Stories for 7 March 2007

Braintree And Witham Times News

Young people given a voice

Enterprising Stephen Canning has become the voice of young people in Braintree, Witham and Halstead -proposing a youth council for the district.   more...

Bring back Douglas and Margriet

Commuters have been left disappointed after a popular couple serving refreshments at a railway station have been forced to leave.   more...

Cash pours in to boost club appeal

A resubmitted planning application on which the redevelopment of Braintree Town football club is dependent, could be discussed by the district council as soon as April 3, it was announced this week.   more...

Braintree And Witham Times Sport

Football: Shoot us to safety

Witham Town manager Ken O'Donnell has challenged his two strikers to start hitting the net and help their team out of trouble.   more...

Football: Borg wants improvement

Braintree Town boss George Borg is calling for his side to be more consistent, ahead of their trip to play struggling Hayes on Saturday.   more...

Football: Brayley promises more

Braintree Town striker Bertie Brayley is confident he can score more spectacular goals after hitting a brilliant winner against Basingstoke Town last weekend.   more...

Echo News

Dumping campaign unites political rivals

CLICK HERE TO SIGN OUR PETITION   more...

Soccer star Freddy's pony trap jaunt

SOUTHEND United striker Freddy Eastwood was spotted horsing about on a busy road with a pony and trap.   more...

'Outrageous' £1.8m consultants spend

COUNCIL chiefs have spent more than £1.8million employing consultants in the past two years.   more...

New hope for bowling green cafe

PLANS for a family restaurant in a popular conservation area have moved a step closer.   more...

Heavyweight pay-out defeats ex-champ

UNDEFEATED former world boxing champion Terry Marsh was beaten this week... by a c2c Rail ticket machine on his way to work.   more...

Family centre on the move

ESSEX County Council is to move a family centre away from a church run by controversial vicar David Tudor.   more...

Seven claim they saw UFO

SEVEN people have now come forward to claim they saw a UFO this week.   more...

Graffiti culprit gets a caution

HOMEOWNERS forced to pay for expensive damage after a gang spraypainted their vehicles are furious the youths escaped with a caution.   more...

Church burglar 'guzzled Communion wine'

A BURGLAR collapsed in a drunken stupor after breaking into a presbytery and guzzling Communion wine.   more...

MPs are right to seek help for Southend

POLITICIANS and businesspeople are urging the Government to step up support for coastal towns such as Southend.   more...

330 attacks on hospital staff

THERE were nearly 330 attacks against Southend Hospital staff last year.   more...

Firm’s 70th year in town

A family fishmonger is celebrating 70 years at the same location.   more...

Birds blamed for delay to axing 60ft-tall trees

An elderly couple whose garden is overshadowed by their neighbour's tall trees are still waiting for action after more than a year.   more...

Sort out this strip of unsafe road, say traders

A STRIP of tiles in the middle of a busy shopping street was designed as a safe haven for pedestrians as part of a £1million facelift.   more...

Sam wins musician of year

Pianist Samuel Girling was beaming with delight after being named Thurrock's Young Musician of the Year.   more...

Sports centre has a Heely good idea

STAFF at a sports centre say they have been overwhelmed by the response to a new trend for youngsters.   more...

Apology is not enough says widow

A HOSPITAL has apologised to a widow for failing to provide the best possible care for her late husband.   more...

Don's help might lead to an Oscar

WANNABE screenwriters who hanker for success on the silver screen are being given a chance to pursue their dream with the start of a new course at South East Essex College.   more...

Dog's tale of woe

A PUPPY was found dumped in a garden full of scrap.   more...

£100m revamp under way

WORK has begun on a £100million luxury homes and restaurants development which is set to transform the face of Wickford.   more...

Bulldozers move in on historic nightspot

IT was the place where many a budding romance began and showbiz careers were forged.   more...

Bistro bid to replace block of toilets

A block of public toilets is about to be turned into a seafront restaurant.   more...

Parking scheme 'only shifts problem'

A HOMEOWNER is accusing Southend Council of shifting parking problems from one place to another with an experiment.   more...

Cameras will track trek in the jungle

A YOUNG woman with cerebral palsy is busy training for an intrepid trek through the Amazon which is to be filmed for a TV series.   more...

Echo Sport

Barstable edge ahead of the rest

In the Basildon Badminton Association's Mixed League, Barstable's David Chittock and Linda Holohan gained their third unbeaten match to increase their side's lead at the top.   more...

Phillips raring to go after Perth winner

Essex all-rounder Tim Phillips believes spending the winter at Paul Terry's West Australian academy in Perth has polished his skills and improved his fitness levels like never before.   more...

Bichel backs Bopara for cup glory

Andy Bichel is backing Essex team-mate Ravinder Bopara to be a key player in England's quest for World Cup glory in the Caribbean this month.   more...

Wakering finding rain a real pain

Great Wakering Rovers' officials are understandably sick of scheduled visiting clubs reminding them that their village is officially the driest place in Britain.   more...

Grays suffer last gasp defeat

A last minute goal from Billy Jones saw Grays Athletic crash to a 2-1 defeat at Exeter City last night.   more...

Grayson is awaiting Yorkshire verdict

Paul Grayson is waiting with bated breath to find out if he is to follow Darren Gough out of Essex to become Yorkshire County Cricket Club's new director of cricket.   more...

