Braintree and Witham Times

Two lanes are closed on the A12 due to a broken-down lorry near Hatfield Peverel.

A child was injured in an incident involving a dog in a Basildon supermarket car park.

With countryside walks, heritage spots and some excellent eateries all on its doorstep, the charming village of Rayne is a must-visit for everyone.

Lambton & Jackson has been awarded three stars at the 2026 Great Taste Awards for its Maldon Cure Smoked Salmon.

Braintree District Council said the schemes had helped strengthen communities, support businesses and improve the quality of life for residents.

A former care worker from Frinton, Essex, is earning more than £50,000 a month after ditching her job to become a full-time reseller.

A huge fire is burning grassland the size of seven football pitches near Brentwood.

A market stallholder has been convicted of selling a Lost Mary vape to a child.

Essex & Suffolk Water has issued an update on its position regarding a potential hosepipe ban after Essex was officially declared to be in drought today.

A Colchester motorcyclist who filmed himself riding at dangerous speeds has been handed a suspended prison sentence at court.

Essex has been officially declared in drought by the Environment Agency amid ongoing high temperatures and exceptionally low rainfall.

BBC Weather has warned nine days of rain could be coming from next week after another heatwave.

A seven-year-old boy who had been in critical condition has died after a tragic incident in West Mersea also took the lives of a mother and daughter.

Greater Anglia have announced "emergency speed restrictions" due to the heat. Routes to Colchester, Clacton and Braintree affected.

A former police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct after driving a police vehicle under the influence of alcohol before crashing.

Jack Shepherd, 38, who was jailed in 2018 over the death of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown, has admitted assaulting his girlfriend.

Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo are among the programmes to be cut

Jimmy's Farm has announced the death of its 16-year-old Asiatic lion, Kamal who was the oldest of its kind in captivity in Britain.

Essex and Suffolk Gliding Club has announced they are leaving Wormingford Airfield after 36 years in search of a new home.

Fire crews were last night called to the scene of a blaze in Colchester after reports from residents of an explosion.