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Essex | Archive | 2006 | November

Stories for 8 November 2006

Braintree And Witham Times Sport

Soccer: Witham swoop for new striker

Witham Town manager Ken O'Donnell has bolstered his squad by signing out-of-favour Heybridge Swifts striker Danny Saffer. more...

Soccer: Braintree bring in Brayley

BRAINTREE Town have turned to much-travelled striker Bertie Brayley in a bid to solve their goalscoring drought. more...

Brentwood Weekly News Sport

Town's impressive run goes on in cup

Brentwood Town 1, Redbridge 0 more...

Chelmsford Weekly News News

Call for crossing probe

AN INQUIRY has been called for into why work on a pedestrian crossing in Chelmsford is still not finished. more...

Chelmsford post site to close

A NEW mail distribution centre for Essex will lead to the closure of a Chelmsford site. more...

Health in their hands

A DISTRICT councillor, YMCA director and a social worker have been appointed as non-executive directors on the inaugural board of the Mid-Essex Primary Care Trust. more...

Chelmsford Weekly News Sport

Big crowd expected for Cup clash

Tickets have been selling fast for Chelmsford City's biggest cup game in a decade as Aldershot Town visit Melbourne this Saturday in the First Round Proper of the FA Cup, kick-off 3pm. more...

Echo Business

Ford help Met cut car crimes

Staff at Ford's research centre in Dunton turned into active crimebusters when they went into partnership with the Metropolitan Police's motor vehicle crime squad. more...

Flights to Vegas from Stansted

The planes weren't the only things reaching for the sky as a line of long-legged, high-kicking Las Vegas style dancing girls strutted their stuff at Stansted Airport. more...

Hi-Tec see off Spanish in Machu Picchu

Many visitors to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu, in Peru, are doing so in footware from a Southend company. more...

Union bosses call for limit on working hours

Union leaders today stepped up calls for a limit on working hours, arguing it would have little impact on the UK economy. more...

Seafront landmark changes hands

One of Southend's leading property firms has moved into the accommodation business for the first time. more...

Echo News

Royal Bank of Scotland plans Basildon relocation

The Royal Bank of Scotland is setting up a base in Basildon because it sees the town as the future business capital of south Essex. more...

Family pleads: Please come home

The family of a missing mother of six have pleaded with her to come home. more...

Missing mum is safe

A mother has been found safe and well after she disappeared from her home last week. more...

Festive cheer for savings loss victims

Families who lost thousands of pounds following the collapse of a Christmas saving scheme may have been handed a lifeline. more...

Ex-pub shop plan at station

A former pub in Southend Victoria railway station could be converted into shops and a foodstore as part of a programme of improvements for the One line, it has been revealed. more...

Prison staff gave inmate fatal razor

A prisoner found dead in his cell with wrist wounds was given a razor blade by prison officers despite being considered at risk of self harm, an inquest was told. more...

Veterans’ glee as a new base is located

Basildon war heroes are celebrating after finally finding a permanent home for their branch of the Royal British Legion. more...

CCTV used to find leak of raw sewage

Tests to locate the source of a rancid raw sewage leak has finally begun - after three years of delays. more...

Protest group opens talks with Calor Gas

A protest group fighting the storage of liquid natural gas on Canvey met with the Port of London Authority to discuss river safety. more...

Company’s new bid to make biodiesel

A pioneering company hopes to be the first in Castle Point to produce biodiesel now it has taken over new premises. more...

One-year-old Josh was given hours to live

Today marks an amazing milestone for little Josh Tippett. more...

Southend United superstars!

Jubilant Southend United fans celebrated in the streets after their heroes' stunning victory against Premiership leaders Manchester United. more...

Gazette News

Colchester: Pair of bodies found in flat

Police today launched an investigation after two bodies were found at the same flat within hours of each other. more...

Colchester: Mixed wards at hospital

Overcrowding means hospital patients are still being forced to share wards with the opposite sex. more...

Heybridge: No funds for flood defence

An Essex village is still at risk from flooding because the Environment Agency (EA) has failed to gain Government funding for a scheme to protect it. more...

Colchester: '£14.2m stadium should go ahead'

A £14.23 million community stadium is financially viable and should get the go-ahead, a report states. more...

Colchester: 3-hour fight to put out hospital site blaze

Firefighters spent almost three hours tackling a blaze in a derelict building yesterday. more...

Braintree: Man’s death was revenge, jury is told

A man accused of murdering a pensioner caused his death in revenge for alleged sexual assaults against him, a jury heard. more...

Witham: School fears special measures

A school is expecting a critical Ofsted report which could plunge it into special measures. more...

Colchester: Pensioner power beats the crooks

Police today praised a pair of defiant pensioners who slammed the door in the face of suspicious callers. more...

Colchester: Bird’s eye view of new gallery

The rapidly-developing new arts complex for Colchester can now be watched from the safety and comfort of your front room. more...

Colchester: How do you see town’s future?

How does your Colchester of the future look? more...

Beazley End: No cock-and-bull story

A new Jamie Oliver restaurant venture based in Essex is up and running, and due to feature in a TV programme. more...

Colchester: Would-be MP - 'I thought I was safe to drive'

Shamed Tory Kevin Bentley today revealed he "thought he was safe" to drive after he had been drinking at a dinner party. more...

Walton: Display axed due to 'freeloaders'

A primary school fireworks display has been axed after "shameful freeloaders" watched the spectacle for nothing. more...

Harwich: Pupils join emergency exercise

Emergency teams have taken part in a major incident exercise at one of Europe's busiest ports. more...

Harwich: Clive puts cinema in the spotlight

Hollywood star Clive Owen will get a lot Closer to his adopted town with a guest appearance. more...

Clacton: Hotel group bids for seafront site

A new hotel could be built on part of a seafront coach park. more...

Tendring: Swimming pools to get £1.5m boost

Play areas and swimming pools in Tendring could be in line for a £1.75 million boost. more...

St Osyth: Fenced-off land angers villagers

The owners of a historic priory have angered villagers by fencing off a piece of land, which has been used by the public for centuries. more...

Colchester: Pupils 'held prisoner'

A school has launched an investigation into claims that pupils were kept prisoner on a bus. more...

Colchester: Police search for tyre firm blaze culprits

Police are looking for the arsonists who set light to more than 150 tyres, causing 8m-high flames. more...

Gazette Sport

Soccer: Stanway leave it late

A solitary Marlon North strike was all that could separate STANWAY ROVERS and HALSTEAD TOWN after 120 minutes of derby action in the Essex Senior Cup third round. more...

Swimming: Gibson makes France move

Former world champion and Commonwealth multi-medallist James Gibson has left Loughborough University and joined the CN Marseille Swimming Club in France. more...