Archive | Homepage - Gazette

On this day: Essex Archive

Essex Archive

• Braintree: Collection of puppets under hammer

  A collection of more than 1,200 rare puppets are to go under the hammer because no-one has volunteered to put them on display. read more

• Sailing: Xandra gets the festive liquor

  Brandy Hole Yacht Club's infamous Pursuit Race saw "Xandra" pip "Silver Mist" to the line for glory. read more

• Rochford: Love in the air

  Romantic Jon Prior made his girlfriend's dreams come true - when he declared his love for her in the clouds. read more

• Canvey: Country park may extend to take in council-owned land

  A country park could soon be growing in size if Castle Point councillors give an extension the green light. read more

• Rayleigh: Vandals smash windows

  Managers at a community centre today condemned vandals who smashed all the building's 34 windows, causing £3,500 damage. read more

• Thundersley: Leisure centre to open late in 2003

  The countdown is on for a swish £10million Virgin Active sports complex in Thundersley. read more

• Soccer: Ansell in to lift Billericay spirits

  Billericay Town boss Gary Calder has gone for experience in an attempt to recover from a triple blow which has hit the club so severely in the past week. read more

• Halstead: Raiders take designer clothes

  Designer clothes worth more than £35,000 were stolen from a High Street shop in Halstead. read more

• Basildon: Silver service a wise move

  Basildon has officially been declared the "grey capital" of Britain - boasting more older workers than anywhere else in the UK. read more

• Basildon: Schools chief sets off for pastures new

  A woman credited with massive improvements in Basildon school standards has left her post after four years, insisting increased achievement is here to stay. read more

• Vange: Helping families

  A support group which promotes tolerance is launching a therapeutic service. read more

• Southend: Shopfronts must go, traders are ordered

  Campaigners have vowed to protect Leigh's heritage after two shops face being forced to rip out their modern shopfronts. read more

• Soccer: Bellamy looks for fresh face

  Braintree boss Gary Bellamy is hoping to recruit a new defender in time for tomorrow's Ryman League clash with Bedford. read more

• Grays: Students enjoy a Euro trip

  A group of students from Palmer's College in Grays have returned from a week-long tour of France, Germany and Switzerland. read more

• Canvey: Mop up begins

  Fire crews were mopping after a night of torrential rain brought chaos to the county's streets. read more

• Southend: Pension rights agreed

  Plans to give all councillors the right to take part in the local government pension scheme were today given the thumbs up. read more

• Westcliff: Hammer attack on 37-year-old

  Police have appealed for witnesses after a man was attacked by thugs using a hammer and a baseball bat. read more

• Clacton: Bus station site is a 'possibility'

  The campaign to reintroduce a bus station in Clacton is gaining momentum and a site close to the town's railway station is proving a strong possibility. read more

• South Essex: Gong for seafront king Phil

  Adventure Island boss Philip Miller, 47, has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours. read more

• Speedway: Hammers rider becomes MBE in New Year's Honours list

  It's a case of tapes up for massive New Year celebrations at the home of Arena Essex speedway star Kelvin Tatum. read more

On this day: Essex Archive