Braintree and Witham Times

Shoppers are invited to the PLUS+ Discounts Weekend at Braintree Village, with offers available on more than 30 brands.

Two little girls are undertaking a month-long challenge to raise funds for other children with cancer.

Almost half of applications for blue badges in the past six months are awaiting decisions from the council.

Essex business coach Adam Stott has backed AI platform My Instant Business (MIB), which helps small business owners with admin.

An Institute for Government (IfG) report has warned that Labour's Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) plans could put services in Essex at risk.

Essex households have just one week left to check they are not overpaying for gas and electricity as part of the Essex Energy Switch.

Greater Anglia has been named Passenger Operator of the Year 2025 at the National Rail Awards for the second year running.

ESSEX Police are set to improve community safety with projects across the county after securing more than £250K in funding.

The Essex County Ploughing Match is returning to Fairfields Farm in Hatfield Peverel.

Mid and south Essex NHS services have seen an increase in infected insect bites, with cases more than doubling since last year.

Former Essex headteacher Lee Brumby, of Wellands in Witham, has been jailed for 16 years for historic child sex offences.

A teenager who left police officers and a resident coughing for months after spraying an unknown substance has had his prison sentence extended.

Some of the most notable road closures coming up across north and mid Essex in the coming weeks.

I visited Sanctuary Lodge, in Halstead, Essex, on one sunny September morning to find out more about the work they do.

The victim, a man in his 50s, sustained a hand injury and a cut to his forehead which needed stitches.

If your company would be interested in working towards this accreditation, please get in touch with Braintree District Council.

In  September 1997, Mr Wood spent half an hour with influential Black Sabbath vocalist and solo artist Ozzy Osbourne for The Daily Star, who died last July aged 76.

A couple who run a jive school, are continuing to help within the community, giving their time including Headway Essex at their upcoming event in Colchester hosting dance classes.

AS only one business in Essex was announced in a top 40 shortlist for the National Fish and Chip Awards, we feel there are plenty in the county which should have made it on.

We asked Gazette and Echo readers to share the one place they would recommend people go to visit in the area.