Stories for 29 February 2008

Braintree And Witham Times News

Doing the moonwalk

Four women are preparing to do the moonwalk for charity.   more...

Traffic trouble after minor collision

There are tailbacks in a town following a minor collision.   more...

Rayne girl is a poker queen

A TELEVISION presenter is flushed with success after becoming one of only a few sponsored women poker players.   more...

Missing Andy find their way in America

A BRAINTREE band are flying stateside to perform at a huge music festival in Texas.   more...

Brentwood Weekly News News

Recycling rate up to nearly 40 per cent

RESIDENTS in Brentwood have recycled just under 40 per cent of their rubbish this year.   more...

Train operator to look at station safety

A RAIL company is to look into improving safety at Ingatestone station.   more...

Sculpture row drags on

A ROW over a sculpture to celebrate the 2012 Olympics is continuing.   more...

Extra trees being planted in country park

AN extra 550 trees and shrubs are being planted in Hutton Country Park as part of a joint project between Essex and Brentwood councils.   more...

Mayor visits gates project

THE mayor of Brentwood paid a visit to a gardening project by people with learning disabilities.   more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Chelmsford Comedy Club line-up

THE Comedy Club will put a spring in your step.   more...

Chelmsford MP calls for sackings over rail "fiasco"

AN MP has described the £14 million fine on Network Rail as "meaningless."   more...

Chelmsford Council press for 'excellent' rating

CHELMSFORD Council is being put under the spotlight by the audit commission - at a cost of £24,000.   more...

School pupils go green

CHILDREN at an infant school have been getting green fingers thanks to expert help.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Tendring: New bus passes for the over 60s

Pensioners in Tendring will have a new ticket to ride from April 1.   more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette Sport

Budding athletes are through to the area final

Ravenscroft Primary School took a 29-strong team of year six children to compete in an indoor athletics tournament at Bishops Park.   more...

Ash's sadness at league ruling

Ashley Pereira has expressed his sadness at the news Walton Town have been expelled from the Kent Blaxill Essex and Suffolk Border League.   more...

England honours for budding star Michael

A budding rugby star is celebrating after achieving the first step of his lifelong ambition to win international honours for England.   more...

Quartet chasing second spot

With champions Flag inactive, all eyes were on the contenders for the Clacton Sunday League premier division runners-up spot - with no fewer than four teams still in with a chance of achieving this.   more...

Echo News

Fashion show fundraiser

PRIMPED, preened and ready for action, a group of school pupils took to the catwalk to raise money for charity.   more...

Smile yobs! You’ll all be caught on camera

A BIG Brother-style police operation where officers filmed and photographed yobs is set to be rolled out across Basildon.   more...

Rail company's profits up

THE parent company of two south Essex rail companies has seen profits jump by nearly 30 per cent.   more...

Ex-teacher faces child pic charges

A RETIRED teacher from Thurrock and Basildon College appeared in court yesterday charged with 29 counts of making indecent images of children.   more...

Our council tax set to rise 4.5 per cent

COUNCIL tax in Basildon will rise by 4.5 per cent from April.   more...

Vintage Pitsea farewell to car nut Sunday

VINTAGE car owners said goodbye to a dedicated motor enthusiast who died after a long illness.   more...

Peter predicts more blasts from the past

A MAN who unearthed wartime explosive shells on Chalkwell Beach be-lieves there could be many more waiting to be found.   more...

Success for 2,000 as flats plan is dismissed

A PLANNING inspector has dismissed an appeal for a three-storey block of flats after more than 2,000 neighbours objected.   more...

28 driving tests stopped by strike

AS many as 28 driving tests in Southend had to be cancelled on Friday due to a strike by examiners.   more...

MP Spink goes head to head with grandees

CASTLE Point MP Bob Spink claims he is being hijacked by Tory grandees who are trying to deselect him because of his outspoken criticism of them.   more...

MP defends his decision

DR Spink has defended his decision to speak out on contentious issues, even though they make him unpopular with his own party.   more...

Bloodrunners team enlisted at hospital

A HOSPITAL will get help from motorbiking volunteers to bring in important blood supplies.   more...

