Stories for 16 August 2007

Billericay Weekly News News

Jim is hoping to snip to the top

A STYLIST is itching to prove he is a cut above the rest after making it to the final six in the Men's Hairdresser of the Year Award.   more...

Braintree And Witham Times News

A-Level students open their results

Nervous pupils waited to collect their A-Level results at Braintree College today, but no tears were to be seen.   more...

Witham students celebrate A-Level results

JOHN Bramston School was in celebratory mood after achieving a 92 per cent rate, with 54 per cent passes at grades A to C, despite being in special measures.   more...

Family injured in four-car crash

Three people from Braintree have been injured in a four-car road collision on the A12 northbound carriageway today in Chelmsford.   more...

Braintree makes Essex great

An influential London listings magazine has named EIGHT places in Braintree district that "make Essex great".   more...

Shorter trip to give birth

Parents in Braintree district will have a shorter trip to hospital for specialist maternity care, after it was announced this week that services will transferred from St Johns to Broomfield in Chelmsford.   more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Witness Appeal

POLICE are investigating and appealing for witnesses to two incidents in Chelmsford that saw three nightclubbers assaulted and a car crash in which five people were injuried.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Clacton: Dentist in homes wrangle

A PROPERTY company owned by the family of a Clacton dentist is being taken through the Spanish courts.   more...

Clacton: Chaline's brave battle is over

A DEVOTED wife has lost her battle with multiple sclerosis, aged just 30.   more...

Clacton: Trouble at the camp

TROUBLE is brewing at a holiday park over an order to remove fences from around caravans.   more...

Clacton: Royal Ass-cot!

CLACTON became Royal Ass-cot as Donkey Derby day came to town.   more...

Thorpe: Golf scheme planning action

ENFORCEMENT action is likely to be taken against the developer of a new golf course.   more...

Tendring: Parents go back to school

PARENTS of troublemsome teens will be offered lessons on how to stop their kids running riot.   more...

Tendring: Cash windfall a "lifeline"

A CHARITY for vulnerable teenagers has scooped a share of a £114,000 jackpot.   more...

Tendring: 'Don't confront teenagers' warning

TENDRING residents are being urged not to risk their lives by confronting nuisance youths.   more...

Clacton: Groundsman works a miracle

A GROUNDSMAN has been dubbed a miracle worker after repairing a vandalised cricket strip in time for a vital showdown.   more...

Walton: Lucky escape for teens

SIX teenagers were lucky to escape with their lives when the car they were in - a convertible with its roof down - overturned in Walton.   more...

Comment: Will town centre booze ban work?

THE problem of anti-social boozers on Clacton's streets is being tackled by police from tomorrow.   more...

Tendring: Tributes to Natasha

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

Echo News

Crash teen fights for life

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life after his car ploughed into railings in a horrific road smash.   more...

When addiction hits hardest...

WHEN Sharon Barrett's son Simon came home exhausted from his job every night, she proudly assumed it was because he was working hard.   more...

Fire closes library

SOUTHEND Central Library was forced to close for the day today after a small fire broke out in the basement.   more...

Blaze forces library to close for day

SOUTHEND Library was forced to close for the day after a fire broke out in the basement.   more...

Doctor helps develop Down's test

A DOCTOR at Southend Hospital has helped develop a new technique to let pregnant women know within hours if their baby has Down's syndrome.   more...

14 flats blocked by council

PLANS to build 14 flats and two shops on the Tower Radio site in Southend have been blocked by councillors.   more...

If you go down to the woods today!

THE weather did little to deter youngsters from Southend Carnival's teddy bears' picnic.   more...

Bin search by ID 'fraudsters'

SUSPECTED fraudsters have been scouring people's bins and taking away documents in shopping trolleys, it has been revealed.   more...

Car worries over flats plan

CONTROVERSIAL plans for six flats on a busy main road have prompted fears cars will reverse out of the site into oncoming traffic.   more...

Emerald Isle to diamond day

CARING and sharing has been the secret to a happy marriage for a devoted couple from Thundersley.   more...

Offenders clean up after vandals

YOUNG offenders have been repaying their debt to society by carrying out unpaid work.   more...

Did you see guard robbed at gunpoint?

DETECTIVES hunting two armed robbers say lunchtime drivers could hold the key to identifying the raiders.   more...

Care costs in dramatic rise

HOME care costs for vulnerable and elderly people will rise sharply from next month.   more...

Town to town in mother’s memory

A STUDENT is pulling on his walking shoes to raise money in memory of his mother.   more...

Private road is hampering fire crews

FIREFIGHTERS claim a road block put up during a long-running row between travellers has hindered efforts to tackle two blazes.   more...

I want to follow JK Rowling’s success

A CHILDREN'S author hoping to emulate JK Rowling's success has published her first book in a trilogy.   more...

