Friday 30th April - It's Pay Day and a Bank Holiday Weekend - What more could you ask for!!!!

LOCAL NEWS
Evening Echo

• NEW nightclub aimed at a more “upmarket” clientele is set to open in Basildon town centre this weekend. The Edge, built on the site of the former Roof Garden pub, will host a grand launch evening on Friday. Owner Highbury Leisure, which also owns the snooker hall next door to the venue, in High Pavement, has been busy gutting and extending the former pub. The over-21s nightspot will have live music, DJs, karaoke, tribute acts and function hire facilities. It will also serve food all day, every day from noon until 7pm. It has a late licence and will open until 3am on Fridays and Saturdays. Access will be from the tenth floor of the nearby multi-storey car park, or via the newly-installed lift.

• A MAN was thrown to the ground and kicked in the head during a violent street robbery. Detectives are now hunting two thugs who confronted the 21-year-old victim as he walked through Tavistock Drive, Billericay. One of them grabbed him and hurled him to the ground. Together, the raiders then repeatedly kicked him in the head before stealing his valuable watch and a phone, worth nearly £4,000. Police did not reveal the make of the watch as they felt it would hamper their investigation. The victim was left shaken, with nasty cuts and bruises. Both of the robbers were male. One was aged about 17, wore tracksuit bottoms and is described as “tubby”. His accomplice was 5ft 10ins to 5ft 11ins tall and wore jeans. Witnesses to the assault, which happened at around 6.15pm on Friday, can contact Det Con Crane at Basildon CID on 0300 3334444 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.

Gazette
Pg 5 - In brief - Spate f Burglaries in adjacent Streets
Pg 6 - Teenage Boys robbed and punched in violent attack
- Shed Burglaries Warning


SPORT
Evening Echo
Cricket
Billy Godleman hit his first century for Essex on an absorbing second day of their LV= County Championship match against Somerset at Taunton. The former Middlesex batsman made 106, including 12 fours and three sixes, as Essex reached 262-5 by the close in reply to Somerset’s 387.


Total Essex
Snooker
ALI Carter says a mid-session interval talk with snooker legend and coach Terry Griffiths helped him to overcome a wobble against Joe Perry and in to the quarter-finals of the World Championships on Monday. But the 2008 finalist still insists he has no hope of winning the title, and that was said when he was locked in a battle with Shaun Murphy which he went on to beat. He is now in the Semi finals against Neil Robertson who took out our other Essex hopeful Steve Davis. At the end of Play on Thursday he was trailing 6-2 and will resume tomorrow morning at 10am

Australia's Neil Robertson made a blistering start to his World Championship semi-final against Ali Carter, racing into a 6-2 lead. Robertson, 28, took a scrappy opener before winning the next four frames, with breaks of 124, 91 and 76.

Englishman Carter, the 2008 runner-up, looked shell-shocked before hitting back with two of the last three frames, finishing with a break of 69.

1000 BST:
Neil Robertson (Aus) 6-2 Allister Carter (Eng)

Graeme Dott takes advantage of a sloppy Mark Selby display to lead 5-3 after the first session of their World Championship semi-final.

1430 BST:
Graeme Dott (Sco) 5-3 Mark Selby (Eng)

1900 BST:
Neil Robertson (Aus) v Allister Carter (Eng)

SILLY SPORTS STORY - SKY NEWS

The player argued a potential career as a tennis coach could be ruined Briton Robert Dee, now based in La Manga, took action against the Daily Telegraph over an article written in April 2008. The 23-year-old argued that the article was "offensive" and could blight his potential future career as a tennis coach. The newspaper argued that its article was not defamatory when read together with another piece in the same edition. The judge in the High Court agreed with the newspaper.

"The claimant is a professional player who did indeed lose 54 consecutive matches in tournaments on the international professional circuit during which he did not win one set. His losses were in tournaments which are under the jurisdiction of the ITF (International Tennis Federation) and the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals); they are world ranking tournaments and attract world ranking points. His record of consecutive losses was the world record equalling worst-ever run of consecutive losses on the international professional circuit."

In reality, she concluded, Mr Dee could not be justified in his complaint and the facts justified the comment. The story had been widely covered, the judge said, adding that a number of organisations had apologised and settled with Mr Dee over coverage, including the BBC and Reuters.

Thursday 29th April - My Heaven on Earth is Tiramisu Ice Cream

LOCAL NEWS

Evening Echo
By Gina Marden

• RAMPAGING yobs went on a wrecking spree in Billericay, trashing 16 cars within the space of a few hours. In the most serious incident, a family in Prince Edward Road suffered a total £2,000 of damage to their property when the vandals scratched obscene words on to the bonnet of a Ford Fiesta and a Fiat. Vehicles in nearby Trinity Road, Darell Way, Mons Avenue, Shakespeare Avenue and Davids Walk were also damaged. Witnesses to the incidents, all between 5pm on Saturday and the early hours of Sunday morning, are asked to call police at Billericay on 0300 3334444, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.

By Michelle Archard

• EON workers being made redundant in June have accused the company of insensitivity after being told to train the staff taking their jobs. Call centre workers based in Rayleigh are already upset at losing their jobs, but now are angry they will be required to train staff from other centres on doing their jobs. The work is being moved to other locations when the centre in London Road closes on June 25. One unhappy worker, who did not want to be named, said: “At least 20 people are expected to train Eon call centre operators in certain procedures. It’s awful and totally insensitive." Scott Somerville, Eon spokesman, said: “To make sure all processes are handled correctly and we continue to deliver the high levels of customer service expected of us, we’re working across all our relevant teams to make sure the move to create centres of excellence delivers results for customers straight away. “We understand what a difficult time this is for our colleagues at Rayleigh. We will continue to do everything we can to help.”

Brentwood Gazette

• On yer Bike - Operation Velo Launches this Saturday in Essex for six months as traditional policing uses pedal power to tackle crime - Page 3
• Witnesses to accident are sought - Pg 4
• Owen Gets his Big Break - Pg 13

SPORT
Gazette
Running
Winners aswarded their prizes for Run - Pg 4

Snooker
Allister Carter (Eng) 13-12 Shaun Murphy (Eng)
Mark Selby (Eng) 13-11 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)
Graeme Dott (Sco) 13-12 Mark Allen (NI)
Steve Davis (Eng) 5-13 Neil Robertson (Aus)

Play Continues today, Thursday 29 April (semi-finals- best of 33 frames)
1400 BST:
Neil Robertson (Aus) v Allister Carter (Eng)

1900 BST:
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Selby (Eng)


MID WEEK MOVIES - A little late - soz ;-)

1. Date Night - New Entry - Pushed Dear John off the top spot. Phil and Claire Foster are a couple who have been married for several years and got caught in the mundane of Family Life. One night they put aside some time to go on a date night to spend some quality time together. However after gate crashing a restaurant and taking someone else's table the evening doesn't quite turn out how the expect!
2. Clash of the Titans - holds its position
3. How to Train Your Dragon - also sticks at number 3
4. Dear John - Falls from the top spot
5. Kick Ass - is booted from number 4 down one place
6. The Ghost Writer - holds its position
7. It's a Wonderful Afterlife - New Entry - A comedy centered on an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into the world of serial murder. Starring: Sanjeev Bhaskar and Mark Addy
8. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang - Falls 3 places
9. Alice in Wonderland - drops to 9
10. The Joneses - New Entry - A dark comedy about rival neighbors whose quest for the best turns deadly. - sounds like a night on wisteria lane in Desperate housewives...A Cast of unknowns including the writer, producer and editor Stacey Cruwys
    
    

Wednesday 28th April - Could this be the hottest day of the year???

GUEST: This Morning I was joined by my brother who has organinsed the Phoenix FM comedy Night at Brentwood Theatre this coming weekend on the 1st May @ 8pm.

Come and have your ribs Tickled at Brentwood Theatre with a group of Comedians Fresh from the Camden Crawl in aid of Phoenix FM and it is only £5 a ticket - a pound a comedian

The Line Up includes:

Jason Patterson:
Hackney Empire New Act Of The Finalist 2009 - Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year Finalist 2009.

TV credits include: Kojo's Comedy Funhouse which aired on MTV Base. New comedy sketch show for Brown Eyed Boy which aired on BBC3 in March.

"Jason Patterson absolutely sounds the part. He’s got a rich, deep voice that oozes confidence, and a perfectly measured delivery that gives him instant authority" - Chortle

Sara Pascoe:
Named one of Time Out's Rising Stars of Comedy 2008.

TV credits: Emma in 'Free Agents'. The Thick of It and Being Human,

"a cocky-cum-quizzical delivery that resembles Russell Brand minus the libido" Evening Standard

Nick Helm:
Semi Finalist (Solo) and Finalist (Helm & Taylor) of the Laughing Horse New Act Competition 2009.
He has also written and directed several plays under Bad Ash Productions and written and performed a couple of poetry and music shows at the Edinburgh festival.
http://www.myspace.com/nickhelmscomedy
”Helm is unbridled enthusiasm, whether ranting or celebrating something, it’s the big kid losing all restraint that makes him incredibly endearing.” - CHORTLE

Tania Edwards:
Amused Moose Finalist, Latitude New Act of the Year Finalist, Funny Women Finalist, Leicester Square New Act of the Year Finalist
"the looks of an angel and the language of a sailor. And tons of gags." The Gag Factory.

