Stories for 31 May 2007

Braintree And Witham Times News

Anti cigarette butt campaign to be launched

A MEMBER of council staff will be laying in a tank of cigarette butts in order to draw attention to a campaign against smokers discarding their cigarette ends.   more...

Two year, district-wide ASBO for 18 year old

An 18 year old has been given an anti-social behaviour order, to apply throughout the Braintree Council area for two years.   more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Our £53,000 gas bill overcharge

A CHELMSFORD couple were horrified after their gas company overcharged them - by £53,000.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Clacton: Every mother's nightmare

AS the mother of boisterous twin boys, Nicola Reeve is used to them coming home with bumps and scrapes.   more...

Clacton: Make town a plastic bag free zone

A YOUNG eco-warrior has launched a crusade to rid Clacton of its plastic bags.   more...

Frinton: Have your say

A NEW plan is being drawn up to protect Frinton's special character for the future - and residents are being urged to have their say.   more...

Tendring: Anger at Oaktree Manor extension

A MOB of angry villagers descended on a public meeting last night to protest against an extension to a mental health unit.   more...

Clacton: Traders fury at changes

MARKET traders have hit out at town centre changes they say are destroying their way of life.   more...

Our Comment 31/5

On page 12 of this week's paper the human aspect of mental health care is brought home to us all, with the tale of one man's illness, attempted suicide and recovery.   more...

Postbag May 31: Save our ward

AT LAST the public are waking up to the   more...

Ward saved my life.

HEALTH bosses are looking at the future of Clacton Hospital's Peter Bruff Ward.   more...

A former patient speaks

HEALTH bosses are looking at the future of Clacton Hospital's Peter Bruff Ward.   more...

Jobs in jeapordy?

FEARS over the future for mental health patients took a new twist after a chief executive admitted jobs could also be in jeopardy.   more...

THREE GREAT SPECIAL OFFERS

Do not miss this week's Gazette for three great special offers.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette Sport

Cricket: first loss for the Seasiders

Clacton's cricketers lost their first East Anglian Premier League match of the season when they went down by five wickets at Bury St Edmunds.   more...

Soccer: Town are sticking together

Clacton Town have been boosted by the news that the vast majority of last season's squad are staying at the Rush Green Bowl.   more...

Golf: duo eye-up Turkey prize

A trip of a lifetime awaits amateur golfer Peter Hewett and Clacton professional Stuart Levermore if they get through the next stage of Europe's biggest pro-am competition, the PGA National Pro-Am Championship.   more...

Echo News

Pickaxe terror

A MAN wielding a pickaxe tried to attack three women during a violent frenzy in which he smashed their car's windows.   more...

Paedophile patrols for schools

CANVEY Town Council plans to set up patrols around schools to ensure paedophiles and undesirables do not loiter near children.   more...

Headteacher's home gutted by fire

A HEADTEACHER lost much of his life's work in a fire that devastated his home.   more...

Travellers theme park anti-eviction demo

CAMPAIGNERS from Europe's biggest traveller site are today staging an anti-eviction protest - outside a theme park.   more...

Plea for superport firm to respect local wishes

THURROCK council leader Terry Hipsey has urged developers behind the planned £1.5bn superport to respect local people's needs and wishes.   more...

More say for parents of disabled children

PARENTS of disabled children in Southend are having a big say in influencing the way services are provided for their youngsters.   more...

Town’s eye in the sky starts rolling

THE first phase of a £10,000 project to install new CCTV cameras in Rayleigh town centre has been launched.   more...

Hospital's kits to save children

SOUTHEND Hospital will soon get extra paediatric resuscitation kits to help revive children whose hearts stop beating.   more...

Reserve: What do you think?

RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on the development of a new RSPB nature reserve.   more...

I saved our baby from house fire

A YOUNG dad has told how he saved his baby son and girlfriend following an arson attack.   more...

New roads boss pledges to cut delays and deaths

EASING congestion and saving lives are the main aims for Essex's new roads and transport chief.   more...

Barge reopens as a gastro-pub

ENTREPRENEURS who revitalised a Thundersley pub have now taken over another popular hostelry.   more...

Our ribbons for Maddy

YELLOW ribbons have been tied to railings in Billericay High Street, marking the town's support for the family of missing girl Madeleine McCann.   more...

Royal Court stand-off

A NOTORIOUS estate is bordering on anarchy with "plastic police" unable to control unruly youngsters, a councillor claims.   more...

