POLICE were called to an incident in Witham yesterday after a woman was hit by a car. Officers were called to Newland Street at about 5.50pm after reports of a collision. They arrived to find a woman in her 20s had been in a collision
A WITHAM school says it didn't need to close a year group after claims it isn't doing enough to safeguard children from Covid-19 after a pupil tested positive for the virus. The New Rickstones Academy in Witham reported that one of its pupils tested
MORE than 130 sex crimes recorded against children in Essex were committed online last year. The NSPCC has warned that tech companies are enabling the crimes by failing to design their sites with children's safety in mind. A freedom of information
VULNERABLE families are being given the chance to apply for free food parcels to prevent disadvantaged youngsters from going hungry. The Witham Hub has won funding to run the scheme in the town after a successful pilot project in the summer
