Big-hearted bosses at a Braintree taxi firm have stumped up £1,000 to keep the air ambulance flying. Yelo Taxi handed over a giant cheque to the charity to make National Air Ambulance Week, which started on Monday. Yelo Taxi operations manager
A bench in Braintree has become a Chat a While Bench to encourage residents to speak to each other in an effort to combat loneliness. The bench located outside the Nat West bank on the High Street will aim to get people chatting after Age UK revealed
WHILE the end result was disappointing, manager Marc Benterman was very happy with what he considered to be a “very worthwhile exercise” in Witham Town’s Velocity Trophy opener against Great Wakering Rovers. Three goals in the 15 minutes before
Home Secretary Priti Patel has called for urgent action over assaults on police with tougher punishments for the "monsters" who attack officers. In a speech to a conference of senior officers in Warwickshire on Monday, Witham's MP stressed she is
A NEW campaign is putting pressure on litter louts after the conviction of an Essex man who was fined more than £750 for throwing a cigarette butt out of his car. Local authorities and fast food restaurants have joined forces to create ‘Love Essex
Football club bosses have announced they will be erecting a memorial to honour Prodigy star Keith Flint, who passed away earlier this year. His funeral attracted thousands and a petition for a statue in the town gained over 10,000 signatures.
