Stories for 20 September 2007

Braintree And Witham Times News

Friends play live for cancer charity

Three friends took a challenge to perform live and raise money for charity.   more...

Report on future of sports centre put on hold

A REPORT on the future maintenance of an ageing sports centre has been put on hold.   more...

Crackdown on town's boozy teens

Youngsters aged between nine and 18-years-old are receiving help for drink and drug problems, it has emerged.   more...

Fish death mystery

FISH are mysteriously dying at a pond.   more...

Justice for Julian: Appeal is adjourned

A JAILED father's long awaited appeal has been postponed for another two months.   more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Crime drops on the forecourt

TWO police operations at a busy service area in Boreham have lead to a drop in crime it has been revealed.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Jaywick: "Free transport will boost attendance"

CRIME-fighters could provide transport to boost the attendance at community meetings.   more...

Clacton: Call for bloomers

A CALL has gone out for budding volunteers to help brighten up a seaside town.   more...

Clacton, Walton: Superbug death at hospital

THE family of a woman who died in Clacton District Hospital after catching the superbug C-diff have spoken of their anguish.   more...

Clacton: School's volunteers call

A HEADTEACHER is calling for volunteers to help at a special school in Clacton.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette Sport

Essex award for Foakes

YOUNG Clacton cricketer Ben Foakes has plenty to smile about.   more...

Day to remember for Toosey

A DAY to remember.   more...

Cruel run of luck for FC Clacton

It never rains but it pours.   more...

Vincent encouraged by response

WALTON continued their losing start to the new Kent Blaxill Essex and Suffolk Border League season with a third defeat.   more...

Echo News

Bill Oddie takes a trip to the tip...

HE'S the nation's best-loved twitcher and has explored some of the world's most picturesque wildlife havens.   more...

Web tributes pour in for injured rugby cop

A POLICE officer is in hospital after being seriously injured in a rugby match.   more...

Brutal attack on boy on his way to school

A SCHOOLBOY has been subjected to a sickening "happy slapping" attack.   more...

Crime fighter Andrew wins action award

A COMMUNITY officer has won a countywide award for his novel ideas to cut crime.   more...

Speed camera hit

AN AGGRIEVED motorist is believed to have torched this speed camera in Old London Road, Vange.   more...

Happy slapping attack

A SCHOOLBOY was subjected to a sickening "happy slapping" by two louts who laughed as they threw the 13-year-old to the ground, stamped on his stomach and kicked him in the ribs.   more...

Hospital to install new fire escapes

NEW fire escapes will be installed as part of a revamp to the oldest section of Southend Hospital.   more...

Local Unilever jobs may be at risk

JOBS are under threat at Unilever's Purfleet plant, after the company announced a review of its UK operations.   more...

Opera role for Adam, 13

ADAM Rollingson is set to be star of the future with all the enthusiasm needed to make it.   more...

Driver sought after crash

POLICE are hunting a driver who failed to stay at the scene after a collision that left a man needing medical treatment.   more...

Southend Hospital: Tell us your complaints

PATIENTS are being urged to confront staff at Southend Hospital if they have any complaints when receiving treatment.   more...

Huge blaze at recycling centre

A huge fire swept through a recycling centre on Canvey.   more...

Disabled workers protest about factory closure

DISABLED employees have staged a protest outside a Southend factory which is set to shut by the end of the year.   more...

Travellers with homes in Ireland can stay at Dale Farm

TRAVELLERS could stay at Crays Hill even if they own large homes in Ireland, it has been revealed.   more...

M&S relaunch

MARKS & Spencer in Basildon town centre officially re-launched yesterday.   more...

Thief snatches handbag

A thief was seen putting his hand through an open patio door and grabbing a woman's handbag.   more...

Woman's body in flat

A WOMAN'S body has been found in a flat in Wimbourne, Laindon.   more...

New partnership to train teachers

A SHORTAGE of maths and science teachers in Southend is being tackled with a new training programme.   more...

Warrior Square must be cared for properly

A COUNCILLOR fears plans to rejuvenate Warrior Square will be pointless if the area is not properly maintained by the council.   more...

