Stories for 24 March 2005

Chelmsford News

Essex: Town clinic gets a boost

The battle for better health services in South Woodham may soon end in success.  more...

Essex: Day nursery closure shock

A popular day nursery with 140 youngsters on the roll is to shut because the owners cannot get planning permission for a new building.  more...

Echo Echo Features

Snapper set to focus on your gardens

CHARLOTTE POTTER meets a wildlife photographer who wants to get up close and personal with the wildlife on your doorstep  more...

Wedding stress, Charles? Let the Echo sort it out

Columnist KATE ESHMADE has some advice for the Royal Couple  more...

Rocking out of time

ROCK survivor Chris Farlowe is playing a gig at the Riga Music Bar, Westcliff, on Saturday.  more...

Essex Business

Essex: Payroll software enhanced

Access Accounting, based at Stratford St Mary, has enhanced its payroll software with the addition of Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) processing.   more...

Chelmsford: Car group owner wins retail award

Hodgson Automotive, owner of Chelmsford Audi, the rapidly expanding Audi dealer group, has won the coveted Small Retail Group of the Year accolade.   more...

Essex: Helping hand with new laws

A partially-disabled legal expert has started a new business to help firms get to grips with tough new laws.   more...

Witham: International award for Kalle

A Witham-based company in the food casing business has won an international award beating off competition from all over the world.   more...

Mid-Essex: Designers on to a winner

Eco-friendly designers from mid Essex have scooped an award.   more...

Essex Essexroots

Heather and Dave

I am trying to trace Heather who was from Colchester and Dave who was from Witham.  more...

Andy Tyler

Trying to get back in contact with my friend Andy (Andrew) Tyler or his parents Chris & Collette.  more...

Michael Morrison

Michael and I attended Laindon Secondary School, we left in 1964.   more...

Daphine Fox

I am looking for Daphine who lived in Dagenham.  more...

Kay Carter

I am looking for Kay Carter who I met through work in the early sixties.  more...

Vivian Swan

I am searching for vivian who used to live in the Barretts Green area of London N.W.10 in the 60's.  more...

Daniel A. Pratt

I am attempting to find any information about my brother.   more...

Michael Morrison

I am trying to locate Michael Morrison who attended Laindon Secondary School.   more...

Sarah Trinder

I am looking for my best friend, Sarah Trinder.   more...

Claire Hunter

I am looking for my sister Claire Hunter.  more...

Joanne Eves

Looking for Joanne aka Jo sister of Andrea & Graham.  more...

Gary Williamson

I am looking for Gary Williamson the son of Barbara and John Williamson.  more...

Vivian Swan

I am searching for Vivian Swan who used to live in Barretts Green area.  more...

Eveninggazette Colchester United

Soccer: No go on Norville deal

Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson's efforts to bolster his squad ahead of the transfer deadline have been frustrated.   more...

Eveninggazette News

Essex: Housing - new cash on way

More affordable housing is set to be provided in the region.   more...

Great Notley: Neighbourhood centre go-ahead?

A proposed neighbourhood centre could get planning permission second time around after a fresh attempt was made by developers.   more...

Clacton: Lions are looking for some friends

Do you want to become a friend of Clacton Lions?   more...

Chelmsford: Hear hear for civic theatres' first

The civic theatres in Chelmsford are the first in Essex to install a captioning system for deaf theatre-goers.   more...

Colchester: Pupils travel back to the trenches240305

Schoolchildren learnt about the horrors of the trenches when a First World War specialist dropped in.   more...

Frinton: Residents in gear to battle pub plans

Residents are gearing up for the second round of their battle with a pub landlord over his music and dance licence.   more...

Walton: Berth's official opening

Lifeboat crews from past and present will see a new £900,000 berth officially opened.   more...

North Essex: Train thugs 'making journeys a misery'

Youngsters are ganging up to intimidate and frighten passengers on trains in Tendring.   more...

North Essex: Peeping Tom is banned

A Peeping Tom has been banned from every leisure centre across England.   more...

Bocking: Sadness at closure of nursery

Trustees and parents have been left devastated after plans to rebuild a nursery school were thrown out, meaning it will have to close.   more...

Great Bentley: Did you see van fill up?

A van containing tools and doors worth more than £2,000 has been stolen.   more...

Great Notley, Coggeshall: Twins' TV fame ...at age one

Two sets of Essex twins have had a taste of fame at the tender age of one in the hit television series Footballers' Wives.   more...

Braintree: Music day drums up interest

Children have heard the East calling during events at a Braintree school.   more...

Tiptree: Barking up wrong tree over 'Beast'

Mystery claw marks believed to be the work of the Beast of Essex were really made by a gentle german shepherd who's so soft he failed his police dog trials.   more...

Walton: Town centre work hailed a success

A major £1 million scheme to transform the centre of a seaside town has been hailed a success.   more...

Clacton: Man in shock over killings

A brother has spoken of his total devastation after his sister and her husband were stabbed to death at their idyllic home in northern Cyprus.   more...

Colchester: Bin scheme a flop

People don't seem keen to sort out the rubbish they throw away when they're out and about.   more...

Dovercourt: Rider is badly injured

A motorcyclist suffered serious leg injuries after an accident with a car.   more...

Colchester, West Mersea: Six weeks in jail for man who slapped girl

A man has been jailed after slapping a 12-year-old girl and hitting a woman.   more...

Great Bardfield: Cops nab thief on film

Police used video surveillance to trap a "despicable" thief who targeted a 90-year-old woman.   more...

