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Essex | Archive | 2007 | March

Stories for 2 March 2007

Billericay Weekly News News

New life for old land?

A COMMUNITY association has launched an initiative it hopes will breathe new life into derelict land - and cut anti-social behaviour there - by turning it into a play area. more...

Cops want your views

BILLERICAY Police held surgeries for the first time in the area, starting this Wednesday. more...

Billericay Weekly News Sport

Big test for Billericay Bees

BILLERICAY aim to move a step closer to Twickenham in Saturday's EDF Energy Junior Vase quarter-final at Boston. more...

Two out for Town

BILLERICAY Town will be without leading scorer Joe Flack and first choice goalkeeper Billy McMahon for Saturday's Ryman Premier home game with Hendon. more...

Braintree And Witham Times News

Petrol Contamination Hits Braintree

Contaminated fuel has hit Braintree residents this week. more...

1,000 trout killed in fish farm raid

About 1,000 fish died after thieves stole a water pump that supplied fresh water to their tank. more...

Brentwood Weekly News News

Phone fault stops last rites

A PRIEST was unable to administer the last rites to a parishioner because of a fault with a hospital's telephone system. more...

Call to landlords

HAVE you got a burning issue about private sector housing? more...

Council tax up 3.98%

COUNCIL taxes will rise this year, with the bill for an average Band D property in Brentwood going up by £6.12. more...

Town 'heroes' honoured

THREE extraordinary people will be recognised for their contributions to the community. more...

Brentwood Weekly News Sport

TWELVE students from Peniel Academy at Brizes Park, Kelvedon Hatch near Brentwood, are competing in the Independent School Association National Cross Country Championships on Friday (March 2) at Princethorpe College in Rugby, Warwickshire. more...

Weather hampers title chase

BRENTWOOD'S chase for honours continues to be dogged by bad weather. more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Local run wins praise from national charity

A NATIONAL award has been given to the Chelmsford Council for its fundraising run. more...

Plan for link road on hold

PLANS for the controversial cross-valley road link in Chelmsford have been put on hold for up to two years. more...

Super hospital plan approved

AT last - Broomfield Hospital's PFI scheme has been approved, after months of waiting. more...

Bid for Olympic training camp

WORLD-CLASS Olympic athletes could be training in Chelmsford, if a bid for a training camp for the 2012 Games gets the go-ahead. more...

Chelmsford Weekly News Sport

Team ethic is a winner for Clarets

Chelmsford City Assistant Manager Glenn Pennyfather has stressed the importance every single player has towards the goal of Conference South football as the Clarets venture to the Kent Coast to face Ramsgate on Saturday, kick-off 3pm at the Southwood Stadium. more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette Sport

Cricket: key departures rock Clacton

Clacton Cricket Club have been rocked by the departure of five key players. more...

Soccer: more frustration for the Seasiders

Clacton Town have suffered yet another blank, frustrating week because of the weather. more...

Echo News

Council passing the buck over travellers

Basildon Council stands accused of passing the buck on the problem of travellers staying on illegal sites. more...

Shotgun suicide of carpenter Darren, 34

A 20-MONTH ordeal for the family of a carpenter is finally over after an inquest decided he had committed suicide. more...

Family of thieves at florist

A FAMILY of thieves stole £200 from a florist. more...

Residents evacuated

FIRE officers had to evacuate 50 people from a block of flats because of a late night arson attack. more...

Killer on the run

A GAY killer who kicked his boyfriend to death before burying his remains in a garden is missing from jail after absconding while on home leave. more...

Cadets in war on litter

ARMY cadets will be waging a war on litter on St Patrick's Day. more...

Surgery of banned GP facing closure threat

A GP surgery is facing closure just a month after its doctor was banned from practising in the NHS. more...

Robot's three Rs

RECYCLER the rapping robot visited schools in Rochford to help spread the word on recycling. more...

Teen pregnancy hotspot shock

ALMOST one teenage girl in 20 fall pregnant in Southend, shocking new statistics reveal. more...

Still waiting for Ron’s green belt buildings

MORE than a year after Blues boss and developer Ron Martin was given the nod for a 400-acre green belt development in Thundersley, the site lies untouched. more...

Explosion scientist cleared

THE case against an explosives expert accused of killing another scientist in a botched test explosion has been dropped. more...

