Braintree and Witham Times

Witham MP Priti Patel joined a celebration of grassroots football in Essex at the Houses of Parliament.

Dave Monk, one of the original BBC Essex broadcasters, shared the news in an emotional interview.

Terrence and Lesley Bridges have become the first people in the UK to trial a scheme which sees their gas boiler swapped for tiny computers.

Carers in Essex are being reminded of their rights as part of an annual awareness day, with 124,000 unpaid across the county.

By October 2021, Colchester Fringe properly launched, and it hasn't looked back. It's the only one in Essex, growing exponentially each year.

Road safety experts joined the Safer Essex Roads Partnership for a memorial to launch Road Safety Week.

Brookend Veterinary Practice in Witham has become employee-owned after receiving six figures worth of funding.

Partners across Essex joined together in SERP to raise awareness about road safety with a poignant memorial for fatal collisions.

International Men's Day highlights positive role models and raises awareness of men’s well-being.

A group of former employees from Essex-based Kube Media Limited have raised serious concerns over repeatedly late missing wage payments.

Devolution means these authorities would be abolished, and reworked into a number of larger councils running parts of the county.

Essex councils are encouraging residents to take part of the local government reorganisation consultation.

Travellers across Essex are experiencing delays after a freight train broke down in Witham.

- The A12 is closed both ways near Chelmsford due to a police incident - The road is expected to be closed until the evening

There are severe delays on the A12 in both directions between junction 15, Three Mile Hill in Chelmsford, and junction 12, Brook Street Roundabout.

Special education support staff at Essex educational trust Lift Schools have launched a petition to ask for their pay to rise to their teacher equivalents.

Witham MP Priti Patel is warning of the "severe impact" on Essex motorists as Labour consider a rise in fuel duty.

Police are appealing for information after an alleged assault on the A120.

The BBC officially confirmed the return of the popular thriller series on Tuesday, as further casting is yet to be announced.

New analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data reveals airlines operating from Stansted Airport have the third lowest punctuality in the UK.