Stories for 4 June 2007

Braintree And Witham Times News

Terminal evacuated: no smoke and no fire

Flights were put on hold when passengers were evacuated from an airport terminal, due to sounding fire alarms.   more...

Triumph for retiring club chairman

One of Triumph's oldest sports cars will visit north Essex.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Walton: Row over kiosk tables

THE owner of a seaside kiosk has accused Tendring Council of victimisation.   more...

Clacton: Joint celebration

GUESTS at a Clacton wedding will be seeing double next week - and it won't be because of the champagne!   more...

Clacton: Walking is a passion for life for Jennie

FOR Jennie Knowles, walking represents so many things.   more...

Clacton: Number 26 for Zimmer Tim!

THEY'VE done it!   more...

Echo News

Woodland friends win protection bid

A RESIDENTS' group has succeeded in its bid to gain legal protection for an area of woodland in Thundersley.   more...

No smoking law sparks litter fears

COUNCILLORS are urging people to take pride in their community when the ban on smoking comes into force in England.   more...

Who you gonna call?

GRAFFITI busters have been hitting the streets to make a community sparkle.   more...

Council committees to take to the road

ROCHFORD District Council is to hold key meetings in community buildings around the district.   more...

New leads in station shooting

A HIGH-profile appeal has unearthed new witnesses to an armed robbery in which a commuter was shot in the chest, police have revealed.   more...

Give youths more to do, urge police

Basildon Council should be doing more to keep gangs of youths away from a troubled housing estate, police have claimed.   more...

Con cop steals pensioner's cash

A CONMAN pretended to be a police officer to cheat his way in and steal £400 from a 90-year-old woman's Grays home.   more...

A chance encounter

LEE James always had a feeling he would one day meet the uncle he had never seen.   more...

No plans to withdraw village bus service

A TRANSPORT company may make some timetable changes to a bus service that acts as a lifeline to elderly people living in two small villages.   more...

Make a career in moving images

EXPERTS from the film and television industry will share their knowledge at a series of workshops organised by South East Essex College.   more...

Talks over town centre masterplan

THE driving force behind Southend's regeneration has moved to allay fears over the wholesale redevelopment of the town centre.   more...

Fireman injured in warehouse inferno

A HADLEIGH firefighter was injured as crews battled through the night to contain a blaze at a disused warehouse.   more...

War veteran jailed on driving charge

A WAR veteran was jailed for dangerous driving following a police chase in which he skipped several red lights.   more...

Teacher breaks his back in bike prank

A TEACHER suffered serious back injuries after he was pushed off his bike by a "childish" car passenger.   more...

Yob set boy's face alight

AN 11-year-old boy was lucky to escape serious injury, when a hooded thug set light to his face.   more...

Updated: Firefighters save boy's life

TWO firefighters revived a seven-year-old boy who suffered a severe allergic reaction after eating nuts.   more...

Refreshing collection for hospital patients

SOUTHEND Hospital has been given 60   more...

Mayor praises town's selfless volunteers

STALWART volunteers who give up their time to help others have been rewarded for their tireless work at a special ceremony   more...

Trains get a clean brake

TRAIN operator c2c says it has boosted its green credentials by switching to a new way of braking which it claims cuts energy consumption by a fifth.   more...

The root to Roots Hall's successor...

THE first motorists have started using a new £4million road linking Southend with the Fossetts Farm retail park and football stadium site.   more...

East meets West in the classroom

TEACHERS from India have been swapping ideas about education with their counterparts from south Essex.   more...

Boatyard owner wants partner to start a hotel

A BUSINESSMAN who has been bankrolling his loss-making boatyard is looking for a partner to set up a hotel and restaurant complex.   more...

Hunt for off-licence raiders

POLICE have stepped up the hunt for two gangs who raided the same off-licence in the space of a week.   more...

Sam's Marry Poppins debut

LITTLE Sam Cox has only been dancing for a year, but he has already landed a major role in the West End.   more...

Lee through to Dream final

LEE Mead is one step closer to starring as Joseph in the West End, after winning through to the final of the television contest Any Dream Will Do.   more...

Blaze at cannabis factory

NEIGHBOURS discovered they had been living next door to a cannabis factory - when they tried to rescue three men believed to be trapped inside a burning house.   more...

Man faces rape charge

A MAN is to appear in court charged with raping a girl under 16.   more...

Man hanged from hospital window

HORRIFIED nursing staff found a man hanging from a first-floor window at Basildon Hospital.   more...

Consultations: Are they worth the cost?

CONSULTATION seems to be the new buzzword in local councils.   more...

Firefighter hurt in blaze

A FIREFIGHTER was injured tackling a blaze at the disused Thames Board Mills warehouse in London Road, Purfleet.   more...

Council house transfer up-dates plan

COUNCIL tenants will be sent more information about the possible transfer of Castle Point Council's housing stock.   more...

Where is nan’s WW2 training camp?

A WOMAN is appealing for help to fulfil her sick nan's long-held wish to trace the camp where she was stationed during the war.   more...

Indecent exposure reported near school

A MAN who exposed himself to an early morning dogwalker is being hunted by police.   more...

'We will protect our heritage'

COUNCILLORS have supported a new Government White Paper protecting local heritage - a week after approving the demolition of one of Hadleigh's oldest houses.   more...

Shelter plan backed

PLANS for a community shelter to help stamp out antisocial behaviour have been approved.   more...

Delight as skatepark opens

A SKATEBOARD park designed to keep young people off the streets won praise from teenagers as it was formally opened.   more...

Post Office to remain independent

SOUTHEND'S main post office will remain independent despite national plans to merge branches with WH Smith stores.   more...

