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Braintree: Police deal with 11 cannabis suspects in three days

4:50pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Police have vowed to continue tackling cannabis crimes after dealing with 11 suspects in three days.

Braintree district: Make a Will Week to help hospice

4:55pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Solicitors are supporting a hospice in Make a Will Week.

Witham: 'Crucial' grant awarded to boys' brigade

3:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

A boys' brigade is to benefit from a town council grant to help fund its running costs and its 40th anniversary celebrations.

Witham: Funding boost for puppet festival

12:20pm Thursday 17th May 2012

This year’s flagship international puppet festival has received a funding boost thanks to grant money from a council.

Braintree: No official appeal from Oakes

11:14am Thursday 17th May 2012

David Oakes has not lodged an official appeal into his conviction for double murder, it has been confirmed.

Braintree: Woman with severe osteoporosis forced to sleep in armchair

10:00am Thursday 17th May 2012

A woman with severe osteoporosis has been forced to sleep in an armchair for a year because she cannot get upstairs to bed.

Braintree: Mystery van fire on A120

6:52pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A smouldering pile of furniture and metal was all that was left after a suspicious van fire.

Braintree: Friends pay tribute to Christine and Shania

4:50pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Friends have paid tribute to a wonderful mum and her beautiful daughter.

Braintree: 'Oakes caused nothing but devastation to everyone around him'

4:30pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

The former partner of Christine Chambers has said that the sentence given to double murderer Oakes gave him “nothing but satisfaction”.

Witham: Woman taken to hospital after A12 crash

4:06pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A woman was taken to hospital after a crash on the A12 Londonbound.