MC Paul Sweeney :

Stand Up &Coming winner October 2009 Laughing Horse Semi Finalist 2010

"Operating within the Mighty spiral galaxy of Boosh, Paul Sweeney swishes about the stage like a surreal tea caddy, liberally tickling our funny bones with his marvellous, unusual, quercine humours" - Paul Foot

PLUS a Top Secret Headliner!!!???

LOCAL NEWS
Evening Echo
Gina Marden

• Wanted suspected robber goes on the Run - A MAN suspected of carrying out a £10,000 heist on a restaurant has gone on the run. John Folley, 32, was arrested in March this year and charged with robbery and possessing a bladed instrument. It followed an alleged raid at The Harvester restaurant at the Five Bells roundabout on London Road, Vange. Folley breached the conditions of his bail and is wanted by police. - Full story and pictures can be found in Today's Echo

SPORT IN THE ECHO

• SOUTHEND United chairman Ron Martin insists the future is still bright for Blues, despite their relegation. Steve Tilson’s side will be back in League Two next season for the first time in five years. But Martin remains convinced that the club will soon be on the way back up. “It’s very depressing that this has happened but the future of the football club remains almost unchanged,” said Martin.

Gazette

• Sudden Death of Gifted Student - Tribute to Lewis Fraser who died last week
• Girl Aged 3, battles Tumour
• Churches turn away Gay couple
• Man Stabbed in street attack

SPORT
Steve Davis (Eng) 4-12 Neil Robertson (Aus)
Graeme Dott (Sco) 8-8 Mark Allen (NI)
Allister Carter (Eng) 3-5 Shaun Murphy (Eng)

Play Continues Today
1000 BST:
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)
Allister Carter (Eng) v Shaun Murphy (Eng)

1430 BST:
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Mark Selby (Eng) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

1900 BST:
Allister Carter (Eng) v Shaun Murphy (Eng)
Mark Selby (Eng) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

Tuesday 27th April - Laughter is the key to getting fit!

Another Glorious Day to wake up to and it really makes you appreciate being alive!!! If you fancy a Laughter work out why not come along to the Brentwood Theatre on Saturday 1st May as we are hosting a Comedy night with some great Funny People fresh from the Camden Crawl!!

LOCAL NEWS
Evening Echo
By Gina Marden »

• THREE heroes saved a girl who was minutes away from her car being struck by a train. Police have praised the actions of the three valiant men. They rescued the girl after her car left the road at Walton's Hall Road in Stanford le Hope and rolled down an embankment on to the train track. - FULL story in tomorrow's Echo.

Weekly News

• It isn’t time to be thinking about pantomime is it? Oh yes it is. Chelmsford’s Civic Theatre is already on the lookout for young talent to take part in this year’s Christmas offering, Aladdin. In June, the auditions to find the juvenile cast will take place at the theatre and children and young people who want to take part are encouraged to apply now. Pantomime producers One From the Heart are looking for outstandingly talented dancers, both girls and boys, to join the professional cast on stage this December. Entrants should be aged between 11 and 19 and have extremely strong dance ability and exceptional stage presence. Singing and drama experience is useful, but not essential. To audition, request an information pack by calling the box office on 01245 606505 or by logging on to www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres and downloading the pack from the website. Information packs can also be collected from the theatre’s Box Office on Fairfield Road. Auditions will be held in the Civic Theatre on Saturday, June 12, from 10am to 1.30pm. Closing dates for receipt of application forms is 28 May.

Brentwood Gazette

• Three crews were called out when a chip pan overheated and caught fire. A man in his 50s had to be treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation after breathing in the fumes from the fire at his home in Bournebridge Close, Hutton, near Brentwood. The fire started at 3.30pm Sunday and was out by 4pm thanks to firefighters from Brentwood and Billericay.

SPORT
Snooker
Yesterday Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter all secured their place in the Quarter Finals, which kick off this morning at 10am with our very own Steve Davies playing Neil Robertson, come on the Nugget

1000 BST:
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)

1430 BST:
Allister Carter (Eng) v Shaun Murphy (Eng)
Mark Selby (Eng) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

1900 BST:
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)

Tennis
Seppi and Murray will meet at 1930 BST on Tuesday after the Italian beat Fabio Fognini 6-0 6-3 in round one on Sunday. Murray beat Seppi on his way to the Indian Wells quarter-finals last month, but the Scot's form has slumped since.

He has lost his last three matches, most recently against Philipp Kohlschreiber in Monte Carlo.

Roger Federer has entered the doubles tournament in Rome with Swiss Davis Cup team-mate Yves Allegro. The world number one, playing his first event on clay since winning his first French Open title last year, has a first-round bye in the singles but could face Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals.

Monday 26th April - Start your week with a Smile on Breakfast!

It has been a tough week and glad to be starting this one a fresh! As we head towards another Bank Holiday and the summer if this weekends weather is anything to go by I have a good feeling about this week! For the first time in a long time I am enjoying my Monday!!

LOCAL NEWS

Evening Echo

• FOUR people got stuck in a yacht on a man-made island off Shoeburyness on Saturday. The yacht called Pressgang came aground at 3.40pm. Following a report from Southend Coastwatch, the Southend RNLI Hovercraft was sent out to the yacht. The coastguard kept watch, while the Hovercraft laid an anchor out, but had to do no more as the vessel was able to refloat and continue towards the River Medway.

• By Jon Austin »
  FIREFIGHTERS put out blazing dumped rubbish which got out of control on a traveller site. Police and three fire engines attended the fire at the illegal Five Acres camp off Hovefields Drive, Wickford, at 11.30 pm on Saturday night. The flytipped pile of junk is believed to have contained potentially hazardous gas canisters as residents reported hearing several explosions from the fire. - More in Monday's Echo.

Weekly News

• A keen actor is set to bare all as he takes the lead in the Full Monty at the Queens Theatre in Hornchurch. Justin Cartledge, 30, of Grays, is playing Jerry Lukowski in the Brentwood Operatic Society’s stage adaptation of the popular film on Sunday, May 2. The show’s director Amy Clayton, 28, is also from Grays. As well as directing, Amy, of Rushdon Close, will also take care of the choreography. Brentwood Operatic Society’s production is based on the American musical version, and tells the story of six steel workers desperate for cash. Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during a girls’ night out the workers, in Buffalo, New York, come up with the idea to strip to make a quick buck. In the process they find renewed self-esteem and discover the importance of friendship. The society performed the show to a sell-out crowd at the Brentwood Theatre in January. It is not suitable for children. There will be two performances on the day – tickets for the 4pm performance are £16 and for the 8pm show are £20. To book call the theatre box office on 01708 443333.

Good Luck to Ian Southgate, Ben Martins, Bob Southgate, Matin harris, Sarah O'sullivan, Sarah Norman, and Lou Byrne


SPORT
SNOOKER Round Up
Mark Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan are locked at 8 frames a peice going into the final session of their second-round Snooker World Championship clash. In yesterday's other late game Ali Carter leads Joe Perry 10-6. Today's Crucible action resumes at 10 o'clock with 12 players aiming for a quarter-final spot.

FOOTBALL : Billericay Town, already safe from relegation fears, ended the managerial reign of caretaker boss John Mifsud with a 2-1 defeat at a Sutton United side who had already clinched second spot.

Maldon gave retiring manager Colin Wallington the perfect send-off, but for Brentwood it was a disappointing end to the season. However, after a poor start to the season, Brentwood have finished in a very comfortable mid-table position in Ryman North and will be looking to improve next season.

RYMAN PREMIER
Aveley 2 - 0 Tonbridge Angels
Boreham Wood 3 - 2 Tooting & Mitcham United
Hendon 3 - 2 AFC Hornchurch
Sutton United 2 - 1 Billericay Town
Waltham Abbey 2 - 1 Canvey Island

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
Brentwood Town 0 - 2 Maldon Town
Concord Rangers 0 - 0 Redbridge
East Thurrock United 2 - 2 Waltham Forest
Heybridge Swifts 3 - 2 Romford
Ilford 2 - 2 Harlow Town
Leyton 1 - 1 Northwood
Lowestoft Town 3 - 0 Tilbury
Potters Bar Town 1 - 1 Great Wakering Rovers
Thamesmead Town 7 - 2 Cheshunt

Friday 23rd April - Guests Galore

It has been a long week and the weekend is set to feel even longer and yet be over to soon!!! however a little round up of the guests and news featrures that appeared on my show this morning...

