Brentwood County High's concerns over English GCSE marks
Teachers at Brentwood County High are nursing significant concerns after a fall in the number of students gaining at least five A* to Cs including English and Maths. The school has concerns that...
View ArticleBrentwood School posts impressive GCSE results
Brentwood School students have been celebrating another impressive set of GCSE results.A notable 97 per cent of this year's GCSE students achieved A* to C grades, up on last year's total of 96.1 per...
View ArticleBower Park School, Romford, posts best ever results
Bower Park School, in Romford, celebrated its best ever GCSE results.Altogether 86 per cent of the students gained five or more A* to C grades and 55 per cent of the cohort achieving these higher...
View ArticleBrentwood Ursuline post positive GCSE results
Deputy headteacher of Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, Angela Corless, says she is "very pleased", after the all-girl year 11 over pass rate improved from 98 to 99 per cent.The number of pupils...
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Top grammar school celebrates record GCSE results
AS ROXANNE Mashadi opened her tiny brown envelope she flung her arms around school friend, Grace George, as she became one of an elite group of students to be awarded 10 A*s. Chelmsford County High...
View ArticleHavering's students buck national trend
The number of students in Havering getting five or more grades in at A* to C went up to 81.5 per cent from last year's 78.8 per cent.Nationally 69.4 per cent of entries earned grades A*-C, compared...
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Sick Pilgrims Hatch pensioner endures a two-hour ambulance wait
A PARTIALLY paralysed 79-year-old, who worked as a nurse at Brentwood's Highwood Hospital for around 30 years, was forced to wait two-and-a-quarter hours for an ambulance after collapsing at...
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Moreton rider lucky to be alive after horse trips in rut left by 4x4
A HORSE rider says she is lucky to be alive after her mount toppled on top of her when it lost its footing in a deep rut created by 4x4 off-road drivers.Sarah Warren now wants Essex County Council to...
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Brentwood plays host to Burkina Faso Paralympic team
TWO polio sufferers from the third poorest nation on earth have thanked Brentwood for its kindness and generosity as they prepare for the Paralympic Games.Wheelchair racers Nikiema Kadidia and Gasbeogo...
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What will Harbhajan Singh's call up to India squad mean for Essex?
ESSEX are waiting to see if Harbhajan Singh's call up to the Indian World Twenty20 squad will mean the player misses the back end of the domestic season.The off-spinner could be needed for a...
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Kenny Clark may be back to bolster shaky Chelmsford City defence
KENNY Clark could return to the Chelmsford City starting line-up for Saturday's home clash against Bromley.The centre-half has missed the start of the campaign with an ankle injury and last term's...
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Paralympic athlete from South Woodham Ferrers set to carry Torch
A WHEELCHAIR-RUGBY player, paralysed in a car crash as a teenager, will carry the Paralympic Torch today.Jonathan Coggan, from South Woodham Ferrers, was left paralysed from the shoulders down after a...
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Gazette reporter Paul Ainsworth leaves for job in Guernsey
ONE of the Gazette's most popular reporters has moved to the Channel Island of Guernsey to work for a daily newspaper.Paul Ainsworth, who lived in Brentwood, left the 93-year-old institution last...
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Brothers reunited after more than 40 years 'eerily similar'
TWO brothers have met for the first time in their lives, thanks to the power of the internet.No one could mistake Ian Corley and Paul Hatton, the manager of The Ivory Rooms in Billericay, as anything...
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Witham Beer Festival gets underway
Witham's second annual beer festival, organised by the town's hockey and cricket clubs, is now under way. Visitors have a choice of 30 ales and five ciders to sup, all provided by local breweries. It...
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Jodie Marsh is on a drive to fight back against online bullies
DEPRESSED, tormented and vulnerable, Jodie Marsh has gone through several dark moments when she has considered taking her life.She is the envy of thousands of young girls who clamour for a moment in...
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Burnham Week regatta to celebrate 80 years of sailing vessels
WITH Britain's biggest annual regatta starting today, one sailor is celebrating 80 years since his grandfather put Burnham on the sailing map.Will Dallimore, 54, has always lived in Burnham and has...
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Chelmsford Chieftans all set to hit the ice and go on warpath
THE Chelmsford Chieftains are looking good in pre-season training according the head coach Gary Clarke.The team returned to the ice this week ahead of today's first pre-season fixture against Sutton...
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Cheaper flights could be in store if Ryanair buys share in Stansted
CHEAPER flights and a walk-in, walk-off airport could be in store, if low budget airline Ryanair buys a 25 per cent share of Stansted Airport.The airport has been put up for sale after the BAA failed...
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Curtain could fall on Brentwood theatre group unless it finds new funds
THE final curtain could be falling on a renowned youth theatre group unless it can find the financial support it needs to keep going.Brentwood Operatic Youth Society (BOSSY), which has helped hone...
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