Stories for 7 July 2007

Echo News

Woman bundled into car: Mystery solved

POLICE say no crime took place on Wednesday night when teenagers claimed they saw a woman being abducted.   more...

Canvey arson attack

AN INVESTIGATION is under way following a suspected arson attack at the back of a warehouse on Canvey.   more...

Gazette News

Colchester: U's chairman steps down

Colchester United chairman Peter Heard has stepped down after nine years at the helm of the club.   more...

Clacton: Grandmother killer is detained

A PARANOID schizophrenic who murdered his elderly grandmother in a ferocious hammer attack was detained indefinitely in a mental health unit.   more...

Clacton: Elderly woman suffers burns

An elderly woman suffered severe burns after her nightdress caught fire.   more...

Clacton: Fire crews tackle house blaze

FEARS were raised for the safety of a family as fire took hold of a home in Clacton.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Mark's battle to get back in the groove

A LOCAL man has a simple message for everyone he meets. "Get your blood pressure checked" is just about the first thing Mark White says when he opens a conversation.   more...

Plans to beat flooding threat

A PUBLIC exhibition of plans to manage flood risks to Thurrock and other Thames regions is being staged later this month.   more...

Hospital work well underway

WORK on Basildon Hospital's new £8million multi-storey car park is well under way, with the skeleton steel frame now in place.   more...

Tory call for funding and parental control for failing schools

CHARITIES and parents should be handed control of failing city schools in a bid to break the link between poor standards and poverty, Tories are to demand.   more...