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Braintree district: Bus service celebrates 30th anniversary
A volunteer bus service has marked its 30th anniversary with a champagne brunch. Around 50 people attended the celebration held at Baumanns Brasserie in Coggeshall on Saturday to mark the 30th year of the Coggeshall Community Bus service and the arrival
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Braintree district: Council defends £75,000 website
Braintree Council has defended its new £75,000 website following criticism about costs and design. The new site has been online for a week after the 10-year-old design was upgraded by technology company Jadu. The council believes the new site
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Braintree: Parents appeal for help to find missing daughter
Worried parents are appealing for their daughter to come home after she went missing yesterday. Alan Joynt and his wife Aldiana Maulidia last saw Luthfia Almanda, known as Fia, on Wednesday night. She had asked their
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Witham: Man arrested for offensive weapon and affray
A woman driver who may have witnessed an incident in Witham is being urged to contact police. Officers were called to the areas of Trent Road and Wharf Close just before 6pm on Thursday, August 2, following reports that a man had a samurai sword. Richard
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Witham: Review into town centre to delay market relocation
Promises are being made to launch yet another review into Witham’s struggling town centre. Braintree Council will lead the ‘Backing Witham Strategy’ review, consulting with traders and shoppers to encourage more people to use the town centre.
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Braintree: Village phone lines cut off by would-be cable thieves
Would-be cable thieves left villagers without phones and crossed wires for up to five days. Customers in Stisted reported problems with their phone lines from last Friday morning. BT said underground cables had been cut,
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Witham: Mother angry after home raided
A mother said she feels “constantly on edge” after her home was raided as part of a police drugs operation. Homes in Witham and Hatfield Peverel were targeted on Thursday evening in a drugs crackdown. They stormed one home in Mortimer Road, Hatfield
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Witham: Single vehicle incident partially blocks road
A single-vehicle incident on the B1018 Maldon Road, Witham has partially blocked the road at the junction with Maltings Lane, reports the Essex Traffic Control Centre. Recovery of the vehicle is underway following the incident, which happened just after
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Braintree: Neighbours object to charity's new flats proposals
A care home charity has revived plans to demolish four cottages and replace them with a combination of private and affordable housing. The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) wants to build 14 private homes and five affordable homes in
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Braintree: Plaques to recognise philanthropists and martyr
Descendants of an important Braintree family have helped commemorate their contribution to the town. Braintree and Bocking Civic Society paid for a plaque to be fitted outside Braintree District Museum in Manor Street to record the
