Braintree and Witham Times

Tina Townsend travelled to Westminster to receive a British Citizen Award during a special ceremony.

A Clacton home has been left uninhabitable after a fire spread to four gardens and damaged two houses.

Thick black smoke can be seen across Clacton as emergency services are responding to a "large" house fire this evening.

Firefighters remain at the scene after a huge explosion and fire tore through an industrial estate near East Hanningfield.

Bin collections will begin one hour earlier in the Chelmsford Council area this week in response to high temperatures.

A drug dealer, a murderer, a rogue trader and a would-be terrorist are among those jailed in Essex in a series of serious cases brought before the courts.

A business owner has told of his “shock” after a “completely unprecedented” blaze on an industrial estate near East Hanningfield.

39-year-old Holly West will appear in court after being charged with multiple public order offences, including a "racially aggravated" assault in Braintree.

Count Binface has revealed his full twenty-point manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election, including standing in at Eurovision.

A hosepipe ban will remain in place as water supplies remain under pressure, Anglian Water has confirmed.

Three restaurant closures have been confirmed as part of a UK-wide shake-up.

Patient Focused Ambulance (PFA), a private ambulance service, have had their base damaged by the explosion at Highlands Farm on Friday.

A yellow heat health alert issued by the UKHSA has been upgraded to amber as temperatures continue to rise in Essex.

A budget supermarket has named several Essex towns as target areas for new stores including Braintree, Brentwood, Canvey Island, and Harlow (south).

BASICS Essex has revealed it was directly affected by the explosion near Hanningfield last week, where its headquarters and response car sustained damage.

Beach patrol teams have issued a warning after a "difficult" rescue in which four people got into difficulty in the water off the coast of Clacton, Essex.

Fire crews continue to monitor the situation at an industrial site at Highlands Farm on Southend Road, near Rettendon, following a fire and explosion.

Shahin Ahmed, father of Musa, who has been left in critical condition after an incident at West Mersea beach, has called for a safety review.

The UKHSA has issued a new yellow heat health alert for Essex as temperatures look set to soar to 34C this week.

A Witham man who mistakenly drove without insurance after purchasing a new car has kept his licence.