Confetti ban is lifted

NEWLYWEDS acrosss Castle Point can officially be showered with confetti once again - after a council ban on its use was lifted.   more...

Market quarter work may start in January

WORK on the redevelopment of two town centre car parks is due to start in January 2009, a new report has revealed.   more...

Nurse holds art exhibition

A NURSE who paints fantasy art in her spare time has held her first exhibition in Southend Central Library,   more...

Mirren signing sell out

STARSPOTTERS should head to the Broadway in Leigh on Saturday when the Queen of Essex Dame Helen Mirren will be in town.   more...

Planning head moves up the ladder of architect's institute

Southend Council's head of planning and transport is the new chairman of the regional branch of the Royal Institute of British Architects.   more...

£3m refit at centre being knocked down

A £3MILLION revamp has began at the Basildon centre, even though it is earmarked for demolition.   more...

Call centres are coming home to Southend

THE trend for moving British call centre jobs overseas appears to be waning - with many companies now choosing centres back home.   more...

Disabled workers in factory closure fight

DISABLED employees staged a protest over the closure of a factory which will shut down at the end of the year.   more...

Bowling alley set to strike boredom

A BUSINESSMAN is set to open his £500,000 village bowling alley with a party for the community.   more...

High Court showdown looming over estate agents

THE owners of an estate agency are suing their former partner, claiming she took money from the business and held on to keys to properties they wanted to show.   more...

Angela helps Julian launch election bid

LABOUR'S Parliamentary election candidate for Castle Point Julian Ware-Lane has enlisted some high level support for his campaign.   more...

Actor's films in 2 different festivals

HE may have appeared at two film festivals in as many weeks, but for Orsett-born actor, Ari-   more...

Labour candidate for Rayleigh and Wickford

LABOUR has chosen a Brentwood councillor, Mike Le-Surf, as their candidate to fight Tory MP Mark Francois in the Rayleigh and Wickford seat at the next General Election.   more...

Hospital: Tell us about your complaints

PATIENTS are being urged to confront staff at Southend Hospital if they have any complaints when receiving treatment.   more...

Four take on Great North run challenge

FOUR colleagues are in training for the Bupa Great North Run in aid of the National Autistic Society.   more...

Canal cash for Rebecca Ling

A GROUP of determined daredevils battled wind, rain, waves, weirs and rapids to raise cash for a paralysed teenager.   more...

Adam’s nights in an opera date was

ADAM Rollingson is set to be star of the future with all the enthusiasm needed to make it.   more...

Driver sought after crash

POLICE are hunting a driver who failed to stay at the scene after a collision that left a man needing medical treatment.   more...

Laurie offers a rapid ride into your past

LAURIE Page doesn't hang around. In fact you could probably call him the Lewis Hamilton of Essex genealogy.   more...

Why Bert is inspiration for hospital

REMARKABLE Bert Goodbourn is something of an inspiration.   more...

Walking tall to become a catwalk queen

LAUREN McAvoy may be a couple of inches shorter than most models... but she won't let that stop her from becoming a catwalk queen.   more...

Taking the plunge for charities

THREE brave fundraisers will plunge thousands of feet from an aeroplane to raise money for two leukaemia charities.   more...

How youngsters are being taught about safe driving

YOUNG people will be given tips about responsible driving at this year's annual Road Runner Activity Day.   more...

Echo Sport

Pont to quit Essex to pursue business interests

ESSEX fast bowling coach Ian Pont is to leave in December to concentrate on developing his own coaching business.   more...

Essex look to Gallian to give county a big boost

ESSEX have welcomed the arrival of batsman Jason Gallian on a two-year deal.   more...

Flower blossoms for Essex

GRANT Flower provided the feature performance with an unbeaten 145 on the opening day of the County Championship match between Essex and Middlesex at Chelmsford yesterday.   more...

Grayson forecasts a brighter future

HAVING lost their Pro40 Division One place after five years in the upper-flight, Essex first team coach Paul Grayson spent time reflecting on the costly defeat at Northamptonshire while also looking ahead to a brighter future for the county.   more...

