A new nursery school offering 66 places for children and 22 jobs is being built in Witham. The new Gershwin Park Nursery School, in Gershwin Boulevard, Witham, will be open by January next year. The privately-owned nursery, operated by Seymour
Friends and colleagues paid tribute to a popular sports teacher who died last year by remembering him with a memorial cricket match. Alan Bailey was a much-loved teacher at Maltings Academy, in Spinks Lane, Witham, who died following a short battle
Staff at Benton Hall Golf and Country Club are celebrating after winning an industry leading award for excellence for the fourth time. The Witham golf club was named Club of the Year at the national Uk Active and Matrix FLAME Awards, which recognise
Braintree Town manager Alan Devonshire said he may be missing a few of his players when they travel to Chelmsford City for a pre-season friendly tonight. The Iron make the short trip to Melbourne Park to face their local rivals hot on the heels
Award-winning pop star Olly Murs has picked up yet another accolade, but not for his singing ability. The Witham-born X Factor star was voted the 2014 male Rear of the Year winner in a public poll, seeing off competition from Andy Murray, Idris
A science teacher will swap bunsen burners for Burma when she heads to Myanmar for two years to help train teachers in the southeast Asian country. Alec Hunter teacher Wendy Jackson has been raising funds for the international development charity
Drivers in Braintree faced delays this morning after a two-vehicle crash blocked a road. A red Honda Civic and a grey Renault Megane Scenic collided on the A120 close to Galleys Corner roundabout just after 9.40am. A police spokesman confirmed
A grandfather got the birthday surprise of a lifetime as he was reunited with family he had not seen for more than 50 years. Brian Cook, now 75, of Bannister Green, Felsted, thought he was going for a normal family barbecue at his son Peter’s house
