A theatre group for budding young stars of the stage and screen is rehearsing hard for their next performance. Stagecoach Braintree has been running for six years teaching skills such as acting, drama and singing to youngsters from the ages of
A musician has raised more than £2,000 for charity by performing as Michael Buble and Olly Murs. Johnny Routledge, of Ash Fall, Witham, took to the stage in the Witham Town Football Club as a tribute act to the famous singers in memory of his late
Braintree Town chairman Lee Harding said the club is staying afloat at the moment thanks to the financial support of its directors. The Iron have had just one home Skrill Premier fixture since December 14 and are feeling the effects of having hardly
A landscaping company that had £17,000 of tools stolen is hoping for fresh information after an appeal on national television. Staff at DRH Landscapes, based in Stepfield, on the Freebournes Industrial Estate in Witham, were left distraught when
A flight captain called the police after furious passengers were left stuck on a grounded plane. The Ryanair flight from Stansted to Porto had been due to take off at 8.30pm last Friday. After the flight was delayed due to adverse weather conditions
By Ron Fosker The junior events at the Braintree Table Tennis League individual tournament produced one of the highest entries for many years. Entry was almost exclusively made up of players who attend league coaching sessions but
The development of iPads and tablet devices has revolutionised the way many of us work and play on the move. But it is not only high-powered business executives making use of the technology, as tablets find their way into the school classroom.
Braintree's Rhys Hayden is the new Essex Darts Open champion. Two years after winning the corresponding youth title as a 17-year-old, Hayden has completed the step up by claiming the senior crown and is setting his sights on a big future in
Essex County Council (ECC) insists services will be maintained despite slashing its youth budget in half. The authority is cutting its spending on youth services from £5m this year to £2.4m by 2016/17. Cabinet member for education Ray Gooding
A cheeky wolf-whistle sparked an impressive 70-year romance for this couple. Ivy and Richard Button, of Gilbert Way, Braintree, tied the knot at the ages of 17 and 19 after a chance encounter in Bethnal Green. The jolly couple, who are originally
By Ron Fosker Paul Davison made it five wins in five final appearances when he won the men’s singles at the Braintree Table Tennis League individual tournament. Like his last two wins, success in the final came against old rival Peter Hayden
Burglars stole five shotguns during a break-in at a house in Feering. The firearms, which were legally held, were stolen from inside a locked gun cabinet in the house on Feering Hill between 12.45pm and 2pm yesterday. The cabinet was ripped
Greater Anglia services between Essex and London are subject to delays and cancellations after a person was hit by a train. The train operator first reported the incident at Seven Kings station on its Twitter account shortly before 9.30am.
Witham Town chairman Tony Last admits the club are “really struggling” financially due to having games called off, but insists there will be no cuts to the playing budget. The postponement of Tuesday’s home game against Harlow Town was the tenth
Fed-up commuters are being promised only “modest” improvements to trains, despite the service being ranked joint worst in the country. Greater Anglia came joint bottom in a Which? customer satisfaction survey, scoring just 40 per cent. Rail
Amid all the disappointment of seeing his team fall further and further behind their Skrill Premier rivals in the number of games played, there has at least been one piece of bright news for Braintree Town manager Alan Devonshire. The Iron boss
