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  • LIVE Witham Town v Grays Athletic

    9:41pm Well that was entertaining and I think a draw was a fair result over the 90 minutes. The draw means Witham are still unbeaten since stepping up into the premier division. See this week's paper for full reaction

  • Grandmother taken to hospital after injury in maze

    A grandmother was taken to hospital after she fell and injured herself while in a maze. Ambulance crews were called at 2.33pm today and sent an ambulance and the hazardous area response team to the incident at Blake House Craft Centre in Blake

  • Lane blocked on A12 after crash between car and truck

    Police are at the scene of crash on the A12 northbound. A blue Nissan and a green and white truck were involved in a collision at about 4.10pm today at junction 21, just prior to the Witham turn off. Lane two is blocked. No-one is believed

  • Witham Carnival Queen and Court win at Maldon Carnival

    The Witham Carnival Queen and Court won first place at the Maldon Carnival. The quartet of Queen Isabel-Mary Osborne, 15, Rosebud Queen Lillia Victor-Berry,6, Princesses Georgia Green, 9, and Princess Callie Goodchild, 12, decorated their float

  • Former soldier completes gruelling WWI cycle ride

    A former Royal Engineer who is blind in one eye has completed a four day, 530km bike ride across the battlefields of World War One to raise money for Blind Veterans UK. Ian Slack, 47, of Broad Road, Braintree, was medically discharged in 1997 after

  • Lorry tears out railings outside Braintree pub

    Mums and babies were heard screaming and crying after a lorry tore out railings outside a popular Braintree pub and restaurant. A lorry struck a road sign and railings in Bocking End, outside the White Hart Hotel, around 3.30pm last Wednesday,

  • Police investigate parking dispute at Morrisons in Witham

    Police are investigating a parking row in a supermarket car park. A Witham man in his 40s had his shoulder and wrist grabbed outside Morrisons in Braintree Road, Witham, at about 6pm on August 9. The suspect was described as white, bald and