Council gives backing to low-cost housing projects

NEW social housing   more...

A-levels D-Day

THOUSANDS of south Essex teenagers are finding out their A-level results today.   more...

Safe sex on the beach

A CAMPAIGN is under way to hammer home the safe sex message for teenagers going on holiday.   more...

Thug knocks out boy's tooth

A TEENAGER had his tooth knocked out by a thug in an unprovoked attack.   more...

College's delight at award

STAFF at a college are in jubilant mood after being recognised nationally for the fourth time running.   more...

Talking web site for poor readers

A TALKING website has been launched to help people who have problems with reading.   more...

Young driver fighting for his life after crash

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life after his car ploughed into railings at the roadside in the early hours of Thursday morning.   more...

Assenheim tries again

THE former chairman of Shoebury Residents' Association is making a fresh bid become a Southend councillor.   more...

Pool withdrawn from revised plans for hotel site

DEVELOPERS have now scrapped plans to include a swimming pool in a new flats and leisure centre development on the site of an old Westcliff hotel.   more...

Disabled athlete to sue doctor

A DISABLED Olympic Games hopeful has launched a damages claim of more than £300,000 against a doctor and Southend Hospital NHS Trust.   more...

£2m seafront penthouse

A PENTHOUSE apartment on Southend seafront has been sold for more than £2million - making it the town's most expensive home ever.   more...

DJ cleared of drugs dealing

A JURY has cleared a DJ of being a drug dealer after accepting his explanation of why he had bags of drugs and almost £10,000 cash in his bedroom.   more...

Echo Sport

Napier signs new Essex deal

ESSEX all-rounder Graham Napier has signed a new two-year contract extension with his home county.   more...

Essex sign Wright

ESSEX have moved to quell their fast bowling crisis by signing Middlesex seamer Chris Wright.   more...

'It's time for Essex to grow up' - Irani

IT'S time to stand up and be counted.   more...

Gazette Features

Let’s hear it for Essex

There is a strong possibility that in the not-too-distant future, Essex will be up there with the Lake District, the Cotswolds and the Peak District as three of the UK's de rigeur tourist destinations.   more...

Gazette News

North Essex: Parents’ tribute to daughter on web

The parents of Natasha Coombs have added their own message to a website for tributes to their daughter.   more...

Clacton: Confused drivers may get reprieve

Drivers who were oblivious to new parking restrictions in Clacton town centre could get a reprieve.   more...

Wivenhoe: Summer fun to light up town at Christmas

A day of summer fun aims to prevent a bleak Christmas.   more...

Tendring: Neighbourhood Watch finally get their signs

Community crimefighters have finally got the signs they need to show they are keeping a beady eye on the area.   more...

Tiptree: Number’s up for the king

Elvis fans still get all shook up by the music maestro 30 years after his death.   more...

Halstead: Liam’s A-team plan comes together

A hairdresser turned heads when he drove to work in his self-made A-Team van.   more...

Essex: Sex offenders spotted on CCTV

These are the convicted sex offenders who pose a high-risk to children and who could be in Essex after going missing.   more...

Brightlingsea: Take your keys to bed advice

A burglar ransacked a house while the owners slept upstairs - after getting in thanks to a cat flap.   more...

North Essex: Fruit and green tea? We’d still rather have a fry-up!

Truckers have sworn allegiance to the full English breakfast, declaring it is still king of the road for them.   more...

Essex: Missing sex offenders had links to county

A search is under way for two convicted sex offenders who pose a high risk to children.   more...

Mid-Essex: Crash shuts A12

Three lanes of the A12 are closed after a four car collision.   more...

Brightlingsea: Ship and cruiser collide

A ship was involved in a collision with a £100,000 luxury cruiser and tore the roof off like a sardine can.   more...

Clacton: Armed cash box robbery

Armed robbers made off with a cash box during a morning raid outside a bank in Great Clacton.   more...

Colchester: Lorry hijack ordeal

A trucker was tied up and bundled in the back of a van - by bogus police officers who stole his lorry full of flowers.   more...

Mid-Essex: Crash shuts A12

The A12 was closed off through the morning after a four car pile-up near Chelmsford.   more...

North Essex: Don't risk it!

Community watchdogs are being ordered not to risk their lives and approach gangs of trouble-making teenagers.   more...

Colchester: How could thieves leave me this way?

A disabled woman has been left housebound after callous thieves stole her mobility scooter.   more...

Brightlingsea, West Bergholt: Water sorry sight!

A ship was involved in a collision with a £100,000 luxury cruiser and tore the roof off like a sardine can.   more...

Frinton: Told off ... just for laughing too much

A delicatessen in a seaside town claims it has been contacted by licensing officers - because its customers were laughing too loudly.   more...

Halstead: Plea to free up High Street

Enough is enough!   more...

