Braintree and Witham Times

Volunteer special officers take on all the challenges of being a police constable, with the sole intention of helping to make a difference in their community.

Eurovision superstar Sam Ryder has released his highly anticipated second studio album, Heartland, today.

A map of Essex’s top filming locations reveals the county is filled with film and TV connections to everything from The Crown to Batman Begins.

The Essex Wedding Awards have revealed the county’s top businesses and wedding suppliers, from florists, to beauty and entertainment.

This spot in Essex was among the top of the list of almost 7,000 compiled based on factors such as crime rates, access to green spaces and more.

CONCERNS have been raised for the welfare of a man, and an appeal has been launched to help find him.

THE council has refused plans for the erection of six commercial units in Braintree.

Councils are remaining tight-lipped about the future of a parish councillor following his controversial appearance on Big Brother.

Lauren Shirreff described visiting an empty Clacton Pier at 11.30am, noting that "once a lovely seaside town, Clacton-on-Sea is in decline".

A trial to see if graphene-enhanced materials can increase the lifespan of Essex roads is showing positive results.

People over 19 in Essex can apply for free skills courses which offer guaranteed job interviews on completion.

AN Essex tv personality could reportedly take part in the second season of a spin-off of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

Patricia Robertson, 77, now of Witham, tormented her victims for 15 years while she was teaching at Fornethy House in Angus, northeast Scotland.

READERS have shared their views after we reported on a variety of stories in mid-Essex.

A warm and welcoming regular coffee morning for veterans and military families celebrated one year of community support and socialisation.

CRGS remains the only grammar school in the Essex selective schools consortium without a catchment area policy.

This year has an impressive array of events and fireworks displays all across north and mid-Essex to celebrate Bonfire Night.

The Essex Wedding Awards have revealed the county’s favourite wedding venues of the year, from historic houses to barns and boutique hotels.

A pile of logs next to a log burner caught alight last night at a flat fire in a town high street.

A REGISTERED nurse who worked for an Essex NHS trust has been struck off for swearing at a patient and humiliating his colleagues, even calling two of them a “pair of prossies”.