. Protesters have feared that the entire 72 acres area of land set aside for possible development would be built on.  more...

Benfleet: Pensioner's cricket challenge

A Benfleet pensioner could be his team's secret weapon when he heads to France to play in an international cricket competition.  more...

Southend: School places crisis

Parents attacked a move to persuade them to send their children to a school in special measures.  more...

  
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