A new book recounting a man’s experience of tuberculosis and his treatment at Black Notley Hospital has just been released. “Black Notley Blues” is a humorous collection of Chris Dell’s diaries kept of his time at the hospital when he was suffering
A singer-songwriter has put her pen to paper to compose a song against bullying. Jessica Alice, of Bedells Avenue, Black Notley, will release “Stand Up and Say” on October 27 on Spotify, iTunes and other music platforms. She will be donating
Braintree Town fans not able to travel to their Skrill Premier game at Cambridge United on Boxing Day will still have a chance to see their team from their armchairs as the fixture has been selected to be shown live on the BT Sport television channel.
The world's best cyclists will be coming to a street near you as the route for next year's Tour de France was officially announced. The opening stages of the 2014 race will take place in Britain, before riders resume proceedings across the Channel
The demolition of a school, which was gutted in a huge blaze, is set to begin next week. On Monday work will begin to knock down the fire damaged buildings of John Ray Infants School in Notley Road, Braintree. The work is expected to be finished
Essex Police has launched its autumn burglary prevention campaign. It has been started in an effort to tackle the usual seasonal rise in burglary that comes with the onset of autumn. Officers will be carrying out targeted patrols in areas which
Businesses in Braintree were locked down by police after threatening letters containing a mystery white powder were received. Specialist officers rushed to four shops, including Coral, Vision Express and Specsavers, on Saturday morning. George
