Stories for 13 August 2007

Brentwood Weekly News News

Residents evacuated during care home fire

ELDERLY residents had to be evacuated from a care home after a fire took hold in a downstairs shower room.   more...

Fire at Brentwood old folk's home

AN elderly woman in her seventies was a casualty of a fire that broke out in the early hours of this morning at the Brentwood Care Centre - an elderly person's home in Larchwood Gardens around 6am.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Tendring: Have your say on the future

PLANNERS at Tendring Council want residents to help shape the future of their communities.   more...

Natasha: 'No criminal investigation'

THE death of teenager Natasha Coombs is being treated as unexplained after   more...

Natasha; Tributes paid

A TRIBUTE page has been set up in memory of Natasha on networking website   more...

Echo Business

Shower's on show for boffins

Enthusiasts in south Essex have been using £2million of state-of-the-art technology to watch meteors no bigger than a grain of sand burning up nearly 200 miles out in space.   more...

Echo News

Lucky escape for petrol bomb teen

A TEENAGER had a lucky escape after arsonists petrol-bombed his home.   more...

School run car ban looks a non-starter

CAR exclusion zones around schools have been suggested to help ease to childhood obesity problems and pollution.   more...

Shower's on show for boffins

Enthusiasts in south Essex have been using £2million of state-of-the-art technology to watch meteors no bigger than a grain of sand burning up nearly 200 miles out in space.   more...

Pensioner killed in crash

A PENSIONER was killed after he lost control of his car.   more...

V Festival: Fears for Lily and Amy

FANS are fearing stars Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen may not show up at this weekend's V Festival in Chelmsford.   more...

Jimmy Carr fans in fire evacuation

COMEDIAN Jimmy Carr wasn't laughing when his audience was evacuated during a gig in Grays.   more...

A taste of the Goode life...

SECLUDED by trees and tucked away behind a house is a beautiful garden brimming with flowers.   more...

Terror as train doors trapped my foot

A MAN has told how he feared he would be dragged to his death after his ankle was trapped in the door of a train at Wickford station.   more...

You can’t keep a good Dan down

THE parents of a teenager who was left fighting for his life after a road accident have told of the moment they feared the worst.   more...

Wooden cottage targeted by vandals again

GRAFFITI-spraying thieves went on the rampage after breaking into an educational building.   more...

Campaigners’ relief

CAMPAIGNERS have spoken of their relief after plans for a block of 18 flats were rejected by a Government inspector.   more...

Superhero fun for youngsters

YOUNGSTERS got to play at being superheroes during a week-long holiday club.   more...

I’m so proud of myself

MORE than 200 people welcomed a weary but jubilant fundraiser back to dry land.   more...

‘Give us the cash to produce champions’

SOUTHEND Council has been urged to plough cash into urgent repairs and modernisation of sports facilities at Garon Park, to support potential stars of the 2012 Olympics.   more...

Tory red tape proposals win cautious welcome

TORY plans to cut red tape affecting businesses have won a cautious welcome in south Essex.   more...

Natasha: Suicide or accident

THERE will be no criminal investigation after a body believed to be missing Essex teenager Natasha Coombs was found by a railway track.   more...

Poor results needn’t dash your uni dreams

TENSION is building in households across south Essex.   more...

A wheelie good idea for cyclists

BIKE tagging is on track to beat the thieves as more and more people get their cycles security marked.   more...

How could someone just ditch their pet?

A STARVED dog is one of three hounds dumped by cruel   more...

Echo Sport

Essex drop to the foot of the table

WARWICKSHIRE beat Essex by six runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method in their Pro40 clash at Garon Park yesterday.   more...

Essex County Standard News

GP's anger as cash runs out

ANYONE wanting a vasectomy in North East Essex will have to pay privately as NHS funding for the procedure has run out.   more...

Future bid to buy club

MEMBERS of the Colchester Garrison Officer's Club are hoping to secure its long-term future.   more...

Because you are worth it my lord!

MEMBERS of the Colchester Garrison Officer's Club are hoping to secure its long-term future.   more...

Flood fears over development

OBJECTIONS have been raised to a proposed development of more than 100 homes on the grounds it may flood.   more...

Flat woe for young couple

A YOUNG couple are being evicted from their home as, despite paying their rent on time, their landlord has not paid the mortgage.   more...

The apprentice is hired

COLCHESTER'S very own Alan Sugar is promising his new apprentice £100,000 a year.   more...

Gazette Features

I went to see friend ... and never made it

Gary Thompson still thinks about his girlfriend.   more...

Gazette News

North Essex: Natasha - final checks today

Police were today due to use dental records to confirm a body found near railway lines is that of missing teenager Natasha Coombs.   more...

