Braintree and Witham Times

Fantastic shots of kingfishers, grebes and owls feature in this week's collection, all taken by incredible local photographers.

A track defect was discovered between Ingatestone and Chelmsford, forcing trains to run at reduced speeds.

Witham Carnival crowned its latest carnival court in a ceremony at Witham Grove Centre, naming its senior and junior queens and princesses.

A Braintree playground has been shut due to safety concerns after vandals left the site destructed.

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) will feature in a new Netflix documentary series - Critical: Between Life and Death.

Residents of Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court in Braintree enjoyed a day at the seaside in Walton-on-the-Naze.

Braintree-based Webhive Digital has been named as a finalist in the Global Influencer Marketing Awards.

Witham Leisure Centre and Braintree Swimming & Fitness are offering swimming sessions for children with special needs.

ZIZZI restaurants across the country are giving away more than 4,000 frozen treats to help people "beat the heat", including branches in Essex.

Four Witham students have become published authors through a county-wide creative writing project.

A timid five-foot corn snake remains at large in Braintree months after his disappearance.

ESSEX Police are appealing for help to find a missing Essex man.

David Dixon, 36, of Armond Road, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, July 15, where he pleaded guilty.

Emergency services were called to Burnham Road, Rettendon, at around 11.30pm on Monday, July 14, following reports of a serious crash.

It's been revealed learner drivers in Essex face varied prospects of passing their tests across the county.

Plans for the constructions of a viewing area at a running track in Braintree have been approved by the district council.

Essex Police officers were called at 11.30pm, on July 14 after reports of a three-vehicle collision in Burham Road, Rettendon.

Emergency services were called to the scene on the B1137 between Terling Hall Road and Bury Lane shortly after 2pm.

Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines were deployed, with the London Fire Brigade confirming fire had spread across eight hectares of grass.

Adult learning provider ACL Essex is offering fully and partly-funded GCSE courses in English, maths and sciences.