Chelmsford Weekly News

Last week Sir David Attenborough marked his 100th birthday.

Essex drivers have been hit by significant delays due to a reported crash on a busy route.

Ambulance response times are improving across the East of England, according to figures from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

A tree fell on a car in Bicknacre this afternoon prompting an emergency response from multiple fire crews.

Chelmsford City Council is repurposing some of its lesser-used parking sites to address housing shortages, with Rectory Lane East car park to close on May 24.

A missing person appeal has been launched for 13-year-old Sapphire Clarke from Colchester.

Passengers and crew are being held onboard a UK-operated cruise ship in France due to a gastroenteritis outbreak.

National Highways has confirmed it will return to the A12 between Boreham and Marks Tey for additional work from today.

A man has been charged after allegedly striking another man with a wine bottle in Colchester.

Clacton MP and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is under investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner allegedly accepting a £5m.

James, 47, from Welwyn Garden City, was last seen at his home at 9pm on Sunday, May 10. He may have travelled to Essex.

Clauvin Lokula, 23, of Hoddesdon, on the Essex-Hertfordshire border near Harlow, was sentenced for bringing gang conflict and drugs to the town.

Forecasters WXCharts are forecasting a period of hot weather for Essex next week, with temperatures reaching as high as 27c in parts of the county.

A man has been taken to hospital after a motorbike and car crashed on the A12 near Kelvedon.

Rising fuel costs could lead to a 'significant impact' on Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, as costs nearly double for the charity, who spend £1m a month to run.

The Wings and Wheels event returns to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome on Sunday, May 24, and will feature more than 200 classic cars.

The opening of the new Flitch of Bacon, a 16th-century gastropub in The Street, Little Dunmow, faced delays after water damage but bosses are now making great progress.

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, is due to visit Colchester's Roman Camp at the Merville Barracks on June 2, in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of the RLC.

A pub in Braintree, Essex, has gone up for sale for £1 million less than three weeks after its last day of trading.

A family of golden lion tamarins have welcomed the new arrival of a single offspring on April 29. Marks the first arrival of the endangered species since June.