Chelmsford Weekly News

A lorry fire on the M25 anti-clockwise near Waltham Abbey has closed two lanes, as emergency crews attend the incident. Delays up to 64 minutes.

Lorry fire on the M25 anti-clockwise past Junction 26 for Waltham Abbey closes two lanes, causing 11-minute delays as fire crews currently tackle the blaze.

Kent Police are searching for Allen Hardman, wanted on recall to prison, with links to Essex, Medway, Maidstone, London, Surrey and Manchester.

Essex weather forecast: Met Office warns of torrential rain for up to 10 hours, with heaviest downpours from 10am to 2pm and 31mph gusts.

£1,000 reward offered after Wivenhoe pubs The Rose and Crown and Black Buoy were targeted in a burglary and attempted break-in on Monday morning.

Seven Essex food and drink producers win Great British Food Awards 2026 medals, including golds for Lambton & Jackson, W H Marriage and Fairfields Farm.

OpenTable reveals Essex’s most booked restaurants in September, from seafood at Alec’s and tasting menus at Stark to steaks, Italian food and pub favourites.

A man has been brought to safety after being spotted on the roof of a building

Andrew Garfield stars in The Uprising, Paul Greengrass’s historical drama about Essex’s 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, released nationwide in UK cinemas on October 9.

Stand Up To Racism Colchester claims its campaign stall and members were 'attacked' in Clacton.

Bryn Smart, former deputy district judge and senior Ellisons partner, has died aged 80. He had a distinguished legal career in Essex.

Essex father Joshua Foster admitted causing his two-year-old son’s death after a fall from a Cyprus hotel window on July 12. Sentencing is October 16.

A12 crash near Hatfield Peveral closes one southbound lane at junction 20B, with police at the scene and drivers warned of 20-minute delays.

A flight was diverted to Stansted this morning after the runway at Norwich Airport in Norfolk was closed briefly this morning.

Man dies after being hit by a train at Great Chesterford railway station, Essex, on October 5. British Transport Police say it was not suspicious.

Ipswich man Xander Butler jailed for 16 months after strangling and assaulting two female police officers at a Capel St Mary hotel on July 29.

Greater Anglia trains face delays between Ely and Norwich after a signalling fault near Thetford disrupts services to Stansted Airport via Cambridge until 1pm.

Hatter's Farm pumpkin patch in Essex has been crowned the best in the UK ahead of the Halloween season.

Essex Police are investigating an alleged indecent act witnessed by a woman on Shalford Road, Rayne, on September 30. Officers appeal for information.

Essex Police appeal for help finding missing Halstead woman Aneta Stoyanova Ognyanova, 21, last seen on September 27. Quote reference 1114 to Essex Police.