Braintree and Witham Times

Traffic is being held after a lane has been shut on the A12 due to a multi-vehicle crash

A giant inflatable obstacle course is coming to a swimming pool in Braintree for one day this half-term.

Villagers fighting against a controversial housing scheme in Goldhanger have received support from Witham MP Priti Patel.

John Bunyan Primary School in Braintree received 30 donated cowslip flower plugs from housebuilder Dandara to celebrate Essex Day.

WITH fireworks night around the corner, families across the county are preparing for a night of bright colours and celebration.

All lanes are closed on the A12 London-bound between Junction 18 at Sandon and Junction 17 at Howe Green.

One lane is closed on the A12 northbound between Junction 21 (Witham South) and Junction 22 (Witham North) while recovery work takes place.

Officers are investigating an incident of outraging public decency which occurred on an X20 bus at around 1.30pm on October 16.

Essex Highways has launched its winter gritting service, with gritters including Dermot Snow Cleary, Gritney Spears and Ctrl Salt Delete.

Maldon MP John Whittingdale and Witham MP Priti Patel met with campaigners to discuss the future of St Peter's Hospital in Maldon.

AN animal home near Braintree has reopened after a case of kennel cough saw the site temporarily closed for 11 days.

Offences involved drugs and violence, to engaging in sexual activity with a vulnerable patient of a mental health unit

The two planes they sprayed on June 20 last year belonged to an insurance firm and an investment group. 

An independent inquiry into how a migrant sex offender was mistakenly released from an Essex prison will look at how to prevent further “rising” releases in error, the Justice Secretary said.

Gavin Kennedy, 42, was riding his motorbike on the A120 near Bradwell in April when he was hit by another vehicle.

A woman who lives on the doorstep of the A120 has witnessed horrific accidents feels the road has gotten “worse and worse”.

A family was forced to abandon their car after their vehicle got trapped by the tide on a causeway.

A planning and development expert has said the A120 is not fit for purpose and in desperate need of an upgrade.

Parents and carers in Essex are being urged to apply for their child’s Year 7 secondary school place before the deadline.

There are delays on the A120 this evening following reports of an incident between Marks Farm Roundabout and Bradwell.