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  • Braintree struggle with the bat in Easton defeat

    Braintree's batting line-up was exposed after they were beaten by Easton, in Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship division two. They slumped to 102 all out and although there was an improved bowling and fielding performance, the hosts ran out

  • Metal birds decorate recycling centre

    Majestic scrap metal birds will look down over a new recycling centre. Artist Ptolemy Elrington created the giant owl, sparrow-hawk, kestrel, woodpecker and a tree-creeper for the centre in Springwood Drive, Braintree, which opens on July 30

  • Witham make it five in a row

    Witham's first-team cricketers made it five wins in a row after a close-fought five-wicket victory over a resilient Mildenhall side. Kaan Hawes' side are third in Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship division three, following their latest win.

  • Police hunt shop vandal

    A vandal smashed a supermarket door with a trolley and sign, causing around £500 damage. Police have issued a CCTV image of the man they want to interview about the incident at Sainsbury’s in Tofts Walk, Braintree, between around 10pm and 11.06pm

  • Police hunt white van man

    Police are hunting a van driver who struck a pedestrian with his wing mirror and drove off. The pedestrian was struck in London Road, Braintree, at about 4pm on Monday last week. He was walking on a footpath near Marshalls Park when a small, white

  • Dog stuck in a chimney

    Heard the one about a cat stuck in a tree? Braintree firefighters found themselves in the middle of an even stranger animal rescue - a dog stuck in a chimney. Firecrews were called to a house in Church Street, Bocking, yesterday afternoon, after Molly