Braintree and Witham Times

The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning covering most of Essex.

Last week Essex Police joined nine other forces in a co-ordinated response to tackling cross-border vehicle crime.

The East Anglian Railway Museum is set to lead celebrations for the 175th anniversary of the Marks Tey - Sudbury railway line in June.

The university welcomed graduates and their families from across the country and around the world over five days and 12 ceremonies.

A BRAINTREE district primary school has had its first full inspection from a government watchdog in ten years and has been rated ‘good’.

ESSEX Police launch probe as teen is seriously hurt and left fighting for life after assault in Chelmsford.

AN investigation has been launched to find a missing woman who was last seen on Sunday.

A WATER leak has caused a section of a busy Braintree road to be partially closed for the last five days – and now a company investigating it has provided an update.

THE co-founder of a Halstead toys and games store is ‘struggling’ not to ‘give up’ after his business was ransacked twice by the same crook… resulting in over £60,000 worth of goods being stolen.

Luxury homebuilder Mulberry Homes has now launched a development of 35 new homes in the scenic Essex village of Kelvedon.

WHEN voters head to the polling station on Thursday, they will not just be voting for their next councillor – they will be voting for Essex’s next Police, Fire, and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) too.

A NEW home with more than 70 bedrooms for patients who need specialist care has now launched in Braintree.

Speaking on a visit to Essex on Monday, Rishi Sunak said ongoing delays in criminal courts are a knock-on effect of the coronavirus pandemic.

Passengers are being advised to 'allow plenty of time for their travel' so everyone is able to get to their flights on time.

Lingard Fabrics, in Rayne Road, has announced on Facebook last week it is closing its store and is holding a clearance sale.

Essex celebrated the success of its countywide £1 million reading campaign with a literacy conference hosted by the council.

THE court members for a popular annual Braintree event have been revealed for this year.

Three-year-old Dogue de Bordeaux cross Roxy was found huddled by a bush on a driveway in Boxted last Sunday morning.

Officers were called to Junction 8 of the M11 shortly before 6am this morning following a single-vehicle crash.

Essex Police has said it is currently on the scene of a "serious" crash on the M11 near Stansted Airport.