GUEST: Abby Knight Beauty Editor is in to chat about preparing our Bodies for Summer

Deep cleansing:

• Neutrogena Wave Duo Two Speed Power Cleanser
• In salon Crystal Clear Microdermabrasion: gentle exfoliating treatment: gently sand blasts skin to glowing perfection
• St Ives new Vital Elements Moisturising Scrubs for face and body. Non scratchy, plaster them on in the shower, let the warmth of the water open pores.
• M & S Smooth Skin Silky Smooth Body Scrub contains white sand to help buff away dead cells
• Elemis excellent new Modern Skin Facial: cream cleanser cream mask, papaya enzyme peel, peel off mask and skin bliss capsule to give skin instant radiance, £50 for one hour.

New favourite moisturiser Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation, gives skin a instant dewy glow and Ultraglow Original Mineral Powder, for perfect bronzing.

Dove new body lotions: cheap but delicious for your skin, Body Wash

Cellulite:

• Clarins brilliant new High Definition Body Lift: interesting 23% of all products sold are contouring products
• Nivea excellent new 10 Day Serum; lotus leaf and L-carnatine that helps smooth skin and rebuild saggy skin cells, metabolises fat into positive energy so zap cellulite faster.
• Ionithermie five treatments to get you beach ready, including arm and tummy trim and cheek lift for saggy bum cheeks. Your skinny jeans will feel looser after just one session price from around £40.
• Plus brilliant new pants: Lipo Controu Elite special pants that come in two sizes that can shrink size of your thighs in 7 days, increases blood circulation in targeted areas of the body, improves oxygen levels so skin looks less puffy and spongy. And they feel great.

Tanning:

• Rodial Skinny Beach Sticks, sachets of power make a tasty drink that have help build skin’s tanning pigments and help build your natural UV protection levels.
• Lee Stafford new Fake My Tan range: all wash off, easy to use for instant colour and smell yummy.

Feet:

• Smoothing Scrub Cream from Mavala. Try buffing heels twice a week for best results.
  Conditioning Moisturiser for Feet, keeps feet smelling sweet too.

Legs:

• Velvet Touch hair removal mitt, just buff over skin to remove hair from legs, also specially shaped pad for bikini lines, pack of three for just £2.99

Summer hair:

• Mark Hill brilliant new range for every hair type, blonde, gym style with excellent detox energising shampoo and whole range for Holiday Hair.
• HQ Hair: log on to the site order products you want then have them sent to your holiday destination.
• Revlon 3 Minute Hair Colour Miracle: 15 colours with AHA fruit acids which enriches your hair’s natural moisture levels.
• TIGI Wonder Tonight, intensive luxury treatment that works overnight to give your hair back it’s bounce and shine.
• Fantastic new hair acessorry from flat to fab in seconds: new bumpits, leave in inserts that give your hair instant bouffant.
  
  

GUEST's: Tracy, Bev and Jane are looking for some young men who think they could play the role of Frederic! 5 -9 oct

Could you be Frederic or Mabel?

Billericay Operatic Society is offering the opportunity for two talented young people to star in the leading roles of their next production, ‘The Pirates of Penzance 2010’.

They are looking for a male with a tenor voice range who looks about 21 years old to play Frederic. For his love interest, Mabel, they need a female who looks around the same age and has a soprano voice range.

Auditions are being held on Friday 23rd April at Brightside School, Billericay. The Society is also looking to expand their band of pirates and is looking for males aged 14 upwards. For further details please call 07751923224.

Evening Echo

• MOTORCYCLE instructors in south Essex have said the new driving test could lead to bikers taking to the roads without a full licence. The new test came in to force last year, but has just been criticised in a damning report by the Parliamentary Transport Select Committee, which said learners have to travel too far for their tests. The examination requires riders to complete a competency exam on a specialist off-road track. The Southend Driving Test Centre, which held car and motorbike tests, was forced to close because it did not have a track. Learners now have to go to a larger centre in Basildon. Across the country, the number of test centres was cut from 200 to 50, because of a lack of off-road facilities, leading to a huge drop in the number of tests available and raising safety concerns. Would-be bikers, as well as learner drivers, now take both the on-road and off-road parts of their test at the new Basildon test centre, in Paycocke Road, following the closure of the Southend test centre, in Prittlewell Chase.
• LORRY drivers on Essex’s roads are still putting themselves, and other motorists, at risk. Operation Mermaid safety checks were again carried out at the Boreham Services, in Chelmsford, on the A12. Out of 28 vehicles stopped and checked, six were stopped from going any further because of mechanical faults. Nine prohibition orders were issued against the six vehicles. Nine vehicles were found to have 14 mechanical faults. PC Dave Gorbutt, commercial transport investigator for Essex Police, said the figures for drivers breaking the law with vehicle faults and driving beyond their legal hours were staying about the same. Twice a week at three checkpoints in the county, of which Boreham is one, Operation Mermaid is carried out. PC Gorbutt said the most serious fault they found was on a foreign 41-tonne articulated lorry with its trailer brakes not working. He added: “When you realise the trailer could be carrying up to 30 tonnes, you can see how dangerous that is.” A total of 113 driving hours infringements were detected and three other driving and licence offences were dealt with. A total of £1,070 was taken in fixed penalty charges and deposits.

Weekly News

• IT is the battle of the unofficial World Cup songs and Chelmsford’s entry is hoping to get your vote. Sally and Phil Mathie have written Show the World as their contribution to the World Cup in South Africa, which starts in June. The couple, of Beeleigh Link, felt past World Cup songs were always produced by big names and wanted to strike a blow for the ordinary football fan. Sally, 31, explained she wrote most of the words to the tune of Disney’s Bare Necessities from the Jungle Book, along with husband Phil. Friend Brian Johnson then did the recording and videoing one afternoon in the back garden, with a group of 20 friends and neighbours. Sally said it had received 600 views since going on YouTube and 500 people had visited the fan page on Facebook. She added: “We are still waiting to hear from Warner’s about what permissions we need to use the music. “But people have been really complimentary about it. It just started as a bit of fun.“Whatever happens, it has been great fun and something we will always remember.” Sally said they were now hoping someone would take it on board. She said: “If you don’t try, you don’t know what will happen.” The video can be found on YouTube by typing World Cup song Chelmsford. It has now been entered into the World Cup song 2010 competition and every time it is viewed, it will get a vote.
  

SPORT
RYMAN PREMIER LEAGUE
Horsham 0 - 2 Aveley

Aveley VS Tonbridge Angels
Hendon VS AFC Hornchurch
Sutton United VS Billericay Town
Waltham Abbey VS Canvey Island

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
Northwood 1 - 1 Redbridge

Brentwood Town VS Maldon Town
Concord Rangers VS Redbridge
East Thurrock United VS Waltham Forest
Heybridge Swifts VS Romford
Ilford VS Harlow Town
Leyton VS Northwood
Lowestoft Town VS Tilbury
Potters Bar Town VS Great Wakering Rovers
Thamesmead Town VS Cheshunt


SHENFIELD PETE's ROUND UP
Snooker – 2nd round of the World Championships at the Crucible, Steve Davis playing holder John Higgins, that game started last night, ongoing into the weekend. Ali Carter playing Joe Perry, Rocket Ronnie playing Mark Williams which should be a great match.

Cricket – Essex not having a good time against Lancashire at Chelmsford, struggling to get many runs and to avoid losing wickets!

Boxing- Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler in Denmark in the Super Middleweight title flight.

Saturday premier league fixtures – It’s the Manchester/North London extravaganza! Man Utd vs Tottenham at 12.15, and Arsenal vs Man City at 5.30.

Also, Southend could be relegated tomorrow...which would be a lovely birthday present for me!

London Marathon on Sunday morning, set to be a very hot one although maybe with some cloud. Most top runners seem to have managed to arrive in London by various means, and best of luck to everyone running, let’s hope everyone has loads of fun, is pleased with their time, and makes lots of money for their charities.

And I'll be back in next week :-) (fingers crossed!)

Monday 19th April - What happened to the weekend?

What a weekend, I don't feel like my feet have touched the floor, and it is already Monday Morning! Hey ho on with the show as they say :-)

Evening Echo

• A THRILL-SEEKING primary school teacher has started giving mountainboarding lessons – in a south Essex park. PE teacher Steve Bickerton, 45, is keen to spread the word about the fledgling sport, which he says combines the adrenalin-pumping joys of skateboarding and snowboarding. He will be offering lessons at weekends and throughout the school holidays until the end of October, on the hills of Gloucester Park, in Basildon. Mr Bickerton of Belstedes, Basildon, held his first lessons in Gloucester Park last week. He can supply the boards, helmets and other safety equipment. To find out more, call 08456 436720.

• GROUP of budding film-makers have transformed a play written by a severely disabled man into a film. The sixth-formers from Brentwood School were so inspired by Ben Adams’ play, My Beirut, which he wrote with the help of his carers, they decided to turn it into a film and raise money for charity to boot. Mr Adams, who lives in Stock, suffers from a rare genetic disease called spinocerebellar degeneration, which means he is unable to walk, talk, move or communicate in any way apart from eye movements and limited hand movements. His carers talk to him by passing his hand over a keyboard and waiting for him to signal which letter he means by squeezing his thumb. Through this method he composed My Beirut, which is about his personal suffering as well as wider issues such as freedom, human rights and abuse. Ben’s story came to the attention of Brentwood student Ryan Barrell through his sister, who used to be one of Ben’s carers. Ryan, who is very involved with community service at school, was so struck with My Beirut, he teamed up with another volunteer, Samuel Haskell, and set about turning the play into a screenplay. Auditions were held, footage shot and the editing got underway. Now the film is ready to be seen and the premiere will be held on Saturday, April 24, at the school. It costs £10 for adults, £5 for adults, and all money raised will go to Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, in London.
  To buy a ticket, call Sam on 07814 248858 or Ryan on 07795 966935.

