Echo | News http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/ Echo /news/ en-gb Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:04:10 +0000 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:04:10 +0000 http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/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 | News http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/ Anne’s warning to others about telephone con man http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/5066366.Anne___s_warning_to_others_about_telephone_con_man/?ref=rss AN elderly woman is warning others to be on their guard after she was targeted by a phone scam. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 d60db28aed09e4be007ae8b7b5eea6b8 Blaze on Wickford garage forecourt http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/5068008.Blaze_on_Wickford_garage_forecourt/?ref=rss FIREFIGHTERS were called after a blaze on the forecourt of a car dealership. A crew from Wickford raced to Tudor Cars in Runwell Road, Wickford after one of the vehicles went up in flames. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:57:42 +0000 9e7ea2882ab074636cb8e3823c5f86e4 £100m plan to transform Canvey http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/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 ‘Badly parked cars could put lives at risk’ http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/5067195.___Badly_parked_cars_could_put_lives_at_risk___/?ref=rss A FIRE chief has warned residents their double parking could cost lives. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:00 +0000 e4cbac3e0207c3d374c0c75b9977522c Jobs safeguarded at Ford in Essex http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/5067894.Jobs_safeguarded_at_Ford_in_Essex/?ref=rss JOBS in Essex have been safeguarded as car giant Ford announced plans to develop a new generation of environmentally friendly engines and vehicle technologies. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:52:11 +0000 e98b0d1d4033a09c5682d3f9c747eaeb Afghan people are warming to troops http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/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 A chance to dump junk at estate’s big clean-up http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/5066737.A_chance_to_dump_junk_at_estate___s_big_clean_up/?ref=rss A SQUAD of graffiti cleaners, street sweepers and park rangers are being sent to clear rubbish from a Vange housing estate. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 97360afd87e0a3d9fd74955a957a80f1 Gangs and drug barons targeted in clampdown http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/5066360.Gangs_and_drug_barons_targeted_in_clampdown/?ref=rss ORGANISED gangs harming communities and dealing drugs will be targeted by police under new plans announced by the Chief Constable. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0000 9f26296d34c3fb5f7e7aa8682d2a83d5