Echo Sport

Narrow win keeps Essex on right track

ESSEX beat Surrey by eight runs at Whitgift School, Croydon, yesterday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-final stages of the Friends Provident Trophy after Alastair Cook recorded his first one-day century.   more...

Old Boys make it unbeaten quartet

OLD Southendian & Southchurch made it four wins out of four with a nine-wicket demolition of struggling Woodford Green.   more...

Basildon return to victory in promotion hunt

BASILDON & Pitsea got back to winning ways with a resounding seven wicket victory over Southend.   more...

Horndon are up and running after first triumph

HORNDON pulled off their first Division One win of the season to move off the bottom after a thrilling win over Chelmsford at home.   more...

Wickford's anger at leaders' pitch

WICKFORD will send a report to Shepherd Neame Essex League officials claiming that the pitch at the home of new leaders Wanstead is unfit for first team cricket.   more...

Essex do double thanks to Ravi

A MAGNIFICENT unbeaten century by Ravinder Bopara steered Essex to a four-wicket victory against Glamorgan at Swansea after the visitors had been set 323 to win from 78 overs.   more...

McGarry praying for another chance

ANDREW McGarry is desperately hoping a broken finger has not shattered his second chance to forge a career as a professional cricketer.   more...

Essex County Standard News

Colchester: Cancer shame of our town

Colchester is one of the worst towns in the country for providing breast cancer screening services.   more...

Gazette Features

This is your town, so have your say now

How many of us actually believe that what we think can influence the bigger picture?   more...

Gazette News

Clacton: Fireman Phil saves youngster

A modest firefighter today told how he helped bring a young boy back to life.   more...

North Essex: Police target danger drivers

Traffic police are launching a high-profile crackdown on dangerous drivers using north Essex Roads.   more...

North Essex: Gazette balloon lifts off

It was a dramatic sight over Colchester as the Gazette hot air balloon flew overhead.   more...

Colchester: Bus users bite back

Bus users have turned out to a consultation to give bosses a flavour of their comments.   more...

Colchester: Brother’s a big spender

Big Brother was a big spender in Colchester - splashing out for bathroom tiles worth £400-a-pop from an exclusive interiors store.   more...

Frinton: 20 reasons for gates to stay

A safety expert has condemned controversial plans to axe Frinton's hallmark railway gates.   more...

Harwich: Town still wants votes count

A town council has received an apology over the way a change to the election count was announced.   more...

Harwich: Police warning of a fake fundraiser

Families have been targeted by a bogus raffle ticket seller.   more...

Harwich, Dovercourt: MP - what is going on with hospital?

An MP has called for the Health Secretary to make a public statement, after it was revealed a hospital could be sued.   more...

Frinton: Pledge over troublemakers

A seaside council has pledged to do its utmost to crack down on troublemakers going into Frinton on Friday nights.   more...

Little Bentley: We'll learn!

Organisers at one of Essex's premier gardening shows today pledged to learn from mistakes that marred the first day of the event.   more...

Clacton: 'I feared worst for my Jamie'

As the mother of boisterous twin boys, 29-year-old Nicola Reeve is used to them coming home with bumps and scrapes.   more...

Colchester: Guitar dealer rocked by raid

A guitar shop owner has had his livelihood rocked after a band of thieves raided his store and made off with thousands of pounds worth of instruments.   more...

Colchester: Block binmen and face fine

A huge mound of waste has piled up outside flats after parked cars blocked the refuse collectors' route to a rubbish store.   more...

Coggeshall: Festival-goers’ asparagus tips

Good weather did more than help this year's asparagus crop - it drew up to 2,000 people to a festival celebrating the vegetable.   more...

Gazette Sport

England joy for Mitchell

TEENAGE footballer Darren Mitchell admitted being in dreamland after making his debut for England's amputee team in Turkey.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Police plea after bike crash and assault

POLICE are searching for witnesses to a motorcycle crash and assault in West Thurrock.   more...

Review: Festival's 'Art' opener

THE opening night of the Thurrock Drama Festival was launched with Southend-based group Bejou Productions' performance of Art by Yasmina Reza.   more...

Fireman injured tackling Thames Board Mills blaze

A FIREFIGHTER was injured tackling a blaze at the disused Thames Board Mills warehouse in London Road, Purfleet, overnight.   more...

Call to beat flytipping travellers and rogue traders

THUROCK Council leader Terry Hipsey has asked borough residents to be on their guard against "rogue" traders wanting to clear gardens or cut back or lop trees.   more...

Two hurt in street brawl

TWO men were taken to hospital after a street brawl in Chadwell St Mary early on Sunday morning that has resulted in a 17-year-old being charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.   more...

Campaigner's blast for ports project approval

A LONG-time campaigner against the redevelopment of the former Shellhaven site at Coryton has spoken of the government's inadequate' and nonsensical' approach to granting permission for new £1.5bn port and business park on the site.   more...

Jordan books a date at Lakeside

GLAMOUR model Jordan - or Katie Price as she now likes to be known - will be signing copies of her latest book at Lakeside shopping centre on Saturday (June 9).   more...

Conman pretended to be cop

A CONMAN pretended to be a police officer to cheat his way in and steal £400 from a 90-year-old woman's Grays home.   more...

Green for stop is c2c pledge

TRAIN operator c2c says it has boosted its green credentials by switching to a new way of braking which it claims cuts energy consumption by a fifth.   more...

Top award for Tilbury project

TILBURY'S Riverside Project has received the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.   more...

Blast for Tories over assessment 'spin'

THURROCK'S ruling Conservative group, who just managed to retain conctrol of the council following last month's local elections, have been slammed by their Labour counterparts following a government assessment of the council's performance.   more...

  
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