Braintree and Witham Times

Essex County Council is due to complete a programme to upgrade more than 130,000 streetlights by the end of the year.

Multiple ways to access the new Beaulieu Park Station have been revealed ahead of the station’s opening this month.

Quadrant Department Stores, which has branches in George Yard in Braintree and Moulsham Street in Chelmsford, is closing its doors for good.

On Tuesday afternoon, a car and a lorry were involved in a collision on the A12 northbound between Witham South, junction 21, and Hatfield Peverel, junction 20.

Professor Noel Fitzpatrick – star of Channel 4’s The Supervet – will share his passion for animals and rock music in a new tour.

There are a number of RSPCA branches in Essex, along with the affiliated Danaher Animal Home, with pets looking for forever homes.

A VITAL bus service has reduced its route and will now finish seven miles short of its previous destination.

A man is running a 21km Spartan Race to fund the trip of a lifetime for a family after their mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Essex Wildlife Trust's annual photography competition is open for submissions.

Essex Police have issued a renewed appeal amid growing concern for missing 31-year-old man Jacob Seels, who has not been seen in over a month.

A MAN has been jailed for 16 weeks in connection with four assaults at a hotel in Essex.

A 23-year-old Essex parish councillor has been revealed as a Big Brother contestant on ITV2.

Residents of Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court in Braintree took part in a floral workshop run by the owner of The Personalised Flower Box.

The force said reports of shoplifting across the Braintree District are down by 45 per cent over the past three months compared to the same period last year.

The new Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) cluster has appointed Tom Abell as its new chief executive designate.

Each month, the winners are revealed, and in Essex, there was one £100k prize scooped up in October.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be posting updates on the A12 Londonbound, which is partially blocked due to a collision.

Luke Glanville, 34, was living with his girlfriend in Witham at the time and forced his way into their address before locking her outside.

Tripadvisor has revealed its winners of its annual Travellers' Choice Awards: Best of the Best Restaurants, with a spot in Essex being recognised.

The Great British Schools Guide conducted an in-depth analysis of official survey data on which schools scored highest on safety according to parents.