Archive | Homepage - Gazette

On this day: Gazette News | Essex Roots | Gazette Montys 1 Ads | i-witness | Football latest

Gazette News

• Essex: Parents can pick school place online

  Parents will be able to apply for places for their children at Essex schools online next month. read more

• Colchester, Chelmsford: Leanne is devoted to Maria fame

  Training, training and more training is how Leanne Dobinson is spending this week, preparing herself for the weekend's How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? read more

• Clacton: One of greats.. and he started with us

  Calls have been made for a statue in honour of one of Clacton's most famous sons. read more

• Colchester: ‘Pay as you throw’ idea

  Refuse chiefs could resort to charging people for throwing away their rubbish. read more

• Wivenhoe: Bookworms set to make their mark

  A book club is waiting to hear whether it is the best in the country. read more

• Halstead: Police vow to trap car crooks

  Determined police will spot-check drivers to find thieves looting electrical equipment. read more

• Dedham: Our hopes for my bedridden son, 20

  A mother has told how her life has been "turned upside down" after her only son broke his back in a horrific car crash. read more

• Essex: Power snag causes three-hour rail delays

  Travellers faced disruption on the rails today after faulty power lines caused long hold-ups. read more

• Clacton: Victim slams slow police action

  A disgusted victim of mindless yobs has slammed Clacton police for taking more than seven hours to visit after her home was attacked. read more

• Clacton: Lesley leaps to help more log on

  A giant leap has helped one woman raise just over £600 for a good cause. read more

• Clacton: Attacker bites woman in phone-snatch attempt

  A would-be robber repeatedly bit a woman as she attacked her in the street. read more

• Tendring: Stop selling to young drinkers!

  Off-licences fuelling trouble on the streets by selling alcohol to underage drinkers are being targeted. read more

• Witham: Cyprus four may apply for bail

  Bail applications could be made for four Witham men arrested over the death of a Cypriot teenager. read more

• Elsenham: Father questions safety campaign

  The father of a girl who died on an Essex rail crossing has branded a safety campaign at the station as just a drop in the ocean. read more

• Harwich: Design plans to go on show

  Plans are to go on show outlining more detailed designs of a town's masterplan. read more

• Frinton: DJ’s poem to save the gates

  Frinton personality DJ Mike Read has joined the campaign to convince rail chiefs to "Keep Your Hands Off Our Gates". read more

• Braintree: Stand-up poet Luke has the last laugh

  Brains? Trees? You won't find them in Braintree! read more

• Mersea: ‘Smugglers’ trying for a great escape

  Mersea Island is about to relive its days as a smugglers' outpost. read more

• Walton, Colchester: Girl, 11, falls off sea wall

  A young girl was flown to hospital after falling ten feet from a sea wall. read more

• Bradwell: E-type crash death plea

  Police were today appealing for witnesses after a 29-year-old man died in a car crash on the A120. read more

On this day: Gazette News | Essex Roots | Gazette Montys 1 Ads | i-witness | Football latest