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Essex | Archive | 2007 | March

Stories for 15 March 2007

Braintree And Witham Times News

Hold the front page

Students had a taste of a daily newsroom when they took part in a national Times Educational Supplement (TES) Newsday competition. more...

Youth lied to police over attack

An 11-year-old has admitted lying to police investigating a serious attack in Witham. more...

Brooks Newmark is challenging Braintree and Witham Times readers to get the number of names on the petition for a community hospital up to 10,000 before he hands over the signatures to Tony Blair. more...

Private clinic could limit NHS services

Fears have been raised that a private independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) planned for Braintree could provide the NHS care trust with an excuse NOT to build a community hospital. more...

Brentwood Weekly News Sport

Blues bag another cup semi-final spot

Canvey Island 1 Brentwood Town 3 more...

Chelmsford Weekly News Sport

Hockey: League title hope is still possible

Slough 3 Chelmsford 2 more...

Chieftains book play-offs

Telford Tigers 5 Chelmsford Chieftains 7 more...

Falcon's test of nerve

FALCON Bowls Club met Barking in an Essex County IBA League Division 1 match on Saturday morning with the outcome being critical as to who would top the table. more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette News

Clacton: New phase of town centre work

TOWN centre planners say a key date in a £3.2 million revamp is looming. more...

Clacton: Royals required

THE search is on for Clacton Carnival's queen and two princesses. more...

Tendring: Flood warning

COASTAL residents are being urged to check whether they are at risk of flooding - 60 years after large parts of the country were devastated by water. more...

Great Bentley: Prescription for retirement

A LONG-serving rural GP has hung up his stethoscope and packed away his prescription pad after 31 years at the Great Bentley practice. more...

Our comment, March 15

"We must re-tender our services as appropriate to ensure more...

Postbag: Timimg is key to Tory row

SOME councillors on Tendring Council appear to be ripping apart the largest party on the council, the Conservative Party, and without the slightest care or concern for the best interests of the residents of the district. more...

Church services: From March 15

BEAUMONT more...

Frinton: Save out services plea

COMMUNITY leaders have appealed for support in a bid to stop the erosion of crucial healthcare facilities in the Frinton and Walton area. more...

Clacton: Chris makes a grand gesture

A SELF-STYLED community campaigner is donating thousands of pounds to good causes after selling his home. more...

Tendring: Tory turmoil - the latest

FIVE Conservative party members are set to hear next week if their suspensions will stand. more...

Clacton And Frinton Gazette Sport

Soccer: Rob's moving on to pastures new

Goalkeeper Rob Fleming is quitting Clacton Town. more...

Soccer: Shadwell get their hands on the cup

The first Clacton Sunday League silverware of the season was handed out as Shadwell Town beat Kirby Social 1-0 in the final of the Division One League Cup. more...

Echo News

No sale if you're skipping school

TRUANTING children have been banned from visiting shops during the day in an effort to stop them skipping school. more...

You're our hero, Joan!

A TIRELESS voluntary worker from Canvey has been named as this year's Castle Point Hero. more...

‘Thick and thin’ forever

SIXTY years ago, a blushing bride celebrated her birthday and wedding within two days. more...

Boy's legs burnt in bike crash

A TEENAGER was airlifted to hospital after he crashed his mini-motorbike while riding on a dirt track. more...

How vandals put bus off the road

VANDAL attacks on a bus service have prompted an elderly woman to recall how thugs forced a bus route out of service six years ago. more...

A barbarian in our school!

EDUCATION stepped back 2,000 years when Vulpus the Barbarian, a Roman gladiator, was let loose in a school. more...

At last - train horns are silenced

LONG-suffering homeowners have won a small victory after transport chiefs have agreed to stop trains blowing their horns during the night. more...

Ice cream makers to move

ROSSI'S ice cream will be made in a new home within the next two years, following the purchase of the current building by Southend Council and Renaissance Southend. more...

The day my family home was raided by the police

THE day, two weeks ago, March 1, is likely to remain in the memory of my family and me for a very long time. more...

Thousands of mothers had Kate to thank

A NURSE who assisted in the delivery of more than 2,300 babies in Basildon has passed away aged 95. more...

Developer hits back

A DEVELOPER has defended his plans to demolish a landmark house which boasts a lake in its back garden. more...

Should we put a cop shop in Top Shop?

SHORT-TERM jails for yobs and shoplifters could soon be opened in town centres under Government plans. more...

Video: Can you look after our dad's dream?

TED Roberts's children were faced with a significant problem - what to do with the boat that represented the culmination of their father's lifelong dream. more...

Knifepoint raid – for 40p and phone

A MAN was threatened and robbed at knifepoint for just 40p and his mobile phone. more...

Tougher penalties for early bin sacks

BASILDON Council is getting tough with residents who litter the streets - threatening £75 fines to anyone who leaves out bin bags before their collection day. more...

Ewe’ll love farm’s new arrivals

A RARE baby billy goat and his three little sisters are among the latest line-up of offspring who will greet visitors to a south Essex farm. more...

Angela backs fishermen

A GOVERNMENT minister has added her weight to the fight by Essex fishermen to save their livelihoods. more...

£1m revamp brings new square to town

THERE will be a new street name in the centre of Southend after the completion of a £1million refurbishment project. more...

Green belt fears hit golf club plan

DEVELOPERS are set to appeal over multimillion-pound plans to redesign a golf course, after councillors turned them down. more...

Sex assault man is jailed

A WOMAN has told of the ordeal her teenage daughter endured after being sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man. more...

