Braintree and Witham Times

Police are continuing efforts to find a missing 15-year-old Ashton Rye from Colchester and are urging the public to help trace him.

NATS technical issue disrupts departures from London Southend, Stansted, Manchester and East Midlands airports. Check flight status with your airline.

M25 crash causes 62-minute delays clockwise between J26 Waltham Abbey and J27 M11, with five miles of queues near Enfield and two lanes closed; drivers warned.

Bradley Gower, 32, died at HMP Chelmsford on August 8, 2026. His death is being investigated by The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

Stansted Airport has provided an update amid disruption caused by a technical issue concerning air traffic control.

Greater Anglia passengers on the Norwich and Stansted Airport via Cambridge line are facing delays after an unexploded bomb was found near a rail line.

Departing flights from Stansted Airport are facing disruption due to a technical issue with air traffic control.

Helen Bloomfield, 52, was found unresponsive and covered in blood in the bedroom of her flat in Godrick Place, Braintree, in April 2024.

Witham Amateur Operatic Society is putting on a musical adaptation of The Great British Bake Off.

Witham Job Fair on October 6 brings jobseekers, employers and training providers together for vacancies, apprenticeships, CV advice and career support

Royal Mail warns of postal delays in Brentwood, Canvey and Witham, Essex, amid delivery office disruption affecting CM13, CM14, CM15, SS8 and CM8.

The Met Office has predicted the hot weather could return after a spell of rain this weekend.

Homeowners have been warned as homes are set to be invaded by spiders as the start of spider season begins.

Several familiar faces with links to Essex feature in the star-studded line-up for the new series of the BBC hit Celebrity Traitors.

Colchester residents can be the first to sign up for an ice rink which is coming to the city this December.

Apple is opening a new store at Lakeside Shopping Centre this weekend.

Bridge repairs on the A12 are set to begin near Langham, Colchester causing weeks of delays for drivers between Essex and Suffolk.

The Essex County Council leader said it has “succeeded in curtailing the Government's plans” with its legal challenge against local government reorganisation.

Essex student Moyin joins 12 amateur bakers in The Great British Bake Off series 17, with Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson, starting September 22 on Channel 4.

Essex could be set for 16 hours of rain from tonight, according to forecasts from the Met Office.