Braintree and Witham Times

Affinity Water has announced a hosepipe ban affecting Essex and surrounding areas from next week.

A new online game which pits Nigel Farage up against Count Binface in a series of light-hearted games has been launched.

A popular tea room in Cressing has been forced to close throughout the day due to an electrical fault.

Essex residents are being urged by Essex and Suffolk Water to use less after months of hot, dry weather in order to avoid a hosepipe ban.

An Essex and Herts Air Ambulance has been spotted above Walton beach in response to an incident.

Waitrose has officially opened a new supermarket in Chelmsford expanding its Essex reach.

Count Binface, real name Jon Harvey, has been given a greater chance at beating Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election, according to bookmakers.

A new Greggs store has officially opened in Rochford, creating 15 new jobs in the area.

A hosepipe ban comes into force across Essex from tomorrow - here is what you can and cannot do during it.

A van has caused significant damage to a parked car after crashing into it in Severalls Industrial Estate.

Essex County Council has unveiled a new programme to boost jobs and investment throughout the county.

Firefighters have spent the night battling a large blaze involving industrial units, vehicles and mobile homes in High Ongar.

All lanes have been stopped on the M25 anti-clockwise just after the Bell Common Tunnel following a crash.

A hosepipe ban has been issued across Essex and the East of England by Anglian Water amid heatwave.

Count Binface will be standing in the upcoming Clacton by-election, but among abolishing VAR and nationalising Adele, what are his other policies?

The best and worst GP practices across mid Essex have been revealed in new patient satisfaction data.

Fresh warnings about the dangers of open water have been shared by a councillor after a 13-year-old girl was seriously injured in the River Stour at Dedham.

Campaigners are stepping up calls for the closure of Wethersfield Asylum Centre, saying the former RAF base is placing pressure on nearby towns.

Braintree needs lower taxes on local business, more affordable housing and stronger support for farmers, according to MP James Cleverly.

Laura Knowles, a paediatric nurse whose dad died of cardiac arrest, has joined the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance CPR training team.