A scheme to transform the former Cooks Shipyard in Wivenhoe was due to be handed in to the planning department today. Colchester-based Lexden Restorations hopes to put a 76-unit development on the derelict site. The blueprint for the area includes full
Following their hard earned victories at Cheshunt and Letchworth of last week, Chelmsford U12's were away again at the weekend. The matches were scheduled to be against Harlow and Bancroft at Bancroft but the home side failed to field a team, leaving
Hector Cuper has pinpointed Hermann Hreidarsson and Pablo Counago as dangermen within the Ipswich Town ranks. The Inter Milan boss was speaking at a press conference ahead of tonight's UEFA Cup third round first leg tie at Portman Road. And the Argentinian
A scheme to transform the former Cooks Shipyard in Wivenhoe was due to be handed in to the planning department today. Colchester-based Lexden Restorations hopes to put a 76-unit development on the derelict site. The blueprint for the area includes full
Six times World champion Steve Davis joined up with Wickford snooker club on Tuesday night to help mark the 20th anniversary of the Ladygate Centre-based club. The Essex-based star played exhibition matches with Wickford's top cue men before posing for
Beleaguered quiz show winner Colin Hallett has been summoned before magistrates - because they thought he had enough cash to pay off parking fines. Mr Hallet, 46, of Saxon Gardens, Shoebury, appeared before Southend JPs where he was quizzed about his
On A gloomy autumnal Saturday afternoon, Brentwood entertained old rivals Chingford. With both teams locked together in the middle of the table, a tight contest seemed inevitable although Brentwood were keen to redeem themselves after their poor performance
ToryMP Bob Spink has demanded Government action to end the "nightmare" of youth crime in Castle Point. During a Commons debate he urged Home Office minister John Denham to visit Castle Point to see the problems families are facing - and called for the
A Brentwood youngster with mobility problems has not been to school since the beginning of September because Essex County Council says he is no longer entitled to free transport. According to his parents Jason Hyde, 11, of Vaughan Williams Way, faces
A pensioner sent home from hospital because of a beds shortage, who later waited 20 hours on a trolley, died of a perforated ulcer, an inquest heard yesterday. Margaret Harman, 74, fell and broke her pubic bone while she and husband Stanley were helping
Long-awaited work on developing land near Harwich has got under way with the prospect of dozens of new jobs. Workers have gone on to the land next to the Safeway store at Parkeston to create several new business units. They could be available as early
A row has flared between neighbouring councils over the route of a possible third road off Canvey. Basildon Council has been attacked in the House of Commons by Castle Point MP Bob Spink for allegedly not co-operating with the much-vaunted road scheme
Colchester United manager Steve Whitton is stepping up his bid to bring Cardiff duo Kevin Nugent and Matt Brazier to Layer Road. Whitton's move comes only a day after he watched his team retain their place in the top half of the Division Two table after
A teenage footballer was today in a critical condition in hospital after an accident at a Spanish holiday resort Tom English Jnr son of the identically named former Colchester United and England youth team member had just begun his holiday in Tenerife
Paul Hawkridge is celebrating two Southern Counties titles. The Thurrock Club swimmer won both the men's 100m and 200m breaststroke at the Winter Short Course Championships and completed a stunning weekend at the Barnet Copthall pool by taking a silver
It may have been born in the aftermath of a row over a sodden garage, but Bates and Penrose Associates has not let its rather unorthodox roots stand in the way of advertising success. Award winners - Gavin Bates and Chris Penrose 4GE6D2 The Southend-based
Former Spurs and England favourite Ralph Coates helped present two Essex clubs with their FA Charter Standard Awards during the half time break between Southend United and Plymouth Argyle at Roots Hall on Tuesday night. Assisting the Vice Chairman of
A top ten finish in one of the Reebok Cross Country Challenge Series is a result to treasure. Thurrock Harriers' talented youngster Andrew Livingstone did just that during the third of the series in the U/15 race at Hartsdown Park in Margate. He recorded
Cadets from the St John Ambulance Chelmsford combined division will be among those meeting The Princess Royal next week. The cadets have been invited to a special reception at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday December 4 with other commended young carers from
Two motorcyclists died after a head-on crash which happened after they had been performing wheelies, an inquest heard. Richard Hill, 21, of Pound Farm Drive, Dovercourt, and Robert Baisden, 25, of Elmhurst Road, Dovercourt, died following the accident
Long-awaited work on developing land near Harwich has got under way with the prospect of dozens of new jobs. Workers have gone on to the land next to the Safeway store at Parkeston to create several new business units. They could be available as early
It will be mid-February before the lengthy delays caused by roadworks on the A12 at Hatfield Peverel are likely to end, West Chelmsford MP Simon Burns has been told. In a series of written parliamentary questions he asked what action was being taken to