SPORT
Chris Phiilips - Evening Echo

ESSEX Pirates were beaten 108-86 on Saturday night by the Everton Tigers at the Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre they were also crushed by the Cheshire Jets on Sunday 99-62.


Egg and Spoon Race
Winner Richard Delow

RYMAN PREMIER
AFC Hornchurch 4 - 1 Waltham Abbey
Billericay Town 1 - 0 Bognor Regis Town
Canvey Island 2 - 3 Hendon
Dartford 2 - 2 Aveley
Tonbridge Angels 0 - 2 Boreham Wood

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
Cheshunt 4 - 2 East Thurrock United
Great Wakering Rovers 0 - 2 Heybridge Swifts
Harlow Town 2 - 3 Thamesmead Town
Maldon Town 1 - 4 Concord Rangers
Northwood 1 - 0 Ilford
Redbridge 1 - 0 Brentwood Town
Romford 2 - 2 Leyton
Tilbury 3 - 1 Ware
VCD Athletic 1 - 1 Potters Bar Town
Waltham Forest 0 - 4 Enfield Town

FIXTURES
Ilford VS Northwood

Ken Hobbs - www.brentwoodtownfc.co.uk
A second half own goal saw Brentwood beaten in a disappointing end-of-season game at Oakfield on Saturday. Brentwood failed to create enough chances to deserve anything out of the game and the hosts were worth the win that extended their unbeaten run to six matches.

Last two Ryman League fixtures of 2009/10 season:-

Tuesday 20 April – Lowestoft Town (Home) kick off 7.45pm

Saturday 24 April – Maldon Town (Home) kick off 3pm

Friday 16th April - Still no Flights !

No Pete this morning so I am going it alone with Sport fixtures for the weekend, if you missed it scroll down and you can see for yourself what's on!


EVENING ECHO
By James Colasanti

• A WOMAN who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 44 is launching a new advice group to help others. Diana Burton, 57, of Lindon Road, Wickford, had her world turned upside down by the diagnosis. She had to give up her job as a midwife and was left struggling to look after two young children. After a series of major operations, she started a local awareness group, because health professionals told her it was a service the area desperately needed. The new Billericay and District Parkinson’s UK Support Group, meets on the third Saturday of every month at Christ Church, in Perry Street, Billericay, and after five years, has 122 members. For details of the group, call Mrs Burton on 01268 676053

• HIGHWAYS chiefs have been told to direct more cash into repairing pothole scarred roads in Billericay. Essex County Council has just announced it spent nearly £3million on scheduled repairs last month to roads across the county. Among those resurfaced in Billericay were Kennel Lane, Kings Way and Haven Rise. However there are still dangerous potholes on Perry Street, Stock Road and Grange Road. The county council’s highways department, said the highways teams remained committed to repairing damage caused by the worst winter weather for 30 years and residents can report a problem with the state of a road by calling 0845 6037631.

• THE critically-acclaimed documentary movie about legendary Canvey r’n’b band Dr Feelgood is returning to south Essex. Oil City Confidential will be screened for another week at the Movie Starr cinema, off Eastern Esplanade, Canvey, starting May 7, which would have been the 58th birthday of frontman, the late Lee Brilleaux’s. It is also being shown during the Southend Film Festival at the Palace Theatre, in London Road, Westcliff, on April 30. Oil City Confidential charts the band’s rise to fame in the Seventies through live footage and interviews with band members, including archive film of Brilleaux, who lost a battle with cancer in 1994. The movie sold out at cinemas in Canvey, Southend and Basildon, during a limited run of screenings in February.
  

Weekly News

• BRENTWOOD High Street has been shortlisted for a property award after its recent revamp. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors is hosting its Property Oscars, and Brentwood could be in line to win a prize in the community benefit category. Over 30 projects have been submitted for the award, and judging is now under way. The winning projects will be announced at a gala dinner and awards ceremony in Cambourne on May 13.
  

SPORT

Shenfield Pete's Weekend Fixtures

F1 - China GP, qualifying 7am Saturday, race 8am Sunday.

Football this weekend - Premier League fixtures, super Saturday, Man city vs man utd at 12.45, Tottenham vs Chelsea at 5.45.
In the lower leagues, season getting to the point where promotions and relegations (sob) are being decided - possible outcomes this weekend - Norwich could be promoted from league 1, and Notts County and Rochdale could be promoted from League 2 - Notts County after a turbulent season with Sven and the mystery investors, and Rochdale who have been in the same division for an incredible 36 years!!
Cricket this weekend - Essex playing Champions Durham away at the Riverside, and made a good start yesterday.

Waiting til the dust settles...
Rugby League - Fourth round of challenge cup, but some ties involving french sides are in doubt as the visiting teams can't travel to play!
Ice Hockey world championships from tomorrow in Slovenia, GB can't get there for their 1st game vs Croatia scheduled for 1pm on Saturday (slovenia time). We're in group B of division 1, the main part of the Championships is in Germany next month with USA and Canada competing


RYMAN PREMIER
Billericay Town 0 - 0 Sutton United
Waltham Abbey 0 - 4 Dartford
Wealdstone 0 - 1 Aveley

FIXTURES:
AFC Hornchurch VS Waltham Abbey
Billericay Town VS Bognor Regis Town
Canvey Island VS Hendon
Dartford VS Aveley
Tonbridge Angels VS Boreham Wood

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
Redbridge 2 - 2 Leyton

FIXTURES
Cheshunt VS East Thurrock United
Great Wakering Rovers VS Heybridge Swifts
Harlow Town VS Thamesmead Town
Maldon Town VS Concord Rangers
Northwood VS Ilford
Redbridge VS Brentwood Town
Romford VS Leyton
Tilbury VS Ware
VCD Athletic VS Potters Bar Town
Waltham Forest VS Enfield Town

Thursday 15th April

Evening Echo
By Jon Austin »

• SOUTHEND United have again staved off a winding up order over unpaid tax debts after supermarket giant Sainsbury's again came to the club's rescue. The club were today given another week to come up with just under £400,000 owed to Revenue and Customs. The High Court heard Sainbury's, which is now joint applicant for the club's plans to develop a new stadium at Fossetts Farm, has £400,000 sitting in a bank account to pay off the debt subject to final negotiations. The case was adjourned until next Wednesday. - FULL REPORT, ANALYSIS AND REACTION IN THURSDAY'S ECHO

• THE Red Arrows have pulled out of this year’s Southend airshow following the loss of one of its aircraft during a training exercise last month. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team confirmed it will fly as a “nine-ship formation” following the incident which took place during pre-season training at Kastelli in Crete on March 23. The team must now train to fly in the new smaller formation and will not be ready to gain a licence to perform in public displays before June 16. Southend Council said there would still be a full programme of aerobatic displays and ground entertainment throughout the two days of the Festival of the Air on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. - See the full story in tomorrow's Echo

Total Essex

• ELECTRICAL giant Currys is pulling out of the High Street this autumn as concerns grow about Brentwood town centre losing its sparkle. However, rumours Argos and Pizza Hut will also be shutting up shop have been denied by the companies. A spokesman for Currys said: "Regrettably, the store in Brentwood will be closing in the autumn as part of our ongoing portfolio review. "The seven staff members have been informed and we are working with them to help find alternative employment, as there are a number of other Currys and PC World stores nearby." Brentwood has always had a proud tradition of independent restaurants and shops. However, the owners of the relatively new Munrows Restaurant have revealed crippling business rates could force them to go under. Plans for free parking schemes are being touted around to try and draw shoppers in to boost trade.

SPORT

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION
Billericay Town VS Sutton United
Waltham Abbey VS Dartford
Wealdstone VS Aveley

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
Redbridge VS Leyton

Women's Premier League
Arsenal vs Millwall at 7.30

LV COUNTY CRICKET CUP - Division 1 Day 1 of 4
Durham play Essex (riverside)

DARTS - PDC Premier League in Sheffield

GOLF - European Tour: Volvo European Tour until Sunday
- USPGA Tour Verizon Heritage - Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Wednesday 14th April - Wannabe Performers- OPEN AUDITIONS FOR BOSSY

GUEST - Andy, Sam, Sarah and Katie from BOSSY came to talk about their next production of Our House, they are holding open auditions Thursday 15th at 6pm

Our House is the story of Joe Casey who, on the night of his sixteenth birthday, takes Sarah, the girl of his dreams, out on their first date. In an effort to impress her with bravado, he breaks into a building site overlooking his home on Casey Street, which is owned by Mister Pressman, a high-end property developer. The police turn up, at which point Joe’s life splits into two: the Good Joe, who stays to help, and Bad Joe, who flees.