Ramblers' dream: The right to roam the coast

THE right to walk uninterrupted around all 2,500 miles of English coastline is a long-cherished dream for ramblers. more...

£1.5m expansion to hospital’s renal unit

A £1.5MILLION expansion of Southend Hospital's kidney dialysis unit has been revealed as part of a plan to treat more patients. more...

Mums teach breastfeeding

MORE mothers have been trained to give help and advice about breastfeeding to others. more...

Security guard in £30,000 heist

A SECURITY guard is today recovering from shock after being robbed at gunpoint. more...

Woman trapped in window

A WOMAN was left dangling upside down after putting her foot through a window. more...

Tower block arson attack

THREE fire crews had to evacuate 50 people from a high rise block of flats after a minor arson attack on one of the floors. more...

Lib Dem victory in Pilgrims Hatch vote

THE Liberal Democrats reclaimed Pilgrims Hatch in a by-election this Thursday night. more...

Let off jail third time in 4 weeks

A CONVICTED burglar who assaulted a policeman has avoided jail for the third time in four weeks. more...

Hollie's through to place in semis

A YOUNG singer could be set for stardom after beating thousands of hopefuls to a semi-final place in an X Factor-style talent search. more...

Hundreds hit by petrol problems

HUNDREDS of motorists across south Essex have been turning up at garages with faltering cars, fearing they have filled up with contaminated petrol. more...

Echo Sport

Wet weather hits pitches

Due to wet weather conditions, a large majority of park football matches in south-east Essex are likely to be postponed this weekend. more...

Sean bolsters Southend front row

Experienced prop Sean Phillips has been brought in to bolster Southend's front row against visitors Hertford tomorrow. more...

Hammers need Spurs boost

They have gone 10 games without a win, been thrashed by their closest relegation rivals, threatened with a points deduction and heard widespread rumours of a dressing room civil war. more...

Boston trip for Billericay

Billericay aim to move a step closer to Twickenham in tomorrow's EDF Energy Junior Vase quarter-final at Boston. more...

Determination pays off for Andrew

IF at first you don't succeed - try, try again. more...

Town duo ruled out

Billericay Town will be without leading scorer Joe Flack and first choice goalkeeper Billy McMahon for tomorrow's Ryman Premier home game with Hendon. more...

Canvey push for promotion

Canvey Island will be bidding to step up their Ryman Division One North play-off bid with a home win over fellow contenders Ware at Park Lane tomorrow. more...

Essex County Standard News

Colchester: Travellers' site work 'in weeks'

Colchester's controversial travellers' site is going to cost at least £164,362 per pitch. more...

Colchester: Town tops for fighting crime

Colchester has been hailed as the leading light of crime-fighting in the whole of the UK. more...

Colchester: Firm's £5,600 for cancer research

A business and accounting software developer has raised £5,600 for Cancer Research UK as part of its 2006 charity of the year campaign. more...

Gazette News

Sible Hedingham: Keep a look-out for cable strippers

Police have launched an investigation into the theft of telephone wires, which "could cost somebody their life". more...

Chelmsford: Consortium in Olympics training bid

World-class Olympic athletes could be training in Essex if a bid for a training camp for the 2012 event gets the go-ahead. more...

Colchester: Don’t dump mess outside my house

A father is furious with council workers for leaving stinking rubbish outside his house each week. more...

Colchester: Excavators dig deep for cash

Archaeologists have dug deep to find the money to buy their headquarters. more...

Colchester: Supple students show off skills

More than 140 supple students took part in a huge gymnastics display to showcase their talents. more...

Essex: ‘Farce’ of solar panel subsidy

Green activists have criticised a Government scheme which subsidises homeowners to fit solar panels and wind turbines. more...

Colchester: Collapsed youth not in nightclub

An article appeared in the Gazette relating to a teenager who collapsed and was taken to hospital on Monday, February 12. more...

Clacton, Colchester: Hero is given honour at last

A rescuer who helped to save a woman and her granddaughter from the sea off Clacton has been rewarded - nearly three years after the event. more...

Colchester: Man's bus drama

A man was today in a serious condition in hospital after he was involved in a collision with a bus. more...

Colchester: Fans do their bit to help Blues go Green

Footie-mad supporters in Colchester are doing their bit to help Ipswich Town to a new energy-saving goal. more...

