Braintree and Witham Times

Markshall Estate has revived its hop growing after more than 100 years, with staff hand picking the flowers.

Four schools across Essex are seeking new headteachers, with salaries reaching up to £93,000.

A12 Colchester traffic builds after a crash on the London-bound carriageway at Junction 25 for the A120, with queues past Junction 27 and delays expected.

A busy road has been closed in both directions due to a crash this afternoon.

A go-karting track is set to close in less than two weeks after 24 years of racing at Lakeside.

RNLI advises volunteers to avoid branded clothing after abuse by anti-migrant protesters in Dover and Portsmouth, with security increased at lifeboat sites.

Wethersfield Primary School in Braintree has won the Healthy Packed Lunch Plot competition for growing its own vegetables.

Gemma Collins has announced a surprising change to her name.

An urgent appeal has been launched for missing 83-year-old Claire Guy woman from Walton.

Halstead residents have shared their shock after a cash machine was ripped from a High Street wall, next door to Daniel Robinson & Sons.

One lane has been closed in both directions on the A120 near Stansted Airport after the central reservation sustained damage from a lorry crash.

Primark has announced it will be beginning home deliveries for residents across Essex and the UK.

The price of the Fox Inn, Rivenhall just off the A12 has had its price slashed after months of being on the market.

Traffic builds on Essex’s A120 near Stansted Airport after crash involving two lorries, with one lane closed and rising delays. Allow extra time for motorists.

Braintree epilepsy nurse Elaine Westall has been named a regional hero for the second year in a row.

The inquest heard a child was in the front seat of a Toyota which then veered off the road near Colchester on Monday, August 10.

Jet2 passengers can look forward to a refreshed flying experience as the airline prepares to introduce a new aircraft feature in 2027.

Pictures have shown the destruction caused after an ATM on Halstead High Street was stolen in the early hours.

Five TG Jones stores across Essex are set to close permanently in September and October including Southend, Maldon, Basildon and Wickford.

A new H&M store is set to open in Chelmsford's High Chelmer Shopping Centre next week.