Echo | Castle Point http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/ Echo /news/local_news/castlepoint/ en-gb Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:44:22 +0000 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:44:22 +0000 http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.echo-news.co.uk/resources/images/1006862/?type=rsslogo Echo | Castle Point http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/ £300k price tag for land Castle Point Council could have bought for just £18k http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5067172.__300k_price_tag_for_land_Castle_Point_Council_could_have_bought_for_just___18k/?ref=rss PART of a public park has been put on the market for £300,000, after Castle Point Council failed to buy it for just £18,000. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 f2f3cbc05ad0c31307419122b1abe452 £100m plan to transform Canvey http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5066746.__100m_plan_to_transform_Canvey/?ref=rss PLANS for a £100million revamp of Canvey town centre have been unveiled. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000 2cab0e05ee1425af091114ddd423f7c7 Afghan people are warming to troops http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5066346.Afghan_people_are_warming_to_troops/?ref=rss A SOLDIER who has returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan believes British troops are playing a vital role in bringing peace to the war-torn country. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:20:00 +0000 7479e5f67b73cbc515063ab2cb044f67 Man jailed for threatening teenager with imitation firearm http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5066257.Man_jailed_for_threatening_teenager_with_imitation_firearm/?ref=rss A MAN has been jailed after he threatened a 15-year-old boy with an imitation firearm at Benfleet railway station. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:40 +0000 94a188280dfa47d37a31174c435b118e Motorbike destroyed by fire http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5067732.Motorbike_destroyed_by_fire/?ref=rss A MOTORBIKE has been destroyed by fire after being set alight in a field. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:45:27 +0000 856eae21c1ed6fcc0b342d2a8c05cf7c 700-strong Canvey pool petition aims to turn tide on council http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5064403.700_strong_Canvey_pool_petition_aims_to_turn_tide_on_council/?ref=rss MORE than 100 youngsters and their parents have made their feelings known about plans to close Canvey’s much-loved tidal pool. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0000 5b219e1b2454268ee194f295598e946e Critics say green belt protection cannot be ensured by Castle Point MP’s new party http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5064264.Critics_say_green_belt_protection_cannot_be_ensured_by_Castle_Point_MP___s_new_party/?ref=rss POLITICIANS hoping to oust Castle Point MP Bob Spink have branded his new political party foolish and ineffective at protecting the borough’s green belt. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +0000 bb04d24d88c031a8883a5e8fb75daf06 Fire advice handed out after fire at Benfleet home http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5065017.Fire_advice_handed_out_after_fire_at_Benfleet_home/?ref=rss THE benefits of smoke alarms were highlighted to Benfleet residents following a small house fire. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:53:31 +0000 2e9b9b7aeeffb6ea432557c787752069 Rush hour hold ups after A13 accident http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5065016.Rush_hour_hold_ups_after_A13_accident/?ref=rss MOTORISTS faced delays after a two-car accident on the A13 in Benfleet. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:50:22 +0000 0eaeeb8bd75fb00dd4f5ee3b21fb52c1 Get your skates on – the revamped park is open http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/castlepoint/5062356.Get_your_skates_on_____the_revamped_park_is_open/?ref=rss Canvey’S skate park has been given a revamp and expansion, costing £226,000. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000 0c99f94a7260abd5e10cba2e6ffc640c