AN EVENING with medium and psychic Ronnie Buckingham will be held on Wednesday November 13. Held at Witham Town Football Club, doors open half an hour before the show starts at 8pm. Tickets £10. For more information or to book call 01376
Braintree's Male Voice Choir has appointed a new Musical Director. When the choir’s current MD, Elisabeth Miller, announced her retirement in May the choir committee spent the summer holding interviews and auditions. Stephen Rumsey, who has
Top professional cyclist Alex Dowsett has joined forces with Essex Police and road safety officers in a campaign to improve cycle safety in the county. Alex 25, who lives near Chelmsford, trains by riding an average 500 miles a week around Essex
“I need to feel as a mum that I’ve tried everything.” That is the defiant message from Vanessa Croft, who fears her art-loving daughter may lose the use of her right arm unless something is done soon to tackle the huge tumours taking over her body
A replacement bus service is running between Witham and Braintree, due to a person being hit by a train at Ilford. The emergency services were called to the line between Ilford and Seven Kings at about 12.45pm. Customers were warned to expect
Three promising sportstars have been named as the county’s ambassadors to help continue the Olympic legacy. Tri-athlete Oliver Swallow and BMX riders Lana and Shane Redgewell are among 24 young athletes to be chosen for Essex County Council’s Inspired
Pupils of a fire-ravaged Braintree school have moved into a £1million “village” of temporary buildings. John Ray Infant School children are being taught in 18 demountable structures on the John Ray Junior School and Notley High School sites after
A motorcyclist who was injured in a hit-and-run crash last month believes he is the victim of a mix-up at his local job centre. Unemployed Paul Dawson, 52, who lives off Panfield Lane, Braintree, has until recently been required to attend the Jobcentre