Hamberger relishes church plan

A CLERGYMAN has defended plans to pull down his dilapidated church and build a modern place of worship.   more...

Meet the new Queen of Essex

STACEY Fox is Essex's most beautiful woman - and that's official.   more...

Housing scam staff sacked

FOUR women have been sacked from Basildon Council's housing department.   more...

Action against hellish neighbours

THE very worst nuisance neighbours could find themselves locked out of their homes under new powers the Government is planning to give councils.   more...

Police to interview have-a-go hero

Police are hoping to speak to robbery shooting victim Adam Mapleson later today.   more...

Woodland welly walk

FAMILIES braved the soggy half-term weather and pulled on their wellies for a charity stroll through Little Havens Nature Reserve.   more...

Updated: £1.5bn superport approved

A £1.5BILLION superport for south Essex has finally gained Government approval.   more...

New attempt to build homes on old car park

A DETERMINED councillor has launched a sixth bid to build homes on a former council car park.   more...

3,000 support Sheri’s petition

AROUND 3,000 people have signed up to a petition urging Southend Council to improve road safety measure where a woman was killed.   more...

Pigeon club in a flap over break-in

MEMBERS of a pigeon racing club were today counting the cost after thieves broke into their base and stole two generators.   more...

Facing closure? Not our charity

THE award- winning founder of a charity for people with learning disabilities has spoken out to scotch rumours it faces closure.   more...

Demolition plan goes to appeal

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to replace a landmark house with flats is to be decided by a Government inspector.   more...

Sex for sale case: Madam walks free

A FORMER escort girl who admitted running three high-class brothels has walked free from court.   more...

Echo Sport

Dropped catches costly for Essex

ESSEX were left to rue three dropped catches that allowed Glamor-gan to close a truncated first day of the Championship match on 146-2 wickets at Swansea yesterday.   more...

Irani doubtful for Surrey crunch match

Essex meet top of the table Surrey at Whitgift Scool, Croydon in a Friends Provident Trophy encounter on Sunday.   more...

Skipper Irani calls for improvement

ESSEX captain Ronnie Irani has laid into his under-achieving side following their back-to-back defeats against Nottinghamshire and Gloucestershire.   more...

Gazette Features

North Essex: Grammar schools - elitist or meritocratic?

Let's be clear from the outset.   more...

Gazette News

Jaywick: Elderly couple cautioned over animal conditions

An elderly couple facing animal cruelty charges have been cautioned after keeping almost 80 dogs in their cramped home.   more...

Clacton: NHS boss calls for mental health ward to stay open

Health bosses are calling for a mental health ward in Clacton to be kept open.   more...

North Essex: Hospitals' health and safety records published

Hospital workers and patients in north Essex have suffered 400 health and safety incidents this year, including two in which patients have died.   more...

Clacton: Crackdown on graffiti vandals

Police are cracking down on vandals who are blighting a seaside town with graffiti.   more...

Colchester: Pop star fails to pay parking ticket

The frontman of million-selling pop group East 17 has failed to settle a £30 fine for parking illegally in Colchester.   more...

North Essex: Petrol thief hunted

A Peugeot 106 has been used to steal about £140 of petrol from four north Essex filling stations.   more...

St Osyth: Two men in court over doorstep shooting

Two men have appeared in court in connection with the doorstep killing of another man.   more...

Colchester: Woman charged over stabbing

A young mother is to face trial over an alleged stabbing at her Colchester home.   more...

Colchester: 'Affordable' homes to be sold off

Homes built as affordable properties for Colchester key workers are being sold off, with shocked tenants given notice to quit.   more...

Colchester: Chasing the chariot favourite

Colchester's Roman heritage is leading the way in a competition to name a new bypass.   more...

Clacton: Pensioner's seven-hour ambulance wait

A 94-year-old Clacton woman waited seven hours for an ambulance after falling at her home.   more...

Clacton: Arrests after hedgehog set on fire

A hedgehog was today fighting for its life after being set on fire.   more...

Clacton: Residents fight against new mental health unit goes on

Dozens of protesters lobbied councillors over controversial plans for a residential centre for people with mental health problems last night.   more...

Walton: Resident condemns 'barbaric' hedge cutters

An angry resident has hit out at "barbaric" council gardeners for killing and maiming birds by cutting hedges during the nesting season.   more...

Colchester: NHS legal threat against private contractors

Health bosses have expressed their profound' disappointment with a multi-million pound health centre in Colchester - just a year after it opened.   more...