Clacton: Drunken soldier parked in middle of road

An ex-soldier was so drunk he parked his car in the middle of the street and fell out on to the road.   more...

Alphamstone: Farmer fined for rotting cattle

A farmer who left two dead bulls rotting in a field for months has been fined £2,000.   more...

Clacton: Beach hosts good, clean seaside fun

Ardent sandcastle-builders took to Clacton seafront to take part in an annual contest.   more...

Colchester: Here we stand!

Welcome to Old Heath!   more...

Colchester: Army sets sights on move to Wick

A battalion of Irish or Scottish infantry could be on their way to Colchester, with barracks for them built on a well-used green space.   more...

North Essex: It’s A-level D-day

Today's the day the wait is finally over.   more...

Mistley: Insurance costs stop the fireworks

A charity firework display for the public has been stopped after funds failed to cover health and safety measures.   more...

Gazette Sport

Bate concerned by defensive frailties

Stanway Rovers paid the price of a poor first half as they fell to a 4-1 defeat by Ridgeons League premier division new-comers Haverhill Rovers at the Hawthorns.   more...

Ed and Jane prepare for gruelling test

The long and arduous training miles are completed and the ferry tickets to France are safely in the bag.   more...

Halstead Gazette News

Nerves give way to tears of joy as A Level results exceed expectations

Adrenalin was running high as pupils arrived back at school to open exam results.   more...

Flood defences soon to be in place

Flood defences will finally be coming to a village.   more...

Harwich And Manningtree Standard News

Dovercourt: Top of the Class!

HIGH flyers are celebrating their successes after achieving top A-Level grades.   more...

Mistley: Youngsters Enjoy Summer Fun

SUMMER sports have been taking place at the heart of a village community.   more...

Harwich: Pram Race To Boost Good Causes

FANCY hurtling through the streets dressed as a baby for a good cause?   more...

Harwich: Port Welcomes New Vessel

HARWICH International Port has welcomed the first call of a new chartered roll-on roll-off vessel.   more...

Tendring: Councillors Make Safety On The Coast Appeal

THREE rookie councillors, including Harwich Tory Ben Howlett, are appealing for youngsters to stay safe on the coast.   more...

Wrabness: Cash Boost For Village Hall

A VILLAGE hall has received thousands of pounds to give it a fresh face.   more...

Brantham: Man's Body Found In River

A BODY found in a river has been identified.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard Sport

Bromley striker joins Swifts

Heybridge Swifts' manager has made another addition to his squad for the new Ryman Premiership season.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Makeover plan for borough roads and paths

THURROCK is to get a makeover costing almost half a million pounds after councillors voted to reinvest savings.   more...

Young offenders' payback

EIGHT young offenders have been repaying their debt to the Thurrock community by doing unpaid work.   more...

College hits the standard

STAFF at Thurrock Adult Community College are in jubilant mood after retaining the Investors in People Standard for the fourth time running.   more...

Ferry operator fined £18,000 for overcrowding

OPERATORS of the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry have been fined £18,000, plus £9,000 costs after pleading guilty to carrying almost twice as many passengers on a crossing as they are allowed.   more...

A matter of Trust for borough young people

THURROCK Council is looking for the borough's opinion on the proposed creation of a Children's Trust.   more...

Council care charges rise set to go ahead

HOME care charges for residents in Thurrock are set to rise despite protests from across the borough's political divide.   more...

Film help wanted

A THURROCK film-maker is looking for crew for his latest venture.   more...

Twins in court over assault

TWO twin brothers from Thurrock accused of assault have appeared in court.   more...

Celebrations after A level success

WEEKS of exam angst came to an end for borough students on Thursday after another set of record A Level passes.   more...

Child rapist can go free says judge

A MAN who admitted to a court he raped three children in Tilbury has escaped a jail sentence.   more...

Gun news for Fort

SUPPORTERS of the Coalhouse Fort project in Tilbury are celebrating news that Tilbury power station operator RWE npower has donated £23,300 to fund a new educational facility that will demonstrate how the original guns would have been manned and operated when the fort was built in 1874.   more...

Hospital sorry for filthy workmen's blunder

BASILDON and Thurrock Hospital has apologised after workmen wearing dirt-covered overalls used lifts used by pateints.   more...

£1m improvement plan for council homes

THURROCK Council is to spend more than £1m to improve the quality of life for its council house tenants.   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

Amazing finale as Blues draw again

Grays Athletic 1, Woking 1   more...

Grays stands by his generosity

WOKING manager Frank Gray was sure he'd made the right decision by ordering his side to deliberately concede a goal after the Cards' bizarre opener in Wednesday's match at the New Rec.   more...

Justin upbeat despite second draw

GRAYS manager Justin Edinburgh called on his creative players to show more bravery, but was still pleased with the overall performance of his team after Wednesday's amazing 1-1 draw with Woking at the New Rec.   more...

  
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