Chelmsford Weekly News

A round-up of recent cases heard at North Essex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Chelmsford and Colchester.

Jake Quickenden says the rise of the manosphere “honestly scares” him after watching Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary, ‘Into the Manosphere’.

An Essex couple have been banned from keeping horses for seven years as a vet determined the conditions they were kept were “some of the worst” they have seen.

Another significant item belonging to missing psychologist Vitória Figueiredo Barreto has been found in Brightlingsea.

Casey Harrison from Colchester says it was an “emotional rollercoaster” to raise funds for charity by taking on a half marathon whilst dressed as Ozzy Osbourne.

Four people were arrested after reports that a glass bottle and a guitar were used as weapons in a fight.

Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary, Inside the Manosphere, features Essex TikTok stars HSTikkyTokky and Ed Matthews exploring online masculinity.

Trains running to and from Stansted Airport are facing “major disruption today” after a failure on the railway points.

Essex Police wants to speak to a man in connection with an investigation into six burglaries across the county.

The duo behind Towntickers, a TikTok and Instagram profile that "poetically" reviews towns across the country, visited Witham in a recent video.

Mulberry House is an award-winning wedding and event venue that many visitors say serves incredible afternoon tea.

White Hart Lane, Chelmsford, will close overnight from 23–27 March 2026 for Essex Highways works.

ACL Essex is offering free online courses to help parents prepare their children for the start of school.

Motorists in Chelmsford are facing delays after reports of a police incident on Victoria Road South.

Across seven days of activity, enforcement teams seized around 1.5kg of cocaine, more than 50g of crack cocaine and heroin.

A 12-year-old boy who competed at Crufts with his nan’s rescue collie has left his whole family “incredibly proud”.

Greater Anglia warned passengers of delays because trains are running under a speed restriction over defective track.

Family members of a missing woman are appealing to residents’ compassion as the search for her continues.

M&S currently has more than 220 full-line and 310 Food stores across the UK, with more already scheduled to open before the end of the financial year.

Essex Police have issued an urgent appeal after a motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with "life-changing" injuries this evening.