Stories for 9 May 2007

Braintree And Witham Times News

Your support is so crucial!

We can do it with your support - that is the rallying cry from Braintree Town as the club prepare for the biggest game in their history.   more...

Warm spell is boost for monster plant

Warm weather has caused a huge plant to bloom early.   more...

Tributes to three teenages killed in car crash

The families and friends of three teenagers killed in a car crash have been left reeling by the tragedy.   more...

Braintree And Witham Times Sport

Football: Riddle in race for fitness

Louis Riddle is facing a race against time to be fit for Braintree Town's showpiece Nationwide Conference South play-off final against Salisbury City.   more...

Football: Brayley hoping for more heroics

Bertie Brayley felt like his world had fallen apart around him as he sat in the dressing room at Westleigh Park last Wednesday.   more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Neighbourhood policing team success

AN OPERATION set up to tackle anti-social behaviour has been hailed a success.   more...

Bin fire warning

POLICE have asked for the public's help in finding those responsible for a spate of wheelie bin fires.   more...

Echo News

Traders' park fears

CRAFTSMEN and businesses based in Wat Tyler Country Park fear a £5million revamp will force them out.   more...

Benfleet biker tragedy

A motorcylist has died in a road crash in Benfleet - the second fatal biker crash in south Essex in 24 hours.   more...

Council on alert over travellers on holiday

HOLIDAYING travellers have been seen looking for a place to stay in south Essex.   more...

New council leader confirmed

NEW Southend Council leader Nigel Holdcroft will be shaking up the cabinet as one of his first actions.   more...

Tracie auctions Weller silver disc for hospice

A POP singer who performed with Paul Weller is selling off a treasured silver disc to raise cash for a children's hospice.   more...

Hannah: Daughter charged with murder

A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of her adoptive mother.   more...

Appeal to find lost Dot

THE family of a dog who was last seen causing havoc on the seafront are appealing for help in finding her.   more...

That's what you call a birthday balloon!

LOVE is still well and truly in the air for Sharon and John Massey.   more...

KeyMed help fund garden show exhibit

A LEADING company has, once again, stepped in to help fund Southend's entry into the Hampton Court Flower Show.   more...

More carers needed from ethnic homes

BLACK and Asian people in Southend are asked to come forward as volunteers to help look after disabled children.   more...

My confusion as I cast my vote

A NEW ballot paper system confused a pensioner when he voted in last week's elections.   more...

Station booze bid: Take two

CONTROVERSIAL plans for an off-licence at Southend Victoria station have been submitted for a second time.   more...

Make more compost to celebrate the week

COMPOST enthusiasts could win £100 worth of garden centre vouchers to do up their garden.   more...

Travellers must have new bases

NEW traveller camps may have to be created by every council in Essex to solve the build-up in Basildon.   more...

Mental health youth workshops

A YOUTH service is raising awareness about treatment and support for people with mental illness.   more...

Limbering up for show to help charity funds

STUDENTS from the San Toy Dance Academy of Dance and Drama are busy preparing for their annual charity show this weekend.   more...

Jail for graffiti tagger

ONE of Southend's most prolific graffiti taggers has been jailed for three months.   more...

Viva lasagne!

PUPILS, parents and staff have been studying healthy eating to achieve the National Healthy School Standard.   more...

Amnesty members urge Syrian doctor’s release

AMNESTY International is campaigning for the release of a foreign doctor jailed in his homeland soon after he visited south Essex in 2005.   more...

Motorcyclist dies in crash

A MOTORCYCLIST has died after his bike crashed into a barrier in Southend.   more...

Blair to announce resignation tomorrow

TONY Blair will make an announcement tomorrow that he is to quit as Labour leader.   more...

ME left me feeling so tired - like I'd been hit by a train

CHRONIC Fatigue Syndrome or ME has been dismissed in the past simply as fatigue.   more...

Blueprint for town centre at exhibition

AN AMBITIOUS blueprint to change the face of Southend town centre is to be unveiled next week.   more...

College offers free adult courses

A COLLEGE is offering free courses to adults looking to retrain.   more...

Tribute performances for Jerry Davies

BANDS paid tribute to a musician who died from cancer and to raise funds for charity.   more...

Death crash charge

A MAN has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in which another man died.   more...

Sgt Paul’s radio beat is top of the cops

A POLICE sergeant has turned presenter in a bid to forge closer links with local people.   more...

Drink driver avoids jail

A DRINK-DRIVER who ploughed into a group of teenagers has narrowly avoided being sent to jail.   more...

Celebrations mark revamp for spiritual retreat

A RETREAT which gives young people the time and space to develop is set for a big celebration.   more...

