Braintree and Witham Times

Several postcodes in Essex won thousands of pounds in the People's Postcode Lottery in March 2025.

Fire crews were called out to Propelair Way, in Colchester, at 1:12pm today (April 4) after reports of a flat fire.

Brandon Tyler, 26, used artificial intelligence to create humiliating photographs of 20 women.

Stansted Airport is celebrating a new airline, a new route, and an exciting new destination to its roster.

Live updates from the sentencing hearing of Brandon Tyler, who has admitted 33 offences, including 15 of sharing a photo or film of someone in an intimate state, and 18 of harassment without violence.

Henry Crosby, 41, was near the summit of a mountain when the incident occurred in February

At Holland Haven Country Park, photographer Mike O’Hanon captured an image of a rare male Ring Ouzel.

The chief executive of Braintree District Council is being paid almost £200,000 a year, an annual “rich list” report has found.

A day of Easter fun at Prested Hall, Feering, is inspired by and raising funds for a ten-year-old boy with cancer.

Upcoming closures from April 4 to 6 on the M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 may affect some drivers across Essex this weekend.

Thomas Yexley, who runs a catering business in Bedfordshire, was drink driving near a school whilst on his way to picking up an oven.

Pictures of little goslings in Marks Hall, a little own perched in a tree in Braintree and even a shot of a red kite in Coggeshall.

Tony’s Chocolonely is recalling its Dark Almost Sea Salt and its Everything Bar because they may contain small stones, Essex Trading Standards has said.

Tributes have been paid to a "much-loved" Rayleigh teacher following his death in a shocking crash in Chelmsford last month

One of Jamie Oliver’s most well-known staples is his cookbooks, specifically his 15-minute meals. But can they really be cooked in that time? Let's see.

The room will double the number of procedures that can be carried out at the hospital, meaning almost 3,000 extra procedures a year will be offered to patients.

The incident began at around 2.14pm after witnesses reported seeing thick smoke rising from the farm.

Essex RSPCA centres and Danaher Animal Home have plenty of pets that are looking to find new owners

A new fishmongers has opened in Earls Colne.

A Kelvedon man who has admitted possessing extreme pornographic images involving animals has been warned he could receive a jail sentence.