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Essex | Archive | 2006 | April

Stories for 18 April 2006

Echo News

We must put crime victims first - Blair

THE needs of crime victims and their families will be put at the heart of the justice system, Tony Blair has told the mother of a teenager killed on his birthday. more...

Peter's charity work honour

PROUD Peter Manley has been awarded a prestigious award after 20 years of service to Rochford Rotary. more...

Pavilion is brushed up at long last

BUILDING work has finally finished on the sports pavilion in King George V Playing Field in Rayleigh. more...

Spruce-up for war memorial

MAINTENANCE on a memorial to commemorate people from Benfleet who died in the First World War has been completed. more...

Echo,Basildon News

Christmas fun is back on agenda

CHRISTMAS will be a very different event this year in Wickford, thanks to the Echo. more...

Mail firm all set for big Basildon move

ONE of Britain's largest printing and mail advertising companies is planning to move to a huge new plant in Basildon, the Echo can reveal. more...

Echo,Southend News

Fire wrecks family home

A FAMILY and two chinchillas was left homeless after a fire broke out in their semi-detached bungalow. more...

Southend `to get a new pool'

SOUTHEND will get a new swimming pool to replace the tatty Warrior Square swim centre, according to council leader Anna Waite. more...

Echo,Thurrock News

£800m `cleaner' power station

TILBURY has been named as the site of Britain's first "clean coal" power station as part of an £800million scheme. more...

Eveninggazette News

Point Clear: Elusive `beast' is spotted in a field

The Beast of Essex has been spotted again! more...

Essex: Doctors deny £250,000 pay claim

Essex GPs today reacted with disbelief that some family doctors are paid up to £250,000 by the NHS. more...

Halstead: Marathon man will never say never again

Running friends are on track to raise £3,000 for sick children, despite one of them vowing never to run the London Marathon again. more...

Colchester: Sports project delay is 'becoming a joke'

A ten-week project to refurbish a running track is moving closer to completion - nine months after it started. more...

Braintree, Tiptree: Unconscious man 'an attack victim'

Police believe that a man found unconscious in Braintree was the victim of an assault. more...

Jaywick: Eight get a close shave for Cathy

They are a clean-cut lot in Jaywick. more...

Chelmsford: More V Festival acts

Music fans are in for a treat at the V Festival after more acts set to play were announced. more...

Writtle: Man, 56, charged with murder at pub

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a Writtle man at a pub in the village. more...

Rayne: Hundreds of ducks went swimming one day

More than £1,000 was raised through a duck race in Rayne. more...

Dovercourt: 'Watch out for rising tides'

Coastguards have urged maritime fans to get to grips with tide times after an elderly couple had a lucky escape. more...

Dedham: Man badly hurt in crash

A 20-year-old man is in hospital being treated for multiple fractures to his spine after the car he was driving overturned. more...

Braintree: Cyclist is thrown from bike

Police have released more details after two cyclists were taken to hospital following an accident with a car near Braintree. more...

Clacton: Holly aims for the top ... five times

A sporty student will attempt to scale five of Britain's highest mountains in 72 hours. more...

Braintree: Mast fury

A horrified mother is planning action to stop a 12½ metre-high phone mast outside her house. more...