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.