Tomorrow (THURSDAY 15th APRIL) BOSSY are hosting open auditions for BOYS to join their Company. They will be held at the music rooms in Brentwood School which are found near the music block entrance which is the prep school end. All you need to do is take a song with you and have a chat with the production team. for more details e-mail bossybrentwood@hotmail.co.uk.


GUEST - The Homemade Jamz Blues band are a sibling trio of brothers Ryan and Kyle and little sister Taya all the way from Tupelo, Mississippi who are living proof of the dynamic and thriving Blues scene that is still alive, a hundred years after its beginning. They were the youngest band ever to compete in the International Blues Challenge, taking 2nd in a field of 157 bands.

So how has the Mississippi Blues heritage affected the Homemade Jamz Blues band’s music?

Speaking to me on the phone is Taya (11), Ryan (18) and Kyle (16) who are the Teenage Blues band, The Homemade Jamz Blues Band

For more info go to:
http://www.hmjamzbluesband.com/
http://www.myspace.com/homemadejamzbluesband
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Homemade-Jamz-Blues-Band/6837775781

Evening Echo:

• TWO BENEFIT fraudsters have been sentenced to unpaid work after conning £40,000 out of their local council and the Government. Adekunle Segun Rotimi of Josling Close, Grays admitted 15 counts of benefit fraud. And Leasha Sefton of River Court, Purfleet, admitted between March 2007 and June 2009 she failed to notify the Department of Work and Pensions or Thurrock Council that the dad of her youngest child was living with her, which would affect her benefit entitlement, reducing it significantly. Rotimi was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and 150 hours of unpaid work and Sefton was ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work and also ordered to pay back the full amount of the benefits.

Weekly News

• COUNCIL bosses plan to axe jobs at a recently re-vamped museum as part of a staffing review. Despite spending £5million on extending and refurbishing Chelmsford Museum, Chelmsford Council has announced plans to reduce staff in an attempt to save money and increase service “efficiency”. The council plans to get rid of two curators at Chelmsford Museums Service, which incorporates Chelmsford Museum, the Essex Regiment Museum and Sandford Mill. The new arrangements would mean the number of curators at the museums would be reduced from five to two. It is thought the posts will go later in the summer. The multi-million pound redevelopment project was completed in January.

Total Essex

• Yet more names have been added to the burgeoning V Festival line-up for August 21-22 at Hylands Park, Chelmsford.Eels, Tinie Tempah, Robyn, Feeder, The Magic Numbers, Gabriella Cilmi, The Saw Doctors, Diana Vickers, Example and Hurts are the latest additions, joining headline acts Kings of Leon, Kasabian, The Prodigy, Cheryl Cole and Pet Shop Boys for the Essex music festival which is now in its 15th year.
  
• Get the beers in! Al Murray's Pub Landlord is calling in to the Guffaw Comedy Club at Brentwood Theatre on Thursday, April 29 to preview his brand new show, Beautiful British. It's a fantastic coup for the club and a great chance to see this hugely popular comedian in an intimate venue. The show starts at 8.45pm, tickets are £18, £15 concessions, on 07971 712019.

SPORT
RYMAN PREMIER
Boreham Wood 0 - 0 AFC Hornchurch
Maidstone United 2 - 0 Waltham Abbey

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
Potters Bar Town 0 - 1 Ilford
Romford 1 - 1 Redbridge

Coca Cola League 1
Southend 2 - 2 Brentford
Leyton Orient 2 - 1 Norwich
Charlton 1 - 0 Colchester


MID WEEK MOVIES

1. Clash of the Titans hold their position in the top spot this week
2. And the same goes for how to train your dragon
3. In fact for the top 7 films all have held their entry position Kick Ass at number 3
4. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
5. Alice in Wonderland
6. The Blind Side
7. Remember Me
8. Whip it is a new entry directed by Drew Barrymore, all about a girl trying to escape a small Town Texas life that is swapped by beauty pageants and Friday night football. Her calling is a Roller Derby in Austin where she has her heartbroken and makes new friends along the way and finally convinces her parents that she is following her dream! This entry jumps in to the place of
9. Shutter Island which falls to 9
10. And in the last position The Bounty Hunter knocks the Spy Next Door out of the top 10.
    

Tuesday 13th April - Theatre Memorabillia

GUEST : Fred Mead is in to talk about the memorabillia exhibition at the Brentwood Theatre

Brentwood Theatre is delighted to be hosting a very exciting display of theatre memorabilia, ranging from Marcel Marceau's pedestal to Bud Flanagan's hat, via 100-year old costumes and lots, lots more which will be raising money for the continued maintenance of Brentwood Theatre.

The exhibition will be launched by Mrs Audrey Longman, in whose honour the studio was named, on 20 April and will be available to view each afternoon and whenever there is a production.

Mark added, 'Fred Mead is kindly making no charge and therefore all donations will go straight to the Theatre : he also has some items which he will be selling / auctioning at the same time which may be of interest. And, of course, if you have not yet seen our fantastic new backstage facilities completed last Easter, including The Audrey Longman Studio, this is your ideal opportunity!'


EVENING ECHO
By Adam Gaudry »

• A WOMAN showed Basildon brains were best in the TV quiz contest Weakest Link. Katie Street, 25, deflected potshots from sharp-tongued host Anne Robinson and beat fellow contestants when she appeared on Friday’s show. The banking analyst, of Crosse Courts, Laindon, made all the right calculations as she brought home £1,220. She relaxed with a group of friends at home to watch the televised victory.

SPORT
By Chris Phillips »

• ESSEX Pirates saw off London Leopards 84-70 in the Essex Challenge Cup on Sunday. The match was played at the Brentwood Centre and Leopards started strongly. But Pirates eventually took control and came out on top with Sam Toluwase top scoring with 21 points.
  

Total Essex

• SHENFIELD swimming sensation Roberto Pavoni sealed his place at the Commonwealth Games after winning the 400m individual medley at the British Open Swimming Trials over the weekend. Pavoni, 19, set the fastest time in the world this year with a long course time of 4mins 14.55secs in Sheffield over the weekend. He set new senior English, East Region and Essex records as he beat his personal best time by almost three seconds.Pavoni beat all the top ranked swimmers in Britain in the 400m, including Olympic swimmer and British record holder Thomas Haffield. The swim also confirms his place in the squad for the European Championships. He also finished second in the 200m fly and was only half a second behind British record holder and World Championship finalist Michael Rock, who recently beat Michael Phelps. Pavoni also set another East Region and Essex record of 1min 57.29secs. He came third in the 200 individual medley with a new East Region and Essex record of 2mins 1.93secs and fourth in the 200 backstroke setting more East Region and Essex records with a time of 2mins 1.83secs. Pavoni spent two and a half years with British Swimming in Australia and has just come back to move to Loughborough to join the British Swimming Team.

Weekly News

• YOUNG people across Brentwood will get more relevant and tailored youth services as part of a £150,000 pilot scheme. For the first time ever, Essex County Council, which normally controls all funding for youth projects across the county, has devolved responsibility for part of a £150,000 slice of its budget to Brentwood Council. The new scheme is called the Brentwood Youth Service Agreement, and could mean freeing up extra cash to be spent on activities for young people. The scheme will be run for six months and then reviewed.

SPORT
RYMAN PREMIER - RESULTS
Aveley 2 - 0 Bognor Regis Town

FIXTURES
Boreham Wood VS AFC Hornchurch
Maidstone United VS Waltham Abbey


RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
FIXTURES
Potters Bar Town VS Ilford
Romford VS Redbridge

Monday 12th April - What a weekend!!

I won the sweepstake at work for the second year running - but I don't think they will let me play next year!

GUEST : DCFO Gordon HUNTER

DCFO Gordon Hunter is organising the charity event to raise funds for Help for Heroes and our own Firefighters Charity and wants all stations to support the event, either on St George’s Day itself – April 23 – or the Saturday that follows.

He’ll be out with the rest of SMB with their own buckets and sponges at Kelvedon Park on April 23, so if your car needs a special shine, drive over for a wash. So, if you plan to take part, please register your interest with chloe.rowling@essex-fire.gov.uk.

“There’s always a feeling of patriotism around St George's Day, so I wanted to do something to tap into that and bring to everyone’s attention the tremendous work being done by our men and women overseas serving with the armed forces. As a service we’ve always had strong links with the armed forces and this is just an enjoyable way of demonstrating our support,” said DCFO Hunter. “We’re hoping stations will be able to provide their own buckets, sponges and leathers, but if you’re having difficulty, contact Media for support.”

