A Halloween theme is taking over Marks Hall and Arboretum next week with a combination of spooky activities. A Halloween trail through the woods will begin on Saturday **26** until Friday November 1. Then on Wednesday 30 a Halloween Hoo Ha
A choir have raised more than £500 at a charity concert. Vocal Reflections were joined by their newly formed Youth Choir at Leighs Village Hall to fundraise for Braintree Stroke Survivors Exercise Group, who offer support to recovering stroke patients
Weather experts are warning that the worst storm since the one of 1987 could hit Essex on Monday. The Met Office has released a severe storm risk warning and 80mph winds are expected to batter the south of England, with the coasts likely to be
A mum whose daughter escaped serious injury when a car knocked her to the ground is hoping it will serve as a warning to other drivers. Tara Martin’s six-year-old daughter Ruby was lucky to escape with just cuts and bruises when a car reversed
Nine people were treated and one casualty taken to hospital following a fire at Chelmsford Prison. EEAST were called to the prison on Springfield Road at 12.34pm dispatching three rapid response vehicles, an ambulance and the hazardous area response
A bride missed her own wedding reception and honeymoon after “disaster struck” when she was taken to hospital with appendicitis. The family of Jenny Hughes assumed it was just the usual wedding day nerves when the she began feeling sick and feverous
Braintree shoppers agree the town’s market has no “swag” and is definitely not “reem”. District councillor Stephen Canning borrowed the phrases, familiar to viewers of The Only Way Is Essex, during a debate last week. And nine out of ten readers
Police are appealing for information following two break-ins at Environment Agency premises in Feering. The first happened overnight between 5.30pm on September 18 and 8.40am on September 19. A workshop at the premises in Inworth Road was broken
