Braintree and Witham Times

Essex Police warns residents about phone scammers impersonating officers and seeking bank details, PINs or cash.

Here is everything we know after a murder investigation was launched after an incident at a holiday park in Clacton.

Police renew appeal for missing woman Catherine, 37, whose car was found in Eastbourne on September 3, around 65 miles from Thurrock.

Family pay tribute to Linda Evans, 73, killed in an Essex motorbike crash on October 9. Police appeal for witnesses and footage after a man’s arrest.

Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Ibiza saw a reported mid-air brawl on October 5; police met the aircraft on landing and one man was reportedly arrested.

A man has died after a collision on the A14 Orwell Bridge near Ipswich. Police appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage between junctions 56 and 57.

Holidaymakers and residents in Clacton have shared their shock after a murder investigation was launched a popular Valley Farm Holiday Park.

A 400,000-year-old spear which was discovered in Clacton could be linked to the discovery of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal's body.

Essex Postcode Lottery results: six winning postcodes in Basildon, Harlow, Thurrock and Colchester each scoop £1,000 in the latest daily draw across the county.

Anglian Water fined £1.6m after untreated sewage from Braintree water recycling centre polluted Essex’s River Brain, affecting 14km and raising ammonia levels.

Valley Farm Holiday Park in Valley Road, Clacton, has issued a statement as police continue their enquiries into a murder investigation.

Essex households could pay a BBC licence fee to stream Netflix and YouTube under proposed Government plans, as charter reforms consider online viewing.

A father has been fined €3000 for causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from a hotel room in Cyprus.

Greater Anglia delays hit London Liverpool Street-Shenfield services after a Goodmayes trespasser incident, affecting Elizabeth services on October 16.

Follow live updates as Charlotte James and Amy Keely are sentenced for the murder of Helen Bloomfield

Two murderers who smothered and stabbed a woman in her Braintree flat have been jailed for nearly 20 years.

Pete Tong brings Ibiza Classics to Colchester Castle Summer Series on August 27, 2027, with The Essential Orchestra, Gilles Peterson, Sonique and Todd Terry.

Rail passengers are continuing to face major disruption between Essex and London after a crash at London Liverpool Street Station.

Drivers on the M11 near Stansted Airport are this morning facing severe disruption due to a crash.

There are severe delays on the M25 at the QE2 Dartford crossing after a crash.