Stories for 24 August 2007

Billericay Weekly News News

We don’t care what Simon says

A BILLERICAY singing duo still think they've got the X Factor - even though Simon Cowell told them they were no good.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Widow slams "diabolical" treatment

A GRIEVING widow has criticised the "diabolical" treatment of her late husband by a care agency.   more...

Arsonists blamed for hotel blaze

ARSONISTS have been blamed for starting a fire at a Clacton hotel while 17 people slept.   more...

Special showing is a blockbuster hit

THE first cinema screening for special needs kids in Clacton was a "huge success".   more...

No to second PCSO

A VILLAGE will not be given the services of a second Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) for the remainder of the summer.   more...

Health name omission is unacceptable

HEALTH bosses have been told the omission of Tendring in its proposed new name is unacceptable.   more...

Scamsters on the prowl

A GANG of quick-fingered scamsters are conning shops on the coast out of hundreds of pounds.   more...

Frinton: Councillors told to behave

A TOWN councillor has hit out at her colleagues' unruly behaviour during committee meetings.   more...

Tendring: GCSE success

THE day had finally arrived for hundreds of GCSE pupils on the coast.   more...

Mistley: Thieves trash exhibition

THIEVES smashed their way into an art exhibition leaving a trail of destruction-weeks before it is due to open to the public.   more...

Echo News

£25k for eye hospital after 4 years of effort

AN Indian meal held in Billericay four years ago has led to almost £25,000 being raised to buy equipment for an eye hospital in India.   more...

Boost to facilities at new post base

EAST Tilbury post office is moving to a new home in a bid to improve services for its customers.   more...

Please get rid of this tree

A WIDOW desperate to sell her house is pleading with the council to cut down the last of three trees she says are slowly destroying her home.   more...

Thieves steal £400 from pensioner

Thieves repeatedly bumped into a 70-year-old woman and stole £400 from her handbag.   more...

Photo plea to find woman’s attacker

POLICE have released a photo of the injuries suffered by a dog walker who was brutally attacked with a hammer, in the hope it will help catch the thug responsible.   more...

Schoolboys robbed on train

TWO robbers set their sights on three terrified schoolboys and announced "it's showtime" after waiting for a train carriage to empty.   more...

Guess who's coming to dinner?

IT'S not every day you have the Queen round for tea, but one restaurant in Southend has come close.   more...

Drill hall flats appeal

PLANS to demolish a former Army drill hall in Prittlewell and replace it with block of eight flats have gone to a planning appeal.   more...

Fishermen fear the estuary is silting up

FISHERMEN fear for the future of their livelihood because a build up of sediment which reduces the depth of Leigh Creek for boats.   more...

Treat for birdlovers

BIRDLOVERS are in for a treat.   more...

Crews called to accident

AMBULANCE crews were called to Miles Gray Road in Basildon this afternoon following an accident.   more...

Star students

JUBILANT students have proved they are first class achievers by notching up a string of top grade GCSE results.   more...

Bowls club suffers fourth break-in

A BOWLS club member is calling for more police patrols following a fourth break-in at the ground in only 12 months.   more...

Whatever happened to the boy I rescued?

A MAN who rescued an 11-year-old boy from the Thames Estuary nearly 50 years ago has appealed to Echo readers: "Please help me to find him - I'd dearly love to know how all these years turned out for him."   more...

People power halts 'hideous' flats plan

CAMPAIGNING residents packed into Rayleigh council chamber to protest over a "perfectly hideous" plan for a block of 14 flats in place of two bungalows.   more...

Evelyn’s 45ft-long winter warmer

A PENSIONER will keep well wrapped this winter after knitting herself a massive 45ft-long scarf.   more...

Crusade for safer parking at school

PARENTS should sign a contract to say they will not park dangerously outside schools or they could risk having their child excluded, a Southend councillor believes.   more...

Water worries in wood

THE mysterious disappearance of water in the streams and ditches in Hockley Woods is being investigated by council officers.   more...

Meet our ‘gifted’ flood myth buster

JUST when it seemed conditions couldn't get any more dire, a new and terrible menace has emerged to threaten us all.   more...

