One spot that was mentioned various times by readers in Essex was the coastal town of Leigh. Visit Essex describes Leigh as "a town full of unique character and charm". It says th ...

Braintree American Little League is making history this summer. The town’s All-Stars clinched their first-ever trip to the Little League World Series, winning the New England Regionals and putting ...

The Regionals for the 2025 Little League World Series continue on Monday, Aug. 4, and the day starts with the Braintree American Little League squad from Braintree, Mass. playing a team from Essex, Vt ...

Marie Goldman, Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford, argued the model of five is the only one that "comes close to retaining a ...

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

POLICE have launched an investigation following two armed robberies in Braintree. It was reported that, between 10.30am and 11am on September 30, a delivery driver was robbed in St John's Avenue by ...

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to five of Braintree’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

Councillor Tom Cunningham, who sits on the local plan sub-committee, said: “It comes down to the issue of what you're going ...

12:26, Thu, Sep 18, 2025 Updated: 12:58, Thu, Sep 18, 2025 Essex resident and reporter Jodie Bradley has always been loyal to one shopping centre - Lakeside. She said: "It's got pretty much every shop ...

A man has gone missing from his home in Essex and police are "concerned" about him. People are being urged to call Essex ...

The fire service has applied to build a new live fire training facility at its headquarters due to long-term uncertainty at its current site ...