Braintree and Witham Times

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service completed 2,829 home fire safety visits in February as part of dedicated Days of Action.

Plans submitted to Braintree District Council could see The Gym Group convert a disused showroom on Rayne Road into a 24-hour gym with upgraded parking.

Nine individuals have forfeited their MBE or OBE in the latest Cabinet Office update, including a former Essex business owner.

Cressing FC pitch in Braintree has been given a professional makeover thanks to a national campaign by Specsavers.

The Edith Borthwick School where pupils “enjoy rich experiences” has achieved a positive Ofsted rating.

An Essex Police initiative, funded by cash seized from criminals, has paid for new cameras to help protect the county's most vulnerable rural areas.

Vitoria Barreto had been with her friend Liliane Silva at Essex University's Wivenhoe campus before she disappeared

The Essex Build Expo brought together businesses from across the county's construction sector.

Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto was last seen in Brightlingsea on March 4

Oil prices have been climbing higher since the US and Israel began strikes on Iran.

Mid Essex readers have shared their thoughts below a number of latest news stories across the Halstead, Braintree and Maldon.

The Essex estates where you can enjoy Bridgerton style luxury on Mothers Day revealed.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Essex Police are due to issue an update this afternoon on missing person, Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto, who was staying in the Southend area before she went missing on March 3.

Psychologist Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto, 30, had been staying in the Southend area but was last seen on Tuesday, March 3, at the Essex University campus in Wivenhoe

The British Transport Police have confirmed a person has been pronounced dead after being hit by a Greater Anglia train this morning.

An ‘all-through’ school has beaten one of Essex’s top grammar schools to become the hardest to get into this year, with just over half of applicants securing a place, new figures have shown

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be keeping you updated on Greater Anglia routes between Cheshunt and Tottenham Hale, which are blocked due to a person being hit by a train.

All Greater Anglia routes are blocked between Cheshunt and Tottenham Hale, including lines to Stansted Airport, after a person was hit by a train.

A report has revealed that complaints against Essex Police are higher than the national average and other similar forces, and have been rising.

Delays are reaching back to the junction with the M25, as motorists are facing delays of nearly an hour.