Clacton: Cat falls foul of town's drugs problem

A young cat was left like a "zombie" after ingesting drugs on the streets of Clacton.   more...

Stansted: Airport inquiry's opening arguments

Opponents of the expansion of Stansted Airport have claimed the development would have a "catastrophic" impact on the environment.   more...

Clacton: 'Boy racer' banned from roads

A boy racer' has been banned from the roads after a car chase around the streets of Clacton.   more...

North Essex: New network to help get children into school

Parents of school children playing truant or suffering phobias are to get more support, thanks to a new network being set up.   more...

Colchester: Boy's encounter with camera-shy 'Beast of Essex'

The lens-dodging Beast of Essex has again escaped being snapped, after it was sighted in the Colchester area for the second time in two weeks.   more...

Gazette Sport

Swimming: fast times for hosts

Colchester Swimming Club enjoyed a tremendous day as hosts of their 12th Open Sprint Meet.   more...

Soccer: Seasiders close in on signings

Clacton Town have been boosted by the news that the vast majority of last season's squad are staying at the Rush Green Bowl.   more...

Golf: Abnett sneaks her way to top honours

The spring meeting is an event much looked forward to in the ladies' calendar at Colchester Golf Club.   more...

Halstead Gazette News

CCTV denied; but campaigners fight on

CCTV campaigners will fight on, despite news that there are "no plans" to install permanent CCTV in Halstead.   more...

Law firm partner retires, pledges more time for charity work

A SENIOR partner in an Essex law firm and dedicated fundraiser has retired and plans to give more time to his charity work.   more...

New multi-million pound sixth form centre planned

HALSTEAD pupils are set to benefit from a new multi million pound sixth form centre due to be built in the district.   more...

Harwich And Manningtree Standard News

Dovercourt: Fears Jobs Could Be Lost

FEARS over the future for mental health patients took a new twist after a Chief Executive admitted jobs could also be in jeopardy.   more...

Dovercourt: Couple's Anger Over Bus Service

A DISABLED woman has hit-out at a bus company which left her stranded for more than two hours.   more...

Dovercourt: Pensioner Takes on Harley Challenge

A PENSIONER is swapping her easy chair to become an Easy Rider.   more...

Dovercourt: Regatta Marks Tenth Anniversary

COLD and exhaustion were the main problems experienced by sailors at this year's International Regatta.   more...

Harwich: Kitchel Catching in Harwich

ONCE a year the streets of Harwich are flooded - but it is a sweet shower of buns which descends from above not rain.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Gang killing trial delayed

THREE men charged with a gang style killing will face a new trial after two more co-offenders were found in Spain.   more...

Cousins get a head start

A FLAME-haired trio of youngsters are filming alongside multi-award winning actress Dame Judi Dench in a new BBC drama - and it's all thanks to the colour of their locks.   more...

Port decision delights river chief

MORE support for the new £1.5bn London Gateway Port in Thurrock has come from the Port of London Authority, the organisation which oversees management of the River Thames.   more...

Two stars is a step forward says council

Thurrock's ruling Conservative group and councillor officers have expressed their satisfaction at the latest government audit of their work.   more...

Adam tells of death on the front line

A Stifford Clays soldier has returned from the horrors of war in Afghanistan and told of the final moments of a colleague gunned down as they fought side-by-side.   more...

Kids up the wall

POLICE officers in East Tilbury will be driving youngsters up the wall on Monday, June 4.   more...

Eviction of 'anti-social' mum

A Chadwell mum-of-seven has been evicted from her home for non-payment of fines and anti-social behaviour.   more...

Dominic's great endeavours

An Aveley teenager has been nominated for an award after receiving 140 certificates for volunteering.   more...

Council leaders send community message to DP World

THURROCK Council leader Terry Hipsey has called on DP World, developers behind the planned £1.5bn new port and business park in the borough, to respect local people's needs and wishes.   more...

Residents battle against plans for more borough gypsy sites

The East of England Regional Assembly were given a crashcourse on the racial tensions in Thurrock when they held their 'Issues and Options Public Consultation' on the provision of gypsy and traveller caravan sites in Tilbury on Wednesday.   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

Derby at the Dockers

A derby between Thurrock and Tilbury will be one of the highlights of the borough pre-season fixture programme.   more...

Another new face at Grays but Academy is axed

Grays have signed defender Jon Ashton on a free transfer from Conference rivals Rushden & Diamonds, where he rejected a new pay deal.   more...

  
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