Braintree and Witham Times

Essex Police has begun rolling out the Axon Taser 10 (T10). A total of 665 frontline officers are being trained in its use the new generation Taser.

Families can enjoy a day out without spending a penny this bank holiday. Here are five free days out in Essex you can enjoy on bank holiday Monday.

The NHS will soon invite eligible residents in Essex to take part in a free at-home HPV self-test to help prevent cervical cancer.

Donald Turrell, a Second World War veteran who lived in Frinton, has died aged 101.

Greater Anglia services to and from Clacton and Colchester are expected to be disrupted for several hours after thieves stole signalling cables.

A Grade II listed Georgian residence has come on the market after almost 40 years under the same ownership

Braintree MP Sir James Cleverly has announced he will be stepping down from the shadow cabinet to run for London Mayor.

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a collision on the A120 yesterday, at the junction with the A131 in Braintree.

Heavy traffic is beginning to build on the A12 northbound following a crash near junction 18 for Danbury.

A care home that says its residents are “at the heart of everything we do” is helping to keep them happy and positive through a wide range of activities.

Greater Anglia services across Essex are set to be disrupted for more than three hours after a train hit an obstruction on the line.

A new interim chair has been appointed to lead Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT).

Essex County Council have announced Operation Vanguard in response to safety concerns over migrant numbers in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford.

Much-loved UK boyband JLS paused their headline act at the Colchester Castle Summer Series due to a medical emergency in the crowd

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for Essex as the county is set for a wet and windy start to the bank holiday weekend.

Children are “skipping meals” to instead scroll through social media, says the Head of Therapy at an Essex rehabilitation facility.

The ichthyosaur vertebra was found in a Roman-era pit in Colchester.

A road leading on and off Canvey Island has been closed in both directions this evening due to a police incident.

Police are searching for an 81-year-old man who has been reported missing from the South Ockenden area of Essex.

Passengers travelling between Essex and London Liverpool Street are facing delays, cancellations and alterations after a signalling fault at the London station.