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'Racist criminal damage' of banner put outside Braintree primary school
Essex Police said enquiries are ongoing and officers are investigating the incident
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Essex Police said enquiries are ongoing and officers are investigating the incident
Abbi Smith was found at Braintree Recreation Ground the day after she had been discharged from the mental health services
Essex is expected to see mid to high-20s temperatures from Monday to Wednesday, with highs of 33C to 34C later in the week and Braintree forecast to record the highest temperature.
Cllr Tom Cunningham has said Braintree has been "let down" by the Home Office as it announced plans to increase capacity and keep it open past 2027
The road was closed for several hours
A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is now in force for at least three years across the entire Braintree district
Locals say they are having to make more trips to a nearby recycling centre because they can't fit everything in the new bins
The local MP said the timing of the 'hastily built' site as 'clearly deliberate' and had caused 'significant disruption' to other residents
The council is preparing a report on the consultation responses received to the local plan proposals
They will go on trial later this year
The pub was demolished over 11 years ago
He is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court in July
The 'valued' shuttle bus stopped operating in March 2020 following the Covid-19 pandemic
Searches were carried out in Danbury, Maldon and Braintree
Developers are contributing around £1m to provide bus services around a new development in Braintree
A 26-year-old man has been arrested
The areas has been described as being 'under siege'
An asylum seeker from the Middle East sexually assaulted a nurse in a “degrading” attack. Maqbil Dhaheri, 36, who was staying at the Wethersfield Asylum Centre based on the former RAF airfield in Brai
Two people were discharged at the scene
So sadly, we're reporting on a truly devastating incident that has shaken our community. Three teenagers have been charged in connection with the tragic death of a 16-year-old girl here in Braintree.