GUEST:
Ed Bowsher from Lovemoney.com spoke this morning about keeping a track on your finances and getting the best price for insurance, groceries, phone, gas and electric. Top tips include checking your bank statement each month and make sure you aren't paying for any unwanted subscriptions. Good News from the budget is that for first time buyers there is no Stamp duty for properties under £250.000! but petrol prices will be increasing by at least another 3p between now and the beginning of next year! Check out www.mysupermarket.com

LOCAL HEADLINES:

Evening Echo

• A NINE year-old boy was saved from drowning by firefighters who wrenched him free from sticky mud at the estuary, in Wat Tyler Country Park, off Pitsea Hall Lane in Basildon. A firecrew balanced a rescue ladder around four meters over the mud to where the boy was stuck. One of the firefighters and a park ranger tied themselves to the ladder and they together managed to wrench him free, shortly after 3pm Sunday afternoon. For the full story see Today's Echo
  
• THE father of former England captain John Terry is due to appear in a Basildon court on a drugs charge. Ted Terry, 55, from Chafford Hundred, is due before magistrates in Basildon magistrates on May 13. The father of the controversial centre back, who is still captain of Chelsea Football Club, was questioned by police in February and released on bail. He was since re-interviewed and has now been charged with supply of a class A drug.
  
• ESSEX motorists are facing testing times as the price of fuel hit an all time high with average petrol prices hitting 120p a litre, eclipsing the previous peak of 119.7 in July 2008. The RAC says it comes just days after the 1p a litre fuel duty rise on April 1 and with oil prices increasing, the future looks bleak for motorists. The increase has been put down to the weak pound, the increase in the wholesale price of fuel and the tax rises since December 2008 adding around 10p to the cost of a litre of fuel. As well as motorists battling the rise, emergency services are also feeling the effects of the increase as they try to keep their vehicles on the road. The East of England Ambulance Service, which covers Essex, said the price of fuel had been taken into consideration in its annual budget, but admitted it would have an impact on future budgets if petrol prices continued to rise. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said it had fuel reserves to call on if needed. Essex Police said they would not be affected by the increase, but warned motorists and petrol stations to be vigilant over the theft of fuel.

SPORT

RYMAN PREMIER
AFC Hornchurch 1 - 0 Maidstone United
Canvey Island 1 - 2 Sutton United
Margate 2 - 3 Aveley
Waltham Abbey 0 - 2 Billericay Town
Wealdstone 0 - 0 Boreham Wood

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH RESULTS
East Thurrock United 5 - 2 Ilford
Enfield Town 1 - 1 Redbridge
Great Wakering Rovers 0 - 0 Leyton
Heybridge Swifts 2 - 1 Concord Rangers
Romford 2 - 0 Maldon Town
VCD Athletic 1 - 1 Brentwood Town
Waltham Forest 0 - 1 Tilbury
Wingate & Finchley 6 - 0 Harlow Town

Thursday 8th April Feature Films and Future Stars!

GUEST: Brad Watson Writer and Director - Beacon 77

Brad began his career in film and TV as a camera assistant, then as an assistant editor in the cutting rooms of Pinewood, Shepperton and London. In 2004 Brad co-founded Revolt Films and directed the horror/comedy feature film, ASYLUM NIGHT, which won the Tromafling award for ‘Best UK Feature’ at the Edinburgh Festival.

Between 2004 and 2007, Brad directed and produced several award winning short films and music videos, plus fulfilling the roll of digital FX supervisor and music composer on most. In 2007 he directed a hard hitting 2 part educational drama about knife crime, HURTING FROM THE INSIDE, to much acclaim.

Brad is also co writer and co director of DIFFERENT SHADES OF GRAHAM, a feature film in development that won its production budget through The Big Pitch with Moxie Makers and Ipso Facto Films.

Brad’s practical knowledge of every aspect of film production and inventive ability to mix old school tricks with cutting edge technology enabled him to achieve his ambitious vision of BEACON77.

The FILM:
Two young women arrive at a curious penthouse apartment, led by one’s crush on her tutor. However, her love interest doesn’t live alone. He’s part of a trio of computer hackers about to embark on the ultimate job on the world’s most mysterious mainframe. Whilst doing so, they unlock more than they bargain for with supernatural and ultimately fatal results.

Can this seemingly insignificant chain of events, which have thrown this group together, be construed as fate? Can the beacon provide a signal of hope or is it a web of manipulation, paranoia and ultimately... murder?

At present, Beacon77 are confirmed a cinema release in the UK for August. The film has so far gained distribution in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Russia and some Satellite countries. It was shot at 3 Mills studio in London but there was some location shooting in Southend and Billericay. The movie was edited at Brad's studio in Barleylands Farm in Billericay and over 220 visual FX shots were completed there too.

GUEST: Charlotte Alexander is a Cast Member of Kick Start which is being performed at the Queens Theatre Foyer. Charlotte has been rehearsing an intriguing piece of theatre looking at the pitfalls of online chatrooms.The play follows a group of young people who meet online, but two members begin to bully a third, with devastating consequences.

The Queen’s would also like to hear from other budding actors, directors, writers and musicians. If anyone is interested in taking part in future Kick Start showcases, call 01708 462373. Kick Start will be held at the Queen’s Theatre Foyer, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, on Wednesday 14 April at 8pm. Tickets cost £5. To book tickets, call the Box Office on 01708 443333 or for more details about the Queen’s, visit www.queens-theatre.co.uk

Evening Echo:

• By Michelle Archard
  SAINSBURY’S has underwritten half of the £6million Southend United must pay as part of a legal agreement for building its new stadium at Fossetts Farm. In a report to a special meeting of Southend Council’s development control committee, the Blues and Sainsbury’s are asking for more time to pay some of the £6million towards town centre regeneration, a condition of planning permission. £3m will be guaranteed by Sainsbury’s and this will be paid by 2012. The other £3m will be paid either five years after the completion of Fossetts Farm retail park or the completion of the redevelopment of the London Road Sainsbury’s site, whichever happens sooner. If the council agrees the change to the payments at a special meeting on April 13, officers have been assured the remaining issues with the redevelopment of Roots Hall in particular buyin nearby Prospects College site will be “speedily pursued”. The Blues are in the High Court the day after the meeting to face another winding up order over unpaid tax debts of £410,000.

• Basildon is the first stop of an Essex-wide roadshow touring the county in a bid to beat Burglary. Over the next eight weeks every policing district in Essex is set to be visited by the Burglary Focus roadshow. The roadshow will kick off this week in Basildon town centre on Friday. The event forms part of Essex Police’s crackdown on burglary, codenamed Operation Hornet, which aims to stamp out the crime across the county.

• By Emily Parsons »
  The county’s Chief Constable has ordered a review of the way Essex Police carry out their investigations. Jim Barker-McCardle is so keen for his force to be one step ahead of the criminals he has made an internal review his top priority, after taking on the job in September. A team of six experienced officers started work on the review today, going into the five divisions which cover the county, and working with their commanders. Detectives would not be asked to choose to specialise in dealing with a particular type of crime, he said, nor would detectives be centralised into a single, county-wide unit. Training and motivating officers is a key part of the Chief Constable’s plans.
  

Gazette:

• Firefighters need your scrap cars to practice lifesaving rescue techniques
• Brentwood Town Centre is due to get its clock back
• Farewell to a Real Brentwood Man - Friends and Colleagues say goodbye to Dennis Rookard.
  

SPORT
RYMAN PREMIER
Waltham Abbey 1 - 0 Kingstonian

FIXTURES
Aveley VS Hastings United
Carshalton Athletic VS Billericay Town

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
Waltham Forest 0 - 0 Redbridge

FIXTURES
Enfield Town VS Maldon Town

Is it the middle of the week already???

GUEST: Julia Curle will be starring in the Call of the Hunter which is being screened at The Brentwood Theatre on April 25th at 2.30pm. There will also be a Q&A session with the Director after the screening.

After the tragic and unexplained death of her cousin Ted on a camping trip in 1968, Caroline made it her mission to discover the truth of the event. Working with, Tamsin, a TV producer, to recreate the tragedy in a documentary film Caroline’s research centred round the spectral image of a hooded and hornedman that had haunted her for the last forty years. But, the film was postponed for Caroline was mysteriously murdered. Determined to finish what Caroline had started, Tamsin seconded Ralph, Caroline’s brother and sole survivor of the camping trip, into working on the television documentary Ralph re-lives and revives the story of the fateful night and the crew find more truth in his tale than they could ever have expected. The four days shooting could be the last days of everyone’s life. The hooded man is back and the spirit of the forest is awoken.

Gazette

• A DRIVER narrowly escaped serious injury after a brick was thrown 30ft from a bridge, hitting the roof before smashing the windscreen. Dean Morton, 28, was driving his Vauxhall van at about 60mph along Maldon by-pass at 4pm on Saturday when the brick was thrown from the London Road bridge.The incident brought a sharp warning from police worried that it could easily have maimed a driver or passengers, or caused a crash. - More on this story in this week's Chronicle.

• CHELMSFORD Athletic Club's young runner Jessica Judd ran an outstanding race to win the Under 15 Girls' event in the English National Cross-Country Championships at Roundhay Park, Leeds on Saturday. Jessica went straight into the lead and managed to pull further away from her opposition around the four kilometre course to beat all her rivals. After finishing third last year she was understandably nervous beforehand but once the hooter sounded for the start of the race, the worry disappeared and she was able to get on with the task in hand.Coming home third was fellow Chelmsford club member Sophie Riches.
  

