Stories for 23 June 2007

Braintree And Witham Times News

Infants enjoy a certain je ne sais quoi

Vive La France!   more...

Waste to wonderful: school garden success

Can-do youngsters fundraised to plant their own garden on school waste ground.   more...

Echo News

Leigh's big folk weekend

LEIGH Folk Festival, featuring a host of singers, dancers and other performers, runs through the weekend. Here is the full programme.   more...

Firework causes blaze

FIRE crews tackled a blaze after a firework was set off in a house.   more...

Hygiene record is good, says council

CASTLE Point Council insists food standards across the borough remain high - despite an increased number of food poisoning cases.   more...

Rochford 'safe and crime-free'

ROCHFORD district is safe and crime-free, one of the area's senior policemen says.   more...

Teen dies in crash

A TEENAGER died after his BMW ploughed into trees and a lamp-post.   more...

MP to hear of lost pension woes

PENSIONERS who have lost their savings will get to tell their woes to the shadow secretary of state for work and pensions.   more...

Teen dies in crash

A TEENAGER died after his BMW ploughed into trees and a lamp-post.   more...

Gazette News

Colchester: Crews tackle building fire

FIREFIGHTERS have been tackling a blaze in a building close to a former Colchester hospital.   more...

Essex: Rail delays after fatality

RAIL passengers are being warned of delays following a fatality earlier today.   more...

Halstead Gazette News

Bright son fears college rejection

A home schooling father has been "through hell and back" after one of his bright sons was accepted to college and the other left in the lurch.   more...

Doctor helps cancer patients twice

A doctor plans to help patients twice- by raising money for medical research, as well as treating them at work.   more...