Store closure fears have been raised by a business group. The Essex Federation of Small Businesses is worried about the impact the threatened closure of Peacocks in Braintree town centre and Past Times in Braintree Freeport could have. Essex FSB Chairman
Villagers in Stisted are already planning how to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style. Festivities on June 5 will include arts, crafts and poetry competitions. The poetry contest will be judged by royal biographer and former Stisted resident
Passengers were lucky to escape with only minor injuries after a four-car crash. Rush-hour traffic was brought to a standstill after the pile up on the A131 between the Broad Road roundabout and the Marks Farm roundabout, Braintree, at 8.45am today.
Rowing parents caused a scene outside a Braintree secondary school. Police were called to Alec Hunter Humanities College, Stubbs Lane, as tempers flared between a man and woman. A number of PCSOs and officers attended the scene shortly after 3pm last
The family of a grandfather who died suddenly due to asbestos exposure have warned how quickly the disease can take hold. Martin Seex, 62, of Silver Street, Witham, died on November 4 last year from mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer associated with
Comedian Rhod Gilbert has had to postpone his performance at Braintree Arts Theatre, originally scheduled for tonight. The Welsh stand-up comic and TV personality has come down with the flu. The performance has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February
Children in families stationed at a Ministry of Defence (MoD) base in Wethersfield are to receive support thanks to a new Government grant. Wethersfield Primary School is among five schools in the county to have successfully applied for the Support
