One of the founding doctors of a Finchingfield health clinic has retired. Dr Andrew Hildrey had been involved with The Freshwell Health Centre, which was built in 1992, since the beginning. On April 23 clinic staff and about 100 patients said their
A former professional snooker player will be opening a sports bar to the disappointment of nearby residents. On Thursday, Steven McMillan’s application for a premises licence was successful despite residents' concerns about noise. Mr
An Essex University student has joined her mother in standing for the Green Party in the forthcoming general election. Daisy Blench, 22, has been selected as the party’s candidate for Braintree, while mum Felicity Norman is the party’s hopeful in North
Brooks Newmark MP is preparing to say a fond farewell to people he has represented for five years. The Tory candidate for Braintree said he has spent two thirds of his time dealing with Witham people. But now he is the Braintree constituency
Politics and politicians have been a hot topic this past year. The usual low turnout of voters may be boosted in the General Election as a result of the scandal with MP’s expenses. Electors will presumably be keen to have their say and whoever
Jobless figures have dropped. The latest figures, which are for March, show a drop in the number of unemployed people in the Braintree district to 2,967. During January and February the figures soared to 3,135 and 3,073, according to the Office for
