Stories for 14 July 2007

Brentwood Weekly News News

County loses out on £½m in traffic fines

ALMOST £500,000 that could have been spent improving Essex road safety has instead gone to Government coffers, it has been revealed.   more...

Echo News

Killer dad jailed for at least 19 years

A CRUEL and violent thug who stabbed a man to death in Basildon town centre has been jailed for a minimum of 19 years.   more...

Dad delivers again

OH baby, not again!   more...

Deluges put dampener on water-saving drive

YOU couldn't make it up. For years water companies have been warning against using hosepipes in an effort to conserve water.   more...

Passengers evacuated from blazing train

PASSENGERS were evacuated from a train following a fire in a carriage, thought to have been started deliberately.   more...

Suspicious Blaze at Derelict Unit

A BLAZE at a derelict work unit is being treated as suspicious.   more...

Schoolboy Dies in Motorcycle Crash

A SCHOOLBOY has died from suffering severe head injuries after he was flung from the back of a motorcycle this morning.   more...

Schoolboy dies in motorcycle crash

A SCHOOLBOY died after he was flung from the back of a motorcycle.   more...

Suspicious blaze at derelict unit

A BLAZE at a derelict work unit is being treated as suspicious.   more...

UXB blown up

A WARTIME bomb found in the grounds of a factory has been destroyed in a controlled explosion.   more...

Echo Sport

Hammers leave it late to nail Daggers

DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE 0   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

Grays Hold Wolves At Bay

Grays eased their way into a new season with a creditable goalless draw against Championship side Wolves at the New Rec.   more...