Stories for 19 June 2007

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Maritime drink rules not needed

A YACHT club claims new drink-drive style alcohol limits for leisure sailors are not necessary.   more...

Echo Business

Leavers dress to impress

Lucy Cole, Sarah Lefondre, Megan Hawkins Jade Biddy and driver Ted Rawlinson   more...

Suited and booted

The Year 11 boys are dressed to impress   more...

Wouldn't miss it for the world

Wesley Millingron was at the prom with Nicolle Crowhurst, despite a broken leg   more...

How to make a grand entrance

Band members Will Bannister, Jack Bobin, Hollie Buzer and Adam Morris arrived by power boat   more...

Striking a pose

A group of friends get together for pictures   more...

Sea of stunning outfits

Leavers arrive in their droves for prom night   more...

Echo Education

The pom-pom pupils delight

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

French adventure

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

Echo News

Bertie's our odds-on favourite!

SINCE he was 15 years old, Bertie Smith has made his way to the bookies every day, without fail, to put a 75p bet on the horses.   more...

Legal traveller site is thrown out

TRAVELLERS' hopes of moving to Pitsea have been shattered following fierce opposition.   more...

Parents go back to school

PARENTS went back to school this week to get a taste of what their youngsters get up to each day.   more...

Have your say on council spending

RESIDENTS and local business people hoping to have their say on Canvey Town Council projects are being urged to attend a meeting next month.   more...

Post office knife raider is jailed

A DESPERATE gambling addict who tried to rob a postmaster at knifepoint was jailed for two-and-a-half years.   more...

Volunteers reclaim garden

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

Charity walk for sporty teacher

A much-loved teacher who died last month is to be remembered by his pupils with a charity walk.   more...

Save railway trees from the chop

RESIDENTS fighting plans by Network Rail to fell trees that have protected their homes for decades have won the support of an MP and a councillor.   more...

Disabled mum's call for tolerance

A WOMAN has pleaded with people to be more understanding of disabled drivers, after a confrontation with another motorist brought on an asthma attack.   more...

Essex 5th for crime solving

ESSEX is shooting up the league table for solving crimes - standing fifth out of 43 forces in country.   more...

Complaints pour in over brutal TV soap scene with Kara

SOUTH ESSEX-born EastEnders star Kara Tointon is at the centre of a controversial storyline which has sparked complaints over of its early-evening violent plot.   more...

Insiders help cheat with £350k fraud

A FRAUDSTER used insider knowledge from bank staff to steal £350,000 from customers' accounts.   more...

Tower block arson terror

RESIDENTS of a 15-storey tower block are living in fear after a spate of arson attacks in their building.   more...

Mysterious exit for stage school

A STAGE school which has been marred by controversy has been forced to leave its secondary school base.   more...

Reformed taggers to clean up subway

THESE graffiti taggers have clearly seen the error of their ways and are swapping their tags for murals.   more...

Bingo queen rains supreme

BAD weather brought fantastic luck to a bingo player in the shape of a whopping £100,000 payout.   more...

Palace guild script theatre revival

THE Palace Theatre may have reopened its doors to the paying public, but the group set up to protest its closure have no plans to disband.   more...

Drama college kicked out of school

A TROUBLED drama college has been forced out of the school where it was based.   more...

Family pays tribute to chip shop king

A CO-FOUNDER of one of Southend's best-known fish and chip shops has died, aged 67.   more...

Seevic college bids for extra rooms

SEEVIC college has revealed plans to add ten extra lecture rooms to accommodate an expanded student intake.   more...

Echo Sport

Hollioake signs for Essex

ALL-ROUNDER Adam Hollioake has joined Essex to play in this year's Twenty20 Cup.   more...

Essex slip to a draw as Shah finds form

ESSEX were left to rue the loss of 29 overs from the final day and 87 in total as their County Champ-ionship match with Middlesex at Lord's petered out to a tame draw.   more...

Bopara injury blow for Essex and England

ESSEX have been handed a massive injury blow to star all-rounder Ravinder Bopara - just 48 hours before the county's Friends Provident Trophy semi-final with Durham.   more...

Captain Pettini aims to make his Mark

STEPPING off the pitch at Trent Bridge on May 25, Mark Pettini must have wondered just what he had let himself in for.   more...

Gazette Features

Laying the foundations of a new era at hospital

A patient-led NHS. Sounds good, doesn't it?   more...

Gazette News

Colchester: Hunt after girl, 12, touched on bus

A man was today being hunted by police after a 12-year-old girl was touched by a man on a bus.   more...

Colchester: House on fire as lightning strikes

A quick-thinking neighbour battled a blaze with a garden hose after a bolt of lightning hit a house.   more...

Harwich: Pirate DJs set to sail again

Pirates are coming to Harwich - but there is nothing to fear as they are a team of DJs.   more...

Manningtree: Call for a new pool

Town councillors are calling for a new swimming pool and improved car-parking facilities at a sports centre in Manningtree.   more...

Holland-on-Sea: You joker!

A joker put a couple's home, cars and furniture up for sale while they were on holiday.   more...

Essex: 8 officers a month defect to the Met

Eight officers a month defected from Essex Police to join the Met last year, new figures show.   more...

Frinton, Walton: Sailors slam new test

A yacht club claims new drink-drive style alcohol limits for leisure sailors are unnecessary.   more...

North Essex: Rail services are disrupted again

North Essex commuters have endured more travel misery as train services were again disrupted by overhead line damage.   more...

Colchester: Woman mugged

A woman was robbed on her way to pay in a "large sum" of cash - just yards from where a man was stabbed to death at a cash machine.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Councillors face standards hearings

TWO Thurrock councillors are in the firing line after being accused of breaking its code of conduct.   more...

Residents watch as Ark Royal sails by

BOROUGH residents visited the Thames riverside on Monday evening to catch a glimpse of the Ark Royal as she sailed down the river after playing a role in the 25th anniversary commemorations of the Falklands War.   more...

Extended fete to mark anniversary

A GREYHOUND show is one of the highlights of this year's North Stifford Village fete which takes place on Saturday, June 29.   more...

Carpet conmen strike

A HOUSEWIFE was conned out of more than £300 by tricksters posing as carpet salesmen.   more...

Nearly 9,000 pints supped at festival

The 2007 Thurrock Beer Festival run by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) was adjudged another big success, despite problems with a power cut on the Thursday evening.   more...

Call for residents to express traveller views

IN the wake of another messy visit from itinerant travellers, councillors in Aveley have called on local residents to speak up against plans to site more gypsy and traveller pitches in the borough.   more...

Spreading the message to beat hate crime

POLICE officers who specialise in tackling hate crime in Thurrock spread the word about their work during a visit to Lakeside shopping centre.   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

Kights signs four year deal at Wolves

FORMER Grays player Michael Kightly has tied his long term future to Wolverhampton Wanderers by signing a new four-year contract.   more...

Derby boost for borough clubs

BOROUGH Ryman Division One North sides Aveley and Tilbury could find their coffers boosted with an unexpected derby game after a controversial league annual meeting on Monday.   more...

Spurs side for New Rec

Grays Athletic have added a prestigious name to their list of pre-season friendlies.   more...

  
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