Braintree and Witham Times

Here are seven hidden picnic spots to visit with the family this spring time.

A clean energy storage system could be installed in Witham following the approval of similar plans in Braintree.

The decision of Greater Anglia conductors to take industrial action, with a 94 per cent yes vote, could lead to huge railway disruption.

With the sunshine making an appearance, we have compiled a list of the Essex woodlands which boasts carpets of stunning spring-time bluebells.

Support officer, Maddie Kay has received an Essex Police Award after helping rescue a two-year-old child.

Officers have seized taxidermised bats in Essex following concerns raised by the government's natural environment advisor.

HMP Chelmsford inmate Ivor Manton, 43, died in hospital on March 6 after a drug-related incident at the jail.

Manningtree has been named the best place to live in the East of England by to the Sunday Times.

BBC Radio 1’s Charlie Hedges headlines Chelmsford’s Street Eats 'n' Beats Festival 2024 with top DJs, street food, family fun, and live music in Central Park.

Aaron Allsop, 27, appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court on Tuesday to face the two charges.

The M&S food store at Westway Clock Tower Retail Park, in Chelmsford, relaunched at 9am this morning.

A wedding fayre to meet suppliers, look for inspiration and tour a town hall will welcome happy couples this weekend.

Calls to build Halstead bypass have grown loader as plans for almost 3,000 new homes have been proposed by the district council.

Pupils from Great Bradfords Junior School visited the site of the Community Diagnostic Centre at Braintree Community Hospital.

A crash on the northbound A12 carriageway is causing delays for motorists with a lane closure in place.

Stansted Airport has now increased their passenger drop-off prices, hiking it up £3 from before.

A star of The Only Way is Essex, Jordan Wright is believed to have been found dead in Thailand after being discovered in a drainage canal.

A person has been pronounced dead at the scene, after being hit by a Greater Anglia train near Colchester.

Here's what readers across North and Mid Essex have had to say about this weeks news.

With open fields with wildlife all around, Wethersfield is the epitome of rural life in the Essex countryside.