Stories for 13 April 2007

Brentwood Weekly News Sport

Town bow out of Trophy

Tilbury 1, Brentwood Town 0   more...

Chelmsford Weekly News Sport

Revenge is spur for Clarets

Revenge is on the agenda this weekend as Chelmsford City bid to defeat Margate at Melbourne, kick-off 3pn, to atone for the 3-0 loss suffered on the South Coast in September, in turn keeping their faint automatic promotion chances alive.   more...

Echo News

Fisherman lands a role in party political TV question

A LEIGH fisherman has landed a starring role in a political broadcast for Labour, despite not being a supporter of the party.   more...

Teen charged with baby murder

A TEENAGER has been charged with murdering her own hours-old baby.   more...

Wind turbine plan for new fire station

A NEW fire station will boast a wind turbine and solar panels to reduce its impact on the environment.   more...

Pier crew shipshape

FORESHORE staff are ship-shape for the summer season after passing a top yachting exam.   more...

Hospital centralises cancer care services

BASILDON Hospital will soon be home to a dedicated cancer ward for the first time.   more...

Sue's on the beat, and she knows the manor

A NEW top police officer with 20 years' experience under her belt is taking over the helm at Billericay and Wickford.   more...

Mercy mission to help Chad's mums

A MOVING TV documentary has inspired a former science teacher to travel to Africa to install solar panels for lighting in two clinics.   more...

Leigh needs to keep front garden walls

TOWN councillors fear Leigh could lose its individuality because more people want to demolish their front garden walls.   more...

Council pulling plug on car wash

BASILDON Council has taken tougher action on a car wash business on land owned by a leading councillor.   more...

Richard's bowled over by Duke

A SOUTHEND fundraiser joined the Duke of Edinburgh to mark the 80th birthday of the Round Table.   more...

Chance for aspiring poets to win £1,000

POETS still have plenty of time to pen prose to prove their prowess on paper and win themselves a prize.   more...

Airport boss: We’re trying to curb noise

THE boss of Southend Airport has insisted efforts will be made to reduce noisy night-time flights.   more...

Horse injury prompts call for a speed limit

A TEENAGED rider is calling for the speed limit to be lowered on a quiet country lane, after her horse was involved in an accident.   more...

MEP’s warning about flood risk

A GREEN MEP says Canvey could be seriously affected by the threat of rising sea levels due to global warming.   more...

Council rules out cash for 7 groups

SEVEN organisations are set to have their request for council funding turned down.   more...

Bingo winners call house for £47,000

A RUN of good luck has seen six people walk away from a Basildon bingo club in the past few weeks a total of £47,000 richer.   more...

Father Lee is set for parish

A FORMER nurse is hoping to forge new links with the community when he takes over as Benfleet parish vicar.   more...

Blind grandad backs smoke alarm message

A BLIND grandfather is helping firefighters push home their message on smoke alarms.   more...

40 extra police for Basildon

AN extra 40 police have been drafted into Basildon for a three-month crime blitz.   more...

Dot races after ‘thieving lowlife’

A 61-YEAR-old charity shop worker chased a thief into the street after he grabbed a fistful of notes from the till.   more...

Police warning over spate of burglaries

DETECTIVES warned residents in Pitsea and Vange to take extra care protecting their homes following a spate of burglaries.   more...

Man hit with iron bar

A MAN was left with gashes to his head after he was hit with an iron bar during a vicious attack.   more...

Banned from rubbish tip

A PENSIONER has been banned from tips across Southend - for dropping off too much rubbish.   more...

Help! I'm looking for my 11 half-brothers

A WOMAN is on the hunt for at least 11 half-brothers.   more...

Mum and baby flee fire

A SMOKE alarm saved a young mother and her baby from a chip pan fire.   more...

Gazette Features

Should the English language change?

Learning languages is nothing new, but for the younger generations, adapting the English language to create a new form of English is now all the rage.   more...

Gazette News

Clacton: Campaigners call for speed bumps

Road safety campaigners are calling for speed restrictions following the closure of a nearby children's playground.   more...

Colchester: Bob gets on his bike for charity

Colchester United and MP Bob Russell are getting on their bikes to help abused children.   more...

Walton: Driver escapes bus blaze

A bus driver escaped from his vehicle shortly before it burst into flames.   more...

Great Holland: Village shop is back in business

Campaigners who fought to save their village shop have welcomed its reopening.   more...

