Chelmsford Weekly News

Olly Murs, who grew up in Witham, and first rose to fame as the runner-up on The X Factor in 2009, has shared a new photo after visiting a town in Essex.

Jet2 has introduced two new exciting destinations flying from Stansted Airport to meet high demand from customers.

Two heroic siblings, aged eight and five, have been nominated for a bravery award for raising the alarm when their mum needed urgent medical help.

Chelmsford City Racecourse has confirmed “operations will continue as normal” after a tenant filed paperwork intending to appoint administrators.

As milder temperatures have delighted Essex this week, what does the weather look like this weekend?

Essex villages will be without power today while a pole is replaced and upgraded.

Anti-knife crime campaigner Julie Taylor founded The Liam Taylor Legacy in memory of her grandson, who was tragically killed in Writtle in 2020.

The A12 is partially blocked after a crash near Hatfield Peverel.

Footage shows an Evri delivery driver dumping customers' parcels into a yard - which embarrassingly also belongs to a courier company.

The Miniloco train ran every day at the shopping centre in Thurrock, taking shoppers around the shops and the quay, but has now closed down.

A man will be arrested after failing to attend court over charges of sexual assault at Stansted Airport.

The Fish Inn, on St John's Road, has been named one of the UK’s top 10 takeaway fish and chip shops for 2026.

Essex County Council is the only top-tier authority in Eastern England not proposing the maximum 4.99% council tax rise for 2026/27, new analysis shows.

From Roman walls and popular parks to a bustling arts scene, Britain’s ‘first city’ packs a lot within its cobbled streets and modern High Street scene.

Dominic Boultwood, 28, of Ladbrook Drive, Colchester, has been given an extended sentence to protect the public after appearing at Woolwich Crown Court yesterday.

A new arrival at Colchester Zoo is a delight for animal fans everywhere.

Bridgerton returns to screens today for the pinnacle episodes of season four with more period drama passion.

TOWIE stars Dani Imbert and Ella Rae Wise filmed new ITV2 scenes in Essex beach for series 37. Cast trip to Vietnam teased; airing spring 2025.

Bradley Blundell, jailed for the murder of John Pordage at a BP garage in Chelmsford, gets extra prison time for HMP Whitemoor mutiny in Cambridgeshire.

Stoke Mandeville stadium came abuzz with figures from every walk of life as the journey as the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games began.