50 years led to a charity gift

A CANVEY couple have been rewarded for their loyalty to a hotel, 50 years after they spent their honeymoon there. more...

Save our surgeries!

MORE than 1,000 people have backed a campaign to save two threatened doctors surgeries. more...

Find hit-and-run driver

A MUM whose son was mown down in a hit-and-run has branded the driver "scum". more...

Longer wait for NHS patients

PATIENTS will have to wait up to five months for surgery to save NHS cash, a leaked letter has revealed. more...

Smart move brings Moss Bros to town

ONE of the best-known names in High Street fashion will move into Southend as part of £2million deal. more...

Will you add your e-signature?

A CAMPAIGNER has set up an online petition on the Government's website calling for a third road to be built off Canvey. more...

Deer and dog's puppy love

THIS baby deer has managed to find some new and unusual friends since being taken in by an animal sanctuary. more...

Log on - it might save your life

BASILDON and East Thurrock MP Angela Smith has backed a new website offering life-saving fire safety advice. more...

Revealed: True scale of waste site plan

CLICK HERE TO SIGN OUR PETITION more...

Safer crossing... thanks to private cash

PUPILS will be able to get to school more safely thanks to a new £35,000 pedestrian crossing. more...

Echo Sport

Duo have bright futures: Stimmo

Freddy Eastwood and Michael Kightly have both established themselves as two of the hottest prospects outside of the Premiership, but that is not where the similarities end. more...

Shields of confidence

One new Lakeside Hammers' rider looking forward to tonight's start of the new season is Adam Shields. more...

Spell of illness keeps Hurry out against Witches

Lakeside Hammers have received a blow ahead of their opening meeting of the season at Ipswich tonight with the news that captain Paul Hurry will sit out that meeting and the return at Purfleet 24 hours later. more...

All to play for in league climax

With the Leigh & Westcliff winter season drawing to a close it is all to play for in the final round of fixtures. more...

Hearty school trio take swing

A team from Basildon's Chalvedon School are hoping to swing to success when they begin their bid to win the acclaimed British Heart Foundation Junior Golf Championship at Braintree next Wednesday. more...

Success is Crystal clear for Southend

A team of divers from Southend Swimming Club swooped to success at Crystal Palace in the East Region platform diving championships. more...

Bingham won't be at the Crucible

Basildon will not be going snooker loopy during the World Championship at Sheffield's legendary Crucible Theatre venue. more...

Junior football results

THUNDERMITE BOYS' LEAGUE more...

Mini soccer results

SOUTH EAST ESSEX PRIMARY MINI SOCCER more...

Gazette News

Colchester: Out of luck chef faces eviction... from a tent

A homeless chef ended up living rough in a second-hand tent because there was nowhere else to go. more...

Lawford: Down to earth with a bump!

A model enthusiast who was plane crazy about his hobby saw his £15,000 work go up in flames. more...

Wivenhoe: Low tide reveals missing boat bell

Mystery surrounds a ship's bell that was found poking up from the mud at Wivenhoe Quay. more...

Stanway: Alarm over lorries using narrow road

Heavy lorries are causing a traffic hazard along a narrow Colchester road, a councillor has claimed. more...

Weeley: Healthy muffins sell like hot cakes

Pupils have been proving healthy can be fun after baking nutritious cakes for Comic Relief. more...

Clacton: Man beat partner, now they’ll marry

A carer who beat his girlfriend and threatened her with broken glass claims he is not a violent man. more...

Colchester: The sky’s the limit

Rocket science was on the curriculum at a Colchester primary school. more...

Little Oakley: ‘Nutter with knife’ scared children

Two cars had to swerve out of the way after a "nutter with a knife" was seen in a quiet village street. more...

Alresford: Good hearing long way off for pensioner

A pensioner has been told he faces a wait of nearly two years to have a hearing aid fitted. more...

North Essex: Man died after warnings

A delivery driver who was electrocuted ignored safety warnings, an inquest heard. more...

Rowhedge: Safety fears block daylight saving plan

It appears council leaders are just not seeing the light when it comes to climate change in north Essex. more...

Tendring: Discipline threat to sixth Tory bigwig

A sixth Conservative party member in Tendring has been threatened with suspension, the Gazette has learned. more...

Essex: Test case over risk of porn

Essex stands at the centre of a test case over whether churches should house phone masts which can transmit pornography. more...

Essex: Man quizzed over missing girl, 13, released

An Italian man questioned by police over the disappearance of a 13-year-old British girl was released without charge today. more...

North Essex: Two hurt in camper van smash

Two people were injured after a camper van toppled over today. more...

Gazette Sport

Darts: tough test for Jaws

Colin Lloyd faces the hardest task possible as he aims to climb off the bottom of the Holsten Premier League table tonight. more...

Halstead Gazette News

Much loved referee has died

A REFEREE has died while officiating a football match. more...

Bringing a greater understanding of Kenya

PUPILS are raising money to help children's school in their teacher's Kenyan home town. more...

Police get on their bikes

IT'S like policing used to be - bobbies on bikes getting out in the community. more...

Harwich And Manningtree Standard News

Dovercourt: Brighter Future For School

A SECONDARY school has avoided going into special measures - and saved up to £160,000. more...

Parkeston: Hunt For The Afterlife?

GHOST hunters could take their investigations to a cemetery in the search for spooky spirits. more...

Maldon And Burnham Standard News

Missing girl: man released without charge

A MAN questioned by police following the disappearance of a teenage girl has been released without charge. more...

Crowds steam in

GLORIOUS sunshine drew record crowds to a museum's science and engineering day. more...