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Stories for 11 November 2005

Echo News

South Woodham Ferrers: Man loses plea over ship death

A FATHER-of-two has failed in a court bid to block his extradition to Spain over the death of a young Irishman allegedly thrown overboard during a "booze cruise". more...

Echo,Basildon News

Basildon: Proud to pick up our Green Apple award

Eastgate shopping centre chiefs were named the best in the business for protecting the environment. more...

Vange: Murder probe: Couple bailed

TWO people arrested in relation to the death of Trevor Moriarty have been bailed again pending further inquiries by detectives. more...

Pitsea: Cruelty case

A HUSBAND and wife accused of child cruelty on a youngster under 16 appeared before magistrates. more...

Basildon: Councillor's quit blow

A SENIOR councillor has resigned from a planning committee after claiming the role prevented him from representing his constituents. more...

Crays Hill: Residents will borrow cash to stop land grab

FRIGHTENED residents are preparing to remortgage their homes to buy a field they fear travellers will turn into another camp site. more...

Echo,Southend News

Canvey: Vicar quits school post

A VICAR under investigation by police has stepped down as governor of a Canvey school. more...

Thorpe Bay: U-turn likely on school's closure

THE council looks set to drop unpopular plans to close Thorpe Bay High School, which has been in special measures for six years. more...

Southend: Smoke-free award help

SOUTHEND Primary Care Trust is offering help to businesses applying for a National Clean Air Award to recognise firms which have gone smoke-free to protect staff and customers. more...

Southend: Pill takes pictures in your body

SOUTHEND Hospital's £1.8million state-of-the-art endoscopy unit has officially opened. more...

Benfleet: Police name dead dock crash driver

POLICE have released the identity of a tanker driver who died in a collision in Tilbury. more...

Southend: Murder probe after fire death

A MURDER inquiry is likely to be launched into the death of a woman who was killed in a suspicious house fire. more...

Eveninggazette News

Clacton: Goodbye to three long-service staff

A store has said goodbye to three employees who have notched up 75 years service between them. more...

North Essex: Communities join to take on Tesco

Communities are joining forces to confront a supermarket giant about the way it operates. more...

Cressing: Raiders tie up couple

A horrified couple were today threatened in their beds and tied up after four men in balaclavas broke in to their house. more...

Halstead: Pensioner facing prison

A pensioner faces prison after walking away from a crash in which a woman broke bones in both her feet. more...

Frinton: Light thieves ruin Christmas spirit

A trader has told of her disappointment after thieves stole lights intended for the town's Christmas festivities. more...

Wivenhoe: Pupils step back to remember 1930s

Children stepped back in time when they took part in a 1939 re-enactment day. more...

Clacton: Nun's scooter manoeuvre `left driver with no chance'

A nun died after her mobility scooter was involved in a collision with a car. more...

Mid-Essex: Lucky escape for A12 driver

A man escaped serious injury after his car went up an embankment then veered across two lanes of a busy road. more...

Rivenhall: Four cheat death in road accident

Young passengers escaped death when their car flipped on top of another car in a road crash. more...

Essex: Yobs help in crime fight

A top 20 list of Essex's most prolific youth offenders has been drawn up to learn from the mistakes of the past. more...

Chelmsford: Birthday card comes, only four years late

A little girl was confused after she got a card for her first birthday - four years late. more...

Lawford, Marks Tey: Road accident victim named

An amateur thespian who died in a road accident has been named. more...

Tendring: Fitness plan up and running

Tendring is keeping a step ahead of the rest when it comes to tackling obesity among its youngsters. more...

Dunmow: Firm fined £40,000 over worker death

A company has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £10,000 costs for breaching health and safety regulations after a worker died after being crushed by a car transporter. more...

Colchester: Man's ear bitten off by ex-Para

A former Para has been jailed for biting off the top of a military police officer's ear during an assualt. more...

Harlow, Chelmsford: Man jailed for bomb hoax

A bomb hoaxer has been jailed after a court heard that workers at a company had to be evacuated. more...

Witham: Boy goes paintballing... but not to theatre

A mother has criticised a school for failing to be consistent after her son was banned from school trips. more...

Colchester: Riddle over cigarette man's death

A man died after falling unconscious while smoking a cigarette. more...

Eveninggazette Sport

Soccer: Kev targets top-six slot

Fired-up Colchester United midfielder Kevin Watson believes the U's are heading towards the play-offs. more...

Cricket: James predicts a productive season

James Middlebrook is expecting next year's county cricket season to be another big one for Essex. more...

Soccer: Lewis gets the nod

Ipswich Town's Lewis Price has received a call from Welsh boss John Toshack to be included in the international squad to face Cyprus in Limassol on Wednesday. more...

Soccer: Steve finally on the road back

Stephen Hunt is determined to make a fresh start in the new year after surgery finally corrected an ankle injury that has blighted him since late spring. more...

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