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  • Witham police officer reunites boy with stolen bike

    POLICE have reunited a boy with his bike after it was stolen whilst he was at school. Witham Special Constable Simon Jesse helped reunite the boy and his bike after it was stolen from outside the school on Conrad Road on Friday March 26. On Saturday

  • Pub has 250 no shows in first week back

    A pub has had 250 no shows just days after reopening for the first time in months. Prince Louis in Great Notley, Braintree had to turn people away as they were fully booked for the first few days back. But as many as 250 guests failed to show

  • Businesses praise council grants for making them Covid safe

    BUSINESSES have praised Essex County Council for helping them prepare to reopen with a grants to buy Covid safe equipment. Phillippa Lee, owner of Yaxley Hair and Beauty Salon in Witham applied for the council's Business Adaptation Grant through

  • 7k laptops given to disadvantaged pupils in Essex

    HUNDREDS more laptops and tablets have been made available for disadvantaged children through Essex’s education authority in recent weeks. Department for Education figures show 6,967 laptops and tablets had been sent by the Government to Essex County