Braintree and Witham Times

A recruitment agency has underpaid more than 150 workers.

Nigel Farage expects more investigations into Reform UK finances after Channel 4 foreign donation claims; party reported to police as aides are suspended.

Essex Police officially welcomed 68 news officers to their ranks at a passing out parade at their headquarters in Chelmsford.

Essex Police release CCTV images of two men sought over a handbag theft at Tesco in Harlow on August 20, after stolen bank cards were used fraudulently.

Essex Police are looking for 40-year-old Thomas Denicolai in connection with an investigation into threats being made, as well as failing to appear in court.

Essex Police are investigating a crash on Broomfield Road in Chelmsford that left a cyclist with no memory of the incident.

Glen Edward Robert Jay died on March 8, 2025, after undergoing progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum (PPP) at Broomfield Hospital.

Two men from Chelmsford, aged 18 and 23, along with a 17-year-old boy from Braintree, have been arrested following a shooting in Market Place.

Firefighters were called to a late night blaze at a commercial building in Great Notley, near Braintree, caused by a faulty lithium ion battery unit.

Kai Staines ran 82 kilometres in an ultra marathon, to mark his late nan's 82nd birthday

The A12 is partially blocked due to an incident in Essex this evening rush hour (September 4).

A motorcyclist in his 40s has died and a man has been arrested after a crash in Corringham yesterday evening.

Popular bookmakers Paddy Power are undertaking a review that could see 100 shops close. Essex stores at risk.

Essex & Suffolk Water has shared an update on its hosepipe ban after sustained rainfall across the region followed the driest July on record.

Builders used a drone to help police catch a suspected cannabis farmer after finding a £1million drug operation at a former chicken farm near Colchester.

A woman has gone missing and police are appealing for information after her car was found in Eastbourne.

A Ryanair flight from East Midlands Airport to Malaga was forced to divert to Stansted Airport this morning.

People are being warned about the impacts of the super El Niño that is set to bring unprecedented weather to the UK and Essex.

Reform UK has been reported to the Met Police and the Electoral Commission after an undercover Channel 4 News investigation.

Witham may soon welcome its first McDonald's, with the chain hinting at an opening later this month on Gershwin Boulevard, near the A12.