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Witham: Update: Four bailed following police drugs raids
Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a number of suspected illegal drugs, cash and offensive weapons in mid-Essex. Officers executed search warrants during raids at residential properties on Thursday
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Braintree: Mother launches campaign to save mounted unit
A Braintree mother is spearheading a campaign to save the Essex Police mounted unit. Sonia Mills, 34, of Rushmore Drive, along with two friends, hopes to stop plans to disband the unit in September by showing the amount of public support for the
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Braintree: Campaign to save pharmacy from relocation
Patients are petitioning to save a pharmacy from closure. Staff at Lloyds Pharmacy in Great Square, Braintree, have been told it will relocate to Morrisons supermarket in Rayne Road. Neither Lloyds nor Morrisons would
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Witham: Entrepreneur brings his Stage Bus creation home
An entrepreneur has made a triumphant return to his home town with the invention he has turned into a business. Mechanical engineer Andrew Teverson, 27, who grew up in Witham, designed the Stage Bus in his final year at university and completed
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Braintree: See a Tudor wedding at Cressing Temple
Visitors to historic barns were guests at a Tudor wedding. Cressing Temple Barns has been hosting Tudors: Live, with staff in character acting out the preparations for an Elizabethan wedding. Families can see mistress
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Braintree: Huge demand for Olympic gold medal stamps
Olympic fever has struck Braintree as shoppers queue to buy limited edition stamps celebrating British gold medal winners. The post office in New Street, Braintree, is the only branch in the district which is selling next-day stamps after each
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Braintree: Efit released after driver threatened and punched
A driver was threatened and punched by a cyclist. The victim was driving along London Road, Braintree, when he passed a man on a distinctive yellow and white mountain bike. Police said the motorist parked his car and as he got out, the
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Witham: Six arrested in drugs raids
Six people have been arrested in a series of drugs raids. Police executed warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act yesterday in Witham and Hatfield Peverel. They discovered a quantity of suspect illegal substances, plus cash
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Braintree: Maze ready to open after weather improves
After being delayed because of wet weather conditions this summer, the Great Maze at Blake House Craft Centre will open this weekend. The maze was originally due to open on August 4, but it is now in a good enough condition to welcome visitors.
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Braintree: Planning inquiry into Co-Op plan
Supporters and opponents of a new supermarket have had their say at a planning inquiry. The East of England Co-operative Society appealed against Braintree Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a shop in East Street, Coggeshall
