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  • Carnival court selections

    The court is to be selected for this year’s Coggeshall Carnival. A queen, who must be 15 years or over, a junior princess, aged between 10 to 13-years-olds, a senior princess who must be over 14, and a flower girl aged between seven and nine-years-old

  • Homes burgled over bank holiday weekend

    Burglars targeted two homes in Braintree over the bank holiday weekend. They stole a handbag containing cash and cards worth £120 after the front doors of the home in Brunel Road, Braintree was left unlocked between 11pm on April 30 and 4am the following

  • Air cadets send packages to Afghanistan troops

    Big-hearted youngsters have been sending shoeboxes full of gifts to troops abroad. For the last few weeks, air cadets from 158 Braintree Squadron have been packing boxes to be sent to troops serving on the front line in Afghanistan. At least 17 boxes

  • Fire service headquarters earmarked for advertising

    Fire service headquarters in Rivenhall could be branded with advertising to raise funds. Plans to explore the possibility of Essex County Fire and Rescue selling advertising space at stations and on fire appliances were approved by the Essex Fire Authority

  • Hatfield Peverel crash: One injured

    One person was injured in a four-car crash. A grey BMW, black Renault Clio and a grey Fiat Punto, along with another car, were all in collision on Maldon Road, Hatfield Peverel at 8.27am today. A police spokesman said drivers cleared their cars from