George Burley believes his Ipswich Town charges have reason to be confident when they tackle European heavyweights Inter Milan in the UEFA Cup. Challenge - Ipswich face Inter Milan at Portman Road The Blues boss is backing his struggling troops second
Waiting times for patients are in a "high risk" category. The warning was issued to North Essex Health Authority yesterday in a report listing "the high risk of areas not achieving," said report author and district auditor Phil Sharman Large numbers of
Matt Holland hopes Ipswich Town copy his exploits with the Republic of Ireland when they face Inter Milan in the UEFA Cup tonight. The Blues skipper knows more than most the importance of taking a lead into the second game of a two-legged tie. Last week
The Essex Police helicopter hunted three men who fled across country early today. The trio decamped from a green Rover car when they were challenged using a credit card at High Woods petrol station in Colchester, at about 11.50pm yesterday. Det Sgt Roger
Perhaps best known for limp clocks and Salvador Dali's extraordinary moustache, the world of surrealism has been given a £800,000 boost with news of a new centre devoted to it at Essex University. An £800,000 grant has been awarded by the Arts and Humanities
A businessman has revealed a pioneering new device to silence mobile phones and tipped to be a big hit with schools, companies and clergymen. Shaun Ward believes that the new cellular jammer he is marketing - which blocks signals to mobiles within a 15
Schools across Tendring were today celebrating improved performances from students in the summer exams. The Harwich School came top of the class for raising its standards jumping from 39 per cent last year to 49 per cent this year for students gaining
George Burley believes his Ipswich Town charges have reason to be confident when they tackle European heavyweights Inter Milan in the UEFA Cup. The Blues boss is backing his struggling troops second from bottom in the Premiership to blow away the cobwebs
A man who suffered with mental health problems died after he took a drug overdose. Andrew Hubbard, 45, of Chandlers Close, Clacton, died on August 22, an inquest at Weeley heard. His sister, Bobby Dale, told the hearing he had been depressed and had spent
A sanctuary of calm, amid the epidemic of Harry Potter fever sweeping the nation, has been discovered in a quiet part of south Essex. Battle of wills - Julie Drysdale and Sharon Brown lock horns at the garden centre where everything to do with Harry Potter
Marked improvements have been made in the GCSE and GNVQ pass rates at several schools in the Colchester area. Educational establishments which were in the bottom section of the table for 2000 have shown what a difference a year can make. Most impressively
Today we whip the cloak of invisibility from a Colchester factory and reveal its part in the magic of Harry Potter. Everyone knows trying to keep secrets from the Gazette is a muggles game. And today we can reveal that Wren Schoolwear, based in Telford
Families fighting to prevent a mobile phone company erecting communication masts near their homes have finally won their battle after 18 months of uncertainty. Orange's applications in 1999 for masts in Romford Road, Aveley, and in Foyle Drive, South
A quartet of south Essex players will be playing in the LTA Winter Indoor County Championships. Basildon-based Helen Crook - who has a 1.1 rating and played in the ladies doubles at Wimbledon again this year - will be the leading Essex player for the
A mobile phone user was left lost for words after a thief snatched his handset while he was writing a text message in the street. The unfortunate texter was walking along North Station Road, Colchester, yesterday when the thief grabbed the phone out of
Records were broken at Colchester Royal Grammar School. Pupils gained an average points score per GCSE candidate of 71.3 the highest the school had ever recorded. Meanwhile the school's average points score per A-Level candidate of 34.1 equivalent to
Tourism managers from all over the world attended a conference in Cambridge this week hosted by the East of England Tourist Board. It was expected to give a welcome boost to the Essex tourist industry as it fights back against the foot and mouth crisis
Emergency crews battled to revive a Leigh man who died on a long-haul flight from the US, it was revealed today. Peter Spencer, 31, of Elmsleigh Drive, was pronounced dead at Gatwick Airport following the 11-hour non-stop flight from Las Vegas. He had
A couple of defeats certainly concentrated minds and bodies over at Stanford. Saturday's display was the type one has come to expect from Stanford over the past few years and they were to have the Eastern Counties Division One points in the bag by the
Students at Colchester's Sixth Form College will be celebrating Christmas at the Hippodrome as staff and club security vowed to work "hand-in-hand" to make the event a success. But they will leave the December 5 party on the stroke of 1am, not 2am as
Patients in mid-Essex facing heart examinations will no longer have to travel outside the area thanks to a massive cash boost for new equipment. The New Opportunities Fund has announced that Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, will receive a replacement
A teenage football team's season was today thrown into turmoil after thieves stole all their training and match balls. Fortune Rangers' manager Mick Nixon discovered the theft after crooks had broken into his car outside his home in Bardfield, Vange.