More Musson match magic

Stanford-le-Hope matchman John Musson took his second successive win at the Gloucester Park winter series when he weighed in a cracking 51lb 6oz haul at Sunday's match.   more...

Gazette Features

Let’s hear it for the county’s hall of fame

It looks as though Dame Helen Mirren has been forgiven.   more...

Chasing dreams in Hollywood

YOU have to keep a clear head in Hollywood.   more...

Firing up firms to check for risks

Own your own business, and, by law, you are responsible for carrying out a fire safety check of the premises.   more...

The jambusters work on their pledges

Dee Evans has bought a bike.   more...

Unlocking the mystery of Tower bones

An historian from Colchester could be close to cracking the grisly centuries-old mystery of the Princes in the Tower.   more...

Hospital staff must be protected from attacks

Carrie Fisher knows the look.   more...

In need of help to Heal victims of child abuse

Child abuse is not something we like to think about, let alone talk about.   more...

Author Kevin’s online connection to his audience

Kevin Brooks has a lot to thank the rail commuters who shouted abuse down the phone at him on a regular basis for three years.   more...

Green and pleasant land ... or at least it could be

Compared to many areas across the country, north-east Essex is still swathed in green fields.   more...

Gazette News

Harwich: From Hollywood to Harwich premier

From Hollywood to Harwich.   more...

Tendring: Parking enforcers ‘heartless’

A motorist has branded Tendring Council "heartless" and "money-grabbing" after landing a parking ticket when he took a friend to pick up his dead sister's belongings.   more...

Essex: Tough new hearing test targets bid

A tough new waiting time target has been set for people needing a hearing test.   more...

Harwich: Mother makes son’s day

When Richard Archer booked an appointment at the opticians in 1984, he had no idea it was a decision that would save his life and change his relationship with his mother forever.   more...

Essex: County crime rate declines

Recorded crimes across Essex have fallen by more than six per cent compared to last year.   more...

Colchester: Raiders knock out pensioner

Raiders KO'd an 80-year-old pensioner then tried to run him over in their getaway car.   more...

Dedham : Historic building now a scrapheap

A derelict pub blighted by vandalism has been knocked down.   more...

Wivenhoe: Event specialist provides lifeline for axed music festival

A free music festival has been thrown a lifeline just days after it was axed, the Gazette can reveal.   more...

Colchester: Meeting protests at church school

Essex County Council's education supremo was accused of wasting public money on a whitewash as proposals emerged to hand a new primary school to the Church of England.   more...

Colchester: Roadworks leave shoppers fuming

Motorists are being left fuming over hour-long queues to leave a supermarket car park.   more...

Colchester: Dangerous road gets a makeover

A dangerous pothole-ridden road is to be resurfaced after Colchester Council stepped in.   more...

Colchester: Singing to our health

Musical maestro Francis Goodhand met up with some medical heroes to publicise his new show.   more...

Clacton: £500 for boy, 4, bitten by dog

A boy will get £500 compensation after he was attacked by a dog.   more...

Tendring: Tories form new group

Leading Conservatives are refusing to sign up to a new group which was set up in Tendring.   more...

Clacton: Pupils are a healthy lot – it’s official

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, youngsters at Cann Hall Primary may not see the physician too often.   more...

Clacton: Mental health unit draws opposition

A petition has been launched against plans for a residential centre for people with mental health problems.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard News

Bradwell could go Nuclear again

BRADWELL has been confirmed as a potential location for a new nuclear power station, the Standard can reveal.   more...

Supermarkets sorry for petrol fiasco

THE supermarkets at the centre of the faulty petrol storm - both of which have stores in Maldon - have apologised to customers.   more...

Family homeless after bedroom blaze

A FAMILY of eight including a baby were made homeless when fire broke out in an upstairs bedroom of their rented house in Great Totham.   more...

Schools mixed bag in stage three tests

THERE was a mixed bag of results in the latest Key Stage Three tables.   more...

Large Flock visits reserve

IT must be the juicy worms that attract them!   more...

Castaway challenge

A DRIVING instructor from Maldon has been revealed as one of the brave stars of a "life changing" reality show.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard Sport

SOCCER: Swifts on the slide

Heybridge Swifts fell to their second defeat in four days when they lost 2-0 at Harrow Borough last night in the Ryman League premier division.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Mystery of Met drugs raid

MYSTERY surrounds a police drugs raid in Purfleet last week that unearthed a massive quantity of drugs.   more...

Danny steps down

Thurrock's Member of the Youth Parliament and also the first Youth Cabinet Chair, Danny Nicklen, has stepped down from both his roles following two years of service on behalf of the young people of Thurrock.   more...

Widow slams Basildon Hospital care

A HOSPITAL has apologised to a widow for failing to provide the best possible care for her late husband.   more...

Bringing order to yob troublemakers

A POLICE crackdown on unruly youths in Aveley will begin on Friday when a Dispersal Order comes into force at 6pm.   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

National title for Lynn

HARRIERS celebrated their first British title at the weekend when Lynn Talbert won the British Masters Championships held for the first time at the new indoor facility at Lea Valley.   more...

Fans' match put back

GRAYS Athletic's charity match between a supporters' team and a Directors X1 has been postponed for a week.   more...

  
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