£11m pension prop-up

SOUTHEND Council paid almost £11million into its staff pension fund last year - a rise of almost 30 per cent on the year before.   more...

Robbers scared off by hero

A HAVE-A-GO hero who chased robbers and grabbed back a stolen phone is being sought by police.   more...

Priest cleared of all charges

A PRIEST accused of abusing young boys has been cleared of all charges.   more...

Updated: Buy impaled on goal post

A SCHOOLBOY who was impaled on a goal post is recovering at home.   more...

Updated: Canvey gridlocked following crash

CANVEY has been left in gridlock following a crash which left two men seriously injured.   more...

updated:Canvey gridlocked following crash

CANVEY commuters abandoned their cars and headed to Benfleet Station on foot after a crash which left the island gridlocked and two men seriously injured.   more...

Updated: Schoolboy impaled on pole

A SCHOOLBOY was taken to hospital after he was impaled with a pole.   more...

Gazette Business

Super Start: Firms urged to get best advice

NEW businesses have been encouraged to ensure they get expert advice when they set up on their own.   more...

News in brief

GARY Reeve as been appointed associate director at Whybrow Chartered Surveyors in Colchester.   more...

News in brief

ESSEX managers are working too many hours for too few returns, according to research.   more...

"Lay off small businesses"

THE Government has been urged to "lay off small businesses" in its next budget.   more...

New centre has good A12 links

GOOD access and plenty of parking have convinced a company to build a business park in Colchester.   more...

Firm's stadium deal

A COLCHESTER company that first worked for Colchester Council in 1928 has been called on again 80 years later.   more...

Speak the lingo of growing business

BUSINESSES need more workers who can speak a foreign language, it has been claimed.   more...

Gazette Features

Dream is under starter's orders

For more than a decade John Holmes had a dream.   more...

Gazette News

Harwich: Christmas lights are on group’s agenda

A Christmas light display looks set to go off with a bang in Harwich this year.   more...

Tendring: Lest we forget the poppy fundraisers

Champion poppy collectors were celebrated at a special ceremony.   more...

Clacton: Carer denies sex assault on man

A care worker accused of sexually touching a young man he was looking after told police it did not happen.   more...

Colchester: hard place for rocks

A DECISION on whether a former plant nursery can be turned into a storage depot has been postponed.   more...

Clacton: Miss GB first for town?

Tourism bosses in Clacton could bid to host the Miss Great Britain contest.   more...

Dovercourt: Teenager in attack on swans

A teenager who was seen repeatedly hitting a young swan with a metal crutch until its wing broke is being sought by police.   more...

Colchester: Thumbs-up for block of flats

A seven-storey block of flats can be built overlooking the River Colne after planners gave the scheme approval.   more...

North Essex: Police in hunt for tattooed bike thief

Police want to catch a tattooed man they think is responsible for stealing several bicycles.   more...

North Essex: Birthdays with fewer returns

A trio of leap year babies are enjoying the novelty of celebrating their actual birthday - which they only get to do every four years.   more...

Halstead: Vandals caught red-handed given green-fingered tips

Naughty children got more than they bargained for when they were caught red-handed vandalising a flower display.   more...

Colchester: Lucky escape for bus accident boy

A schoolboy had a lucky escape after a crash with a double-decker bus in Colchester town centre.   more...

Colchester: Woman tagged and banned

A mum-of-two has been electronically tagged and banned from every pub and club in Colchester after a town centre fracas.   more...

Colchester: Couple asked what’s going on?

Shocked neighbours today told how they helped get a brothel in Colchester closed down - after customers knocked on their door by mistake.   more...

Marks Tey, Colchester: Carer stole from woman

A carer stole thousands of pounds from a disabled woman she was meant to be looking after.   more...

Coggeshall: pupils' roll of honour

A SCHOOL unveiled a new awards board - a plaque which salutes top pupils.   more...

Colchester: Learning to rock the house

Young musicians proved they were well schooled in the art of rock at Colchester Arts Centre.   more...

Colchester: Royal Navy flies into school

PUPILS were treated to an unusual sight on The Stanway School playing field when a Royal Navy helicopter landed.   more...

Colchester, Dovercourt: No jail for brothel operator

A man who admitted running a brothel in a residential street was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work for the community.   more...

