Braintree and Witham Times

Forecasters the Met Office and the BBC have forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms across most of Essex today, as drivers are warned of floods to key routes.

Heavy rain and thunder has been forecast across most parts of Essex this morning ahead of a what is expected to be a very wet day across the county.

The Red Arrows will take to the skies over Essex today in what is expected to be a thrilling display. Here is when and where you can see them.

Events across Essex have been cancelled due to forecast high winds and storms this week.

Young cooks have been learning to make quiche and cupcakes from scratch as part of Braintree Salvation Army's summer cooking programme.

Fire crews have warned that the risk of wildfires remains despite rainfall, after grassland in Rickling was destroyed by an out of control bonfire.

The long bank holiday weekend could be a washout in Essex with the potential of thunderstorms, according to weather experts.

The Witham Mayor has praised children who are engaging with nature, ahead of the town's first 'Sunflower Growing Competition'.

Australian Kelly O’Brien, 50, of Hertfordshire, has been putting on The Dolly show for the last 20 years and regularly tours the UK, US, and her home country.

American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton died aged 80 following a “brief battle with cancer” on Tuesday.

Sir James Cleverly said Wethersfield’s former RAF base was “always the wrong site” for asylum accommodation after

Drivers are being warned of potential disruption from thunderstorms and heavy rain across Essex.

Businesses across Essex and Suffolk have cut their water use by more than 15 per cent since a hosepipe ban began earlier this month.

The Red Arrows will take to skies tomorrow in a highly anticipated display for the Clacton Airshow.

Hundreds of visitors are expected to attend the Finchingfield Three-Legged Race when it returns to the village next month.

The fire service has issued an update after a grass fire broke out on Scraley Road in Heybridge earlier today.

Bevin King, 38, of South Woodham Ferrers has been charged with GBH after a man was left with life-threatening injuries following an assault in Maldon.

More than one tonne of construction and demolition waste was dumped on conservation land in Epping Forest.

A 71-year-old man has been charged with breaching a ban from Braintree town centre.

A garden centre off the A127 has unveiled its expanded restaurant following a £200,000 refurbishment.