Braintree and Witham Times

Forecasters the Met Office have warned of a potential risk of thunderstorms next week following a period of extreme hot weather in Essex.

Womenswear brand, Mint Velvet has now opened at Braintree Shopping Village.

The A104 Epping New Road is set to have its speed limit reduced – more than 18 months after the proposal was first advertised.

A potential vape has been recorded as the cause of a waste truck which caught alight in Uttlesford.

Three Post Office branches in Grays, Chelmsford and Rochford are set to close before the end of the year, among a wave of Morrisons closures.

The owner of a business in Bradwell has said her business could be at serious risk due to the behaviour of motorbike riders.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at an extra bank holiday if England win the World Cup.

Marsh tits, a small woodland bird, are disappearing from the Essex landscape due to fragmenting woodland.

The Met Office has warned Essex residents of extreme heat this week, with temperatures expected to reach mid 30s.

Essex Police officers PC Robert Bradbrook, PC Charlotte Mixter, PC Charlie Jones and an officer only known as PC B attended a property in November 2024 after receiving multiple concerned calls for the welfare of a woman.

With the UK bracing for another heatwave, Stansted Airport has released 10 destinations to escape the hot weather.

A resident has described the moment a field fire behind homes in Eight Ash Green raced towards their garden this afternoon.

A Married at First Sight UK groom who once stripped naked on television is set to challenge Nigel Farage in the upcoming Clacton by-election.

Nigel Farage wants the by-election in Clacton to take place on the earliest date possible, August 6.

Flying Ant Day is likely to take place between July and August in 2026, but what are the potential dates?

An Essex land agency firm is marking a decade of growth and success.

MP James Cleverly says Reform UK leader Nigel Farage “knows he has not done the right thing” in failing to declare a £5million gift.

A wildlife campaigner has begun a remarkable 1,000-mile charity walk in a towering nine-foot tiger suit – with his journey set to pass through Essex.

Five fire vehicles are tackling a crop fire in north Essex near Colchester.

Virgin Media have been slapped with a £28m fine by Ofcom after preventing customers from cancelling their contracts.