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  • Scouts swim 548 lengths in 2 hours

    A TRIO of Scouts launched a fundraising drive by completing a sponsored swim. Matthew Pack, Ben Trewick and Harry Daniels, of the 2nd Braintree and Bocking Air Scouts, swam almost 350 lengths in just two hours at Braintree Swimming Pool as they

  • Air Ambulance needs your help to keep saving lives

    A LIFE-SAVING charity will be showing up across the county to raise money as part of an annual week of appreciation. National Air Ambulance Week will be running from September 9-15 and volunteers and staff from Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT

  • FA Cup trip for Braintree but Jammers are handed a home tie

    While Braintree Town kick-start their FA Cup campaign on the road, Maldon & Tiptree have been handed a home tie in the second qualifying round. The Jammers earned their place in the draw by beating Histon 3-0 in the first qualifying round on Saturday

  • Ten charged after attack in town centre

    Ten men have been summonsed to appear at court following a disturbance in Braintree town centre in January. The alleged incident happened in Market Place on January 5. Connor Chambers, 22, of Baddow Road, Chelmsford, will answer a charge of

  • New calls to end delay over airport expansion

    BUSINESS leaders across the east of England have added to the growing pressure on a council which is being accused of ‘delaying’ the expansion of a major airport. Key members of the Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire chamber of commerce