Firefighters tackled a blaze at a field in Toppesfield today. Two fire engines from Halstead and Haverhill were called to Park Lane at 2.14pm after one hectare of stubble and a hedgerow were alight. Fire crews used one hose reel jet and beaters
A laptop worth £1,500 was stolen from an unlocked van. Thieves took the Panasonic CF52 laptop from the insecure white Vauxhall Vivaro van between 11am and 2.05pm last Tuesday. The van, which had a 55 registration plate, was parked in Braintree
An out of control car demolished a garden wall on a junction where local residents have begged the authorities to bring in safety measures. A red Audi A4 smashed into the wall at a house in Oak Road, Rivenhall End, on Sunday, July 27, after leaving
A Witham dad has spoke of his disgust after he spotted heartless thieves raiding donations destined to help the terminally ill. Les Coates, 45, of Humber Road, Witham, saw elderly people take items from bags left outside a Farleigh Hospice shop
Mystery surrounds the death of a “lovely” father-of-two whose body was found at his home after police received a call for concern. Jason Willcocks, 35, of Warrenside, Braintree, had been dead for several days before being discovered on July 17.