Dovercourt : Beach is a mess, says visitor

Easter holidaymakers may have been left feeling awash with disapointment.   more...

Colchester, St Osyth: ‘Clown’ accused of man’s murder

A man accused of murder has been described by one of his friends as a clown who did not get into trouble.   more...

Colchester: Sick can take comfort from £400,000 gift

A Colchester hospice has received a grant of more than £400,000 in Government funding.   more...

Colchester: Set to crash through the pain barrier

A woman who has arthritis in her hands and feet is running through the pain to train for the London Marathon.   more...

Frinton: Lambs muscle in on prize day

Three orphaned lambs stole the limelight from veteran DJ David "Diddy" Hamilton when they nosed their way in on a big day.   more...

Harwich, Dovercourt: ‘It’s a sad day’

A charity which has offered support to struggling families for two decades is being forced to close.   more...

Colchester: ‘We can’t walk down our road’

Residents of a Colchester estate plagued by problem parkers have called on police to take action.   more...

Essex: Ready for another sunny weekend

Tourism chiefs are gearing up for another weekend of summer sunshine.   more...

Dedham: £1.5 million revamp for top hotel

One of north Essex's top luxury hotels is to get a £1.5 million facelift - and nearly double the number of staff.   more...

Colchester: Pub veteran calls it a day

A 600-year-old landmark pub has been forced to close.   more...

Colchester: It’s all go for new Garrison Church

As one door closes, another one opens.   more...

Colchester: Tablers get royal seal of approval

A Colchester Round Tabler has been celebrating the charity's 80th birthday with the Duke of Edinburgh.   more...

Colchester: The past is holding up park work

Concerns about disturbing buried Roman remains continue to hold up a long-promised update of Castle Park's playground.   more...

Stolen lifebelts put lives at risk

Lives are being put at risk on Tendring's beaches by "mindless" lifebelt thieves.   more...

Colchester: Bareface thief cons shop staff

A conman made off with hundreds of pounds after duping staff at four separate businesses during a one-hour crime spree.   more...

Fordham Heath: Farmer avoids jail for cattle neglect

A farmer has avoided a jail sentence for neglecting animals and failing to keep proper records.   more...

Essex: Glitch with new engines

Hi-tech fire engines have had to be sidelined from service after a technical glitch means they crawl at a "snail's pace" when started.   more...

Gazette Sport

Darts: Jaws is biting again

Colin Jaws' Lloyd kept alive his hopes of breaking into the Holsten Premier League Darts play-offs with an 8-4 win over Roland Scholten in Cardiff.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Train sex attacker jailed

A PERVERT who left a teacher a "nervous wreck" when he sexually assaulting her on a train was jailed for two-years.   more...

Firearm charges: Accused stays in custody

A MAN accused of false imprisonment and being in possession of a firearm appeared at Basildon Crown Court on Friday.   more...

Psychic boost for birth unit

THURROCK psychics used the other side to raise more than £1,000 for Basildon Hospital's natural birth unit.   more...

Councillor joins hospital board

THE leader of Thurrock Council's opposition Labour group has been appointed a non executive director of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where he will earn more than £10,000 a year for two and a half days work a month.   more...

Positive action by youngsters

YOUNG people in Thurrock have forged a link with the borough's Rotary Club movement thanks to the effort of teenager Claire Pavitt.   more...

Centre full of fun

There has been lots of wacky things for kids to do down at Grays Shopping centre over the Easter holidays.   more...

Forum date with DC

LITTLE Thurrock Forum are holding a general meeting on Tuesday April 17.   more...

50 years too late!

ELDERLY couple Donald and Vera Johnson thought nappies and sleepless nights were behind them - but not according to Thurrock Council.   more...

Residents going back to school

Residents of North Grays are invited to Stifford Community Forum's open meeting on Monday, April 16 at 7.30pm at a new venue, the Main Hall, William Edwards School and Sports College.   more...

A mystery made for two

A CHAFFORD hundred man is appealing for the owner of an abandoned tandem bicycle to come forward.   more...

Tracy heads down under

A GRAYS horsewoman is to represent Great Britain at dressage in Sydney.   more...

Top cop pledges Thurrock crime crackdown

Police numbers in south Essex are being bolstered in a bid to boost detection rates to "an all-time high" and cut crime to even lower record levels.   more...

  
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