Braintree and Witham Times

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be updating you on Greater Anglia lines between Colchester and Witham, which are blocked due to a person being hit by a train.

National Grid is engaging with local communities and other energy projects to minimise the impact of its Sea Link project in East Anglia.

Greater Anglia lines between Colchester and Witham are blocked due to a person being hit by a train.

Stansted Airport has confirmed the launch of a new Turkish Airline service, seeing passengers taken directly to Istanbul and 350 further destinations.

Several meningitis cases have been reported around Canterbury since last week.

Emirates issues advice for UK passengers facing Stansted–Dubai flight cancellations and delays due to Iranian strikes.

Russell Johnson, 50, attended the woman’s address in Frank Clater Close, Colchester, three times in 24 hours last December.

A former bus driver from Essex is due to appear on a new Channel 4 adventure reality show competing to win up to £100,000.

Braintree Council is reviewing its local plan to create a clear strategy for where development will take place in the district.

Outline plans propose up to 60 new homes, including 40% affordable housing, at Brain Valley Avenue, Black Notley with 70% of land set as green space.

Four potential developer sites totalling 12,073 homes have been proposed in Halstead, Kelvedon, Hatfield Peverel and Braintree.

Colchester Zoo has revealed the highly-anticipated name of the adorable baby chimpanzee born earlier this year.

Pupils from Great Bradfords Junior School 'planted for patients' at the site of Braintree's new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).

The family’s life was turned upside down when Remy was diagnosed with an aggressive Rhabdoid tumour on December 23.

Developers will “have a responsibility” to build infrastructure before housing, a councillor has said.

Five criminals have been jailed across Essex so far this month, ranging from rape and sexual assault to paedophilia offences.

Witham MP Priti Patel is marking English Tourism Week by promoting attractions across Essex.

The M&S food store will re-launch at Westway Clock Tower Retail Park, in Chelmsford, at 9am, tomorrow.

The Modern Cockney Festival is looking for Essex residents with Cockney heritage to connect to their roots.

An education provider which supports pupils with special educational needs (SEND) is opening a new campus in Hatfield Peverel.