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Essex | Archive | 2007 | April

Stories for 6 April 2007

Billericay Weekly News News

New scanner goes to hospital

HARD-WORKING volunteers dubbed "angels in disguise" have raised £47,000 to buy a new ultrasound machine for Basildon Hospital. more...

MARK Shrosbree, 21, of Outwood Common Road, Billericay, pleaded guilty to being the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident which damaged a lamp-post as well as failing to stop after an accident. more...

£500,000 graffiti bill for district's council taxpayers

RADICAL measures to stamp out vandalism have been unveiled in the wake of shock figures showing yobs are costing Basildon taxpayers £500,000 a year. more...

School move backed by our Tablers’ cash

A PRE-SCHOOL forced to move to a new home has Billericay Round Table to thank for more than £3,000 towards set-up costs. more...

Annual meeting for town

BILLERICAY Town Council will be hosting the annual town meeting at its HQ in The Coach House, Crown Yard on Thursday, April 19. more...

Crays Hill gipsies lay out plan to move

TRAVELLERS from Crays Hill have submitted plans for a legal camp in Pitsea. more...

Youngsters get a lesson in rock ’n’ roll

TOP Sixties session drummer Bobby Graham brought his kit to school to entertain youngsters and give them an enjoyable lesson about rock'n'roll. more...

Brentwood Weekly News News

Cops’ Easter car crime crackdown

BRENTWOOD police are cracking down on car crime over Easter, by targeting known offenders. more...

Foiled shoplifter puts his head through window

A shoplifter was so angry after being caught in the act, he ran across more...

Youngsters help out with big spring clean

YOUNGSTERS started a spring clean last weekend, removing litter from our streets. more...

Shop manager stabbed after fighting store robbers

THE manager of an off-licence and grocer's store says he feared for his life, after being stabbed during a robbery. more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Pop goes 40 years as hospital radio moves to new home

A MOVE to a new site in Broomfield is just the latest chapter in Hospital Radio Chelmsford's 40-year history. more...

Café on the waterside

A NEWLY refurbished café with views of Hanningfield reservoir will be opening its doors for business this weekend. more...

Pub aid for air ambulance

A CHELMSFORD pub has raised £2,500 for the Essex Air Ambulance. more...

Parties prepare for local elections

MORE than 170 candidates will be throwing their hats in the ring for a seat on Chelmsford Council. more...

Co-op staff are all dressed up for children

A CAMPAIGN to raise £1 million for a children's charity was launched in Chelmsford this week. more...

Have you seen the best new building?

THE Chelmsford Society wants people to name the town's best new building. more...

New Hall girls sing out... 1930s-style!

CHELMSFORD schoolgirls joined a county-wide group of musical talent for a special concert. more...

Time's running out to register for postal voting

THERE are less than two weeks left to register for a postal vote in the May local elections. more...

Egg trail at museum

THERE is Easter fun for both adults and children as Chelmsford Museum hosts an Easter Egg Trail during the holidays. more...

Pensioners go surfing... online

OLDER people in Chelmsford borough are being helped online thanks to a new internet scheme. more...

Nail bar raids target organised crime

NAIL salons were raided in a crack-down on organised crime. more...

Doing our best for town’s spruce up

A SPRING clean has taken place in Chelmsford. more...

Man who spat at police officer escapes prison term

A MAN who spat at a police officer trying to arrest him at Broomfield Hospital has been given a suspended prison sentence. more...

School out of special measures

A CHELMSFORD school has been released from special measures after 18 months. more...

High Chelmer is set for a revamp

BIG changes are afoot at the High Chelmer Shopping Centre. more...

Donkey leads the way for Palm Sunday

A DONKEY led the traditional Palm Sunday procession at Chelmsford Cathedral last weekend. more...

Gun drama in Great Baddow robbery

A SECURITY guard had a gun pointed at his head in an armed robbery in Great Baddow. more...

Town is a hot spot for mobile phone theft

MOBILE phone users in Chelmsford beware - a survey has shown the town is a UK hotspot for mobile phone theft. more...

Echo News

Library to get new ground-floor cafe

A NEW cafe is to be built at the entrance of Southend Central Library, officials have confirmed. more...

Facing up to our slave trading past

TUCKED away in a quiet churchyard, it looks like any other monumental tomb. But this grave carries with it more than a personal family history. more...

Nest egg party for children

SOUTHEND youngsters enjoyed a free party to mark the launch of a new way to save money. more...

