Braintree District Council has awarded £128,382 of grant funding to Braintree Area Foodbank to enhance its support provision for residents. The funding is part of the £1 million Cost of Living Fund, ...

YOBS have trashed a free library set up near a Braintree school just days after it appeared. The mysterious book box made from a bedside cabinet was put on the public footpath next to Porters Field, a ...

With Japan charging an average tax rate of 1.9% on other countries’ goods and having a long-standing alliance with the US, the Wednesday talks are a crucial indicator of whether the Trump ...

Men are less likely than women to seek support after being diagnosed with cancer, a charity has said. And if they do seek ...

Yeyasso farming co-operative in Ivory Coast is trialling a new supply chain initiative that aims to increase the Fairtrade ...

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laurete, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended ...

The Government has set out plans to divert up to two million patients from NHS waiting lists by the end of next year. A scheme which allows family doctors to seek advice from specialists before ...

A teacher was awarded a six-figure settlement after he was hit by a car while directing traffic in the school car park. He sustained a fractured left heel bone, which required surgery after he was ...

Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before.

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.