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  • Rallying call as duo ready for Euro trip

    TWO workmates are set to drive hundreds of miles across Europe in fancy dress in a bid to raise cash for three charities. Steve Parnell and Mel Windard, of Witham civil engineering firm Scott Parnell, will take part in the four-day Pavestone Rally

  • Two people cut free from cars after A12 smash

    TWO people were trapped in their cars after an A12 smash. Firefighters were called after the crash near Witham on Saturday morning. Crews from Witham, Chelmsford and Tiptree attended the scene alongside paramedics just after 8am. The casualties

  • Letter: Garden towns plans must be scrutinised

    Braintree, Colchester, Tendring and Essex councils are planning to build three new towns, which including the development at Monkswood, will create some 50,000 new houses. A “fantastic opportunity” is promised. But many fear we will pave over

  • Super slimmer is man of year after heart scare

    LOSING weight helped to save the life of a man who had a heart rate of just 25 beats per minute, according to cardiologists. Neil Roberts, from Braintree, was rushed to a cardiothoracic unit with heart problems, but after having a pacemaker fitted