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Witham: Town to step back in time for Dickensian event
A Dickensian Day is returning to Witham next weekend for the second time following the success of last year’s event. The Newland’s Shopping Precinct will be at the heart of the activities on Saturday 30 where will be a range of stalls selling Christmas
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Braintree: Commuters demand better rail service
A livid commuter is determined to hold a train operator to account for “appaling” failings week after week. Nathalie Rose put her rage in writing to Greater Anglia after a catalogue of delays and cancellations on the Braintree branch line left
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Braintree: M&S submits plans for trolley bays
Marks and Spencers has submitted plans for two trolley bay shelters. The upmarket store, which looks set to include a cafe, is progressing with its plans to open in the former Comet premises on Braintree Retail Park in the summer. M&
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Braintree district: Hundreds of artefacts hidden away for safe keeping
A 19th century magistrates’ order banning a town centre gathering is one of the many items hidden away in Braintree’s museum archives. Hundreds of paintings, pictures and artefacts which date from the early 1800s are safely stored in locations
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Braintree: 90-years-old and still growing strong
A dedicated gardener who still growing strong at the grand old age of 90 has no plans to give up his prize-winning ways. Raymond Cardy, of Saunders Avenue, Braintree, officially celebrated his 90th birthday on Friday with friends and family but
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Dunmow: Family "crushed" by jewellery theft
Police are appealing for information following a burglary in which an antique ring was stolen. Officers have released an image of the ring, worth a four figure sum, in the hope that someone might spot it and call police. It was stolen from
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Essex: Goat skin rug, curtains and toaster stolen in burglary
Police are appealing for information following a burglary in which some "distinctive items" were stolen. The victim returned to their home in East Road, West Mersea, to find the rear patio doors had been jemmied open. The goods stolen included
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Braintree district: Quarry opponents fight gravel plan
Campaigners hope an independent inspector will rule against a council’s plan to focus the county’s mineral production on our district. A public examination of the Essex County Council (ECC) replacement local minerals plan, which lists quarry sites
