Braintree and Witham Times

Pranksters across Essex have conjured up some rather creative April Fools' Day jokes to trick people this morning.

Network Rail has finished replacing glazing panels as part of its major roof refurbishment project at Liverpool Street, bringing lighter and brighter journeys to Britain's busiest station.

Plans to replace existing parent-and-child parking bays with electric vehicle charging points at Braintree Village have been approved.

Jason Quilter was stopped by police officers patrolling through the town in the afternoon of October 12 last year.

Adam El Achkar Azizi was flying on holiday from Stansted Airport on October 9 last year.

Several more streets across Essex have won in the People's Postcode Lottery last month.

Last week, the Department for Transport set out which projects will get funding in the coming years.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will keep you updated on Parkway in Chelmsford, which is blocked following a serious crash.

Parkway in Chelmsford city centre is blocked with long days following a serious collision.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Chelmsford this afternoon.

A man has been jailed for 16 weeks after stealing more than £750 of goods from shops in Braintree.

Jailing Ashley Warren for ten years for owning of a dangerously out of control dog causing death.

A detached classroom will be constructed at John Bunyan infant school and nursery in Lancaster Way, for pupils with special educational needs.

Enjoy Easter events at Hedingham Castle, Essex, with a falconry trail, birds of prey displays, and medieval jousting by Knights of Middle England this April.

An NHS trust is among five named in a government intensive recovery programme.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be updating you on the A12 and M25, where a multi-vehicle collision has partially blocked an entry slip road at Junction 28. Please email halle.groves@newsquest.co.uk with information and images.

Discover Heybridge Basin, Essex - a historic canal village near Maldon famed for its role in Chelmsford’s growth, waterside pubs, wildlife, and boating.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be keeping you updated on a roundabout in Chelmsford, which is partially blocked due to a police incident. Please email halle.groves@newsquest.co.uk with information and images.

A roundabout leading to Victoria Road and Parkway in Chelmsford in partially blocked with delays due to a police incident.

This is the moment a sex worker who threatened to expose two men unless they paid her arrives at the door of one - to deliver a chilling blackmail letter