Residents are being asked to help track down fly-tippers who dumped asbestos in a popular walking spot. Corrugated sheets of asbestos were found abandoned in a country lane off Park Road, near Rivenhall, on May 18 and reported by councillor
More than 200 people have signed a petition to save a play scheme for children with learning disabilities. Braintree Mencap only launched the online campaign on Wednesday. Its play and activity club for children and teenagers is under
A man who was attacked in a Chelmsford nightclub has had four titanium plates put in his face. Steve Hatton, 24, of Church Hill, Kelvedon, suffered a fractured eye socket when he and two friends were attacked in Chicago Rock Cafe nightclub
A weight watcher has helped slimmers lose more than four million pounds - the equivalent of 10 blue whales. Denise Priest, 63, of Chatsworth Avenue in Great Notley, has hosted meetings for 21 years after losing two and a half stones with the scheme.
Police want to track down a woman who failed to exchange details with other drivers after a car accident. The incident happened in Hatfield Road, Witham, on April 24, at 7am near the Texaco garage. Three of the four drivers involved in the collision
A 57-year-old man punched a robber in the face after he tried to hold up a shop with a knife. A man entered Panfield Lane Stores shortly after 1pm on Thursday. He threatened a shop assistant with a blade and demanded they hand over money. However
Villagers are aiming to put the fun back into a night at the movies by setting up their own community cinema. The cinema, which will be based at Coggeshall Village Hall, is the brainchild of Victoria Hill and Rhyanneth Robertson. Victoria, 36, of
A roadsweeper crashed into a ditch during wet conditions along a notorious accident blackspot. The Braintree Council vehicle came into difficulties along Church Hill, Faulkbourne, at around 9.30am last Tuesday. In February, a pregnant
Children at a primary school in Braintree have raised almost £1,000 for an African charity. The 60 year 5 pupils at Notley Green Primary in Great Notley have raised money for Send a Cow, a charity based in the UK that helps communities in rural
Alan Devonshire says he has been surprised at the lack of interest shown by rival clubs in his Braintree Town players. Having finished their season with a 5-1 defeat at Wrexham last weekend, the Iron boss is now building his squad for next year’s Blue
A young man who survived a 70ft fall is running a marathon exactly a year after slipping from a fifth floor balcony. Sam Kean, 21, punctured both lungs and fractured his pelvis, left heel bone, lower jaw, right thigh, both elbows and three ribs last
