Braintree, England News

THE NHS is investigating claims from two brothers that their mother died after doctors failed to notice how seriously injured she was.

SEVEN people have been arrested on suspicion handling stolen goods and of drugs-related offences.

Youngsters used an X Factor format to suggest improvements to their villages. Braintree Council invited pupils from Bulmer St Andrews, Ridgewell Primary School, St Petera s Primary School in Sible Hedingham and Belchamp St Paul Primary School to the event at Causeway House, Braintree.

A PARENTING group which takes a mother and baby into classrooms to help youngsters understand relationships has bid for A 250,000 lottery cash.

A school is set to be forced to hand back more than A 200,000 - despite having already allocated most of it for improvements.

THE number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in the district fell for the third month in a row.

POLICE held one of their biggest multi-agency operations so far in Braintree. Twenty five officers teamed up with ten representatives from VOSA, Braintree Council licensing and environmental health, and HM Revenue and Customs to stop check vehicles in Cressing Road, between Braintree Garden Centre and Galleys Corner.

A MAN suffered the affects of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in his home this evening.

A POPULAR community centre is under threat if it cannot find a new home before bulldozers move in.

A man is set to appear in court charged with assault. Police were called to a collision in Panfield Lane, Braintree, at 12.55pm on Friday, involving a lorry and car.

A MAN had to be cut out of his smoking car after it ploughed into a ditch. At about 9.54am on Saturday December 5 police, fire and ambulance crews were called to rescue the trapped man from the ditch in Witham Road near White Notley.

Bath City suffered their first Blue Square South defeat in more than two months at Cressing Road tonight.

Who said cockerels and dogs cannot be friends? Pet cockerel Gillien was close to death after being trapped without food or water for three weeks, but he has made a a oemiraculousa recovery.

A commuter group has welcomed the news that the rail franchise run by National Express will end three years early.

COMMUNITY Wardens from across the district are fearing for their jobs. Braintree Council is considering axeing the eight wardensa jobs, among its raft of cost cutting measures designed to save between A 1.2 million and A 1.5 million.

Published by Debbie Pack for Home Group in Communities and also in Housing , Environment Thursday 3rd December 2009 - 2:06pm Cllr Lady Newton unveils the Phoenix with Home staff and residents at the Oaks in Braintree.

A health trust, which runs key services at two Braintree hospitals, has one of the worst safety records in the country according to a new report.

Torrential rain turned one busy road into a oea rivera and saw ducks paddling in another.

THE wife of a a oeheroa who saved hundreds of lives has spoken of her dead husbanda s sensitive side.

PLAY areas in the district are some of the best in Essex. Braintree Council won 21 awards at the Best Kept Playing Fields Competition, hosted by the Essex Playing Fields Association.