Braintree and Witham Times

For most able-bodied people, a trip to Jimmy’s Farm might be a normal fun day out. For 31-year-old Harry Doe, it was a breakthrough six years in the making.

The founder of the Witham Hub has urged people to ensure they have a working carbon monoxide alarm after saving the life of an elderly woman.

Volunteers in Kelvedon have been praised for helping to keep their village blooming.

An 18-year-old student is climbing the world’s highest freestanding mountain to help bring clean water and safe toilets to communities in Kenya.

A new self-defence school for women and girls has launched.

SKIMs has reiterated it had no knowledge of a major cocaine smuggling case linked to shipments of its clothing.

Tucked between Maldon and Witham, Great Totham is the kind of Essex village that rewards a slow, relaxed exploration.

Drivers are facing severe delays on the M11 Southbound due to a reported crash between Junction 9 for Saffron Walden and Junction 8 for Bishops Stortford.

Essex Police have issued an appeal to identify three men involved in an early morning fight on Chelmsford High Street that left two men injured

Tickets are selling first for the return of the Essex County Craft Show at Ingatestone Hall later this summer.

Here is a round-up of the best pubs and bars across Essex to catch the final day of the Premier League among the ongoing heatwave.

The ongoing heatwave in Essex could see a the temperature record broken for the month of May, as parts of the county see forecasts as high as 34c.

A wild kitchen pop-up experience has been named as an experience which must be tried among the best in the UK.

A survey shows tourism businesses in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are under sustained structural pressure despite continued visitor demand.

Essex Police stopped an overloaded van on the A12 near Colchester that was carrying a caged parrot wedged between parcels.

Chappel is found in the City of Colchester District, with a population of just several hundred.

A motorist who reversed at speed after overshooting a junction in a Suffolk town and collided with a motorcyclist who suffered serious leg injuries has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Sudbury a Suffolk town less than 15 miles from Colchester has been named among the best spots for a "staycation" in the UK.

Matt Krishnan-Bird, 36, of Lexden, launched the Good Dads Club in September last year.

Essex Police are appealing for help to find a man reported missing from Wickford.