Colchester: Brother’s remains in glass

A mum has preserved her dead brother's ashes in a glass vase.   more...

Essex: Biker safety top priority for team

Your safety is our number one priority - that's Essex Air Ambulance's message to bikers taking part in next month's motorcycle run.   more...

Wrabness: Grandad dies in head-on crash

A grandfather died after the car he was driving was in a head-on smash on the A120 near Wrabness.   more...

North Essex: Four villages come together for their annual show

The four Colnes met for a successful show under blue skies, dazzling sun and amid the sugary smell of sweets.   more...

North Essex: No crime over rail line death

Police have confirmed there will be no criminal investigation after a body believed to be missing teenager Natasha Coombs was found by a railway track.   more...

North Essex: Young chosen as case studies

Construction companies are backing an initiative to get young people excited about careers in the building trade.   more...

Colchester: Auction night raises £3,000

Football shirts went under the hammer to raise thousands of pounds for charity.   more...

Clacton: Summer arrives in time for carnival

Clacton was transformed into the Caribbean to kick off the town's carnival week in style.   more...

Clacton: Noisy work upsets neighbour

Noisy works to a first floor flat have been causing upset for an elderly Parkinson's sufferer.   more...

Clacton: Station cordoned off for can cut

A police station was cordoned off following fears a man had been stabbed outside its entrance.   more...

Clacton: Warning over cost of school closure

The planned closure of a flagship Clacton school could cost taxpayers millions of pounds, it has been claimed.   more...

Essex: Two Anglians die in Afghanistan

A soldier from the Royal Anglian Regiment has been killed after his base came under fire in Afghanistan.   more...

Tendring: Public to have say on planning

Planners at Tendring Council want residents to help shape the future of their communities.   more...

Harwich: Ferry returns in style

A vintage ferry has returned to its Harwich home.   more...

Colchester: Tree of hope for school

Hundreds of protesters have backed a campaign to fight plans to close a Colchester school.   more...

Halstead: Man grew his own cannabis

A man who cultivated cannabis plants used Miracle-Gro to make them bloom.   more...

Mid-Essex: Paramedics way to accident blocked

Drivers have been warned not to use the hard shoulder, after paramedics struggled to get to a road accident.   more...

Colchester: Denise set to launch brand new night

Essex celebrity Denise Van Outen will be taking a route to Colchester later this month.   more...

Colchester: Skaters in £50,000 quest for venue

Budding BMX and skate fans are hoping a fun day's soaraway success will pave the way for a £50,000 park on their estate.   more...

Fingringhoe: Parish protest wins sale cash

Church leaders have thrashed out a deal after a row over the sale of a rectory.   more...

Colchester: Triple glazing to beat noise fears

Plans to turn an old Colchester health clinic into homes can go ahead - despite fears residents' noise complaints could jeopardise public events.   more...

Great Horkesley: Chicken farm plans to go to appeal

Controversial plans for a chicken farm to go up near a water treatment plant have gone to appeal.   more...

Harwich And Manningtree Standard News

Dovercourt: No Crime On Rail Line

THE death of teenager Natasha Coombs is being treated as unexplained after her body was found near a railway line.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard News

Biker's partner mourns his death

THE partner of a biker killed in a road crash is still coming to terms with losing the love of her life.   more...

Farmer's market comes to town

AN opportunity to buy and taste produce from farms in the district is available this weekend.   more...

WI celebrates 80 years

A WOMEN'S Institute is celebrating its 80th anniversary.   more...

'Unacceptable' defeat for Tiptree Utd

COLIN Wallington's first Ridgeons League division one match in charge of Tiptree United ended in an unacceptable' 3-1 defeat at Debenham LC.Wallington is disappointed with the way his side capitulated, having lead 1-0 at half-time.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Witness plea after man dies in A13 crash

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a crash in which an elderly man died.   more...

Labour group cheered as committee asks for charges rethink

THURROCK Labour Party's campaign against increases in social care charges received backing when a council committee demanded the Tory-run Council's cabinet think again.   more...

Another Anglian soldier killed

A SOLDIER from the Royal Anglian Regiment becasem the regiment's third to die in Afghanistan when he was killed on Saturday.   more...

Help scrub up Blackshots

PEOPLE can do their bit in the war on graffiti by picking up a sponge and helping to clean up a leisure centre.   more...

Memory walk is boost for Alzheimers Society

THURROCK Alzheimers Society are hosting a sponsored Memory Walk on Sunday, September 2 at historic Coalhouse Fort.   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

Grays fight rearguard action to thwart Gulls

Torquay United 0, Grays Athletic 0   more...

  
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