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Stories for 15 February 2006

Basildon,Echo,Essex News

Basildon: Residents' Anger At Social Centre Green Light

CAMPAIGNING residents have been dealt a bitter blow after learning a £1.8million pensionersâ EURO [TM] social centre will be built just yards from their homes.   more...

Echo,Basildon News

Basildon: Flowery fundraiser for Marie Curie

DAFFY the giant daffodil brightened up Basildon with Marie Curie's Cancer Care fundraisers who were outside the Eastgate Shopping Centre launching the Great Daffodil Appeal.  more...

Basildon: Hospice founder honoured

THE founder of a hospice dedicated to looking after terminally ill people and their families is set to receive a special honour.  more...

Basildon: Sign on with DVD

WITH Chip and Pin becoming compulsory for most of us today, spare a thought for the implications for blind or partially sighted people.  more...

Echo,Basildon,Southend,Thurrock News

Essex: Over-60s win the right to a free ride

FREE bus travel will be available for all over-60s as part of an Essex-wide scheme from the beginning of April.  more...

Echo,Basildon,Thurrock News

Tilbury: Death crash mum in court

A MUM arrested in connection with the horror smash which killed four children was appearing in court today charged with two counts of theft.  more...

Echo,Southend News

Rochford: Crossing accident victim dies

A woman has died in hospital after sustaining head injuries in a road collision in Rochford.  more...

Southend: Man, 73, missing

POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for a 73-year-old man with dementia who has gone missing from his care home in Southend.  more...

Southend: Hoop dreamers win awards

A PROJECT that encourages teenagers to take up sport has praised the youngsters efforts by awarding certificates.  more...

Hawkwell: 'My 6 kids could have died in fire'

A MUM whose children escaped a house fire has warned other parents to fit smoke alarms, with the message: "I nearly lost my six children."  more...

Southend: Ayesha's the voice of youth

AT a time when newspapers are full of stories about out-of-control teens, Ayesha Modi is presenting a different picture of today's youth.  more...

Hawkwell: Shop window smashed

YOUTHS smashed a window at a post office in Main Road, Hawkwell.  more...

South Essex: £40,000 boost for drug service

A DRUG outreach service will soon be available to vulnerable young people in Castle Point and Rochford thanks to a grant of more than £40,000.  more...

Canvey: Island roads to be monitored for speeders

SPEED monitoring equipment is to return to Canvey after residents expressed concern two residential roads were being used as a shortcut by motorists.  more...

Eveninggazette News

Chelmsford: Police warning on cash machines

Police today warned hole in the wall cash machines users to be on their guard after two in mid Essex were found to have false fronts.   more...

Clacton: Skatepark safety work still held up

Safety improvements to a skatepark are still on hold a year after guarantees were made to implement them.   more...

Tendring: Fears over police split

A crime-fighting councillor is concerned Tendring will be sold short in the police's biggest shake-up in decades.   more...

Essex: Inflation blamed for higher taxes

Council tax-payers in Essex can expect to see a hike in their payments from April, council chiefs confirmed yesterday.   more...

Colchester: 'Thugs have driven me out of home'

A terrified widow who was targeted by suspected arsonists is now too scared to go back to her own home.   more...

Colchester: School assault charge

A teenage boy has become the third youth to be charged in relation to an assault at a Colchester school.   more...

Dovercourt: Campaign against demolition fails

The battle to halt plans to demolish a town centre store and replace it with new retail units and flats has finally been lost.   more...

Clacton: Father-of-two killed

A labourer from Clacton who was attacked outside an east London pub has died, it has been revealed.   more...

Witham: Underground cable fault causes blackout

Thousands of homes and businesses in Witham were temporarily left without electricity following a fault on an underground cable.   more...

Mid-Essex: Outrage at silence on road options

Campaigners have reacted with outrage that a Government agency is refusing to release five new proposed routes for the new A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey.   more...

Eveninggazette Sport

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

Could last night have all been part of some masterplan by Phil Parkinson?   more...

Soccer: Dedicated fans are true U's

Football fans camped out overnight in foul weather hoping for tickets to the U's FA Cup clash with Chelsea.   more...

Soccer: Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Ipswich Town (Coca-Cola Championship)

This was never a vintage performance but could rank as one of the most important wins of the season for Ipswich Town.   more...

Soccer: Lee praise for Town's midfield

Alan Lee paid tribute to Ipswich Town's midfield magic after helping his side net a 2-1 victory at Crewe Alexandra.   more...

Soccer: Parky happy with a point

You can start talking about it now - Chelsea, that is.   more...

Southend,Echo,Essex News

Southend: Man Dies in Head On Collision with Lorry

A MAN died and his son was injured after their car was in had a head on collision with a lorry.   more...