Braintree: Seeing pink over graffiti

Park users have voiced their disgust at offensive graffiti and rubbish littering one of Braintree's green open spaces.   more...

Dovercourt: Queen gives salon a tip - PG Tips

Fans of Britain's favourite drink have been given the royal seal of approval.   more...

Frinton: Body found on rocks

A body was washed up between Holland Haven and Sandy Point today.   more...

Harwich: Mugger attacks nurse

A good Samaritan was ambushed by a knife-wielding attacker as she answered a cry for help.   more...

Colchester: £1m earmarked for disabled access

Councillors in Colchester have agreed a £5 million spending programme, including £1 million on improving disabled access.   more...

Colchester: Gallery battle rages on as £1.5m pledged

Council chiefs have again tried to allay fears that a multi-million pound art gallery in Colchester will be a financial albatross around taxpayers' necks.   more...

Chelmsford, Hatfield Peverel: Card theft lands care worker in jail

A carer who has been working in mid-Essex so she can send money to her family in Malawi has been jailed for stealing and using a debit card.   more...

Colchester: Three bags full? That's your lot!

Limits are being put on how many garden waste sacks people can put out for recycling.   more...

Jaywick: Plea made to three men at scene of serious accident

Police today appealed to three men who drove off after a crash to come forward.   more...

North Essex: Anti-EU parties target Essex

Anti-European Union parties plan to contest North Essex seats in the General Election.   more...

Walton: Motorists beware! The wardens are out

Watch out, there'll be a traffic warden about!   more...

Chelmsford: Inmate killed by rare brain illness

Chelmsford Prison's healthcare unit has come under scrutiny after the death of a prisoner from a rare brain disease.   more...

Wivenhoe: 007 novel with Essex touch

A first-edition James Bond novel with a cover designed by a Wivenhoe artist has been sold for double the auctioneer's estimate.   more...

Colchester: All these learners are driving us mad

Concern is growing over the number of learner drivers filling roads around Colchester Garrison and Shrub End.   more...

Dovercourt: Building site hit again

Vandals and thieves have caused damage and stolen property from a building site.   more...

North Essex: Historian in election bid

Historian James Raven has been selected to represent the Liberal Democrats in the forthcoming General Election.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Boxing: Jacobs oozes confidence

Charlie Jacobs is oozing confidence ahead of his National Golden Gloves final.   more...

Soccer: Saffron Walden 2-3 Stanway Rovers (Ridgeons League Division One)

A battling second-half comeback and a dramatic winner in injury-time saw Stanway Rovers keep their Ridgeons League Division One promotion hopes alive with a 3-2 win at Saffron Walden.   more...

Soccer: A grand day out for Town

Paul Rutherford fears he will be denied the chance to show Braintree Town what they are missing unless he, or Heybridge Swifts, cough up £1,000.   more...

Soccer: No go on Norville deal

Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson's latest attempt to bolster his squad ahead of the transfer deadline has been frustrated.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

Southend: Man dies following road accident

An elderly man died after his car mounted the pavement in a Southend street.   more...

Westcliff, Leigh: Anger as trees hacked down

Residents are fuming about how six beautiful mature trees were hacked down in Westcliff.  more...

Thundersley: Arson suspected in garage blaze

Police believe a fire which wrecked a row of garages destroying a classic car and vintage televisions may have been started by youths.  more...

Castle Point: MP opposes report into sex selection

A report calling for parents to be able to choose their baby's sex was today condemned for "ignoring the dignity of human life" by Castle Point MP Bob Spink.  more...

Shoebury: Security van robbery

Two suspected armed raiders held up a security van as it delivered cash to a busy superstore.  more...

Rochford: Pupils' prank alerts Interpol

Armed police descended on a French youth hostel after Rochford schoolgirls sent joke texts to their parents saying a girl had been shot by masked gunmen.  more...

Southend,Echo,Essex Sport

Soccer: Pettefer demands glee from three

Southend United winger Carl Pettefer is sure the Shrimpers will extend their unbeaten run over a busy bank holiday weekend of football.  more...

Motorsport: Hendy hopes to hit Honda heights

BIKE racer Anthony Hendy is gearing himself up for an assault on the Honda Superclub championship this weekend.  more...

Tennis: Abbott finall gets reward

KATHY Abbott had a long day at Wickford's winter finals day, but eventually came away with some reward for her efforts.  more...

Gym: Girls make county grade

WHEN the County qualifier for club grade six was held eight-year-old South Essex Gym Club member Sophie Watson, won gold with a score of 47.050.  more...

Soccer: Gavin targets first Welsh cap

IT's a quiet time for West Ham players in the senior internationals this weekend.  more...

Swimming: Easter Gala saved by council

MORE than 300 youngsters will be making a big splash at Southend Swimming Club's annual Easter gala at Warrior Square Pool tomorrow - thanks to the council.  more...

Thurrock News

Jobs lost and pay withheld

TWENTY-five workers have lost their jobs as part of the latest wave of cutbacks at the troubled software manufactures, Cimac International.  more...

Sweet wrap 'tipper' hits back

A CHADWELL taxi driver believes that he's been unfairly pilloried by Thurrock Council for dropping a sweet wrapper from the window of his cab.   more...

Borough jobs pledge

THURROCK Council's new strategic partner, Vertex, has reaffirmed its commitment to bringing more jobs to the borough.  more...

Thurrock Sport

Grays match is all ticket: Easter fixtures

GRAYS' historic FA Trophy semi final first leg match at the New Rec will be an all-ticket affair with tickets going on sale on Good Friday.  more...

  
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