Disruptive yob is taught a lesson

A FOUL-MOUTHED teenager, 14, got a little more than he bargained for when he tried to disrupt a residents' meeting on anti-social behaviour. more...

Golfers £3,650 gift to trust

A HOSPITAL unit has a new piece of vital equipment thanks to the efforts of golfers. more...

Warning to motorists as bus route opens

MOTORISTS have been warned to take care when a new bus lane in Southend town centre opens tomorrow. more...

Cuts to quit smoking budget

TORY MP John Baron is calling on a primary care trust to reverse its decision to slash £76,000 off its stop smoking budget. more...

Couple's golden surprise

Sylvia Brown, 68, of Witchards, Basildon burst into tears when she walked through the doors of Bowers United Social Club in Pitsea. more...

Sorting office move to Burnt Mills denied

THE STAND-OFF over the future of Wickford's postal sorting office looks set to continue after the Royal Mail denied rumours it was moving to Basildon. more...

Toad in the hole

BABY turtles and frogs have been given a new home in a new exhibit at at Sealife Adventure in Southend. more...

Moonlight walk for charity

PLANS for a moonlit 13.5mile charity walk around Southend are well under way. more...

Health trust rapped for surgery muddle

ANGRY patients have criticised a health trust for creating confusion over a doctor's surgery facing closure. more...

Club threatened with axe is now thriving

A SOCIAL club which once feared it would have to close has celebrated surviving its first year without council funding. more...

Man jailed for goading gang in to stealing iPod

A man has been jailed after he goaded a group of thugs into stealing an iPod. more...

Sponsor’s trip to meet child in India

AN INTREPID traveller visited a remote Indian village to experience charity work in action and finally meet the child he has sponsored for the past four years. more...

Man jailed for sex assaults on 2 girls

A MAN has been jailed for sexually touching two girls he did not know. more...

Plea for more sports land

A COUNCILLOR has appealed to landowners for help to provide more football pitches for young people in Rayleigh. more...

Let us play in the park, say children

PASSIONATE young people in Corringham are campaigning for cleaner parks with better facilities. more...

£570,000 to help the poor stay warm

BASILDON Council handed out £570,000 in grants to help vulnerable people beat fuel poverty last winter. more...

£6,000 stolen from golf course

THIEVES stole £6,000 cash from a golf club in broad daylight. more...

Parking could skittle alley plan

A BID to build a 12-lane ten-pin bowling alley in Hockley has been revealed. more...

Youngsters volunteer to clean up graffiti

MORE than 200 young volunteers have been helping scrub graffiti from walls and clear gardens during their Easter holidays. more...

One in five Southenders are ill

SOUTHEND Council is planning to do more to improve the health of people in this town after it was revealed nearly one in five residents has a long term illness or disability. more...

Work of SOS bus on show

THE work of the SOS bus is being highlighted by a special information display at Southend Central Library in Victoria Avenue between April 16 and 23. more...

Petition backs animal hospital

A WILD animal hospital has collected 13,000 signatures backing its plan to expand on to three-and-a-half acres of green belt land. more...

Buffet raises cash for school minibus

A SPECIAL needs school collected more than £800 towards the cost of a new minibus through a charity meal. more...

Number of bands cut

FIVE bands have been shortlisted for the council's annual Battle of the Bands competiton. more...

Charity ride to game in Emily’s memory

FOOTBALL fans raised hundreds of pounds for charity by cycling from Colchester to Southend for the weekend's big Essex derby match. more...

Essex has fifth highest number of PCSOs

ESSEX Police has one the biggest teams of police community support officers in the country, new figures reveal. more...

Updated: Gang of 3 rape teenage girls

POLICE investigating the rape of two teenage girls on Canvey are appealing for a driver to come forward who spoke to the victims before their ordeal. more...

'Don't cut our funding' pleads diabetic

A DIABETIC for more than 30 years, John Day knows the seriousness of his condition. more...

Waste: County gets the message

COUNTY chiefs have shown the first signs they may buckle to people power and reconsider plans to force a second huge waste plant in Basildon. more...

Police will not raid gay sex den

POLICE say they will not raid a country park where gay men indulge in daytime open air sex, even though the act is branded a public menace. more...

Easter started early for council

IT may have been a normal working day for the rest of us, but Castle Point Council closed its doors to the public at lunchtime yesterday. more...

Traders welcome Tesco plan

TRADERS at Southend's Victoria Plaza shopping centre have welcomed the prospect of a Tesco supermarket replacing the B&Q DIY store near Southend Victoria station. more...