Raising cash is a drag for Damon

THERE can't be many 18-year-old lads who would walk from Benfleet to Southend dressed in a denim skirt, T-shirt and bra.   more...

Colin delves into Hadleigh's history

BLUE Badge guide Colin Crosby, who has led more than 1,000 tours since qualifying back in 1994, is all set to take his first-ever group in search of Hadleigh's history and follow the trail of the incredible Cunning Murrell.   more...

Record GCSE exam success at Thorpe

PUPILS and teachers at the Thorpe Bay School in Southend are celebrating after achieving record GCSE exam results this year.   more...

High Street samples taste of la Dolce Vita

VISITORS to Southend have been saying bonjourno to some tasty delights at the first-ever Italian market in the town.   more...

Blues ground changes prompt flooding fears

changes to Southend United's planned new stadium at Fossetts Farm could cause extensive flooding in the Sutton area, councillors have been warned.   more...

Umbrella shellters refused

PROPOSALS for twin "Jumbrella" smoking shelters outside a Rayleigh pub have been rejected by Rochford district councillors   more...

The railway station where time stands still...

RAIL passengers have called on c2c to repair a clock outside Basildon station - because time has stood still on its face for at least two years.   more...

‘Lost’ application means Pump House is still travellers’ home

TRAVELLERS are still living in an old water company building three years after they should have been evicted - because Basildon Council has forgot to make a decision.   more...

Essex County Standard News

Villagers call for action on youths

RESIDENTS of Great Horkesley are calling for action to be taken against groups of youths who are allegedly blighting their village life.   more...

First sushi restaurant for Colchester

A CHEF from one of London's top sushi restaurants has opened the first ever Japanese restaurant in Colchester.   more...

Historic workhouse to become houses

AN historic Colchester workhouse is set to be converted into housing.   more...

Gazette Features

Disgrace of litter louts on four wheels

WHEN it comes to behaving badly in public, musician Pete Doherty is arguably top of the class with his more extreme behaviour.   more...

Gazette News

Colchester: Public help 'crucial' in drugs fight

Police are calling on the public to help rid Colchester of the deadly menace of drugs.   more...

Colchester: Slow moo-ving traffic as cows escape onto roads

Cows caused slow moo-ving traffic after they escaped from a field and stood in a road.   more...

Colchester: Sacked train guard in court

A train guard whose dismissal sparked a series of union strikes has denied threatening behaviour against a passenger.   more...

Colchester: Race abuse man is jailed

A man has been jailed for racially abusing two men in Colchester High Street.   more...

Colchester: Record numbers choose cosmetic surgery

Record numbers of people are having cosmetic surgery in Colchester - many of whom are balding men.   more...

Halstead: Teenager's death 'not suspicious'

A man has died at a supported housing project.   more...

Harwich: Councillor 'devastated' by seeing fatal A120 accident

A town councillor has revealed how an accident on a "notoriously" dangerous road left him devastated.   more...

Frinton: Setback in fight to save gates

Campaigners fighting to save Frinton's famous railway gates are hitting back after it was revealed the landmark will not be listed.   more...

Mistley: Yobs trash art gallery under construction

Thieves smashed their way into an art exhibition, leaving a trail of destruction.   more...

Tendring: Private sector to run public toilets?

A ground-breaking scheme to revamp Tendring's public toilets will be considered by councillors.   more...

Dovercourt: Burglars 'desecrate' church

A churchwarden today said vandals who broke into a church in Dovercourt had "desecrated" the building.   more...

Harwich And Manningtree Standard News

Mistley: Exhibition trashed

THIEVES smashed their way into an art exhibition leaving a trail of destruction-weeks before it is due to open to the public.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard News

New season at Civic Theatre unveiled

THE summer holidays are drawing to a close and time to be thinking of how to keep entertained during the autumn and winter months.   more...

Tractor spillage blocks road

A TRACTOR shed its load causing disruption for drivers.   more...

Flower power to support charity

A VILLAGE flower show hopes to raise as much money as possible for a good cause.   more...

Essex's best pub

WELCOME to the best pub in Essex.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Three Anglians die in 'friendly fire'

THREE members of the Royal Anglian Regiment have been killed in Afghanistan by so-called friendly fire from American fighter planes.   more...

  
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