Freeport will switch its Christmas lights on tomorrow evening. The festive celebrations will kick off at 5.30pm with the lights being switched on at 6.30pm. Music, free games and on-stage giveaways will be running during the evening. Visit
Greater Anglia will put itself forward to pilot a flexible ticket scheme on its trains. In September, the Government announced it wanted to test the scheme on a busy commuter route into London. Flexible ticketing would allow part-time workers
Police have joined forces with a second-hand store chain to prevent thieves from selling stolen goods. Cash Converters UK, which has branches in Southend, Grays, Pitsea, Basildon, Harlow, Chelmsford, Braintree and Colchester, will regularly provide
A panto group is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary with a reunion. Pantoloons have been entertaining in Braintree for 30 years, each year performing a pantomime and donating any profits to charities or good causes. The members are all
A strike by Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members in Essex has ended without a major incident taking place. Industrial action took place for four hours today, from 10am to 2pm. During this time, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) was
Hundreds of people gathered for services and a Remembrance Day procession to pay their respects to the fallen. Members of the Braintree branch of the Royal British Legion, youth organisations such as guiding and scouting groups, and the public
It has been all change for the goalkeepers of Ryman League division one north local rivals Witham Town and Heybridge Swifts. Having seen Danny Sambridge sign for Heybridge after leaving Witham last month, the keeper who Sambridge replaced at Scraley
The cost of the clean up following the St Jude storm is already set to reach tens of thousands of pounds for businesses and councils. More than 200,000 properties across the county had power cuts following the storms on October 28. UK Power
Unemployment in Braintree district has dropped to its lowest level in five years. Last month 1,949 people claimed Jobseekers’ Allowance (JSA), the first time the amount of claimants has dropped below 2,000 since November 2008. The claim rate
Braintree Town manager Alan Devonshire said he was “gutted” to see his players’ efforts go unrewarded against Luton Town. Having gone 2-0 down after 65 minutes of their Skrill Premier clash at the Amlin Stadium to goals by Paul Benson and Andy Parry
Atlantic Airways, the Faroe Island based airline, has decided to move its UK flight operations back to Stansted and will launch new direct services on June 5 next year. Flights will operate twice a week each Monday and Thursday. The Faroe
By spring next year, a previously neglected pond will burst into bloom with just over 200 newly-planted lillies. Volunteers, led by pond specialist Mark Brereton, have been working hard to transform the water feature in Braintree and Bocking Public
By Ron Fosker BRAINTREE TOWN 1 LUTON TOWN 2 Skrill Premier Braintree's dominance over the division’s big beasts has come to an end but it was not without a fight. Iron had won the last three matches against the best-supported club in the league
Members of the Fire Brigades Union will be on strike today 10am and 2pm. A spokesman for the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said: "Working firefighters will be providing an emergency response from strategic locations throughout the County
A new Marks and Spencer store will create 60 jobs when it opens next summer. The 9,000 sq ft Simply Food Store will take over the former Comet unit at the Braintree Retail Park, next to the Freeport shopping village. While M&S has been
Braintree Town manager Alan Devonshire wants to have a new central defender in place in time for the Iron’s Skrill Premier trip to Alfreton Town on Saturday. Alan Massey was forced to sit out Tuesday night’s 2-1 home league defeat by Luton Town due
