Braintree and Witham Times

The Meffs, Essex punk-rock duo Lily Hopkins and Lewis Copsey, celebrate as new album Business reaches number one on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.

The Great British Schools Guide identified the 10 hardest-to-access primary schools in the county.

Essex Police are searching for missing 65-year-old Bilsev Hussein, last seen in Colchester on October 2 carrying a red walking stick. Contact police on 101.

Essex Police warn of UK scam calls offering jobs and asking victims to add callers on WhatsApp, harvesting personal and bank details from victims.

Residents have voiced growing concern over a water leak in a Southend street, with frustrations that 'nobody is listening'

M25 closed anti-clockwise before junction 25 for Enfield after a multi-vehicle crash in Holmesdale Tunnel, causing 66-minute delays.

A12 congestion: northbound obstruction between junctions 23 Kelvedon and 22 Witham North causes queues back to junction 21. Allow extra journey time.

Essex Police have filed investigations into Colchester’s ‘red paint attacks’, after buildings were daubed with ‘brothel’ graffiti across the city.

Clacton man Edward Langstone died after being hit by multiple vehicles on the A120 near Coggeshall on January 3, 2026, an inquest has ruled.

Irish singer Ronan Keating is heading to Colchester next year.

M11 crash near Stansted Airport causes 90-minute delays northbound, with queues to Harlow and further congestion on the A120 at Birchanger.

Braintree businesses are being offered free support to help guard against cybercrime as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Essex workshop fire damages nearby property on Little Walden Road on October 2; six engines tackle blaze as smoke spreads across village. Cause accidental.

Essex Police are searching for missing 42-year-old Nick Greenwood from Westcliff, south Essex, reported missing on October 2.

Farleigh Hospice is calling for greater support during Hospice Care Week from October 5 to 11.

The East of England Ambulance Service Charity has been honoured at the Stars of EEAST awards for its outstanding contribution to patient care.

Fire crews tackle workshop blaze on Little Walden Road, Essex, as six engines and a water bowser attend. Residents urged to shut windows and doors on October 2.

Chelmsford 15-year-old sentenced after armed police detained him for threatening people with a knife; received a 9-month youth referral order on September 25.

Essex Police appeal for Jake Rees after a serious assault left a teenage boy with a stab wound in Chelmsford on September 28.

Barry Hearn warns KSI football is ‘the worst business in the world’ before Brentwood Town host Dagenham & Redbridge in the FA Cup third qualifying round.