Stories for 28 June 2007

Billericay Weekly News News

Travellers bid for appeal cash

A CAMPAIGNER for travellers is asking the Government to pay for the next appeal for families at Crays Hill.   more...

Legal challenge over eviction

TRAVELLERS plan to present a legal challenge against the eviction to the High Court on Friday.   more...

Billericay counts down to smoking ban

BARS and restaurants in Billericay are preparing for this weekend's arrival of the smoking ban.   more...

Brewing up a plan

FOR the first time for more than a century, a brewery could be back in Billericay.   more...

Youngsters play for the planet

CHILDREN at Quilters Infant School decided to spread the recycling message by performing a play they had penned themselves.   more...

Mother took £26,000

A MUM stole more than £26,000 from her employers and lavished herself in designer handbags and other luxury goods.   more...

Meet Mayflower's maths marvels!

STUDENTS from Billericay's Mayflower High School have emerged with flying colours after being tested by the latest challenges set by the School of Mathematics at the University of Leeds.   more...

Billericay Weekly News Sport

Billericay Firsts saved by rain

BILLERICAY's first string saw their home clash with Basildon abandoned because of the wet weather.   more...

Holiday footie appeal

SPEND the summer holidays bending it like Beckham.   more...

Brentwood Weekly News News

Safe, friendly food message

FRUIT smoothies can be produced in an environmentally friendly way, as one cyclist has demonstrated.   more...

All set for Bulgaria

THE Euro MP for the East of England launched a new Brentwood project for people with learning difficulties.   more...

Council leader opposes post office relocation

BRENTWOOD Council has joined the chorus of opposition to the relocation of the High Street Post Office.   more...

Guides learn big-top abilities

GUIDES will have the chance to try out new skills after a building society paid for circus equipment.   more...

Frank is a heart hit!

THE mayor of Brentwood, Frank Kenny, raised £2,490 for charity through a golf day.   more...

Rangers to the rescue

PARK rangers could soon be patrolling Brentwood's parks, in an effort to stamp out antisocial behaviour.   more...

Bob retires from top job

A COUNCIL chief executive is retiring from office, but will oversee Brentwood hosting the Olympic cycling event.   more...

Website for youngsters

Brentwood Council has launched a new interactive website for young people.   more...

Travellers stop off in Brentwood, en route to Norfolk

A FAMILY of travellers pitched their caravans on council-owned land this week, enraging nearby homeowners.   more...

Candle man sought

POLICE are keen to speak to a man in connection with the theft of candlesticks.   more...

Brentwood Weekly News Sport

Medals are young footballers' motivation

HUTTON Football Club was a hive of activity last weekend.   more...

Town ladies announce pre-season fixtures

BRENTWOOD Town Ladies have announced their pre-season fixtures for the upcoming 2007/08 season.   more...

Holiday footie appeal

SPEND the summer holidays bending it like Beckham.   more...

Rain didn't put a damper on women's tourney

THE all-female football tournament hosted by Brentwood Town Ladies - the tenth year they have done so - was a huge success, despite the damp weather.   more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Employment slows in town

EMPLOYERS in Chelmsford are still looking to hire workers this summer - but at a slower rate than the past three months.   more...

Burglar to go on drug course

A MAN has been told to go on a drug rehabilitation course after he admitted a burglary at a Chelmsford house.   more...

Find your stolen property!

STOLEN items recovered as part of a major police operation have been on display at Chelmsford police station.   more...

10,000 passengers fly out of Danbury by community bus

THE Danbury Flyer has celebrated carrying its 10,000th passenger.   more...

Runners raise cash

MORE than 1,800 runners took to the wet streets of Chelmsford yesterday for the nineth Race for Business. The event which it is hoped will raise thousands of pounds for Farleigh Hospice was started by paralympic gold medallist Danny Crates. For full story and results with pictures see next week's Weekly News.   more...

Fundraising campaign

A CHELMSFORD woman is continuing her fundraising campaign in memory of a best friend.   more...

Prison’s work is rewarded

THE Every Step learndirect centre at Chelmsford Prison is celebrating after winning a learndirect achievement award at the East of England Regional Awards Ceremony.   more...

Charity to benefit from £10k boost

CHELMSFORD'S Volunteer Centre has been given a £10,000 boost.   more...

Women mean business at Shire Hall

MORE than 100 women visited Chelmsford for an evening of business talks and fun.   more...