Evening Echo

• SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was found with a penknife at school. Nicola Shadbolt, headteacher at Aveley primary school, tried to quell fears by saying he kept the knife in his pocket all day and did not threaten anyone with it. She said: “It was a really minor incident. The rumour that it was a flick knife is untrue. It was a penknife. I followed it up with his mum and she said he is allowed it at home. I said it should definitely not come into school again. I have spoken to the mother again and reminded her.” A concerned parent, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: “My child is in the same class as the boy and I was so surprised. My child came home and replicated the action of a flick knife. Where would a child learn that? I have spoken to the other mums and we are all disgusted. We expected him to be suspended or an emergency meeting called for the parents, but it was not addressed at all.” Helen Cook, a spokeswoman for Essex Police, said there was little officers could do about the incident. She added: “A child of six is under the age of criminal responsibility.”

FRONT PAGE OF THE GAZETTE

• 50 mins to Respond to Emergency
  Brentwood MP is Ready to do Battle at General Election

In Brief:

• Chief Exec tops the earners' list again
• BNP sees sharp rise in Numbers
• Easter Parades Picture Special.

SPORT
Back Pages of the Gazette:

• Essex Suffer Kaneria Blow
• Must win for Brentwood (Rugby)
• Blues lose local derby to Swifts (Football)

FIXTURES:

RYMAN PREMIER
Waltham Abbey VS Kingstonian

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
Waltham Forest VS Redbridge

BIRTHDAYS
Lea Bacon-Myers clebrates her Birthday today with Duncan from Blue

TOP 10 MOVIES

1. Clash of the Titans knocks Nanny Mcphee off the top spot
2. How to train your Dragon is a New Entry
3. Kick Ass makes the top 3 in its first week
4. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang - falls from the top spot
5. Alice in Wonderland - still holding out in the top 10 after 5 weeks
6. The Blind Sideafter one week drops from 3 to 6
7. Remember Me - New Entry
8. Shutter Island - falls from 4 to 8
9. The Bounty Hunter goes down 4 places knocking Shank out of the top 10
10. The Spy Next Door claws its way back in to the chart replacing Avatar after 15 weeks in the top 10

Tuesday 6th April - Spring Has Sprung...

GUEST: Lionel Pierres - Fortune

Following up their lauded debut single ‘Highway’, which garnered praise across the board, Fortune kick-start 2010 with their effortlessly infectious second single ‘Bully’ which was released yesterday through Distiller Records. It will already be known to you as the instrumental music which has featured in a TV ad for an electrical high street retailer for the last few months.

Featuring the best the Parisian music scene has to offer, Fortune are multi-instrumentalist Lionel Pierres, a former band-mate of Tepr, Pierre Lucas rocking the synths, Hervé Loos on drums and Perrick Devin, who cut his teeth playing with Phoenix, Alex Gopher and Etienne De Crécy, on bass, guitar and synths. Together they have recorded their much anticipated debut album ‘Staring At The Ice Melt’ from which ‘Bully’ is taken.

Bully was released on April 5th and will be followed by Fortune’s debut album ‘Staring At The Ice Melt’ on April 12th.

www.myspace.com/ilovefortune

Description of their New Single: An indelibly effervescent stomp, from its opening snare beat Bully burst into life like an undiscovered Gallic-pop meets Motown gem that is sure to work its way into your head and all the way down to your feet. B-side manoeuvres come in the form of ‘Mission’ a spiky guitar driven slice of post punk-funk that has become a firm live favourite.


LOCAL NEWS:

Evening Echo:

• THE boss of Essex’s fire brigade has hit out at the Government’s botched plan to axe the county’s emergency control room. Chief fire officer David Johnson, of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, said he had serious concerns over the project, which would see Essex emergency calls dealt with in Cambridgeshire. He said taxpayers would be paying more for the new regional centre instead of making savings as planned. The Essex control room in Hutton, Brentwood,- would be replaced by the Cambridgeshire centre , which will also take calls from five other services. But the multimillion-pound scheme, which has already hit delays, has attracted fierce opposition from MPs and the Fire Brigades Union, who claim it would put lives at risk as the local knowledge of call handlers would be lost.

Weekly News:

• FORMER Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell breezed into Brentwood to open a new mental health facility. The broadcaster unveiled a plaque to open a new resource centre for the South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. Health leaders and VIPs gathered for the opening of the facility, based at the High Wood Hospital site in the town. Mr Campbell, a mental health champion and supporter of the national mental health campaign Time To Change, also met staff from the centre, which will house mental health outpatient, day care and therapy services for adults.

• POLICE have launched a campaign to crackdown on youngsters causing “misery and disorder” for residents by targeting five crime hotspots across Brentwood. After complaints from residents about gangs of youths hanging around and causing trouble, officers, working with Brentwood Council, have brought in five dispersal zones. These zones give police the power to force groups of two or more people to leave. If they refuse, or return within 24 hours, they face arrest and potentially three months in prison. The orders also give police the power to take children under the age of 16 home, if they are out past 9pm. The areas cover central Brentwood, the Three Arch Bridge area, a section of Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Pilgrims Hatch and Doddinghurst. The blitz will last until the end of September.

Gazette:

• FOUR men have been arrested and charged with burglary following a break-in at Pilgrim's Hatch post office stores. Police were alerted after thieves broke into the store in Ongar Road in the early hours of Thursday morning and stole money and cigarettes, causing more than £1,000 of damage. A short time later police arrested a group of men in a car in the Romford area and four Londoners were charged with burglary. Christopher Tyler, aged 21 from Prospect Hill, Walthamstow, and Darren Parkins (aka Saunders), aged 28 from Verderers Road, Chigwell, appeared before Southend Magistrates on April 3. Two other men, an 18-year-old from Ilford and a 23-year-old from Chadwell Heath, have been charged and bailed to attend Basildon Magistrates Court on April 22. A fifth man, a 21-year-old from Romford, was later arrested and bailed until May 14 pending for further enquiries.
  

SPORT
Ryman Premier
Ashford Town (Middlesex) 0 - 2 Horsham
Aveley 3 - 1 Waltham Abbey
Billericay Town 2 - 0 AFC Hornchurch
Bognor Regis Town 3 - 1 Kingstonian
Dartford 2 - 1 Canvey Island
Harrow Borough 3 - 1 Wealdstone
Maidstone United 0 - 5 Hastings United
Sutton United 1 - 4 Cray Wanderers
Tonbridge Angels 0 - 0 Margate
Tooting & Mitcham United 2 - 2 Carshalton Athletic Match

FIXTURES
Hendon VS Boreham Wood

Ryman Division 1 North
Brentwood Town 0 - 1 Heybridge Swifts
Cheshunt 2 - 3 Ware
Concord Rangers 1 - 1 East Thurrock United
Harlow Town 1 - 3 Enfield Town
Ilford 6 - 1 Potters Bar Town
Leyton 1 - 1 VCD Athletic
Lowestoft Town 4 - 0 Maldon Town
Northwood 0 - 1 Wingate & Finchley
Redbridge 2 - 0 Romford
Thamesmead Town 0 - 1 Waltham Forest
Tilbury 1 - 1 Great Wakering Rovers

Friday 2nd April - Good Friday Treats

Chris Skinner joined me in the studio this morning with Delicious Hot Crossed Buns and Shredded Wheat Chocolate Nests, why not make them for yourself, the recipe and other top tips on making the most of your spare time can be found at: http://cookp45.blogspot.com/

Evening Echo:

• A planned four-day national rail strike has been called off after it was challenged in the High Court. Network Rail was granted an injunction after it convinced judges there were discrepancies in the train union's ballot for industrial action. This means the strike, which is in protest over job cuts and working hours, due to start next Tuesday, will not go ahead. Engineering work continues across the weekend with no service between Romford and Liverpool St.

• MORE than 100kg of the party drug mephedrone was seized by law enforcers at Stansted airport. The substance, known as Miaow Miaow, was found in five packages which had been flown in from Mumbai. It is thought the drugs were destined for London. *Full story in Friday's Echo
  

Weekly News

• THE fairytale of the three princesses who came to Essex is over. In the last installment of the story which has been played out on BBC Three, viewers saw how the two men chosen by two of the princesses to return to their countries, got on. Princess Xenia of Saxony in Germany, who used the name Gaby, chose Chelmsford hairdresser Elliot Rowley to return with her, while Princess Sheillah from Buganda in Uganda, who went under the name Cindrellah, took home Paul, the man she met in Asda, in Basildon. However Princess Aaliya from India was not so lucky and she invited home a female bartender Emma, from Brentwood, she had made friends with while here. For Elliot and Xenia it was just good friends as they parted and he returned to Chelmsford. Elliot says he is in regular contact with Xenia who has visited him and they are going on holiday later this year, visiting Aaliya in India.

