Braintree and Witham Times

Grey Soft Furnishings remains a colourful reminder that behind every independent storefront is a story stitched into the fabric of the town.

Fourteen allotments plots could be created close to Great Notley country park as part of a project spearheaded by ABCD.

A house in Orwell Walk, Witham could be transformed into a residential children's home for up to three kids aged 5 to 17.

A rare Colchester United 2010–2012 home shirt was found by YouTuber Matias Bueno in a Baghdad market, highlighting unexpected UK football culture abroad.

A shoplifter from Colchester has admitted committing 33 thefts and breaching a court order 31 times following an investigation.

A team of 40 female founders and business leaders are tackling a 1,200km challenge across India to raise funds for grassroots charities.

The Festival of Essex Archaeology and Heritage is returning to Cressing Temple Barns.

Organisers of the Colchester Castle Summer Series have issued urgent warnings after reports of ticket scams targeting music fans.

Felsted School in Essex will welcome three-year-olds for the first time with the launch of its pre-reception.

A Ryanair flight from Stansted was diverted mid-flight after as its destination was evacuated due to a 'suspicious object' being spotted on radars.

Police closed the road in both directions while they investigated the incident, which is being treated as a criminal matter.

Tucked quietly into the countryside of Colchester lies Easthorpe — a place many drivers pass without ever realising it was once a village in its own right.

Pupils in Essex are discovering the outcome of their secondary school applications today, with 97 per cent offered places at preferred schools.

Sible Hedingham parish council is hoping to extend the village's Garden of Remembrance due to having a limited amount of plots left.

Extensive weekend engineering works are set to significantly disrupt services on routes into London Liverpool Street.

Essex Police have recovered three stolen vehicles — including a construction telehandler in Saffron Walden in the early hours of Monday.

Two Essex players won their prizemoney on the same day after entering the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker Raffle on Friday 31 October last year.

Commuters are facing longs delays on the A12 and A120 this morning

Spiders crawling over sensors can trigger false sewage alerts, Anglian Water say.

The reality TV star, 34, and her husband, former footballer Rio Ferdinand, relocated to Dubai last year with their young children