Braintree Town manager Danny Cowley has unveiled the first new signing of his time in charge of the Iron - Chelmsford City striker Michael Cheek. The 23-year-old former Stanway Rovers and Heybridge Swifts forward has made the step up to Conference
Primary school children who designed a flag symbolising the Witham constituency have visited it flying outside Parliament. Pupils at Kelvedon St Mary’s Primary Academy, in Docwra Road, Kelvedon, won the best flag in Witham and the best in Essex
Two officers who were based at Braintree have been dismissed from Essex Police for gross misconduct. Following a four-day hearing before a panel chaired by Assistant Chief Constable Maurice Mason, both officers were found to have breached standards
THE owner of a poultry business has been handed a suspended prison sentence and a £12,524 fine following a probe which began when 6,000 chickens died of heat exhaustion. Paul Flatman, 65, a poultry farmer trading as Paul Flatman Farms, of Packards
Paramedics and ambulance crews were called to Witham this morning after a young schoolboy was in collision with a car. The boy, who attends Powers Hall Academy, was crossing Powers Hall End at about 8.30am today when the collision occurred.
Paul King said he will be “gutted” to leave Witham Town after confirming that he won’t be lining up at the Village Glass Stadium next season. The central defender has been Witham’s club captain for the last three years, but is now set for a new
Simeon Akinola said he has been speaking to his team-mates for advice ahead of a debut call-up for the England C team next month. The impressive form of the 22-year-old Braintree Town midfielder (pictured below) in the Vanarama Conference Premier
Bus-users will have to fork out more to travel on Sundays from next month. Essex County Council are raising the price of their Sunday Saver tickets - which can be used on any qualifying bus service in Essex on a Sunday - from June 14. This
Hairdressers are determined to fight proposals to turn their salon into a two-bedroom house. Estate agents Roland James, which has owned the Baileys Hair Gallery building in Baileys Gant since 1976, has applied to Braintree Council to convert the
Enjoy a game of bingo to raise cash for children with special needs. Parc, the children’s Play and Resource Centre, is holding the bingo night at the Orange Tree in Cressing Road, Braintree, from 8pm to 10.30pm on May 23. Advance tickets are
