Fireworks are coming to Blackmore End playing fields on Saturday. Gates open at 6pm, then there is a competition for the best Guy at 6.45pm and the fireworks will begin at 7.30pm. Entrance is £5 for adults, £3 for children and a family ticket
A new doctors surgery to treat 16,000 patients could be opened within two years if plans are approved. Cramped Mount Chambers Surgery in Coggeshall Road will triple in size and is set to become one of the largest in the district if they move into
A majorette troupe have returned from a national competition with an impressive haul of trophies. In total, the 26 girls from Witham Allstars Majorettes won six trophies, including most improved troupe at the competition in Clacton at the beginning
Flushed with success and now entering its fourth year, the world’s original touring burlesque spectacular is about to hit Braintree. Officially Britain’s biggest burlesque extravaganza, An Evening of Burlesque is responsible for exposing the cream
A Braintree school is looking for former pupils to help mentor its current students. Alec Hunter Academy in Stubbs Lane has registered with the charity Future First to set up a network of former students and alumni. Participants can help their
Hospice shop volunteers are looking for a temporary home after flooding forced them to close their premises. Farleigh Hospice has two shops in Newland Street, Witham, and staff found the floor of the smaller one under several inches of water on
Two men have been arrested following a brawl outside a sports bar. The Witham men, aged 20 and 27, were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent after a fight started inside Bar Sport and spilled out on to Braintree
A web developer claims he was forced to quit a job because unreliable trains made his commute a misery. Charlie Jennings, 22, who lives off Lakes Road, Braintree, took a job in east Croydon and paid £495.80 a month for train travel. He used
