Braintree and Witham Times

Hundreds of eager shoppers have been queuing outside Primark this morning as the shop reopened for the first time in months.

Lockdown rules are easing again today to allow pub gardens and shop to reopen.

Scientists believe Braintree has almost no chance of becoming a coronavirus hotspot by the end of next week as more lockdown rules are eased.

Join us today as we report live from across north Essex as gyms, non-essential retail and pubs reopen for the first time this year

WALKERS, runners and dancers are being encouraged to dress like the rainbow and take part in a fundraising event bursting with colour.

Police have launched a search for a man who went missing in the early hours of this morning.

Parts of Essex have woken up to a dusting of snow as pub gardens prepare to welcome back punters after more than three months.

The Prime Minister has urged the nation to “behave responsibly” when pub gardens reopen and restaurants resume outdoor dining in a major easing of England’s coronavirus lockdown.

Essex is many things and many places. It’s vibrant, surprising, eccentric – and there’s no better way to discover its character than by visiting locally-owned shops, attractions and hospitality venues.

Essex is many things and many places. It’s vibrant, surprising, eccentric – and there’s no better way to discover its character than by visiting locally-owned shops, attractions and hospitality venues.

Martin Stokes has been charged in connection with an attempted murder probe launched after a crash outside TOWIE's The Sugar Hut club in Brentwood.

Braintree police officers helped recover three suspected stolen dogs from an address in Hertfordshire.

April is Stress Awareness Month and we know that having to manage a condition like diabetes, on top of the strain the last year has put on everyone, can cause even greater stress and anxiety.

Green-fingered residents who want to bring their garden project to life are invited to apply to the new series of a BBC Show.

The man arrested in connection with the death of Stuart Lubbock at Michael Barrymore's home has been released under investigation.

Earlier this week a new virtual shopping service launched across the Braintree district to support independent shops who have struggled due to the pandemic.

SOME live in them, others laugh at them. It’s fair to say Essex has its fair share of rude, funny and frankly unexplainable road and place names.

HERE are the death notices published in the Gazette this week:

We will be one step closer to normality as lockdown rules ease again in England.

A HISTORIC garden is set to open its doors again for the first time this year.