Halstead Gazette News

Knit one, pearl one, lost one

Where will people buy their wool and knitting patterns now?   more...

Still time to see the show!

The spirit of the west end will visit Halstead twice on Saturday- and there is still time to get tickets.   more...

No more power to the people

A specialist electrical shop which once had several competitors has closed, as the demand for its services declines.   more...

Schools praise pupils for league table success

Secondary schools this week found out how much they had improved their pupils' achievement during their time in school.   more...

Car park "wasteland" rats concern

A former car park left to gather litter, including beer bottles and condoms, has now attracted rats, a neighbour claims.   more...

Vandals told: face up to your dirty work

ELLO ello ello, what's going on ere then?   more...

New surgery, on doctor's orders

Doctors using an outdated village surgery have welcomed the "fantastic" news they may get a new building after years of campaigning.   more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard News

Burnham craft jumble sale

EVERYTHING you would ever need from a craft sale will be available in Burnham on Saturday March 15.   more...

Good news at last for Harry

PLANS for adaptations to the family home of a disabled teenager have been given the go ahead.   more...

Choir and band join forces for concert

A SCHOOL gospel choir has joined with a brass band for a special concert in Burnham.   more...

Transport police to crack down on noise at Burnham train station

TRANSPORT police are cracking down on boy racers in order to combat a long standing problem.   more...

Burnham post office is needed

COMMUNITIES need a post office and concerns about their future show just how important they are.   more...

Maldon man dies in hospital

A MAN has died in hospital after he was involved in a car accident.   more...

Maldon Beer Festival is coming!

CALLING all beer lovers!   more...

Ben puts on his running shoes for the RNLI

A COUNCIL worker is putting on his running shoes for a good cause.   more...

MALDON CENTRE WI

CALMING, invigorating, soothing   more...

Bargain book sale in Maldon this week

A BARGAIN book bonanza is coming!   more...

Burnham couple celebrate 65th wedding anniversary

BEING the "best of friends" is this couple's secret to a long and happy marriage.   more...

Thurrock Gazette News

New guitarists shine at concert

A CLASS of classical guitar novices strummed up the courage to put on their first concert at the Culver Centre, South Ockendon last week.   more...

c2c owners are in the money!

THE parent company of the provider of Thurock's rail service has seen profits jump by nearly 30 per cent.   more...

Cops seek hero who thwarted young robbers

A HAVE-A-GO hero who chased robbers and grabbed back a stolen phone is being sought by police.   more...

Parents battle to save pre-school

PARENTS and staff at a nursery have pledged to fight its possible closure.   more...

Mixed fortunes for borough Key Stage 3 results

KEY STAGE 3 results published by the government this week show mixed results for Thurrock schools.   more...

Man denies being a hamburgler

A MAN denied burgling a McDonalds restaurant when he appeared at Basildon Crown   more...

Power to over-50's IT users

THURROCK residents who have signed up to the council's computer education for the over-50's "Wiser for IT" scheme have had the added bonus of becoming energy efficient.   more...

Neighbour denies racial harasment and firearms offence

A MAN accused of racially harassing his neighbours and possessing an imitation air   more...

Boss Mick Woodward faces first home test

THE FIRST real test of Mick Woodward's stewardship begins tomorrow against high-flying Torquay United.   more...

Tutu for Chelsea

A CORRINGHAM ballet dancer will make her debut with the prestigious English Youth Ballet next week.   more...

Lovely jubilee for tea dances

TEA Dances at Civic Hall, Blackshots are celebrating their 25th anniversary.   more...

Streetlife take to the stage

A TILBURY Dance troupe have jumped from street to stage after performing at the Urban Energy Show at Blackshots.   more...

Thurrock Gazette Sport

Tutu for Chelsea

A CORRINGHAM ballet dancer will make her debut with the prestigious English Youth Ballet next week.   more...

Boss Woodward faces test against the best

THE FIRST real test of Mike Woodward's stewardship begins tomorrow against high-flying Torquay United.   more...

Quinn takes Blue Square award

CAMBRIDGE United's Jimmy Quinn has won the Blue Square Premier "Manager of the Month" award for February.   more...

  
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