Braintree and Witham Times

Villagers on the Essex-Suffolk border have praised the "community support" after a huge effort to find a missing three-year-old boy.

Two brothers are turning a former Chelmsford city centre music store into luxury flats in a £630,000 property venture.

University of Essex ranks in the UK’s top 10 for seven subjects in the Guardian University Guide 2027, including drama, social work and economics nationally.

The Stansted Airport Community Fund is offering community groups up to £50,000 through its Flagship Award.

Members of Ipswich Town Football Club have laid a floral tribute to youngster Noah Woods at the Merriam Close playground in Brantham this afternoon.

Greater Anglia trains face delays and cancellations near Shenfield on September 17 after a safety inspection blocked tracks towards Colchester and Braintree.

Elizabeth Roberts, 42, has been charged with 14 shop thefts totalling £895.18 from a BP garage in Basildon. She appears at Southend magistrates October 30.

Geek Retreat Chelmsford denies claims Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon received special treatment during the Pokémon 30th Anniversary launch on September 16.

Suffolk Police identify three-year-old Noah Woods, found dead in Decoy Pond, Brantham, after going missing on September 15.

Jet2 has called for urgent action after more than 7,000 customers were put on repatriation flights following an air traffic control failure.

Essex care home Crouched Friars pledges safer mealtimes after Philip Quelch, 56, died choking on ham; new Phillip Promise follows Regulation 28 report.

Parents of three-year-old Noah Woods pay tribute after body found in Decoy Pond, Brantham, following a huge search involving police and volunteers.

A woman from Essex remains missing after her car was found almost 70 miles away two weeks ago.

Stansted flights face disruption after Poland’s Rzeszów Airport closes today amid military activity following a Russian drone attack on western Ukraine.

A414 near Harlow closed after a fallen tree between Amwell Roundabout, Ware, and B181 junction at Roydon, causing delays.

Four tropical fish abandoned in a polystyrene tub in Witham, Essex, are rescued by the RSPCA, which appeals for information after September 8.

British soul-pop group Simply Red, fronted by Mick Hucknall, will perform at Lower Castle Park on August 18 2027, joined by special guests Heather Small and Soul II Soul.

Thaxted crash causes delays in both directions on the B1051 near Walden Road, with motorists urged to allow extra time as Essex Police is contacted for comment.

From badgers and bats to nesting birds, wildlife protection helps shape National Grid’s Bramford to Twinstead project.

The community has rallied in Brantham, on the Essex-Suffolk border, following the tragic discovery of a child's body in the search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods.