Braintree and Witham Times

The Power Up campaign is launching across Essex to encourage households to recycle more food waste.

HMRC has issued a warning to parents to confirm whether their child will continue in education following GCSE results day.

Students at Lift New Rickstones Academy are celebrating after receiving their GCSE and vocational results.

Students and staff at Lift Maltings are celebrating this year's set of GCSE and vocational results.

These photos show one of the world’s largest and most advanced container ships, OOCL WISDOM, making its way past Harwich on its maiden voyage.

Notley High School in Braintree is celebrating Year 11 students achieving the school's best-ever GCSE results.

While juggling his studies, 16-year-old Harrison Nott, from Maldon, has gone from strength to strength with his business

A 12-year-old donkey has been rescued after becoming trapped in mud at a farm in Great Hallingbury near Harlow.

Firefighters have issued an update after a vehicle burst into flames on a busy Essex road near Rettendon this afternoon.

Emergency services have issued an update after a busy stretch of the A130 was closed this morning.

The Colchester Castle Summer Series kicks off in Essex today, with headline acts such as Billy Ocean, Becky Hill, Bastille and JLS.

A major Essex road is facing severe delays after a car caught fire, with motorists facing long delays on the route.

Poundland is set to return to Lakeside as the chain's first new store in two years.

An extremely rare insect has been spotted for the first time in nearly two decades at an Essex Wildlife Trust site.

A major route has partially re-opened following a crash and fuel spill near Rettendon.

The A130 has been closed near Rettendon and the A12 after a large fuel spillage following a crash. Essex Police and fire are at the scene.

A five-bedroom former schoolhouse in one of Colchester’s most sought-after areas has had £200,000 cut from its asking price since it was first listed for sale.

Essex could see heavy showers, hail and thunderstorms later today as unsettled conditions move across the region, according to the BBC and Met Office.

An incredible photograph of the Milky Way rising above Brightlingsea’s iconic Bateman’s Tower has been captured by Essex astrophotographer, Jon Allard.

Witham MP Priti Patel visited Inntel Travel in Essex to learn about their work helping businesses connect with global opportunities.