Braintree and Witham Times

A COLCHESTER supermarket has provided an update on an urn labelled to contain cremated human ashes which was found in a trolley.

A WOMAN from Great Yeldham is continuing a campaign to improve the village bus service, after a reduced timetable was issued earlier this year.

Here are some of the most notable road closures coming up across north and mid Essex in the coming weeks.

Juliette Sykes, 55, was devastated when husband Tim, 57, was diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer in July 2019.

Daphne Glen of East Bergholt has turned 102, celebrating her birthday on September 15.

CHELMSFORD City Racecourse will not be able to host music events with more than 10,000 people after police were worried people could have died at a Justin Timberlake concert.

While Tiptree does not have a high street, Church Road is the place to be in the village, which is known beyond the Essex borders for its famous jam factory and garden centre.

2nd Lieutenant Lester Leo Lowry was just 23 when his fighter plane crashed into the ground on a cloudy day in 1944.

Four men were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A and Class B drugs.

There is also congestion to the Bradwell and the Coggeshall turnoff.

A crash on the A120 westbound, at Cressing Road, Galley's Corner is causing delays around the roundabout and down the busy road.

Specialist detectives have secured charges against three people as part of an investigation into modern slavery.

A 46-year-old man from Essex has been arrested for alleged drug crimes in Aylesbury.

TRAINS between London and Stansted Airport are severely delayed due to an earlier system fault.

An Essex mum claims dust from a construction site is making people's lives a misery.

Tiptree is synonymous with delicious jam and a stellar garden service – but its community is so much more.

Several closures on the A12, M25 and Dartford Crossing may impact Essex drivers on the weekend of September 26-28, according to National Highways

An independent travel agent who was shortlisted for a national award has opened a permanent premises in an Essex village.

Essex schools are invited to apply for new funding to boost climate resilience as part of the Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools programme.

A HOSPITAL trust has urged bosses to not use "non-clinical" bank staff for the rest of the month as part of cost-cutting as it battles an £85 million deficit.