Third on Asian rich list

TWO brothers who came from humble beginnings to amass a £500million fortune have dropped a place in the Asian rich list.   more...

Minister's praise for police

BASILDON crimefighters met with home office minister Vernon Coaker yesterday.   more...

MP speaks out over lost letter

THE Government has been accused of "smoke and mirrors" over an apparently lost letter about plans for a mini-hospital in Basildon.   more...

Family joy at school place for son Jake

A FAMILY is "thrilled to bits" after their learning disabled son was finally awarded a place at a special school, two months after being refused one.   more...

Royal return for Countess of Wessex

THE Countess of Wessex returns to south Essex next week, to officially open a new residential care centre.   more...

MP lashes out at Portuguese cops

AN Essex MP has added his voice to the criticism of the Portuguese police in handling the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, saying it felt like history repeating itself.   more...

Out is the word...

SHE had groove and she had feeling... but it wasn't enough to stop the TV judges eliminating Joanna Power from hit ITV show Grease is the Word.   more...

Keith has a lot of bottles

A FAMILY day of digging has unearthed a haul of old artefacts which they reckon could rival TV's Time Team.   more...

Pile up enforces petition for better road safety

A THREE-car pile-up close to the site of a recent fatal accident has renewed campaigners' calls for road safety improvements.   more...

Residents incensed by ‘shoddy’ footpath repairs

ANGRY residents are campaigning to have what they believe are shoddy pavement repairs to be corrected across Pitsea.   more...

Work on crossing leaves drivers fuming

ANGRY drivers were left fuming about minor roadworks which caused major traffic hold-ups.   more...

Knife-wielding thug scared off by woman, 60

A DEFIANT pensioner fought off a would-be robber armed with a knife.   more...

Cancer ward reaps benefits of donations to old appeal

THE cancer ward at Southend Hospital is boasting new equipment thanks to generous fundraisers.   more...

Echo Sport

Pettini leads Essex into student battle

ESSEX will rest a number of first team regulars when they meet Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence in the three-day friendly that commences at Fenners this morning.   more...

Gazette News

Frinton: Dead rats and sewage defile famous greensward

Angry residents are kicking up a stink after sewage and dead rats spilled on to a famous greensward when a manhole burst open.   more...

Tendring: Former political opponents eye coalition deal

An unlikely alliance between five political groups - including the Labour Party and a group of former Tories - could take control of Tendring district.   more...

Mistley: Into Africa for bishop's family

A mother has spoken of her pride after seeing her son ordained as the Bishop of Ethiopia.   more...

Essex: Concerns grow over fire service reforms

A billion-pound project to merge regional fire call centres in the East of England could prove to be a disaster, according to front line firefighters.   more...

St Osyth: Which witch is which?

A leading historian has claimed the body of a woman found in St Osyth in the 1920s may not be that of Ursula Kemp, who was tried as a witch.   more...

Brightlingsea: Exam cheat teacher disciplined

A teacher has been banned from any involvement in exams after admitting snooping through confidential exam papers.   more...

Walton: Murderer's appeal bid fails

A killer who brutally strangled the daughter of a 1970's pop star while on a family caravan holiday has failed in an Appeal Court bid to clear his name.   more...

Kelvedon: Woman killed by 100mph express train

Replacement bus services were put in place after a woman died on the railway line at Kelvedon.   more...

Colchester: Wife swap councillors' culture clash

Wife Swap star Julie Young's introduction to her new family was seeing the eldest son arrested for alleged anti-social behaviour.   more...

Lawford: Benefit cheat claimed £5,000

A mother-of-three claimed more than £5,000 in benefits while living at a house her partner owned.   more...

Colchester: Parties elect council group leaders

The movers and shakers on the Colchester political scene have been chosen.   more...

Crash death trio: Families' tributes

The families of three boys killed in a car crash today spoke about their loss, paying tribute to their "lovable" sons.   more...

Colchester: Man assaulted special constables

A man fought with two special constables while high on cocaine.   more...

Colchester: Moving up the Monopoly board

Yesterday your Gazette threw its weight behind the drive to Make Colchester Mayfair and get the town on the new Monopoly game board.   more...

Essex University: Former academic at tribunal

A University of Essex scientist has claimed she was forced to resign because of racial and religious bullying.   more...

Gazette Sport

Soccer: Foreign link to Tiptree

Tiptree United could become the latest English club to be taken over by foreign investors.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Hospital hits A&E targets

BOSSES at Basildon Hospital are celebrating hitting government targets for dealing with patients in the accident and emergency unit.   more...

Love-struck teen jailed after jealousy led to knife attack

A TEENAGER was jailed for stabbing a man he wrongly assumed was sleeping with his girlfriend.   more...

  
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