Braintree and Witham Times

A recent study found that for 17% of COVID-19 patients with multiple symptoms, skin rashes were the first symptom to appear.

Another new Covid variant has been identified, with 16 cases being found in Britain.

FORMER top Home Office civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam has settled his employment tribunal claim after launching legal action against Priti Patel.

Keith Flint's band mates in The Prodigy have tribute to him on the second anniversary of his death

POLICE are reminding people that travelling across the county to "race" is not an "essential journey".

HOME Secretary Priti Patel has welcomed the Budget statement saying it demonstrates that the government stands "on the side of families and businesses".

AN investigation into the murder of a teenager led officers to a quiet coastal village more than 55-miles away from where the fatal stabbing occurred.

Thousands of children in Essex will attend school for the first time this year on Monday.

Today is World Book Day UK!

Wetherspoon has confirmed it plans to reopen nearly 400 of its pubs in April.

FIGURES suggest that no-one is was sleeping rough in Braintree last autumn.

Essex remains one of the UK’s car theft hotspots, according to the latest data.

THE COUNCIL believe a recent rise in graffiti in Braintree is down to ‘one person’.

A POLICE officer accused of death by careless driving said the crash would “stay with him for the rest of his life”.

I am confused as to when the new pavilion on Braintree and Bocking Recreation Ground is to be built.

BRAINTREE is the only authority in mid Essex where Covid infection rates continue to fall, according to the latest figures.

A COUNCIL boss does not want to see “all the sacrifice undone” following reports of day-trippers travelling from afar to use Tendring’s beaches.

THE search for the mystery person infected with the Brazilian mutation of coronavirus is continuing.

THOUSANDS more people have been told to shield after being identified them at serious risk of Covid.

We will be bringing you the latest updates throughout the day as Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers the next budget.