Stories for 18 June 2007

Braintree And Witham Times News

War survivors report 50 years of married peace

A couple who both survived Second World War bombs, two days apart, are celebrating their golden wedding.   more...

Chairman chooses charities

Chairman of Braintree District Council Lady Patricia Newton has announced her chosen charities for the coming year.   more...

Democracy of planning procedure questioned

Braintree council's move to centralise planning decisions is "undemocratic" it was said this week.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Clacton: Honour for Gordon

A LIFEGUARD has been named in this year's Queen's birthday honours list.   more...

Frinton: Free help for elderly

A PHYSIOTHERAPY clinic in Frinton is to hold a free drop in session to mark National Falls Awareness Day.   more...

Tendring: Flooding fears

CONCERNED councillors are calling on flood defences to be improved along the Tendring coastline.   more...

Jaywich: Charity stalwart honoured

A CHARITY stalwart has been named in the Queen's birthday honours list.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette Sport

Soccer: name change for the Seasiders

It's the dawn of a new era at Clacton Town.   more...

Echo Education

How Crays Hill's confounding the critics

A SCHOOL which suffered from plummeting pupil numbers and high truancy figures is making a remarkable recovery.   more...

Echo News

David's shipshape garden

A RETIRED seaman enjoyed life on the ocean waves so much he has created an outdoor maritime haven at his landlocked home.   more...

Fined...for turning bungalow into house

A MAN has been ordered to pay £16,000 for turning his bungalow in the green belt into a house.   more...

Big fall in asylum seekers

THE number of asylum seekers in Southend has fallen dramatically in the past year - there are currently just 13.   more...

Ark Royal to sail down river

HMS Ark Royal, which has been in Greenwich for the Falklands 25th Anniversary Commerations since Wednesday June 13, will be sailing back down the Thames this evening.   more...

Parent accuses school of civil liberties breach

A PRIMARY school has been accused of abusing its pupils' civil liberties by compiling computer records of their thumb prints without asking for permission from parents.   more...

Appeal for witnesses after teenager is hit with brick

A TEENAGER was hit over the head with a brick in an unprovoked attack.   more...

Saving lives on the ocean waves

HUNDREDS of people seized the chance for a look round Southend's lifeboat station at the end of the town's pier at the weekend.   more...

Updated: Basildon boy in Big Brother

BASILDON boy Brian Belo wowed the crowds as he walked through the doors of the famous Big Brother house wearing his old school tie.   more...

Hats off to our museum of fire

A NEW museum charting the history of firefighting has opened in Essex.   more...

New rules to tackle the drunken sailors

ALCOHOL limits are being set for yachtsmen who sail for fun.   more...

Is this your jewellery?

POLICE are looking for the owner of these pieces of jewellery stolen in raids across Basildon and Southend, after five small safes were found in Basildon.   more...

The pom-pom pupils delight

AROUND 150 pupils shook their pom-poms while taking part in cheerleading classes at school.   more...

Updated: Latest on Rayleigh shooting

POLICE are urging people to be on the lookout for stained £10 notes following an armed robbery at Rayleigh station last month.   more...

How Crays Hill's confounding the critics

A SCHOOL which suffered from plummeting pupil numbers and high truancy figures is making a remarkable recovery.   more...

Don't cut down our shelter from railway

RESIDENTS living close to the c2c rail line are upset with plans to cut down trees between their homes and the line.   more...

Toddle for Barnardos

A PRE-school's toddle has raised £200 for a children's charity.   more...

Hospice stall raises £115

GENEROUS youngsters set up a stall to raise money for Little Havens Children's Hospice.   more...

French adventure

PRIMARY school pupils have been learning about French culture, food and language.   more...

Twins, 70, are still on the buses

TWINS Henry and Norman Hills spent their 70th birthday doing what they normally do - driving buses.   more...

Seatbelt crackdown snares 267 drivers

POLICE caught nearly 270 motorists not wearing seat belts in May.   more...

Chance to examine power station plan

RESIDENTS in Thurrock are to get an insight into the new state-of-the-art power station planned for Tilbury.   more...

Charity cycle highlights abuse of elderly

HOSPITAL staff got on their bikes for a sponsored cycle ride to raise awareness of the estimated 500,000 elderly people who are mistreated every year.   more...

Island school gets off to a flying start

HUNDREDS of brightly coloured balloons turned the sky red to mark the official opening of a new school on Canvey.   more...

Leukaemia survivor’s party fundraiser

A YOUNG cancer survivor is getting set for a big birthday bash.   more...

'Revamp town centre our way'

CAMPAIGNERS have produced alternative plans for the redevelopment of Southend town centre - to avoid their own homes being demolished.   more...

Young carers' group marks its first year

MORE than 200 people popped along to help celebrate the first anniversary of the Basildon Kool Carers Club.   more...

Refit offers luxury setting to see films

WHEN I go to the cinema I don't want to snuggle up to my boyfriend in the cinema on stinky old seats, which give me a numb bottom and squeak every time I move.   more...

‘Quangos dictating Southend’s future’

UNELECTED quangos are taking over planning of the future of Southend without being totally accountable to elected councillors, a Tory MP has said.   more...

The right cause for the wrong trousers

A TORY MP is urging people to join in a quest to find the "wrongest" trousers.   more...

A sitting tribute to our John

THE work of a longstanding member of the Canvey Horticultural Society has been commemorated with a permanent memorial.   more...

