Braintree and Witham Times

POLICE have released footage of the moment a drug dealer nicknamed ‘Gangster Granny’ was arrested following an investigation into her gang picking up shipments of cocaine at an Essex port.

Various roads are set to close across Essex while works are undertaken, with one road to shut for 40 days.

Nikki McKenzie, 41, used the word in the direction of a police officer in November last year and appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after leading police on a pursuit along the A12.

Police have issued information as further protests have been announced for an Essex town.

An all-girls school has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

AN HGV driver who faced losing his licence after he used a mobile phone at the wheel of a lorry has avoided a roads ban.

A band from Wivenhoe features in a new book celebrating the fans of the rock band Oasis.

Concerns are growing as police are appealing for help to find a missing 22-year-old from Essex.

Essex’s fire service is urging people to test their smoke alarms following an incident in Witham.

ESSEX drivers are warned that Monday is the worst day of the week to drive in the county, according to new data.

Three men who were involved in running a drugs line in Essex have been put behind bars.

A young man who lost control of his motorbike while travelling along the A120 performed a wheelie moments before the collision, an inquest heard.

Hundreds of millions of pounds have been written off as a major improvement scheme for the A12 has been scrapped.

The Exchange, located in Southchurch, is being offered as a tenancy opportunity for £25,000

An investigation is underway following a burglary in Witham where a car was stolen.

A teenager was killed in a collision with an oncoming vehicle after he lost control of his motorbike, an inquest has concluded.

A gripping new Netflix series about London’s major trauma system features our own air ambulance charity.

North East Essex councils have issued a joint statement in response to Essex County Council’s proposal for Local Government Reorganisation.

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome will see two historic Second World War Spitfires take to the skies, as well as First World War bomber.