Thriftwood pupils are firm friends

THE annual Young Enterprise Team celebration event involving schools in Essex took place at the Waterfront Place, Chelmsford.   more...

Simon's got an op date

A LITTLE Baddow man has been given a date for a life-saving operation.   more...

Band marches on through the rain

A CHELMSFORD School's corps of drums celebrated its 100th year in a mixture of sunshine and downpour.   more...

Speedy drivers no longer smile, thanks to copper campaign

SPEEDING drivers caught in the Moulsham area of Chelmsford won't be smiling.   more...

Burglars targeted in police operation

CRIMINALS who burgle houses and steal from cars are being targeted in a police operation.   more...

£100k windfall will help charity hit road

A CHARITY is celebrating receiving nearly £100,000 in a Big Fund Lottery grant.   more...

Guides learn big-top abilities

GUIDES will have the chance to try out new skills after a building society paid for circus equipment.   more...

School’s lunch break goes hi-tech

STUDENTS at a Chelmsford school have given the thumbs-up to a new biometric lunch money system.   more...

Keeping up with the Joneses — how low can you go?

RESIDENTS are being invited to take part in a novel water-saving competition.   more...

War veterans appeal for help to honour lost comrades

A CHELMSFORD group of war veterans are appealing for a roll of honour to celebrate old comrades.   more...

Teenager's phone stolen in alleyway mugging

A TEENAGER was robbed as he walked home from school.   more...

Crime spree brothers sentenced

CLUBS and schools in the mid Essex area were targeted by two brothers who went on a crime spree.   more...

Chelmsford Weekly News Sport

Bowls: Bernard wins in all conditions

"MAN for all seasons" Bernard Thomas beat Ray Hewing (PML) 21-11 in the first round C&D on a lovely, perfectly still morning.   more...

Chieftains sign Finnish forward

CHELMSFORD Chieftains have signed Finnish forward Mikko Mattila for their forthcoming premier league season, which begins in September.   more...

Clarets' call for supporters' help

Chelmsford City chairman Paul Hopkins issued a plea to the club's fans to offer their time to take the Clarets into a more successful and structured future, when he chaired a supporters' meeting at the clubhouse on Saturday morning.   more...

Good weekend for Striders

LAST weekend was an extremely busy one for Springfield Striders, with many fine runs.   more...

Black Bull shows dominoes dominance

THE Black Bull's dominoes players finally reached the Ridley League team finals after fearing their chance had gone up in smoke.   more...

Weather washed out Chelmsford CC fixtures

STORMY weather destroyed Chelmsford's fixture list at the weekend.   more...

Clean sweep for Chelmsford Bowling Club Ladies

CHELMSFORD Bowling Club met Colchester BC in the fourth round of the English Women's Bowling Association Top Club competition, at Colchester's excellent Ardleigh green.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

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Clacton: Free parking call from shopowners

TRADERS in Clacton are pushing for longer free parking after noticing a downturn in business.   more...

Clacton: Teenagers turn health trainers

TEENAGE pregnancy, substance misuse and mental health problems.   more...

Tendring Council worth £182.

TENDRING Council has £11.5m in the bank of which £7.5m has been set aside for specific policy purposes.   more...

Tendring: MP is re-selected

DOUGLAS Carswell has been re-adopted as the Conservative's   more...

Jaywich: Generosity is not dead!

A GENEROUS couple have made a young family's day.   more...

Walton: Family says farewell to May

THE bereaved family of a Walton woman can take comfort from the fact that "her last few days on the planet were wonderful".   more...

Comment: June 28

THE Gazette does not feel entirely qualified to comment on the environmental benefit of plans to build a wind farm between St Osyth and Clacton.   more...

Postbag June 28.

So, Councillor Bragg wants toilets along the promenade to be closed, because she says peoples habits have changed, (Gazette, June 21).   more...

Tendring Talk: Hot Frin!

"When professional middle class folk really go permissive they do it with a finesse of wickedness that leaves working class folk gasping.   more...

Echo News

Louise lets law course go for a life of glamour

A TEENAGER is enjoying a glamorous career as a model, appearing in music videos, magazines and major advertising campaigns.   more...

Students show they mean business

A SCHOOL abandoned its timetable for a day to let its pupils run riot with their fledgling business skills.   more...

Badgers force school's plan rethink

A SCHOOL has revealed a new version of controversial plans to transform a redundant farm into a housing estate.   more...