Colchester: Town in the limelight

Colchester played host to BBC's Question Time when a sports hall got transformed into a TV studio. more...

Colchester: Minister for police praises town team

Colchester has been hailed as the leading light of crime-fighting in the whole of the UK. more...

Dovercourt: High-pitch bid to stop vandals

A high-frequency alarm which can only be heard by young people could be used to stop youths loitering at stations. more...

Essex: Nazi Asbo phone pest jailed

A man has been jailed for making more than 100 nuisance calls to police. more...

Essex: Emotional farewell

Friends, family and colleagues are today due to pay an emotional farewell to former Essex Police Assistant Chief Constable Liam Brigginshaw. more...

Ramsey: Row over funding at dementia unit

The owners of a new £150,000 dementia unit say they cannot take any patients because the county council will not give them enough funding. more...

Essex: Rogue fuel link to county supplier

An Essex oil firm supplies two supermarkets linked to problems with a suspected rogue batch of fuel that has been causing cars to grind to a halt. more...

Colchester: Accumulate... accumulate!

Shoppers in Colchester had a bit of a shock when they bumped into a Dalek doing a spot of sightseeing. more...

Parkeston: Mum’s anger at car breakdown

A mother who filled her car up with supermarket petrol broke down while delivering her father-in-law's ashes. more...

Mistley: Take a shot at speeders

Members of the public are being enlisted to help police stop speeding drivers. more...

Clacton: Fancy a chat?

A companionship charity in Clacton has warned that its services could be put under pressure if more volunteers do not come forward. more...

Harwich, Parkeston: Club steps in to save dance event

Get those dancing shoes on - disco fever is back in town. more...

Tendring: Council must pay £3,000

A council planning department must pay up to £3,000 after behaving "unreasonably". more...

Tendring: Wardens out on the streets

The first street wardens in Tendring have started pounding the streets of Clacton and Jaywick. more...

Colchester: Antarctic explorer returns to school

An Antarctic explorer has returned to her former school to talk about her recent exploits. more...

Halstead: Crossed wires dilemma

It was a case of crossed wires - literally - for residents whose phone lines were repaired. more...

Colchester: Car chase put public in danger

A man drove at speeds of 60mph over speed humps, on the wrong side of the road and across a children's play field to avoid police capture. more...

Gazette Sport

Darts: Dennis menaces Lloyd

Colin Jaws' Lloyd slumped to the bottom of the Holsten Premier League darts table after losing 8-5 to veteran Dennis The Menace' Priestley in Sheffield. more...

Soccer: pastures new for Dragons skipper Jack

Wivenhoe Town face the task of heading to the west of Essex to face Ryman League division one north's second-placed side Harlow Town tomorrow. more...

Rugby Union: Colchester aim to end on a high

Colchester Rugby Club are looking to end their first year back in London League division three north east on a high, but have a tricky end to the campaign as they face two of the teams going for promotion. more...

Thurrock Gazette Features

Councillors slam DC

Councillors from across the political spectrum have joined forces to condemn the plans, performance and public relations of the Thurock Thames gateway Development Corporation over its plans for Aveley and South Ockendon more...

Business outrage over proposals

Local businesses are outraged at the lack of information being supplied to them over the future of Aveley and South ockendon - as seen by the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development association. more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Residents fear for homes under Development Corporation plan

HUNDREDS of residents in Aveley and South Ockendon could see their homes bulldozed by the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation. more...

Search for missing sex offender

RESIDENTS are being asked to help Essex police track down a sex offender. more...

Fun run in Ryan's memory

A FUN run - organised in memory of tragic schoolboy Ryan Cassar - is set to be held in March to help raise cash for a mobile CAT scanner. more...

Anger over supermarket trolly danger

A MAN has demanded an explanation from the Lakeside branch of Tesco after his pregnant wife cut her back on a piece of sharp metal sticking out of a trolley. more...

Kids are brought to book

Young people from across Thurrock celebrated World Book day by getting down to their local Library. more...

Called for 999 role

THREE Thurrock emergency medical technicians are on their way to becoming Paramedics after passing an intensive eight-week training course. more...

Standing room only as residents flock to DC meeting

MORE than three hundred people attended an emergency meeting of the South Ockendon Residents Association on Thursday, as concerns continued to grow over the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation Aveley/South Ockendon Masterplan. more...

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