Chelmsford Weekly News

THE government has been urged to "listen to the public" and abandon plans to merge Essex Police with other forces

Ronan Keating is the next headliner to be confirmed for the 2027 Colchester Castle Summer Series.

Essex Wildlife Trust warns Google’s Thurrock data centre could destroy Arena Essex Raceway’s protected habitats, threaten rare wildlife and strain water supplies.

Essex’s Connect to Work scheme has supported more than 1,000 residents and helped 232 into jobs as minister Andrew Western praised its success on September 10.

Police and ambulance crews attended Recreation Road, Colchester, on September 17.

Major retailer, TG Jones has announced it will be closing another Essex in Clacton town centre as part of a restructure.

Drivers face major disruption when one of the country’s busiest river crossings closes overnight later this month.

Clacton has been ranked inside the top 20 for Pip disability claimants across the UK and the top across Essex.

Parents are warning that soaring bus fares are making public transport to school unaffordable, with many families paying around £1,000 a year.

Villagers on the Essex-Suffolk border have praised the "community support" after a huge effort to find a missing three-year-old boy.

Two brothers are turning a former Chelmsford city centre music store into luxury flats in a £630,000 property venture.

University of Essex ranks in the UK’s top 10 for seven subjects in the Guardian University Guide 2027, including drama, social work and economics nationally.

Members of Ipswich Town Football Club have laid a floral tribute to youngster Noah Woods at the Merriam Close playground in Brantham this afternoon.

Greater Anglia trains face delays and cancellations near Shenfield on September 17 after a safety inspection blocked tracks towards Colchester and Braintree.

Elizabeth Roberts, 42, has been charged with 14 shop thefts totalling £895.18 from a BP garage in Basildon. She appears at Southend magistrates October 30.

Geek Retreat Chelmsford denies claims Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon received special treatment during the Pokémon 30th Anniversary launch on September 16.

Suffolk Police identify three-year-old Noah Woods, found dead in Decoy Pond, Brantham, after going missing on September 15.

Jet2 has called for urgent action after more than 7,000 customers were put on repatriation flights following an air traffic control failure.

Essex care home Crouched Friars pledges safer mealtimes after Philip Quelch, 56, died choking on ham; new Phillip Promise follows Regulation 28 report.

Parents of three-year-old Noah Woods pay tribute after body found in Decoy Pond, Brantham, following a huge search involving police and volunteers.