Braintree and Witham Times

A Braintree team played in an annual football tournament to raise awareness of homelessness.

Adults across Essex are returning to the classroom to study for GCSEs in English, maths and science.

All traffic is currently being held on the M25 near Epping due to a crash ahead of the evening rush hour.

Essex Libraries is marking one year of its Blood Pressure Monitor Loan Service.

HMP Chelmsford tutor Oksana Antanaitiene admits misconduct in public office after relationship with prisoner; sentencing follows guilty plea on September 22.

Essex sprinter Moyinola Odeniran swapped his spikes for a mixing bowl as he joined the latest series of The Great British Bake Off.

Several stars with Essex ties are set to appear in the new series of the BBC’s hit show The Traitors, which returns next week

A Southend-born fraudster dubbed the "Wolf of Essex" has been jailed for running a £1 million Ponzi scheme.

Essex Police have provided an update after a woman was found dead at an address in Bicknacre in March.

Drivers are being warned of a 12-hour closure at the Dartford Crossing this weekend, with the QEII Bridge set to shut overnight.

A well-known karting track will shut its doors today after hosting its final race, bringing 24 years of motorsport to an end.

A teenager has denied sending a racist message to England Lioness Jess Carter during the Women’s Euros tournament.

Thousands of gardening fans flocked to Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden for the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair.

The second-largest airline group in Europe is bringing back its seasonal Oktoberfest flights from Stansted Airport to Munich.

TOWIE star Courtney Green is taking a break from the ITV2 reality show after joining in 2016.

Perrywood Tiptree garden centre is inviting customers to enjoy a 1930s-themed festive meal with a mysterious twist.

Super El Niño is forecast to peak in December 2026 and could bring stormy autumn weather, UK cold snaps, snow and wintry conditions.

A 15-year-old girl has been reported missing from the Stanway area of Colchester since Monday evening.

An Essex fish and chip shop has been named one of the best in the UK and is now in the running for Takeaway of the Year 2027.

University of Essex graduate Sreedev, from India, says failed care sponsorship and UK immigration rules left him homeless and unable to claim benefits.