Stories for 6 March 2007

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Tendring: pupils honoured

PUPILS have been made honorary citizens in the USA during a school trip.   more...

Tendring: Young people have a say

COASTAL youngsters are being given their say about transport in the district.   more...

Tendring: MP in rural campaign

DOUGLAS Carswell is vowing to help safeguard the future of Tendring's local communities.   more...

Clacton: Fair play to pupils

STUDENTS at a school in Clacton are set to help farmers in Africa by taking part in a Fair Trade project.   more...

Tendring: Tories in crisis

A YOUTH leader and prospective councillor has called for Tendring Council's leader to resign over the district's Conservative party crisis.   more...

Tendring: Poetic efforts

BUDDING poets are about to have their anti-crime messages published.   more...

Tendring: Hvae your say on health

ANYONE registered with a GP in Colchester or Tendring is invited to have their say on future plans over local health services.   more...

Echo Business

Reaching for the sky

LOCATION: an anonymous shed somewhere in southern Essex. That's all that can be said about where it is all happening.   more...

Echo News

3,000 patients to lose their doctor

THE closure of two busy doctor's surgeries could leave up to 3,000 patients without a GP.   more...

Park in bus stops and risk a ticket!

MOTORISTS beware! Parking at bus stops in Southend while you nip into a shop could soon cost you a £30 fine.   more...

Burglars target house garages

THIEVES have stolen cleaning products and alcohol in raids on the garages of Rayleigh homes.   more...

Woman, 81, finds raider in her room

A TERRIFIED pensioner has spoken of her horror at discovering an intruder in her bedroom.   more...

Plea to the friends of domestic abuse victims

ENOUGH is enough - that's the message for abusive partners at the beginning of Domestic Violence Month.   more...

Man claims he saw UFO

A MAN has claimed he saw a UFO while driving through Basildon early yesterday morning.   more...

Echo campaign: Don't dump on Basildon

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Taylor's third wish comes true

A YOUNG heart transplant patient is looking forward to having fun in a new playhouse - the third wish a charity has helped come true.   more...

Thatchers add the finishing touch to historic hut

MASTER thatchers have been helping schoolchildren add the finishing touches to a Saxon home in the school grounds.   more...

'Unknown superstar' bows out

ONE of Southend's best-loved entertainers is retiring from singing at the age of 74.   more...

Echo Sport

Ring of confidence

Ultimate Warrior Challenge is going from strength to strength according to its organisers, brothers Dan and Alex Burzotta.   more...

More matches off

Great Wakering Rovers' clash with Aveley - which had been scheduled to take place this evening in Ryman Division One North - has been postponed due to the wet weather.   more...

Richmond's outfield again

Despite making a great save when taking over between the sticks at the weekend, Great Wakering Rovers' star marksman Neil Richmond will be happy to return to striking duties tonight.   more...

Winter in Oz gives Chopra a big boost

Young Essex batsman Varun Chopra has enhanced both his form and confidence after an encouraging first season of club cricket in Australia this winter.   more...

Monk leaves rivals without a prayer

John Monk certainly had the winning habit in the latest round of Southend Table Tennis League matches.   more...

Grays look for nice Grecian earner

Having boosted their hopes of avoiding the drop with four points from two home games, Grays face a tough task tonight.   more...

Rochford send Diss packing

Rochford Hundred sent visitors Diss packing with a 32-11 win at Magnolia Road.   more...

Canvey fall in Crusaders fight

A decimated Canvey Island team's relegation fears were increased after a 10-28 drubbing at home to Crusaders.   more...

Southend cling on to league top spot

Southend kept hold of top spot in National Three South with a convincing Warners Bridge win over Hertford on Saturday.   more...

Billericay book semi spot at Boston

Billericay have made the semi finals of the EDF Energy Junior Vase after a sensational victory over Boston.   more...

Westcliff give Harlow a lift

Harlow took over at the top of the table with a 14-5 win at Westcliff.   more...

Steelers shocked by plucky Stanford

Stanford-le-Hope pulled off a superb 26-20 win at high-flying Kings Cross Steelers.   more...

National finals come to Hockley

South-East Essex will be a hive of of basketball activity this weekend when the girls' under-14 national schools' finals are staged locally.   more...

