Braintree and Witham Times

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.

Plans transform a former betting shop in the heart of Witham into a new convenience store have been given the green light by the council.

Dozens of birds have been "trapped" under netting above B&Q in Clacton, with action taken to free them.

A man serving life for the murder of an Essex teenager has denied a series of further weapons offences with his brother and father.

Jeremy Corbyn's brother Piers has announced he will be standing in the Clacton by-election against Nigel Farage.

An Essex drugs kingpin who ran a £109 million criminal network from Spain has been jailed alongside a corrupt courier firm worker.

Wildlife campaigner Rob Pownall, 27, has announced he will stand against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage while dressed as a fox.

Videos show the scale of the damage after a fighter jet was involved in a crash at Zakynthos Airport.

The new Families First Neighbourhood Grants Programme will help families, children and young people in Essex access early support.