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The Braintree and Witham Times is the weekly newspaper for Braintree and the surrounding area. Email bwtnews@newsquest.co.uk or call 01376 334336.

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MP welcomes decision to retain hour of free parking in Witham ift.tt/MtDFH8E

MP welcomes decision to retain hour of free parking in Witham

Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed North Essex Parking Partnership's decision to retain one hour of free on-street parking.

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Plans to introduce on-street parking abandoned in Braintree, Witham and Halstead ift.tt/PhO1JYG

Plans to introduce on-street parking abandoned in Braintree, Witham and Halstead

Plans to introduce parking charges in Halstead and Witham high streets, Bocking End and The Causeway in Bocking have been abandoned after strong opposition.

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Essex's Gemma Collins to return to jungle for ITV's I'm a Celeb spin off ift.tt/SRdbast

Essex's Gemma Collins to return to jungle for ITV's I'm a Celeb spin off

Essex born TV personality, Gemma Collins has been confirmed in the line-up of returning campmates for ITV's I'm A Celebrity South Africa 2026.

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Essex police officer dismissed for gross misconduct after 'abusive behaviour' ift.tt/ZQmt5KC

Essex police officer dismissed for gross misconduct after 'abusive behaviour'

An Essex Police officer has been dismissed from the force after an investigation found his actions amounted to gross misconduct.

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Family of missing woman praise community for 'amazing job' in Essex search ift.tt/7Blt4yO

Family of missing woman praise community for 'amazing job' in Essex search

Vitória Figueiredo Barreto went missing last Tuesday and was last seen in Brightlingsea..

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Witham Carnival Court and Queen selected for 2026 ift.tt/Q7Wr1vZ

Witham Carnival Court and Queen selected for 2026

Witham Carnival Association has selected its new Carnival Court and Queen for 2026.

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2,850 new homes may be built in Halstead as part of district's local plan ift.tt/mJXzvu3

Plans for almost 3,000 new homes and bypass in Halstead progress

A development of almost 3,000 new homes could be built in Halstead as part of the Braintree district's Local Plan.

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Colchester Mercury Theatre announce ‘much-awaited’ festive pantomime for 2026 ift.tt/IVhTl8a

Colchester Mercury Theatre announce ‘much-awaited’ festive pantomime for 2026

The Mercury Theatre has come to the rescue of post-panto blues by announcing its much-awaited 2026 festive production.

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Man, 20, charged with serious assault outside bar in Essex town ift.tt/nIFHoaM

Man, 20, charged with serious assault outside bar in Essex town

Braintree CID launched an investigation and have now secured charges in connection with the incident.

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Missing woman last seen at midnight climbing into boatyard, police confirm ift.tt/ILSPiXg
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Brightlingsea waits and watches for missing Brazilian Vitória Barreto ift.tt/BvmnXhr

Brightlingsea waits and watches for missing Brazilian Vitória Barreto

Brightlingsea is waiting while search activity for missing psychologist Vitória Figueiredo Barreto continues.

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Missing woman last seen at midnight climbing into Essex boatyard, police confirm ift.tt/b0BNUla

Missing woman last seen at midnight climbing into Essex boatyard, police confirm

Officers believe the last sighting of missing psychologist Vitória Figueiredo Barreto showed her climbing into a Brightlingsea boatyard on CCTV.

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Stansted Airport announces big change coming to drop-off system this month ift.tt/tqFXcdZ

Stansted Airport announces big change coming to drop-off system this month

Stansted Airport will be increasing its drop-off charges for the Express Set Down area this month.

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Hundreds hit by unplanned power cut across multiple north Essex postcodes ift.tt/B7A2Sqz

Hundreds hit by unplanned power cut across multiple north Essex postcodes

Power company engineers say the fault is linked to a high-voltage overhead line, which has triggered a wider outage.

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Greater Anglia train services to and from London stopped after trespass ift.tt/os1Ihuq

Greater Anglia train services to and from London stopped after trespass

Greater Anglia warned passengers of disruption after an incident between Stratford and Shenfield.

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Essex potholes cause over £400K worth of damage in four years ift.tt/1oeAGzH

Essex potholes cause over £400K worth of damage in four years

More than 70,000 potholes have been reported and repaired since 2022, seeing Essex County Council pay out over £400,000 for vehicle damage.

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Essex street named one of Britain's most expensive with houses costing £2.2m ift.tt/1fDUGV3

Essex street named one of Britain's most expensive with houses costing £2.2m

Property group Rightmove has published its latest Most Expensive Streets report, with one in Sussex making the list.

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Village pub's new landlords 'excited' to open doors for Mother's Day ift.tt/BUHLXpS

Village pub's new landlords 'excited' to open doors for Mother's Day

The soothing blue façade of The Vine Inn in Black Notley is a particularly welcoming site to its new landlords.

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Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote? The arguments on either side ift.tt/i8Bo0rm

Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote? The arguments on either side

The question of whether 16 and 17-year-olds should be given the vote has been a hot topic of debate since the Labour government announced the plans last July.

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Hedingham Castle invites visitors to Wild Keep Weekend over bank holiday ift.tt/16UiLVg

Hedingham Castle invites visitors to Wild Keep Weekend over bank holiday

Visitors are invited to celebrate the natural world with family activities at Hedingham Castle.

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