Braintree Town manager Alan Devonshire has added Brentford midfielder Josh Clarke to his squad on a one-month loan deal. The 19-year-old has linked up with Braintree ahead of tomorrow’s Skrill Premier trip to FC Halifax Town. Having come through
A tale of adventure, bravery and brotherhood is coming to the Braintree Arts Theatre next week. The cast of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped will be taking to the stage with their action-packed thriller of a show on Tuesday. The show will
Cash, a wallet, identity documents and a laptop were stolen from a home in Greenstead Green. Thieves broke into a house near the church in Church Road, Greenstead Green, by smashing a ground-floor window at about 4pm on Monday. Investigating
POLICE are searching for two men following an attempted burglary in Chelmsford. Two men tried to force their way through a rear patio door into a house on Writtle Road, near to the junction with Waterhouse Street, at 12.45pm on Wednesday but were
A man who was arrested while trying to get Andy Murray’s autograph when a tennis racquet was mistaken for a gun has been released without charge. Ifran Ahmed, of Braintree, was arrested in London on suspicion of being in possession of a firearm
Can you shed any light on an unknown football team lining up for a photo in the 1946/7 season? Window fitter Sid McDonald, 43, who grew up in Braintree and now lives in Bures, is appealing for information about the picture. The photo’s frame
JOINTLY collecting trade waste with household rubbish could save Braintree Council £200,000 per year. A report to senior councillors says new routes picking up domestic and commercial waste at the same time would be more cost-effective. The
“What will a writer of 2014 have to report when he looks back 50 years?” This was the question posed by the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev John Tiarks, as reported in the Braintree and Witham Times in 1964. The diocese, which covers Essex
Three have-a-go heroes have been praised for their bravery after rescuing a driver whose lorry had ploughed into a central reservation. Cressing-based scaffolders Wayne Johnson, John ‘JJ’ Jonathan and labourer Ollie Hayden swung into action after
Braintree Town and Witham Town both face yet another weekend without football after their respective home games were postponed due to waterlogged pitches. Any hopes either had of getting their games on were ended by the severe weather that swept
A politician is calling on the Government to do more to help families whose loved ones are killed abroad. Witham MP Priti Patel has been asking the Foreign Office to help with travel arrangements and provide consular support. Silver End resident
