Braintree and Witham Times

Witham's MP, Dame Priti Patel attended Howbridge Junior School’s annual summer fair, showing supporting for a day of community fundraising.

Britain’s largest ever Iron Age gold coin hoard is now on public display at the Museum of Chelmsford as part of the Timeless Treasures exhibition.

Police are investigating a fire that destroyed around 25 acres of wheat in Essex.

A naturist, identified only as Mo, was taking part in a naked bike ride in Chelmsford when he was assaulted by two men on an e-scooter.

The Gardens of Easton Lodge in Little Easton is hosting a family fun day.

London Stansted Airport has issued an update on its security rules as the summer holiday season gets underway.

Traffic is building on the A12 near Colchester this afternoon following an earlier crash at the Copdock Interchange.

A man arrested as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into an alleged threat to an Islamic event has received a suspended sentence for weapons offences.

Michelle Ashford, 52, of The Marshes in Dengie, Essex, was banned from keeping all animals, except dogs, for ten years following an RSPCA prosecution.

Aaryan Aggarwal, 19, of Dickens Rise, Chigwell, has been charged over allegedly racially abusing Lioness defender Jess Carter.

Drivers are facing five miles of delays on the M11 following a crash on the northbound carriageway.

Passengers are being warned to expect long delays at border control at 15 popular Stansted destinations.

Marsh Farm in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, has temporarily closed its doors to the public.

A fraudster who swindled £11.5 million from 115 victims in a “Ponzi scheme” targeting retired people across England has been jailed.

Police are looking for witnesses after a crash left an elderly woman seriously injured in Rayne.

Inza Dosso and Noah Manuel, both 21, were connected to the drug lines by police officers  by cell site evidence and their personal mobile phones.

Owned by landlords Richard Prior and his wife Colleen, the pair won an episode of Channel 4’s Four In A Bed in 2024.

The leader of Basildon Council has provided a fresh look inside the long-abandoned town centre M&S, eight years after its closure.

Essex Police were searching for a man who is missing from the Basildon area. He has links to Witham.

The St Osyth Summer Sounds festival is underway in Tendring, with thousands already flocking for a packed weekend of entertainment.