Essex bid farewell to old batting hand Belle

Former Essex batsman Brian Belle - who had been the county's oldest living cricketer -has died at the age of 92.   more...

Kights keeps flying higher

A host of Premiership clubs are tracking the progress of former Basildon school boy Michael Kightly.   more...

Gazette News

Dovercourt: Waste ground to be a flower bed

A patch of land in need of some TLC is undergoing a transformation.   more...

Dovercourt: Dance floor divas win tight finale

Ballroom babes danced there way to glory in a talent show bursting with budding stars.   more...

Colchester: A fine mess

This picture shows the kind of waste which is illegally dumped around Colchester.   more...

Mersea: Bus ends up in ditch

A bus doing the school run came off the road and got stuck in a ditch.   more...

Colchester: Shopping heaven is a step closer

A House of Fraser store for Colchester is a step nearer with a legal agreement about to be signed for a new retail development.   more...

Colchester: Public invited to comment on bid to ease traffic flow

Proposals to improve a major Colchester road will go before the public this weekend.   more...

Colchester: Families still seek the truth

The families of six military police officers are still battling to find the truth about their sons' deaths four years on.   more...

Fingringhoe: Race now on to raise church cash

The race is on to secure a £60,000 cash boost for an ancient village church.   more...

Colchester: Strong wind bends gate

A gust of wind bent a level crossing gate causing train delays and cancellations.   more...

Flatford: Going, going... gone

The owners of Flatford museum have finally given up their battle to reopen its doors.   more...

Colchester: Town’s prize asset set to make money?

Colchester's historic Town Hall will become a venue for hundreds of family celebrations, conferences and exhibitions each year under cash-generating plans unveiled by councillors.   more...

Clacton: Knifepoint robber gets five years

A chemist's staff were today still struggling to get over a knifepoint robbery, as the culprit starts a five-year jail term.   more...

Dovercourt: Skateboarders celebrate light from the darkness

Skateboarders are celebrating after much-wanted floodlights were installed at their venue.   more...

North Essex: Big jail terms for fire-bombers

Two fire-bombers who targeted two detectives' homes have been jailed for a   more...

Dovercourt: Parents kicked out of playground

Parents were today up in arms after being banned from a school playground over health and safety concerns.   more...

Kirby Cross: Family mourns sudden death

The grieving family of a 38-year-old man who was found dead at his flat have described him as a fun-loving son and a brother who loved life.   more...

Clacton: A bite more than Eric expected!

An adventurous pensioner caught a whopper on a fishing trek on the Amazon river.   more...

St Osyth, Brightlingsea: Apology sought over drug test

A family has praised a school for its zero drug policy - even though it failed to spot the difference between toothpaste and class A drugs.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard Sport

SOCCER: Wallington proud of players

Maldon Town boss Colin Wallington hailed his side after they produced one of their best results of the season when they beat AFC Sudbury 1-0.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Fly posting firm fined

A building firm, who had covered Orsett Village with fly posters, has been fined £900 by Thurrock Council. The posters were used to advertise a new development by Bryant Homes in the area.   more...

Drunk was comatose in church

A SERIAL offender who collapsed in a drunken stupor after breaking into a presbytery and guzzling communion wine, was jailed for two-and-a-half years.   more...

Chafford meeting ends in 'screaming farce'

THE annual meeting of Chafford Hundred Forum descended into a screaming, shouting farce' on Monday evening.   more...

Credit union pledge

A Thurrock councillor has promised to form a Thurrock Credit Union if Labour come to power in this May's local elections.   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

Thurrock match off - Grays still promising

Tonight's Conference South match between Welling United and Thurrock at Princes Park, the home of Dartford FC, has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch.   more...

Kights flies high

A HOST of Premiership clubs are tracking the progress of former Grays player Michael Kightly.   more...

Grays look for Grecian earner

Having boosted their hopes of avoiding the drop with four points from two home games, Grays face a tough task tonight.   more...

Welling up next as Fleet cross to Dartford

Thurrock, just three points clear of the Conference South drop zone, face another tough trip tonight when they go across the river to take on play-off chasing Welling.   more...

Molango released

THE latest player to step off the Grays Athletic merry-go-round is striker Maheta Molango.   more...

  
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