Stories for 15 May 2007

Echo News

Joyce parties with old pals

A CENTENARIAN celebrated her milestone birthday with friends she has known since she was just three years old.   more...

Sainsbury's targets the town centre

SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury's is set to move into Rochford town centre.   more...

Councillor hits back at developer link claims

A TORY councillor responsible for planning in Southend has hit back at claims she has a link with a development company.   more...

Why Andy's supervillains are making a killing

TWO comic book authors from south Essex proved they had the power of creation after winning prizes at a national awards ceremony.   more...

We're boxing clever kids

CHILDREN at Ashingdon Primary School are setting an example to adults by launching a new recycling scheme.   more...

Make a film that'll help us think green

WANNABE Spielbergs can prove their filming credentials in a short film competition on environmental issues.   more...

Club hears call for help

A ROTARY club showed it was listening to the needs of patients when it donated assisted hearing aid units to Southend Hospital.   more...

Voters force parish council by-election

A PARISH council faces a £3,000 bill because ten residents have called a by-election to replace a member who resigned earlier this year.   more...

No rough sleepers on our streets?

THE number of homeless people in Basildon has dropped to an all-time low, according to new figures.   more...

Can you help catch savage robbers?

A MAN was repeatedly punched in the face by muggers during a savage attack.   more...

Home worry tipped my wife over the edge

A PENSIONER fears the stress of being forced from his home has led to his wife's stroke.   more...

We have learnt from mistakes claims c2c

C2C bosses say they have learnt from their mistakes as they release a new timetable this week.   more...

Bringing home the bacon

A POPULAR butchers will reopen tomorrow.   more...

Lottery win = maths puzzle club

A NURSERY school is more than £3,000 better off thanks to a Lottery grant.   more...

We'll give poor council a lift

CASTLE Point's re-elected council leader has spoken of her determination to shake off its poor ranking.   more...

The Dr Feelgood factor

DR Feelgood fans have taken part in their annual pilgrimage.   more...

Resistance to disappear in a puff of smoke

DIE-hard nicotine addicts are facing a ban on smoking in public places from July 1.   more...

Vincent's battle with the Taleban

A SOLDIER has chronicled his experiences of serving in Afghanistan through a series of photographs taken from the front line.   more...

Latest: 'We will rebuild Orsett Hall'

THE tears have been shed and now it's time to move forward.   more...

Hilary’s all set for her charity tribute

A POPULAR swimming instructor will be remembered at a special event on the 20th anniversary of her death.   more...

Still time to visit Joyce’s fundraiser

A VETERAN fundraiser is hoping her latest charity shop efforts will once again raise thousands for Southend Hospital.   more...

Stop shooting our gulls

SEASIDERS are being urged to live in harmony with seagulls, with hundreds of the birds being shot this year.   more...

£95k, 200mph - and a 27-litre engine

IF you fancy taking a spin in a sports car with a 27-litre engine and capable of 200mph, all you need is a spare £95,000.   more...

Please help me stop these yobs

A FEARFUL father has pleaded for help after relentless yobs targeted his home again.   more...

We've got first aid wrapped up!

THESE youngsters had it all sewn up as far as their latest after-school class was concerned.   more...

Microchip spies in our wheelie bins

SPY bugs are to be placed inside wheelie bins being sent to 1,700 homes.   more...

Crack addicted attacker locked up

A CRACK cocaine addict who attacked a man when he spotted him chatting to his girlfriend has been locked up for two-and-half years.   more...

Shelters on way for school

A PRIMARY school is to get two new pavilions for youngsters to play under.   more...

Help our fishermen, says MP

A SOUTH Essex MP has quizzed a Government minister over the treatment of British trawlers in European fishing policies.   more...

We need more specials

POLICE in Castle Point are looking to recruit more special constables to pound the borough's streets.   more...

Snake has put island folk in a slither

KIDS are counting down to the opening of a new mega slide on Canvey, which could finally help turnround the fortunes of the island's seafront.   more...

School's fate is sealed

NOTHING can now save Furtherwick Park School after its closure was rubber stamped during a private meeting.   more...

The first aid hero, aged 11

A YOUNG girl has been hailed a hero after helping a pensioner who tripped and was bleeding heavily in the street.   more...

Council employee overpaid relatives

A COUNCIL employee who used taypayers' money to overpay a relative has escaped disciplinary action by resigning.   more...

Rosemary inspired me to paddle 125 miles

AS Barry Howe paddled wearily along the Thames in the kayak which was his second home for four days, one thought kept him going.   more...

Echo jobs fair at Towngate

VISIT the Echo Jobs, Careers and Training exhibition this Thursday (May 17)and get a head start on your hunt for the perfect job.   more...