Water ski champ, 25, dies in accident

A CHAMPION water skier has been killed in an accident in the United States.   more...

Woolly wonders wow the alpaca farmers

FORGET sheep, cows and chickens. A south Essex farm is celebrating some unusual new arrivals.   more...

Shock rise in vandal attacks

VANDALISM and graffiti have surged in Castle Point, with about 200 more incidents reported in the past year, new police figures reveal.   more...

Club pays high price to save 5am licence

A POPULAR bar has been told it must install metal detectors and a state-of-the-art CCTV system if it wants to keep its 5am licence.   more...

Volunteers reclaim garden

A CHILDREN'S garden is being transformed, thanks to the hard work of a dedicated team of youngsters.   more...

Setback for biodiesel plant

THE planned production of 150,000 tonnes of biodiesel every year could be in jeopardy after planning officers recommended the proposal be thrown out.   more...

School accused of civil liberties breach

A PRIMARY school has been accused of abusing its pupils' civil liberties by compiling computer records of their thumb prints without asking for permission from parents.   more...

Teenager attacked with brick

A TEENAGER was hit over the head with a brick in an unprovoked attack.   more...

£5m plans for petrol station site

A £5MILLION development of shops and flats could bring some big-name brands to South Ockendon.   more...

Tesco token thanks from kids ward

VOUCHERS from £1million of shopping will be used to pay for computers at Basildon Hospital's children's unit.   more...

Cash for care goes straight in the bank

VULNERABLE and elderly people could have cash paid directly into their bank accounts to arrange their own care.   more...

Legal loophole traps tenants in squalour

A LEGAL loophole is being exploited by unscrupulous landlords to leave some tenants living in fear of eviction.   more...

Echo Sport

Wickford still seek elusive first victory

WICKFORD's inability to turn potential winning positions into victories continues to haunt them.   more...

Saggers is on fire again for Essex

MARTIN Saggers produced a superb spell of bowling to give Essex the upper hand in their County Championship clash with Middlesex at Lord's.   more...

Kaneria gets year deal with Essex

PAKISTAN superstar Danish Kaneria has signed a new one-year contract with Essex.   more...

Gazette News

Clacton: Don't go near these men

Police were today scouring Clacton for two men wanted in connection with a murder.   more...

Clacton: Residents demand action on yobs

Elderly residents are calling on police to take action against yobs.   more...

Jaywick: Queen's birthday honour for volunteer

A volunteer driver has been named in the Queen's birthday honours list.   more...

Coast: Agency rapped for flood defences

Concerned councillors are calling on flood defences to be improved along the Tendring coastline.   more...

North Essex: Major delays on trains tonight

COMMUTERS have been asked to stay off trains until 8pm tonight after problems with overhead lines casued travel chaos.   more...

Colchester: Crowds flock to chariot event

Romans returned to Britain's oldest recorded town this weekend with an ancient chariot racing spectacular, sponsored by the Gazette.   more...

Colchester: 30,000 at military festival

Thousands of people turned out to support Colchester's Military Festival - despite torrential rain forcing some attractions to be axed.   more...

North Essex: 90 per cent of trains arrive on time

More than 90 per cent of services between Colchester, Harwich and Clacton to London arrived on time last month.   more...

Colchester: Pupils offered drugs on school trip

Pupils claim to have been offered drugs on a school outing.   more...

North Essex: Boy, 5, has hospital help to lose weight

A five-year-old boy received hospital treatment for obesity, it has been revealed.   more...

Colchester: Protesters battle child home plan

Nearly a hundred residents met to draw up a battle plan against proposals to build a children's home on their doorsteps.   more...

Gazette Sport

Steward is national champion

COLCHESTER is today boasting a brand new national boxing champion.   more...

New era for Seasiders

IT'S the dawn of a new era at Clacton Town.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Residents invited to attend forum

Stifford Community Forum will be holding their open meeting on Monday, June 25 at the Baptist Church Hall, Premier Avenue, Sockets Heath, Grays, at 7.30pm.   more...

Warning over garden raiders

Police are warning residents to be on the alert for thieves targeting garden plants and ornaments.   more...

TV actor to open fete

LITTLE Thurrock Primary School will be holding a themed annual fayre on Saturday, June 23 with a special celebrity guest to open the day.   more...

Taking crime fight to residents

COMBATING crime and anti-social behaviour are subjects about to be brought to the attention of residents in Thurrock.   more...

Adoption on the agenda

ANYONE who wishes to know more about adoption is invited to an open evening in Thurrock next month.   more...

Ross's chance is gone as Bas boy walks in

SOUTH Essex has got its Big Brother entrant - but for Thurrock celebrity wannabe Ross Clark the chance has gone for this year.   more...

Lions' award for Chafford students

STUDENTS from Chafford Hundred Campus were today due to be presented with a Citizenship award for an outstanding project that they have been involved with over the last few months.   more...

Ark Royal to sail down river

HMS Ark Royal, which has been in Greenwich for the Falklands 25th Anniversary Commerations since Wednesday June 13, will be sailing back down the Thames this evening.   more...

Grays kids have all the answers!

YOUNGSTERS from Grays School Media Arts College emerged victorious from a closely fought general knowledge quiz to be crowned the borough's champions.   more...

MBE for woman behind Thurrock health centre

A NURSE who set up a pioneering health centre in Thurrock has been made an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.   more...

  
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