Waste collection services across the district will be expanded, but workers will move to only working for four days a week. Braintree Council wants to extend its food waste service to an extra 16,500 homes from September onwards. But it also wants
The jury in the Braintree double murder trial have been issued with special protective clothing to visit the scene of the killings. Gloves, facemasks and protective suits and overshoes were handed out to the seven men and five women when they visited
A post office has been targeted by a 'knife wielding' thief. The robber entered the post office in Panfield Lane, at around 1pm, but left before police arrived at the scene. A police spokesman said: "Officers were contacted shortly after
A brand new leisure centre in Witham will not open until the end of next year due to delays in the building process. The leisure centre in Spinks Lane was due to open in July next year, but this has been pushed back to December. It means that the
Police fear that schoolchildren could be at risk of serious injury unless steps are taken to prevent illegal parking outside schools. Five schools in the Braintree area have been selected as part of a partnership between the police and the North Essex
The A12 at Kelvedon is now open following a five-hour closure due to heavy rain over night. Police are warning of a number of delays and asking drivers to take care. The southbound carriage of the A12 was closed at 4am after a car struck
People are being urged to make a will by St Clare Hospice. The charity’s Make a Will month takes place in May. One in seven people has not made a will. Nine solicitors' firms are taking part, including Foort Tayler, Breezeplus
A power cut has closed White Court Primary School in Great Notley, Braintree. Headteacher Sue Spittlehouse said she has been told there is a phased failure, which is causing a short circuit. The exact cause of the power cut is still
Pupils from the Mandy Mason School of Dance are busy rehearsing for their next production. As Time Goes By will be performed at Alec Hunter Humanities College, Stubbs Lane, Braintree, on Friday and Saturday. The show features some of
The fight against gingerism, the British obsession with queueing and one teenage boy’s obsession with Justin Bieber. These were just some of the topics covered by youngsters competing in the North Essex Regional Final of the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge
The Health and Safety Executive is deciding whether to investigate after a man suffered a head injury at a commercial property in Crittall Road, Witham. The man, in his 40s, was rushed to Queen's Hospital, Romford, by Essex and Herts Air Ambulance