Essex County Standard News

Have your say on the future of the church

WHAT would you like to see the old Garrison Church used for?   more...

Bed-block worry

ABOUT £1 million is being spent on patients in Colchester General Hospital who do not need to be there.   more...

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

A WINTER wonderland is to be set up in Colchester High Street to entertain thousands of people.   more...

Help needed to save carnival

A CRISIS meeting is to be held to save Brightlingsea Carnival.   more...

An Extra Special Wedding

A WEDDING day is always special - but bride-to-be Kerry Gamble will be making a little bit of history too.   more...

MP Travels to America

NORTH Essex MP Bernard Jenkin has led a delegation of British MPs to the United States.   more...

Memories of Layer Road

A PROJECT to record memories of Colchester United's football ground has received an "absolutely incredible" response.   more...

Heart Warning

A WOMAN who almost died from a genetic heart disease is urging other sufferers get their families checked.   more...

Stroke Group Under Threat

VOLUNTEERS, users and tutors of a lifeline group for those who have suffered strokes say they are being crippled by financial cutbacks.   more...

Gazette News

Wife's death: husband raced to scene

Gary Coombs raced to the scene of 17-year-old daughter Natasha's death when he realised his wife, Joanne, was missing, according to reports.   more...

Colchester: Poultry firm fined over work safety

A POULTRY firm has been fined £15,000 for not doing enough to protect its workforce.   more...

Great Bromley: Double the pub success!

AN Essex village has emerged as an ale drinker's paradise after a pair of its pubs made it into the Good Beer Guide.   more...

Wivenhoe: Lighting boost for nautical charity

A THRIVING nautical charity is looking forward to an even brighter future, thanks to two donations for new lighting.   more...

Tiptree: Owner fined for dog’s suffering

A PET owner who left his sick pooch untreated for two years has been banned from keeping dogs.   more...

North Essex: husband raced to scene of wife's death

Gary Coombs raced to the scene of 17-year-old daughter Natasha's death when he realised his wife, Joanne, was missing, according to reports.   more...

Great Wigborough: driver hits tree

A DRIVER had to be cut free by firefighters after his car hit a tree.   more...

Coggeshall: firefighters tackle care home fire

Workers installing a new luxury bistro at The Old Deanery, Bocking, fled to safety when they saw a fire.   more...

Colchester: dozing man's graffiti shock

VANDALS broke into a home in Taylor Court, the Dutch Quarter, Colchester, while the owner slept on the sofa.   more...

Wife's death: a town in mourning

A TOWN was in mourning today, coming to terms with a double tragedy.   more...

Wife's death: parents' emotional video

THE second tragedy to hit the Coombs family comes just days after Gary Coombs uploaded an emotional video to a website to mark what would have been his daughter's 18th birthday.   more...

Wife's death: heartbroken parents' poem

THE heartbroken parents of teenager Natasha Coombs posted a poem on a networking website to mark their daughter's 18th birthday.   more...

Halstead: Four arrests after car damage

CARS' bonnets were trampled and their windows "karate-kicked" in a town's minor crime wave.   more...

Wife's death: Site like a shrine

THE rail bridge near where the bodies were found had become a kind of shrine to Natasha's memory.   more...

Halstead Gazette News

Bloomin' marvellous town misses out on gold - again

A town is left disappointed following the release of the Anglia In Bloom results.   more...

Friends play live for cancer charity

Three friends took a challenge to perform live and raise money for charity.   more...

Tiger Moth nose dives - co-pilot hurt

A co-pilot of a 1930s bi-plane has a suspected broken leg after crashing into hay bales in an emergency landing.   more...

We will remember you, say fishing pals of tragic teenagers

A memorial fishing match will take place this weekend for five teenage boys who died on the roads.   more...

Flood defence project up and running

A project for a village flood defence is underway.   more...

Scouts go on trip of lifetime

Scouts went back to basics on a trip of a lifetime to Scandinavia.   more...

Youngsters win revamp grant

Dilapidated tennis courts are soon to have a revamp.   more...

Top cook wins national award

A creative cook was shocked' to be named National Dinner Lady of the Year.   more...

