Goalkeeper Nicky Morgan has stepped foot onto a football pitch for the first time since an attack that left him paralysed. The former Braintree Town stopper made an emotional return to current club Billericay Town as they celebrated winning
A man was rushed to hospital with suspected neck injuries after colliding with the central reservation of the A12 near Kelvedon. The man was driving a silver Audi at about 3.40am today on the northbound carriageway towards Colchester. The road was
Police are appealing for information after a thief snatched over £500 in cash from a woman’s purse. The incident happened in Panfield Lane, Braintree, at about 4.50pm on Thursday afternoon. The victim, a 30-year-old woman, was walking along the road
The wettest April in the UK since records began in 1910 has caused flooded roads and dangerous driving conditions. The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) is advising drivers to take care on roads and when entering or approaching flooded
Badgers living near a closed hospital have forced developers to adapt plans to build nearly 30 homes. A new planning application to build 29 homes on the site of William Julien Courtauld Hospital in London Road, Braintree, remains largely the same as
A double murder trial has been told how a “significant” number of texts were exchanged between a man and his former partner in the weeks leading up to her death. The court heard that four different phones attributed to David Oakes sent a total of
A broken down vehicle is blocking one lane on the A12 northbound, the Traffic Control Centre has reported. A lane is being blocked between J19 (Boreham) and J20 (Hatfield Peverel). Traffic is slow back towards J17 (Howe Green).
