FURIOUS locals who live next to Britain’s longest-running roadworks have branded the project a “pure waste of money”.

Locals say a 10-year roadworks project that has cost over £440k is a "ridiculous embarrassment" to a small town in Essex.

Set in the centre of the beautiful Essex countryside is a town that is being snapped up by home buyers thanks to its small community feel and excellent commuting links across Essex and into London.

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Thomas Collier, 79, died in hospital four days after being found with a head injury at his address in Philip Road, Witham, Essex on 8 January. An inquest opening in January heard Mr Collier's 41 ...

A company based in Witham has rebranded as part of a business expansion. Tracked Carriers, a company that manufactures tracked, load-carrying machines, has rebranded as ACONDA Industrial Carriers. The ...

Essex County Council said it was considering the action at Witham Library, where it recently hired a private security guard. The authority runs 74 libraries and it said incidents had also been ...

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