How big is that pumpkin on the show stall? And dogs have the waggiest tails

Villagers holding a 100 year old show enjoyed great village produce and a dog section for the first time.   more...

Devastated family raise money for Sam

A young man who emigrated to start a new life in Australia has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.   more...

Alan Titchmarsh bows down to green-fingered graduate

Alan Titchmarsh went down on one knee for a horticulture graduate.   more...

CCTV Campaign is Stepped Up

Shoppers and traders want CCTV and they want it now.   more...

Dem dry bones

Emu and Kangaroo bones have found themselves an unlikely home with an artist who plans to exhibit them.   more...

Halstead Gazette Sport

Town held at Saffron Walden

HALSTEAD TOWN drew 1-1 with Saffron Walden Town in Ridgeons League division one last night.   more...

Halstead are cup winners

HALSTEAD are PDQ Cars Knockout Cup winners for the second year running.   more...

Harwich And Manningtree Standard News

Dovercourt, Manningtree: Grieving Husband's Tribute To Wife

GRIEVING husband and father Gary Coombs has paid tribute to his wife.   more...

Dovercourt: Question Marks Over Cliff Top Progress

ANSWERS are being sought by councillors after a pledge to bring colour to a seafront has still failed to bloom.   more...

Parkeston: Public Meeting to Help Play Area

A PUBLIC meeting is taking place to help a children's play area in need of vast improvements.   more...

Dovercourt: New Course is a Cut Above

IT was the first of much more snipping to come.   more...

Parkeston: New Landlord has Irish Charm

IRISH blood is behind the newest faces at a community drinking venue.   more...

Dovercourt: Young Child Bitten in School Grounds

A CHILD was bitten by a dog in his school grounds, despite the animals being banned from the area.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard News

It's Carnival time in Burnham

BURNHAM Carnival is here again.   more...

Maldon Regatta setting sail

MALDON presents a marine extravaganza!   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

Plucky pensioner foils bag-snatcher

A PLUCKY pensioner foiled a cycling bag snatcher when she fought back and gave him a piece of her mind.   more...

Thurrock Probus Club

AT the meeting held on September 4 the secretary read the minutes of the August meeting and also welcomed one new member.   more...

Orsett WI

AFTER singing Jerusalem, in the absence of Pres. Janet, VP June Jones introduced our speaker for the evening, Steve Beechey who told us all about Honey Bees, their Lives and Products.'   more...

Diana's award for Lewis

A THURROCK teenager is set to receive a Princess Diana award for his outstanding attitude towards fellow students.   more...

Debate rages over school places

CONFRONTATION continues in Chafford Hundred over the placing of children in schools close to their homes.   more...

Chance to join Jenny

A THURROCK fitness instructor is urging borough people to join her range of classes to get in shape.   more...

Firefighting day out

THE COALHOUSE Fort Project have joined forces with the Essex Fire Museum to host a fire engine day.   more...

Job fears at Purfleet food plant

JOBS are under threat at Unilever's Purfleet plant after the company announced a review of its UK operations.   more...

Cooking up praise for Hospice

A THURROCK mum has sung the praises of a new cook book inspired by children and families at Little Havens Children's Hospice.   more...

Call for volunteers

A TILBURY-based Red Cross medical equipment loan service is looking for volunteers.   more...

Ideas wanted at Forum

CHADWELL Community Forum will meet at Herringham School, St Mary's Road on Thursday, October 4 at 7.30pm.   more...

Suspected bomb was concrete bollard

A SUSPECTED world war two bomb turned out to be a concrete bollard after sparking an evacuation at a landfill site in Sandy Lane, Aveley.   more...

Conference follows church opening

A DEDICATION ceremony took place for the opening of the new front extension at St John's Church, Victoria Avenue, Grays.   more...

Gangster flick role for Shea and son

A FATHER and son duo have starred in new gangster flick Rise of the Footsoldier, based on the true story of a south Essex villain.   more...

Dibley style event for pets at St Cedd's

CHURCH-goers are being invited to a special "Vicar of Dibley" inspired thanksgiving for pets ceremony.   more...

  
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