Braintree and Witham Times

Drivers using the M25 are facing delays of more than an hour after a crash near Waltham Abbey.

A fourth man has been arrested and becomes the second charged after a string of robberies linked to the dating app Grindr.

Tensions have reportedly erupted in the Big Brother house just days into the new ITV series.

University of Essex staff will strike on Monday over plans to cut 400 jobs and £24m from budgets, as UNISON protests against restructuring and proposed service cuts.

Police are searching for missing Basildon man Andrew Kurt, 63, last seen on September 8. He may be travelling by bus near Southend, Westcliff or Tilbury.

Traffic alert - M11 northbound crash near Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden causes severe delays of up to 92 minutes this morning in Essex.

Travel disruption fears have led to a pause in new EU border checks at nine major Stansted Airport destinations.

Essex - Met Office predicts cooler, changeable conditions, but says warm spells remain possible before September 28, with sunshine and rain.

Hapag-Lloyd's 399m Singapore Express, carrying 23,664 TEU, arrives at London Gateway in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, on September 16 from Tangier, Morocco.

Jet2 flight LS1413 from London Stansted to Burgas, Bulgaria, was diverted to Frankfurt on September 14 after a medical incident.

A Greater Anglia line has been brought to a standstill after a trespasser was reported on the tracks at Ipswich.

Jet2 is hiring more cabin crew as it adds new routes for summer 2027 to meet growing customer demand.

Rail passengers face delays and cancellations this morning as a points failure disrupts services through Colchester.

Two robotic pets were donated to East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Colchester Hospital, by the Alzheimer's Society.

John McCormack, 42, had been reported as missing and Essex Police put out an appeal to the public for information about his whereabouts.

Essex council’s £150,000 Operation Vanguard will fund patrols in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford, amid asylum seeker safety concerns and warnings of division.

Essex TV star Stacey Solomon has revealed glimpses of her family’s new home after leaving their famous Pickle Cottage this month.

Explore Chigwell’s £15m, eight-bedroom mansion, Essex’s most expensive home, featuring a spa, cinema, tennis court, pool and private four-acre gardens.

Armed police responded to a report of a man holding a firearm on Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, on September 14. No wider risk was found.

TOWIE stars Gemma Collins and Bobby Norris reunite after a seven-year feud, ending years apart at Collins’ Sky premiere and rekindling their friendship.