Braintree and Witham Times

A HISTORIC railway museum is set to receive £34,000 in emergency funding to help it survive the pandemic.

THE owners of a historic seaside attraction are urging council officials to allow them to start work on the installation of an observation wheel.

Two areas in south Essex have been named as the hardest places to pass your driving test in the county.

A WOMAN from Essex is set to marry a US killer who shot two men after meeting via a prison penpal scheme.

SNOW has fallen across Essex this morning.

Piles of litter were left behind in parks and green spaces last week as lockdown eased.

The worried mum of missing student Richard Okorogheye has shared the "complete nightmare" her life has become since the disappearance of her son.

Everyone in England is to be offered free, twice-weekly coronavirus tests as ministers prepare for the next stage of easing lockdown restrictions.

Boris Johnson will hold a Downing Street coronavirus briefing tonight.

FIGURES have revealed that three in five people have now received their first dose of a Covid vaccine in Braintree.

Visitors to the outdoors are being urged to say hello to other people, stay on footpaths, and bag and bin their dog’s poo in a new-look Countryside Code.

TODAY’S spread is a celebration of our Community Champions.

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Essex has increased to 145,185 according to latest figures.

The Metropolitan Police said 107 people were arrested in London on Saturday as demonstrations were held across England against plans to increase police powers.

THREE people have been arrested and 27 dogs seized following a warrant in Dunmow as part of an investigation into dog thefts.

HUNDREDS of people are believed to have contracted Covid in hospital at Mid and South Essex Trust, figures reveal.

FOR many people, getting their first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine can't come soon enough.

A MAJOR road is set to be closed as part of ongoing works.

THREE village roads are shutting for nearly a fortnight.

Motorists increased their speeds on Essex's main routes last year as coronavirus lockdown restrictions sparked a drop in traffic levels, figures reveal.