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GUESTS

• My mate Pete takes a look at Sporting fixtures for the weekend
• Mark Reed from Brentwood Theatre gives Phoenix FM an 'EXCLUSIVE' and announces this Years Christmas show - The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner.
• Paul Dickson, Customer Services Manager of Ensign talks about the recent announcement that they will be taking over Bus Route 81/82 as of the 4th May with an extension to a service to cater for shoppers wanting to go to Lakeside - Gazette Pg14

LOCAL SPORT
Women's hockey
At the Weekend Brentwood Played St Albans and lost 5-2. they host Tunbridge Wells on Saturday in the final game of the season

Men's Hockey
More luck for the men last weekend as they beat Vauxhall 6 - 0 and then went on to beat Norwich City 2-1 away from home.

Boxing
Local lad Joseph Temple from Wickford boxed his way to victory in the Royal Navy Schools' Amateur Boxing Association of England championships on Saturday at the Brentwood Centre. At only 12 he saw off competition in the 34kg final of the competition, he said, "I have been working hard in the gym for this day and I owe it all to my dad and my Trainers Jimmy and Tommy at Newham ABC.

LOCAL SPORT
Results

Ilford 1 Wingate and Finchley 1

Tonight's Fixtures:

Ryman Premier
AFC Hornchurch v CAnvey Island
Horsham v Dartford

Ryman Division One North
Wealdstone v Croydon Athletic

LOCAL NEWS HEADLINES

• A DISUSED office, the former North Weald Golf Centre, in Merlin Way, near Ongar, went up in flames on Wednesday. A joint police and fire investigation will now be launched into the cause of the blaze. - Total Essex

• MAJOR OPERATION for Hit and run cyclist - Gazette Pg 18 - The Cyclist has undergone reconstruction surgery after suffering multiple fractures when he was dragged under a van in Station Road just after 7am on February 28th. Three people have been arrested in attempting to pervert the course of Justice and then released on Police bail pending further enquiries until May10th . Anyone with information should contact PC Lamb at Chigwell Road Police Unit 0300 333 44 44

• ROW over plan to scrap pest control - Pg 9 - Residents in Heybridge Road have spotted a number of rats in their Gardens. The recent cuts in spending on Pest control announced by the council will mean that instead of paying between £15 and £30 to call out Pest Control it is likely to cost residents up to £120 for each case - Response from Council Leader Louise Mckinlay:

"In setting the budget we had to make some very challenging decisions in respect of efficiency savings. In January we consulted with residents of the borough through face to face interviews and they told us that the areas of priority were:parks and open spaces, car parks and public toilets. The pest control service was not identified as a key priority. Supporting the decision further was data held by the officers which confirmed that where we had received an enquiry about the service only 50% of the cases ended up with us actually supplying the service. We will of course continue to provide an enforcement service where pest infestation is caused by a public nuisance."

• Gazette pg 7 in brief: In Doddinghurst Road Readers of the Brentwood Gazette have spoken out about the state their road has been left in after the Rubbish Collection. The Reader says: Our Collections always end up with lots of Rubbish being left behind on our paths and grass verges. Usually members of the public clear it up themselves as the rubbish is left their for days. Talk about giving free passes to vermin.

EVENING ECHO

• A FINE-DINING restaurant as well as new shops and offices are being planned off Billericay High Street - By Jon Austin