Braintree and Witham Times

Witham based charity, Little Wings of Hope is urging families to share their experiences of bereavement care at Colchester Hospital.

Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has praised Essex ambulance crews following their response to a fatal train crash in Bedford yesterday.

Essex Police recorded more than 3,200 driving offences across the whole county in the month of May. One driver caught doing 84mph in a 50 zone.

Essex Police have released a CCTV image of two men they want to identify following a burglary in Loughton, Essex.

A brick sculpture trail is taking over RHS Hyde Hall in Essex this summer.

A 16th-century farmhouse near Halstead with 300 acres of land has been listed for sale, having been in the same family for three generations.

Twenty-one businesses have won been named Essex's best of the best in the Muddy Stilettos Regional Awards for 2026.

A detached period property located at the end of a no-through road is on the market for £650,000.

From city homes in Chelmsford to countryside retreats in picturesque villages, buyers have a wide range of options at the £1 million mark.

The RSPCA have issued the following advice to pet owners in Essex ahead of an 'extreme' heatwave this weekend.

One person has died and 11 suffered 'serious injuries' in a major Bedford train crash, according to Essex ambulance

THE latest boss of a popular annual event says it’s going to be “so much going on” when it returns next month.

Villagers in Stisted have backed their parish council in a vote of confidence days after the council’s clerk reportedly walked out without notice.

A round-up of selected recent cases heard at North Essex Magistrates’ Courts in Colchester and Chelmsford.

Visit Essex is celebrating a boom in wine tourism by shining a light on the county's vineyards and wines.

The Red Arrows will return to Essex skies in the coming weeks as part of the Clacton Airshow event.

The Royal British Legion Memorial Hall in Witham has undergone a significant refurbishment thanks to grants from Braintree councillors.

Residents across Essex are celebrating after four postcodes in the county landed prizes with the latest Postcode Lottery results.

The Colchester Fringe Summer Weekender is set to run from Thursday July 23 to Sunday July 26, 2026.

Crews from the East of England Ambulance Service have responded to the scene of a major collision in Bedford involving two East Midlands Railway trains.