Braintree and Witham Times

The Gardens of Easton Lodge are reopening over Easter, with blossom and daffodils on display and a range of children's activities.

Unite said many of the workers are paid below the London Living Wage of £14.80.

Ash Property Partnership submits plans to Braintree Council for up to five self-build homes in Wickham St Paul, aiming to meet local self-build housing demand.

Thomas Wade appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday, facing allegations of criminal damage.

A road remains closed after crews were called to tackle a blaze in a three-storey building in an Essex town.

Elaine Sparrow shared a bungalow in Braintree with her former partner, of which she owned one third.

There is slow traffic due to a crash at Galley’s Corner.

Witham Rugby Club received a £2,000 funding boost from Persimmon Homes to upgrade their equipment.

Nigel Farage has said an Essex town’s first Reform UK councillor was an “astonishing win” and that Reform is building strongly in the county.

During these patrols, officers were out on foot when they approached a parked car on Convent Lane in Braintree.

The new change is designed to make journeys "quicker and more flexible".

Flights from Stansted to Dubai are being delayed and cancelled due to a drone strike in Dubai that hit a fuel tanker.

A round-up of recent cases heard at North Essex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Chelmsford and Colchester.

Jake Quickenden says the rise of the manosphere “honestly scares” him after watching Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary, ‘Into the Manosphere’.

An Essex couple have been banned from keeping horses for seven years as a vet determined the conditions they were kept were “some of the worst” they have seen.

Blues harmonica player Mark Hummel is set to perform at Witham Public Hall.

Another significant item belonging to missing psychologist Vitória Figueiredo Barreto has been found in Brightlingsea.

Finchingfield Bridge on the B1053 in Essex will close for essential repairs from March 16 after vehicle damage.

Casey Harrison from Colchester says it was an “emotional rollercoaster” to raise funds for charity by taking on a half marathon whilst dressed as Ozzy Osbourne.

Four people were arrested after reports that a glass bottle and a guitar were used as weapons in a fight.