Braintree Town were narrowly beaten 1-0 by League One side Colchester United tonight, in Jamie Guy's benefit match. A crowd of more than 600 turned up at Cressing Road to see an evenly-contested affair, which was decided by a Steven Gillespie
Thieves made off with thousands of pounds worth of antiques after a house burglary in Great Canfield. The burglars smashed through a window of the house on Green Street 12 noon and 4.30pm on June 21. They caused £50 damage and stole
A taxi driver who was attacked by a passenger after a row over 70p is considering quitting his job. Ramesh Krishnan from Malyon Close, Braintree, claims a passenger tried to strangle him after refusing to pay the full £5.70 fare. He collected the man
Colleagues swapped their uniforms for pink t-shirts and bunny ears to take part in Race for Life. About 30 employees from the Tesco store in Great Dunmow raised more than £2,000 in the race in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, on Sunday. They also raised
Nearly £90,000 will be spent on improving the heating at a village hall, to the relief of users. Braintree Council is looking for community groups to take over the running of the Silver End hall. But hall users have previously said it would be too costly
Frail and elderly people are at the mercy of a landlord based nearly 5,000 miles away, it has been claimed Larchwood, a Southern Cross care home in Braintree, has been handed back to the building’s owner - based in tax haven the Cayman Islands - after
Armed police surrounded a house in a quiet Braintree road on Sunday afternoon. Residents have spoken of their shock after police with guns and sniffer dogs descended on Nottage Crescent at around 2.50pm on Sunday. A 38-year-old man was
Seven high earning staff were paid more than £500,000 in total after leaving Braintree Council. Three senior staff - which includes directors and heads of service - and four other staff also earning more than £50,000 were paid £562,805 in total
New business units are to be built to help small companies get off the ground. Braintree Council hopes to build 12 start-up units at Braintree’s Springwood Drive estate, where there are already 30 that are fully occupied. About 95% of the district’s