Breast cancer survivor’s charity run

A GROUP of caring Basildon workers lapped up £3,000 for a cancer charity by pounding their way around Gloucester Park.   more...

Bosses wanted to join Renaissance

WANTED: Business leaders with a vision for the future of Southend.   more...

Drug dealer locked up for four years

A DRUG dealer who was caught when police raided his flat has been locked up for four years.   more...

Young chefs give dinner ladies a break

THE Red Peppers and Green Tomatoes battled it out during a school cook-off.   more...

Club fight: Can you name these men?

THESE two men are being sought by detectives in connection with a fight which left a man in a coma.   more...

Our 'Britain's Next Top Model' stars

TWO south Essex hopefuls will be getting their talons out in the battle to become Britain's Next Top Model.   more...

My Big Brother star son is NOT thick!

THE mum of Big Brother contestant Brian Belo has broken her silence to defend her son.   more...

Private firm to take over leisure project

FEARS Basildon residents won't be able to afford to use a £35million sports village are mounting.   more...

Hunt for indecent exposure man

POLICE are hunting a pervert who exposed himself to a woman.   more...

School's grief for allergy girl Jessica

A SCHOOL has paid tribute to 10-year-old Jessica Corderoy, who collapsed and died of a suspected peanut allergy on Southend seafront.   more...

130-bed hotel for Southend Airport

SOUTHEND Airport has unveiled plans for a 130-bedroom hotel.   more...

Schoolchildren shot in BB gun rampage

CHILDREN as young as six were shot at with a ball-bearing gun when an ex pupil burst into a school and went on the rampage.   more...

Notorious criminal finally jailed

LUCK has finally ran out for one of south Essex's most prolific criminals.   more...

£300k blow to Southend landmark

SOUTHEND'S historic cliff lift will not be open until 2008 and it will cost an extra £300,000 to restore.   more...

Girl, 12, saves her pup from a mauling

A 12-year-old girl battled to stop her puppy being attacked by two Staffordshire bull terriers.   more...

Theatre boss exits stage left

SOUTHEND Theatres will bid farewell to one of its most popular and long-serving managers next month.   more...

Exhibition helps with sight loss

AROUND 150 people attended an exhibition to help visually impaired people find out about the latest aids to make their daily lives easier.   more...

Cats keep Ant in prison

AN eco-warrior awaiting trial has been forced to stay in prison to escape the dangers at his girlfriend's home - her cats.   more...

Funeral for water ski champ Karl

RELATIVES, friends and fans of champion water skier Karl Brooks will gather at his funeral next week.   more...

Tag for young thug

A THUG who elbowed a police officer in the face has been given an an electronically monitored curfew.   more...

Stub-it-out Sunday: The preparations

IT'S a tough job, but someone's got to do it. Like a lone ranger in the Wild West, smokefree promotions and enforcement officer John Stewart has been busy patrolling Castle Point in the run up to the start of the ban, on Sunday.   more...

Man stabbed in road

A MAN needed emergency surgery after he was stabbed twice.   more...

Angela gets key role in Brown Government

BASILDON MP Angela Smith has won a key role in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's new administration.   more...

For the friends we lost

DOZENS of Second World War veterans and young RAF cadets joined together with pride as they marched through the streets of Basildon to honour their fallen comrades.   more...

Web chatter on Big Brother's Brian

ESSEX boy Brian Belo is winning so many hearts with his spell in the Big Brother house fans have started a website in his honour.   more...

Take a seaside trip down memory lane

A FASCINATING exhibition evoking memories of seaside holidays in Southend is on show at the town's Central Museum.   more...

Wheatsheaf may be sold as a luxury home

A LANDMARK pub forced to close last year, due to a lack of trade may be converted into a luxury home.   more...

Fake binmen spark concern over identity theft

POLICE are warning people to be on their guard after fake binmen were seen rifling through rubbish.   more...

Crash victims in peril after fire gear theft

LIVES may be put at risk after "mindless" thieves stole lifesaving equipment from a fire station.   more...

Rogue trader rapped for pensioner scam

A WIDOWER was conned out of almost £1,000 by a rogue trader who claimed his roof needed urgent repairs.   more...

Ride to fund care for tumour children

POLICE staff will be swopping their cars for bikes to take part in the London to Southend bike ride.   more...

Campaign to target school run parkers

MOTORISTS who endanger children's lives by parking illegally outside schools could soon feel the long arm of the law.   more...

