Braintree and Witham Times

Maldon Promenade Zoo has announced it will be closing tomorrow due to the threat of Storm Austen.

The A12 is currently closed near Chelmsford after a crash which is causing severe delays.

Essex Police appeal for help finding wanted man Carl Clarke, 40, after he left Southend Hospital on October 21. Contact police on 101 with information.

Charlotte Smith, owner of White Elm Garden Centre and Petting Farm in Bicknacre, says staff spent weeks preparing displays

Radio Caroline’s pirate radio ship Ross Revenge will leave Essex’s Blackwater Estuary for Hull in February 2027 for vital structural repairs

A man with dementia stabbed himself with scissors before climbing over a hospital railing and falling onto a glass table, an inquest has heard.

Storm Austen brings strong winds, heavy rain and flooding risk to Essex on October 23, with closures at Markshall Estate, Brentwood Market and pumpkin patches.

A van has had its roof severely damaged after crashing into Manningtree railway bridge.

SuperValu and Centra salmon and prawn products recalled after Listeria monocytogenes found. Essex Trading Standards says do not eat.

Essex men Elliot Reddington and Joe Mongan jailed for cocaine and cannabis supply, firearms offences and money laundering at Basildon Crown Court on October 5.

A two-week operation saw officers make 105 arrests while recovering drugs, weapons and stolen vehicles across the county.

A man was assaulted on Fowler Road, Essex, and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; Essex Police investigate the incident on October 21.

White Elm Garden Centre in Bicknacre condemns repeated Halloween vandalism and a break-in at its petting farm, after displays and enclosures were damaged.

Essex Police appeal to identify man after woman was injured by an unknown liquid in a Saffron Walden alleyway attack on August 30.

A12 crash in Essex: traffic is held London-bound between junctions 25 and 24 near Marks Tey and Kelvedon, causing delays towards Chelmsford and London.

Delays are building on the A12 near Howe Green after a crash with long queues forming.

M11 crash between junctions 8 and 9 leaves one casualty in ambulance care, as Essex Police report delays on the northbound carriageway on October 22.

M25 crash near Dartford closes two anticlockwise lanes after Junction 1B, causing severe traffic delays back to Swanley and queues across the QE2 Bridge.

A famous comic has been spotted at a popular restaurant in Leigh whilst on tour at Southend Cliffs Pavilion.

Essex Police report motorcyclist allegedly reaching 140mph after failing to stop on A120, as officers record 5,223 speeding offences in September.