Braintree and Witham Times

OPPOSITION to a controversial bid to 600 homes on green farmland is ramping up.

LEISURE centres are set to reopen on Monday in line with the government roadmap, council bosses have confirmed

A MAN accused of causing death by dangerous driving knelt beside the injured pedestrian pleading "please don't die on me".

DEFENDANTS from north Essex have been left with their lives on hold due to a justice system crippled by a backlog of cases made worse by the coronavirus pandemic.

A TEENAGE girl described how she was hit by a car three times after a “massive riot” erupted when her friends confronted a man over the bullying of a 13-year-old boy.

A POPULAR fish and chip shop has been voted one of the best mobile units in the country.

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GYM bosses are preparing to welcome members back with a free-six week training plan.

WITH pubs getting ready to welcome customers back next week, members of the public are still expected to know what the rules will be.

Non-essential shops are set to reopen from Monday (April 12) after Boris Johnson confirmed the next phase of lockdown lifting in England.

You should seek "prompt medical advice" if you've had any of these eight symptoms after getting the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.

Firefighters from Colchester, Halstead, Wivenhoe and Chelmsford have been tackling a blaze in Bures Hamlet on Thursday morning.

A teen is fighting for their life in hospital after a crash on a busy road through an Essex village.

A BEAUTY clinic is looking forward to reopening after loosing hundreds of pounds worth of stock during lockdown.

A NEW virtual high street service is launching today to help support independent shops during the pandemic.

A TEENAGE girl was thrown into the air and hit a tree when a raging father drove at her, a court heard.

A hotline for workers at Amazon has been set up by Unite to report "poor treatment and working practices."

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision which has left a teen hospitalised with life-threatening injuries.

The body of a man found Epping Forest has now been formally identified as Richard Okorogheye.

A DRIVER swerved across motorway lanes and crashed into a tree - leaving one passenger paralysed from the waist down.