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  • Winter fuel payments could drop by £100

    Pensioners could lose up to £100 to help with energy bills as the Government allows payment top ups to expire. This year winter fuel payments will drop back to £200 for the over 60s and £300 for the over 80s. The payments were temporarily increased

  • Hospital apology for medical records mix-up

    A heart attack patient has received an apology after his medical records were mixed up with those of another man. Hospital staff did not correct Stuart Parker’s records as soon as they realised they were wrong. And he was given medication

  • Witham air cadets will be flying high

    Four Witham air cadets will be flying high this summer. Sergeant Rebecca Baker,15, Corporal Kristian Baker,15, Corporal Grant Cook,15, and Cadet Ellie Shipley, 16, have been awarded the much sought after chance of training throughout the summer to become

  • Dancers pull out stops for contest

    Dancers burned the floor in a choreography contest. Helena Romanes School in Dunmow held its 20th annual choreography competition, originally set up by the school’s former dance teacher Jinny Huizar.