Braintree and Witham Times

South Essex's Dame Helen Mirren stars in the new Netflix film The Thursday Murder Club.

A teacher at an Essex school who used adult chat sites with pornographic content on his school laptop during lessons has been banned from the profession.

A planning appeal for Pauls Farm in Little Bardfield has been dismissed due to concerns over noise.

Perrywood Tiptree has donated to 15 community projects as part of a £10,000 community planting initiative.

London Stansted Airport's managing director Gareth Powell has highlighted the airport's role in export growth across the East of England.

Being a huge jacket potato fan - just look at all my past food reviews - when I heard that Spudman himself was coming to Clacton Pier I just had to attend.

For the school year ending in 2021, there were 7,403 suspensions for racism in English schools, which rose to 15,191 in 2024.

A crash near Church Street in High Garrett is causing traffic to build in both directions.

Braintree Council and the Federation of Small Businesses are launching a series of business briefings.

Bee sculptures featured in Chelmsford's Buzz in the City art trail will appear at a family-friendly farewell event.

“While no outcome can undo what happened or take away the pain, the conclusion of the case has brought me a sense of justice and recognition.”

Two men have been jailed for a combined 10 years after an initial recovery of £50,000 worth of cocaine was uncovered in the boot of a stolen car on the A12 in 2023.

There was also musical accompaniment from the St Mary’s Church Choir, Legacy Brass, Piper Jo Goddard and the Salt, Water and Beer Shanty Singers.

Residents across Essex have a chance at spotting the Northern Lights across the skies this evening.

Each month, the winners are revealed, and in Essex, there were five £100k prizes scooped up in September.

Setting up outside Clacton Pier, avid fans started arriving from 6AM to join the Spudman queue, four hours before the trailer even opened.

THE A130 is closed in both directions closed due to a serious crash between two vehicles.

Several postcodes in Essex won prizes in the People's Postcode Lottery in August 2025. Were you a winner?

In Dave Garlick's latest project, he appears as PC Taylor in Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club, directed by American filmmaker Christopher Columbus.

Various roads in Essex will be closed for more than 20 days while works take place.