Stories for 24 June 2007

Echo News

Proms success despite the rain

DESPITE the rain, sweet music echoed through the trees as Proms in the Park entertained thousands of people.   more...

Horndon Feast

By NICOLA FENN   more...

Updated: Rayleigh shooting - Adam thanks Echo readers

A MAN shot in the chest by armed robbers has thanked Echo readers for their support.   more...

Basildon Carnival fun in the rain

THE weather did little to dampen people's spirits at Basildon Carnival yesterday.   more...

Updated: Leigh's big folk weekend

THE music played on at Leigh Folk Festival, but thousands of spectators suffered a soaking.   more...

Brown's message from Basildon

GORDON Brown says working mothers in Basildon have helped convince him better childcare is needed for Britain.   more...

Canvey seafront plans unveiled

PLANS for the future of Canvey's seafront were unveiled at the Castle Point Show.   more...

Watery fun at Waterside

THOUSANDS flocked to the Castle Point Show at Waterside Farm, enjoying the acts on stage, fun fair and variety of stalls.   more...

Updated: Firework causes blaze

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with arson after a firework was let off inside a Canvey home.   more...

Killer guilty...twice over

MURDERER Gary Rosier's crime robbed a mother of two sons.   more...

Kara backs hospice

AN EASTENDERS star helped raise more than £18,000 for Little Havens Children's Hospice at an Ascot with a twist' event.   more...

Keep my son's killer behind bars!

THE mother of a police informant who was executed in a gangland killing has spoken of her relief that her son's killer has had his appeal rejected.   more...

Campaign to stop young drink-drivers

BOOZED-up young men who get behind the wheel are the target of the latest drink-drive crackdown.   more...

Is rapist in London?

A RAPIST on the run from police could be sleeping rough in London.   more...

Getaway driver jailed

THE getaway driver in a £6,000 street robbery trembled uncontrollably as he was jailed.   more...

Council freemasons probe

A PROBE has been launched to find out whether two of Basildon Council's top Tories are freemasons.   more...

Crash that brough island to standstill

A MOTORCYCLIST was seriously injured in a crash with a car during the rush hour on Canvey.   more...

Leigh flats...battle not over

PLANS for 20 flats in a prominent part of a conservation area have been rejected   more...

We believe in York Road market

TWO mums are defying the negative publicity surrounding a market to open up a new shop.   more...

Bert's gift to hospital

A FORMER patient has shown his thanks to Southend Hospital by raising money for a portable defibrillator.   more...

Save our seafront shelter

A SEAFRONT shelter is at risk of being destroyed unless Southend Council pays for its upkeep, a councillor has claimed.   more...

Sex offender jailed

A SEX offender should be out of prison in time for his child's birth.   more...

Church for sale

A SECOND derelict Southend church has been put on the market.   more...

Updated: Teen dies in crash

A TEENAGER who died when the BMW he was driving hit trees and a lamp-post has been named as Matthew Frost, 17, of Firfield Road, Thundersley.   more...

Gazette News

St Osyth: Sneezing woman's lucky escape

A DRIVER had a lucky escape when her car left the road and narrowly missed a group of trees.   more...