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Stories for 23 January 2006
Echo News
Southend: Warning after two boys lose their eyes
TWO boys have each lost an eye in horrific airgun accidents, it was revealed today. more...
Echo,Basildon News
Pitsea: Burglars force out Maisie, 91
NINETY-YEAR-OLD Maisie Batt is being forced to leave her home after burglars struck three times in four months. more...
Echo,Basildon,Southend News
Wickford: I touched him!
ADORING fans camped outside a record shop for the chance to meet Essex star James Bourne and his band Son of Dork. more...
Echo,Basildon,Southend,Thurrock News
Essex: Merger will cost 1,312 beat bobbies
MERGING Essex Police with other forces could cost £45 million - equal to 1,312 more officers. more...
Echo,Southend News
Rayleigh: Pavement cyclists outlawed
A CAMPAIGN against cycling on the pavements is to be launched in Rayleigh. more...
Southend: 150 drug cops in dawn raids
SUSPECTED drug dealers were woken by the sound of battering rams smashing down their doors in police raids today. more...
Canvey: Road campaign victory for 92-year-old Fred
A 92-YEAR-old man who campaigned for a crossing outside his care home is jubilant now it is almost complete. more...
Eveninggazette News
Essex: Rail workers back to school
A beleaguered train operator is sending every one of its 3,000 staff on a course to learn how to look after passengers better. more...
Harwich: `Knight in shining armour' banned after drink-driving
A mechanic has been banned from driving after rushing to the aid of his "damsel in distress" after drinking. more...
Maldon: Top mum!
She's a mum in many millions, and a mum to hundreds! more...
Colchester: Jumbo up for sale
Colchester's famous Victorian water tower Jumbo is to be sold to the highest bidder. more...
Witham: Precinct security to grow
Security is to be stepped up in a shopping precinct, following complaints about nuisance youths. more...
Clacton: Stage set as hundreds take a peek behind the scenes
The stage was set and more than 400 people played a part in a theatre open day. more...
Colchester: Warning to drug user dad
A woman has "put her foot down" and banned her husband from going to football matches after he was found with cocaine at a Colchester United game. more...
Lawford: The racing reverends
And they're off! Speed fans lapped up an event to raise money for St Mary's Church in Lawford. more...
Black Notley: Speed camera call for danger road
Action needs to be taken to curb speeding and accidents in a Black Notley road before someone gets seriously injured, parish councillors have warned. more...
Marks Tey: Robbers attack woman at store
Robbers posing as building workers attacked a female Securicor worker, making off with a day's takings from an upmarket food store. more...
Clacton: The final straw
Magistrates have expressed disgust over the way a father-of-two was treated after he suffered years of "systematic abuse" from yobs in his street. more...
Witham: Police warn bikers over beauty spot
Motorcyclists who are ruining a beauty spot could have their bikes seized, police have warned. more...
Boxted: Roof removed to save fire-hit home
Twenty firefighters fought to save a picturesque country home as fire destroyed its thatched roof. more...
Eveninggazette Sport
Soccer: Southampton 0-2 Ipswich Town (Coca-Cola Championship)
Alan Lee is back with a vengeance - and the Ipswich Town striker will long remember his first-ever appearance at St Mary's Stadium. more...
Soccer: U's fans should enjoy the top spot, says manager
Enjoy the feeling, because it's good. more...
Soccer: Keep up the hard work, says Garcia
Top of the League and ready to battle - Colchester United's two-goal hero Richard Garcia has laid down a challenge to any team that is prepared to answer it. more...
Soccer: Colchester United 2-1 Port Vale (Coca-Cola League One)
Dare we dream? Proud, and deservedly so, Colchester United sit atop the Coca-Cola League One table. more...
Soccer: Lee's on top of the world
Alan Lee admitted being on top of the world after his two-goal heroics in Ipswich Town's victory at Southampton. more...
Southend,Echo,Essex News
Leigh: 'We tried so hard to save Thames whale'
Animal rescuer Faye Archell, from Leigh, was at the centre of the attempt to save the whale that swam up the Thames. more...
Southend: Dawn raids on drugs dealers
Around 150 police officers swooped on 15 addresses in dawn swoops on known drug dealers across Southend today. more...
Southend,Echo,Essex Sport
McLean brace gets Grays back on track
GRAYS got thei promotion bid back on track on Saturday with a dramatic late winner at play off rivals York City. more...
No end product for Gulls' huffers
CANVEY boss Jeff King admitted that his side had "huffed" and puffed but achieved very little in Friday night's trip across the Thames to take on Gravesend. more...
Zamora not fazed by Ashton signing
WEST Ham striker Bobby Zamora is convinced the arrival of Dean Ashton could only be good for the club - but he has no intention of making way for the newcomer. more...
Thurrock News
Residents get the horn
A CRACKDOWN on safety has caused night-time misery for residents alongside the borough's main rail link. more...
Thurrock Sport
Grays confident for derby clash
BUOYED by their late winner Thames derby clash with near-neighbours Gravesend and Northfleet full of confidence. more...
Grays boss delighted with signings
IT'S been another busy week in the transfer market for Grays with two players arriving at the Rec, one leaving and another being encouraged out of the door. more...
