Chelmsford Weekly News

Tensions have reportedly erupted in the Big Brother house just days into the new ITV series.

University of Essex staff will strike on Monday over plans to cut 400 jobs and £24m from budgets, as UNISON protests against restructuring and proposed service cuts.

Police are searching for missing Basildon man Andrew Kurt, 63, last seen on September 8. He may be travelling by bus near Southend, Westcliff or Tilbury.

Traffic alert - M11 northbound crash near Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden causes severe delays of up to 92 minutes this morning in Essex.

Travel disruption fears have led to a pause in new EU border checks at nine major Stansted Airport destinations.

Essex - Met Office predicts cooler, changeable conditions, but says warm spells remain possible before September 28, with sunshine and rain.

Hapag-Lloyd's 399m Singapore Express, carrying 23,664 TEU, arrives at London Gateway in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, on September 16 from Tangier, Morocco.

Jet2 flight LS1413 from London Stansted to Burgas, Bulgaria, was diverted to Frankfurt on September 14 after a medical incident.

A Greater Anglia line has been brought to a standstill after a trespasser was reported on the tracks at Ipswich.

Jet2 is hiring more cabin crew as it adds new routes for summer 2027 to meet growing customer demand.

Essex council’s £150,000 Operation Vanguard will fund patrols in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford, amid asylum seeker safety concerns and warnings of division.

Essex TV star Stacey Solomon has revealed glimpses of her family’s new home after leaving their famous Pickle Cottage this month.

Explore Chigwell’s £15m, eight-bedroom mansion, Essex’s most expensive home, featuring a spa, cinema, tennis court, pool and private four-acre gardens.

Armed police responded to a report of a man holding a firearm on Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, on September 14. No wider risk was found.

TOWIE stars Gemma Collins and Bobby Norris reunite after a seven-year feud, ending years apart at Collins’ Sky premiere and rekindling their friendship.

A YOUNG man died from a drug overdose after taking synthetic opioids and animal tranquilizer with someone he had never met before, an inquest heard.

Essex Police appeal for witnesses after a man in his 20s suffered head and body injuries in a suspected assault in Chelmsford on September 12-13.

Fans believe Essex TV personality Mark Wright may be GK Barry’s least favourite guest after she revealed episode length was a major clue.

LEGO has launched a recruitment drive for its first-ever Essex store opening at Lakeside Shopping Centre this autumn.

Bypass Nurseries on the Suffolk and Essex border has seen its café re-open following a brief temporary closure, which affected its services last week.