A father was electrocuted after incorrectly wiring up an extension lead to an electric hedge trimmer. Michael Powell Davies, 53, had just finished cutting the hedge at his home in Church Green, Coggeshall, on August 27, and was unplugging the lead, an
More than 70 traders in Wickford have signed a petition demanding action from the police and council bosses to tackle growing vandalism and criminal damage in the town centre. They have also called on MP John Baron to take up their fight. Despite pleas
Riding high in the charts nationally as well as locally is Colchester High School for Girls with a 99 per cent pass rate at GCSE. Headteacher Elizabeth Ward said: "We are delighted that our students' hard work is reflected in this way." She said that,
Colchester Salvation Army Citadel is opening its doors on Christmas Day to people who would otherwise be alone. Repeating last year's event, the group will be providing transport, a Christmas service and festive lunch, entertainment and tea. Commanding
Colchester Sixth Form College has retained its position as the most successful sixth form college in the region. While this year's scoring system has been calculated slightly differently from previous tables, the College's score of 19.0 points for one
Differences in the pay packets of medical secretaries doing "exactly the same job" in the same Colchester Hospital have been branded as "morally wrong". Some medical secretaries working at Colchester General Hospital are on grade four, while others are
A row has flared between neighbouring councils over the route of a possible third road off Canvey. Basildon Council has been attacked in the House of Commons by Castle Point MP Bob Spink for allegedly not co-operating with the much-vaunted road scheme
A highly-regarded neurologist at the centre of a row over patient care has left Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust. Dr Giles Elrington was suspended two months ago after making remarks to another member of staff which he admitted regretting. He told the Gazette
We have all seen the pictures - we have all felt some grief and some sympathy. But nothing can compare to being there. Three Grays-based firefighters, Roger Pickett, his son Leigh and Steve Powley spent five days in New York, returning shocked, stunned
Hard work by pupils and staff paid off when Thomas, Lord Audley School and Language College jumped up the rankings in school tables published today. The Colchester school, which recently achieved language college status, gained 11 per cent on the previous
A judge has thrown out a burglary case because of one wrong word in a police statement Kerry Byrne, 21 of Lady Lane, Chelmsford, faced a charge of burgling the home of an 88-year-old woman in the town's Rosebery Avenue But the trial was stopped by Judge
More than 70 traders in Wickford have signed a petition demanding action from the police and council bosses to tackle growing vandalism and criminal damage in the town centre. They have also called on MP John Baron to take up their fight. Despite pleas
Chris Makin is preparing to fulfil a schoolboy dream when Inter Milan's all-stars roll-up at Portman Road. The European heavyweights are in Ipswich tonight for an eagerly-awaited UEFA Cup third round first leg tie. And defender Makin who has started all
In division one of the Chelmsford and District Darts League leaders Moulsham had a bye, and second placed Red Beret A won 9-5 at the Beehive, and took top position. Third placed Chequers B entertained Baddow Recreation and a great match resulted in Baddow
A grammar school was today toasting success after being named as one of the top ten schools in England. Celebration time - for successful pupils at Westcliff High School for Girls. Picture: STEVE O'CONNELL 4PLE82 Champagne corks popped at Westcliff High
Southend United boss Rob Newman should finally be able to take on a right hand man next week, the Third Division club revealed today. The Shrimpers chief has been forced to struggle on without a number two for the past month after taking over the Roots
Grays Salvation Army has launched its Pass The Parcel toy appeal aiming to bring extra Christmas cheer to children of needy families. It is part of a national campaign which is being backed by ITV's This Morning programme and by Boots The Chemist. In
