Claudia Bradley

Tributes have been paid to a “kind, warm, unfailingly cheerful” former leader of Braintree District Council who has passed way.

A fundraiser which represented England in a world-wide event raised over £1,500 for a cancer charity in memory of a woman who “lived life to the fullest.”

StandUP Drama School opened in Braintree with fun and games for kids, designed to help build their confidence.

The community came together to remember the fallen on Remembrance Sunday, with wreath laying and parades across Braintree, Witham, and surrounding villages.

The longstanding plans for a new retail park with drive-thru restaurants and shops on Gershwin Boulevard was unveiled in May 2023 in a submission by Churchmanor Estates.

Braintree, Witham and other surrounding areas will be holding the events for Remembrance Sunday this weekend.

Works on Bakers Lane and Church Road which caused traffic chaos for months have not been completed, highways bosses have confirmed.

An active fundraiser for a cancer charity is partaking in a worldwide event this Saturday in memory of a “determined” woman who “wouldn’t give up.”

Martyn Richardson is a man who plans nearly every minute of his day, and he almost never differs from it.

Another year of successful fireworks displays saw thousands turn out to see the sky light up over Braintree Rugby Club and Witham Rugby Club.