Braintree and Witham Times

Extra trains will run to help people get home after State Fayre in Chelmsford.

A 71-year-old drugs courier has been jailed for his role in a major crime gang that funnelled millions of pounds’ worth of cocaine into Essex.

Seven hotels across Essex are on the market, with price tags from £975,000 to more than £12 million.

Celebrity DJ Fat Tony and members of David Beckham's family were among mourners at former The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall's funeral.

A murder investigation has been launched after a 21-year-old man died following a fatal assault in Chelmsford's Central Park.

A major Essex music and food festival has announced a top chef line up for this summer.

Firefighters tackled a rapidly developing house fire that gutted a home in Hutton last night.

Central Park in Chelmsford city centre was cordoned off following an incident.

The wider rollout of the EU’s Entry and Exit System (EES) has led to major delays, with these four holiday hotspots among the worst affected.

The annual King's Birthday Flypast will take place today (Saturday, June 13) and is due to travel over parts of Essex.

Sarah Wright, 63, of Alresford, has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list for 2026 for her services to substance abuse treatment and is being given a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

A specialist service has said Essex is in a ‘crisis’ of sexual violence – what are some myths and misconceptions?

Sally Vincent, of Frinton, has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list for 2026 for her services to charity and is being given a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

OpenTable have compiled a list of the ten most booked restaurants across the whole of Essex for the month of May.

John Ball, a radical medieval priest who inspired one of England's most famous uprisings, may have had deeper links to Essex.

Kim Watson, 61, of Colchester, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to grassroots netball in East Anglia in the King's Birthday Honours.

The King’s Birthday Honours list has been revealed for 2026 and Mersea resident Enola Wright has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the Insulinoma community.

Michelle Ageymang and Dame Hellen Mirren are among the many Essex residents who are in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026.

Two Essex neighbourhoods have been revealed among the latest winners in the Postcode Lottery.

A major police operation has led to 29 arrests and the seizure of 36 vehicles in a major police operation.