Stories for 25 June 2007

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Jaywick: Toilet survey

TWO Jaywick councillors have called for residents' views on the future of an under-threat toilet block.   more...

Clacton: Two hurt in crash

TWO men were taken to hospital after the car they were in hit a lamppost.   more...

Echo News

Forum has £20,000 to spend

Benfleet Neighbourhood Forum will have almost £20,000 at its disposal over the next year   more...

New £60 heart centre almost ready

BASILDON is about to become home to one of the most modern heart and chest treatment centres in the country.   more...

Community day shows how we can all live in harmony

HEAVY rain only whetted the appetite for fun at the Southend's annual Community in Harmony partnership event.   more...

Native americans back travellers

TRAVELLERS fighting to stay at the Dale Farm camp in Oak Lane, Crays Hill, have been backed by a group of Native American women.   more...

Councillors eyeing '75 per cent rises'

SOUTHEND councillors will decide this week whether to pay themselves rises of up to 75 per cent in allowances.   more...

Hospital Blunder Payout

THE parents of a six-year-old girl who was left disabled after a hospital blunder at her birth have won a damages payout worth millions of pounds from an NHS Trust.   more...

Commuters blamed for Leigh parking choas

A COUNCILLOR has blamed commuters for clogging up the roads in Leigh and stopping residents and shoppers from parking there.   more...

Top of the class!

A SOUTHEND primary school has been given the highest-possible rating in its latest Ofsted report.   more...

Burglar is spared jail thanks to cop's plea

A TOP policeman's plea for leniency led to a prolific thief getting "one last chance".   more...

Brothel raid: 4 held

FOUR people were arrested when police swooped on an alleged brothel.   more...

Updated: Teen dies in crash

TRIBUTES have been flowing in to a teenager who died when the BMW he was driving ploughed into trees and a lamp post.   more...

Echo Sport

Hollioake makes Essex bow

FORMER Surrey and England captain Adam Hollioake has made his long-awaited Essex debut in the county's six-wicket Twenty20 Cup win over Sussex Sharks at the sold-out Ford County Ground.   more...

Flower will bloom as England coach

GRANT Flower has backed big brother Andy to be a big hit as England's new assistant coach.   more...

Gulls alter pre-season schedule

Canvey Island have a change to their pre-season friendly programme as the team they were due to meet at home on Saturday August 11, Dartford, will now be playing alongside them in Ryman One North.   more...

Wickford frustrated by bad weather - again!

NO team has suffered more than Wickford during this so far wretched British summer.   more...

Gazette Features

Shut or not?

There's a reason parents aren't choosing to send their children to Alderman Blaxill School, according to Tracey Chapman.   more...

Gazette News

Layer de la Haye: Who would steal playgroup’s toys?

Angry pre-school managers have criticised thieves after children's toys were stolen in a night-time raid.   more...

Halstead, Colchester: Policewoman is injured in attack

An off-duty police officer was assaulted while answering a woman's cry for help.   more...

Colchester: Tennis players facing club loss

A tennis club has cried fault after being served with an eviction order.   more...

Clacton: Stranded as car firm ‘no longer there’

A disabled Gulf War veteran has been unable to complain about a car he bought from a garage - because it has since been demolished.   more...

Colchester: Homes hit by flood water

Families are mopping up after a burst pipe sent water gushing into their homes.   more...

Colchester: Robbers wore horror masks

Horror masks were donned by thugs before they attacked a man, leaving him needing 15 stitches for knife wounds.   more...

St Osyth: Priory owners lose fence appeal bid

Villagers are celebrating after winning a long battle to save a historic open space from development.   more...

Colchester: Town full of fat binge drinkers

Colchester is a town of fat, smoking, binge drinkers - but we still live longer than people in most other parts of the UK.   more...

Colchester: Alien invader or just a bug?

The new exhibit at one of Colchester's museums is an alien.   more...

Walton: Boy in beach drama

A six-year-old boy suffered a serious head injury after falling nearly two metres (6ft) from a beachfront wall - but had to wait nearly an hour for an ambulance.   more...

100 days of Gordon

This week Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister.   more...

Frinton: Watchdog wants hut colour control

Community watchdogs at Frinton have called for more control on what colour beach huts are painted.   more...

Kirby Cross: Sex offender faces jail term

A man has has been told he is facing a possible jail sentence for a series of sex offences against a teenager.   more...

North Essex: 100 view new wind farm plan

More than a hundred residents turned out to see plans for an additional 22 turbines at an offshore wind farm.   more...

Colchester: Police attacker flees hospital

A mentally-ill woman who knifed a police officer in a Colchester park has absconded from hospital.   more...

Gazette Sport

Wallington set sights on success

NEW Tiptree United boss Colin Wallington has already set his sights on a double success this season.   more...

Ricks set to leave Halstead

JODY Brown's Halstead Town have been dealt a blow with star striker Jamie Ricks set to leave the club.   more...

Tennis: Improve your game with our video tips

Wimbledon starts today (weather permitting, of course) and The Gazette is launching a unique video guide to improving your tennis to coincide with the world's greatest tournament.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard News

Bradwell wind farm — renewable energy or blot on the landscape?

A BALANCE between the need for renewable energy sources such as wind farms and the effect on the local environment was the main talking point at the planning inquiry held in Maldon over the past three weeks.   more...

Search for missing skipper called off

THE search for a man who went missing from a tugboat on the river Crouch has been called off.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard Sport

Tiptree United target Wembley

by IAN OXBORROW   more...

Blackwater steeple chase raises cash for charity

A CHARITY sailing race left competitors exhausted but elated after the first of two steeple chase events to raise money for the RNLI proved to be a great success.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Drugs ring mum spared jail

A WOMAN has been given a suspended sentence for her part in a drugs ring in Thurrock in which her husband and son have already been jailed.   more...

Fire station thieves put lives at risk

THIEVES have stolen life saving cutting equipment from Corringham Fire Station.   more...

Sickening attack on horses

OWNERS of an Aveley Horse sanctuary have been sickened by a series of violent attacks upon their horses.   more...

Yorkie in running for top award

A WOMAN'S trusty guide dog is in the running for a top award after turning her life around.   more...

Fun ahead for South Ockendon

Sunday sees the launch of the first Family Festival Fun Day in South Ockendon.   more...

Hospice boost at 'Ascot' event

A BRAND new event dubbed Ascot with a Twist' has raised £18,000 for Little Havens Children's Hospice.   more...

Baylees Theatre School

Baylees Theatre School presented their annual show Kaleidoscope at the Towngate Theatre, Basildon over the weekend.   more...

Probe into blaze at home

FIREFIGHTERS tackling a suspicious blaze were forced to wear breathing masks because of thick smoke.   more...

Help to quit

WITH just a few days to go until ban on smoking in public places comes into force, staff from the South West Essex Primary Care Trust and local are pulling out all the stops to make sure local people know about the support that's available if they want to quit.   more...

  
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