Echo Sport

Ravi loses Brown Caps fitness battle

ESSEX all-rounder Ravinder Bopara has lost his battle to be fit for tonight's Twenty20 Cup showdown with the Surrey Brown Caps at the Ford County Ground.   more...

Woodside are Kwik off the mark

MORE than 200 schools took part in the Essex region Asda Kwik Cricket competition with the final being held at Billericay.   more...

Thomas doubts playing for Essex

DARREN Thomas is ready to write off his debut season with Essex as a total disaster.   more...

Essex plan to shoot down Spitfires

ESSEX go into tonight's Twenty20 Cup match with Kent eager to gain instant revenge for their farcical defeat at Canterbury last Saturday.   more...

Pair desperate for victory

WICKFORD and Gidea Park do battle at the Patmore Memorial Ground today in a Premier clash between two teams who've mustered just one win between them in 14 outings this season.   more...

Hollioake prepares to face old pals

TONIGHT'S Twenty20 Cup showdown between Surrey and Essex will be a strange experience for Adam Hollioake.   more...

Cook enjoying life under new coach

ALASTAIR Cook has heaped praise on new England coach Peter Moores.   more...

Essex County Standard News

Dedham: MP in new call for doctor's surgery

THE issue of Dedham's empty doctor's surgery is to be raised with the Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt.   more...

Colchester: Dragon's Den for inventor

AN invention up for auction on eBay could be appearing on TV show Dragon's Den.   more...

Gazette News

Clacton: Town known as drugs hotspot

Clacton is so rife with drugs that recovering addicts are getting hooked when they return to the town.   more...

Clacton: Green fingers

For the past year, the three and four-year-old children at Coppins Green primary school - including Joshua Borley and Bailey Took, pictured above - have been working on a garden project.   more...

Clacton: Free parking call from shopowners

Traders in Clacton are pushing for longer free parking periods while the town centre regeneration continues.   more...

North Essex: Screening unit is on the move

A VITAL mobile breast screening unit is coming to Manningtree after a four-month stay helping women in Dovercourt.   more...

St Osyth: Dad’s grilling on TV

A St Osyth dad will be on television this afternoon after being sent to a barbecue school with the Hairy Bikers.   more...

West Bergholt, Colchester: Emotional tribute paid to Daniel, 11

Staff at West Bergholt's Heathlands Primary School revealed high regard in which Daniel Mullinger was held as they were joined by relatives in paying tribute to the "unassuming" and "highly capable" pupil.   more...

Clacton: Inventive mum creates a ‘hole’ new hat range

A mum-of-two is dreaming of making millions after inventing a unique woolly hat.   more...

Colchester: Fresh appeal over murder

Murder squad detectives have made a new appeal to pubs and clubs in Colchester to help solve the death of mum Helen Maughan.   more...

Colchester: Party splits over new stadium ‘slur’

A leading Colchester councillor has resigned from the Lib Dems after breaking party rules by publicly criticising town MP Bob Russell.   more...

Colchester: Cyclists in UK trek for charity

Three local charities are set to benefit from an endurance event of more than 900 miles.   more...

Colchester: what a difference a year makes

WHILE it is currently the weather for wellies and woolies, north Essex donned shorts and sandals as temperatures soared last year.   more...

Gazette Sport

Ben is making history

RISING star Ben Herbert has written his name in the history books at Clacton Golf Club.   more...

Sammy hits a hole-in-one

SISTERS were doing it for themselves at Colne Valley.   more...

Harwich And Manningtree Standard News

Tendring: Councillors Snub Scheme

MORE councillors have snubbed a scheme to get free a laptop computer.   more...

Tendring: Law Changed Welcomed

A FORMER coastal MP has welcomed a law change that will see holiday entitlement increase.   more...

Harwich: Top Names Back Campaign

A DOUBLE bill of top British film legends will be visiting the coast to take questions from cinema goers.   more...

Mistley: Stephen's Off to the Big Apple

A MARATHON man will be crossing oceans in his quest to raise money for disabled children.   more...

Brantham: Artist's Work Will Help Charity

THE tireless efforts of a charity worker has inspired people across the country to help raise funds.   more...

Dovercourt: Nostalgia Hits the Coast

THERE will be an air of nostalgia on the coast this weekend.   more...

Dovercourt: Firefighter Takes To The Saddle

A FIREFIGHTER who is a keen fan of using pedal power is putting his hobby to the test to help raise funds for a children's charity.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Thurrock Film Network

Calling all film fans of Thurrock!   more...

  
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