‘Our sewage bills stink’

MORE than 500 East Tilbury residents have signed a petition to protest against sewage bills.   more...

MP lashes EU laws on blind spots

NEW laws to eliminate blind spots on heavy goods vehicles do not go far enough, claims Billericay MP John Baron.   more...

County Council appeal for more foster carers

NEW foster carers are needed to help give youngsters a family life.   more...

Government blind spot on wing mirrors

MP John Baron has demanded European and British governments do more to cut road deaths caused by long-distance lorries with inadequate wing mirrors.   more...

Gazette Features

Dovercourt: Teen faces brain op

Fifteen-year-old Lauren May-Rogers, of The Ridgeway, Dovercourt, has always suffered with bad headaches, shaking and balance problems.   more...

Free time?

Before the woman killed herself, the day had begun like any other for John Pretty.   more...

Gazette News

Coggeshall: Fence mystery

Mystery surrounds why a riverside path has been fenced off to the public.   more...

Halstead: Funky food funds

A team of hard-working youngsters spent a morning in the kitchen - and raised enough cash to buy a cow.   more...

Colchester: Let’s do it all over again!

A couple are to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in a new community centre built to replace the hall where their love first blossomed.   more...

Essex: Water firm’s bogus caller warning

Essex and Suffolk Water has issued a warning to householders to be on their guard against bogus callers.   more...

Dovercourt: Teen faces brain op

Fifteen-year-old Lauren May-Rogers, of The Ridgeway, Dovercourt, has always suffered with bad headaches, shaking and balance problems.   more...

Colchester: Civic year ends

The Mayor and Mayoress of Colchester danced the night away to bring the curtain down on their year in office.   more...

Colchester: Vandals' grave-wrecking spree

"Despicable" vandals have damaged 34 gravestones in a Colchester churchyard.   more...

Walton: Cat dies in family home blaze

A family cat died after fire swept through the kitchen of a home in Walton.   more...

Mistley: Space a problem at reptile centre

A Burmese python is not normally the first thing to greet people when they visit someone's home.   more...

Clacton: More town hotels sold

Two more Clacton hotels have been sold.   more...

Colchester: Formula 1 comes to town

From the streets of Monaco to the streets of Colchester.   more...

Frinton: New twist in saga of rail gate safety

Protesters at Frinton have claimed their hallmark level crossing gates are safer than the proposed replacement - and they say they have the facts to prove it.   more...

Colchester: Choosing super prizes

Top interior designer and TV star Derek Taylor has been busy kitting out an apartment for one lucky Gazette reader.   more...

Colchester: Student attack by gang of eight

A shocked student was set upon in broad daylight by a teenage gang who lay in wait for him on a secluded riverside path.   more...

Colchester: Blanket firm is fined £4,000

A company has been prosecuted after an electrical product designed to help people lose weight turned out to be a fire risk.   more...

Mersea: Parents urged to watch children after shed fire

A frustrated Mersea islander is urging parents to keep an eye on their youngsters after fire damaged three sheds near his home.   more...

Jaywick: Missing woman plea by sister

A family have made a desperate appeal for a missing 29-year-old woman.   more...

Jaywick: Fire engine owner hits out at arsonists

The owner of a vintage fire engine has hit out at arsonists for setting his firefighting machine ablaze.   more...

Little Clacton: Parking fines hit football fans

Football fanatics were slapped with fines after they were caught parking illegally.   more...

Gazette Sport

Soccer: Iron meeting to take place

Braintree Town's future plans will become clearer tonight when the club hold a meeting at Cressing Road.   more...

Soccer: Wright to return?

The path has been cleared for Richard Wright to return to Ipswich Town from Everton.   more...

Halstead Gazette News

Delay on boys' burial

Parents of boys who died in a horrendous road crash may not bury their sons for several weeks, police have said.   more...

Retiring Brownie leaders search for replacements

TWO Brownie leaders are hanging up their uniforms after more than 30 years' service each.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Residents in sewage protest

521 East Tilbury residents have signed a petition to protest against paying two sewage bills.   more...

Picture plea after armed raid

POLICE hunting a gang of armed robbers who threatened betting shop staff during a raid have released pictures of the men they are hunting.   more...

Face of robber who threatened shop worker

THIS is the face of a man who threatened to shoot a female shop worker unless she handed over cash.   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

Cross out at Tilbury

RYMAN League Division One North club Tilbury are looking for a new manager following the departure of Tony Cross.   more...

Tough double ahead for Hammers

Lakeside Hammers have a potentially difficult few days in front of them as they have to meet the Poole Pirates twice in the space of just 48 hours.   more...

  
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