Total Essex

• ESSEX county boss Joanna Killian remains the highest paid council chief in England and tops the list of those earning more than the Prime Minister. According to research by the Taxpayers Alliance the £265,000-a-year Ms Killian, tops a list of 16 council mandarins who earned more than Gordon Brown in the year 2008-9. Her nearest rival is the boss of Kent County on £251,000. Six other top dogs at Chelmsford Council earned £664,000 in 2008-9.

LOCAL SPORT - FIXTURES
RYMAN PREMIER
AFC Hornchurch VS Ashford Town (Middlesex)
Canvey Island VS Boreham Wood
Carshalton Athletic VS Billericay Town
Horsham VS Aveley Match
Waltham Abbey VS Dartford

RYMAN DIVISION 1 NORTH
East Thurrock United VS Thamesmead Town
Enfield Town VS Maldon Town
Great Wakering Rovers VS Northwood
Heybridge Swifts VS Tilbury
Lowestoft Town VS Redbridge
Potters Bar Town VS Leyton
Romford VS Harlow Town
VCD Athletic VS Ilford
Waltham Forest VS Cheshunt
Ware VS Brentwood Town


Hans Christian Anderson's 205th Birthday today - Happy Birthday!

Thursday 1st April - Pinch and a Punch the 1st of the month...

Evening Echo:

• THE health trust which serves Basildon and Thurrock has been praised for its customer care, clean clinics and standard of service. Health regulator the Care Quality Commission has given NHS South West Essex Primary Care Trust the all-clear when it comes to the standards of health services it provides. The commission – which demanded urgent action at Basildon Hospital’s accident and emergency unit in October after condemning low standards of hygiene – is reviewing health services at every PCT in the country. This coincides with the introduction of its new system of stricter standards of care.

• SEAL-watching trips from Southend Pier could be available from the summer if a former City worker achieves his dream. Graham Manning, 51, wants to set up the trips because he has been made redundant three times since 2008. Now the dad-of-two is hoping to launch his own business running trips to watching seal colonies on the mudflats off Chalkwell. Keen sailor Mr Manning came up with the idea of the trips after a conversation with his brother Nigel, who heard visitors to the pier talking about the estuary’s seal colonies through his work as a volunteer at the RNLI shop. Using some of his redundancy money, Mr Manning began to draw up a business plan and approached Southend Council about what he would need to set up the business. Provided he gains a boatmaster’s licence from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and passes courses in fire and sea safety, Mr Manning hopes to be running trips by June.

Total Essex:

• AFTER years of losing out to the green glamour of St Patrick's Day, the campaign to celebrate St George is finally gaining ground. This year, St George's Day celebrations are being held across the district, with Wickford taking a lead in recognising our patron saint. As well as running the community day on April 24, the day after St George's Day, Douglas is also running an event at his own Bar Plazma, in the High Street, on Thursday 22. More than 30 groups across Billericay, Wickford and the rest of the district are holding a St George's Day party with the help of the DIY Party in a Box scheme being run by Basildon District Council.Voluntary, religious and community groups can still request one of the boxes to host their own celebration. Groups can still apply for a box by contacting the council on 01268 294561.

• FAMILIES desperate to go green were pointed in the right direction as Billericay launched an environmental campaign. Billericay is the first town in Essex to take on the challenge of going green after it was revealed that the average carbon footprint for homes in the town is 20 per cent larger than elsewhere in the UK. The Greening campaign was officially launched at the Emmanuel Church, in Laindon Road, on March 23 with the help of Piper Terrett – the Energy Saving Trust's green voice of the UK.The audience at the meeting voted for their favourites from a list of 15 energy saving ideas and set targets for cutting emissions.They all agreed to turn off lights when leaving a room, walk if journeys are less than a mile and turn off appliances usually left on standby.Each of these small changes could reduce our carbon dioxide output by 20kg a year, as well as saving homeowners cash.Cllr David Knight, who is chairing the Greening Campaign in Billericay, said: "A house would save £800 a year if all the suggestions on the list were put in place."
  
  

LOCAL SPORT
RYMAN DIVISION 1NORTH
Ilford VS Northwood Postponed
Redbridge 1 - 0 Waltham Forest

ITV to screen FA Trophy final - Thursday 1st April 2010

Wednesday 31st March - Bring back spring....Please!

GUEST
Patrick O'Sullivan spoke to me this morning about the Community Play that will be performed at The Queens Theatre this Summer. This year’s it will be the 10th anniversary production of Down the River and Up the Road - one of our most popular shows by local writing team Dave Ross, Gerry Sweeney and Nick Dawson. This special anniversary of the heart-warming musical will be performed from 28 – 31 July and is sponsored by Romford’s Liberty Shopping Centre.

The bi-annual Community Play is a great opportunity to get involved in the life of your local theatre and to work alongside the Queen’s professional team of directors, designers, choreographers and musicians.

Whether you’ve got years of experience as a performer or are a complete novice, it’s enthusiasm and commitment to the show that matters the most.

What you need to know:

OPEN AUDITIONS: Sat 10 April 10am – 3pm

- If you’re interested in a starring role: Please prepare a song and a short extract from a play, story or poem.

- If you’re interested in being part of the chorus: You will be taught an audition song on the day.
- Just turn up if you’re interested in joining the crew behind the scenes: Come to the audition day to register your interest.

For More Details you can Call Patrick on 01708 462373 or go to:

http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/communityplay/2010.htm

LOCAL NEWS

• A McFLURRY of film crews crowded round McDonald’s, at Basildon’s Festival Leisure Park for a new TV commercial. Two huge studio lights and vintage American cars could be seen in the car park, most of which was closed for filming. It was the first of three McDonald’s restaurants to be chosen to feature in a forthcoming advertising campaign. The others are in London. It was an extra special day for Sel Isikgun, 26, who runs the restaurant as assistant franchisee with her parents, as she used to produce commercials. Sel, from Billericay, took charge of both the kitchen and the film set for the occasion and she said the experience of being on a film set again was fantastic. The commercial is expected to air on TV in the summer.
• THE fight to ensure 640 workers facing redundancy at Eon in Rayleigh are treated fairly has been taken on by a Euro MP. Richard Howitt, Labour MEP for the East of England, will meet with staff, managers and union leaders when he visits the company in London Road tomorrow to investigate allegations the company has broken European law by not consulting workers over the closure. There are also concerns among staff and the union the company is penny-pinching on redundancy payments. Mr Howitt will hear directly from union leaders about alternative plans that could save more than 300 jobs.
• A DRIVER went berserk and pushed a cyclist up against a hedge following a minor crash. The cyclist, a 28-year-old Billericay woman, was in St Andrew’s Place, Shenfield, when her bike and a dark-coloured estate car crashed during the morning rush hour on Friday 19th March . The woman was thrown to the ground in the crash, but instead of checking if she was OK the driver stood over her and started hurling abuse at the woman before driving off. Shocked passers-by helped the woman up and she carried on her journey, but a few minutes later the same man stepped out in front of her bike in Priest’s Lane and forced her to stop. He grabbed the bike and threw it to the ground while continuing his bad-mouthed abuse and forced her up against a hedge. The man was described as around 6ft tall, in his fifties, with a slim build, short grey hair and a small scar on the left side of his face. He was wearing a dark waist-length anorak, plain dark T-shirt and blue jeans at the time. Police officers have asked for any witnesses to come forward and believe a number of motorists may have seen the abuse take place as they made their way to work or schools.
  Any witnesses can call PC Corlett, at Brentwood police, on 0300 3334444.
  

GAZETTE
Front Page:

• Private Police Patrol Estate
• Teen killed after being hit by a train

Inside News:

• Pensioner Causes A12 chaos
• Rapper Shoots video at posh hall
• Barbers Call for cut in numbers

TOTAL ESSEX - Twitter Update

• FOUR people were rescued from a fire at a block of flats in Noak Bridge, near Billericay. Firefighters tackled the blaze in the stairwell at 10.45pm. One resident was brought to safety down a ladder from a first floor flat by fire crews wearing breathing apparatus and using a one hose reel. The senior officer at the scene confirmed that all occupants at the properties on Crouch Street had been accounted for. A joint police and fire investigation will be carried to determine the cause.

LOCAL SPORT RESULTS
Ryman Division 1 North
Brentwood Town VS Lowestoft Town and Ware VS Cheshunt were Postponed
East Thurrock United 2 - 2 Concord Rangers
Harlow Town 1 - 2 Maldon Town
Potters Bar Town 1 - 1 Tilbury

FIXTURES

Ryman Division 1 North
Ilford VS Northwood
Redbridge VS Waltham Forest

Non League News 24
CHELMSFORD CITY Head Coach Glenn Pennyfather hopes new impact signing, goal-getter Warren McBean from Bromley, can help fire the Clarets into the Blue Square Premier, writes Chris Evans.

The 24-year-old former Barnet striker signed a loan deal on Tuesday night which will see him line-up at Melbourne for the rest of the current campaign.


MIDWEEK MOVIES:

1. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang - New Entry
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. The Blind Side -New Entry
4. Shutter Island
5. The Bounty Hunter
6. Green Zone
7. The Spy Next Door
8. I love you Phillip Morris
9. Shank - New Entry
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