Chelmsford Weekly News

Aconda -  formerly known as Tracked Carriers - has received a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its ground-breaking work in transforming how heavy loads are moved.

A stone curlew — one of Britain’s rarest and most secretive birds — caused a stir among birdwatchers.

The Daily Mail has unveiled a list of Britain's 24 most beautiful villages, with a picturesque spot in Essex being highlighted.

Padel, the world's fastest growing sport, is now available to Basildon residents following the opening of four new PadelStars courts.

Hamid Mahjid Bun-Seisay, a registered agency nurse who worked at HMP Chelmsford, was alleged to have breached professional boundaries by making unwanted physical contact with different colleagues.

The initiative is fully funded and will continue into the 2025/26 financial year.

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's new show Stacey & Joe has been a hit. Here is all to know about the couple and their Essex home Pickle Cottage.

A lorry driver who scooped £5.2 million on the lottery quit his job and bought a new vacuum cleaner as his first purchase

Ling was dismissed from Essex Police following an accelerated misconduct hearing in December

Upcoming closures from May 2 to 4 on the A12, Dartford Crossing and M25 may affect some drivers across Essex this weekend.

TWENTY ONE Essex businesses have been crowned as winners in the 2025 Muddy Stilettos Regional Awards

Award-winning BBC One show Sort Your Life Out, hosted by Stacey Solomon, is looking for families or shared households to take part.

A number of postcodes across Essex won thousands of pounds in the People's Postcode Lottery in April 2025.

Essex RSPCA centres and Danaher Animal Home have plenty of pets that are looking to find new owners

Jet2.com and Jet2Holidays are now offering holiday-goers more flight options for their winter sun and ski programmes in 2025 and 2026.

Gavin Plumb was convicted of soliciting the kidnap, rape and murder of Holly Willoughby. Now, a new Channel 5 documentary is looking at the case.

Due to a signalling fault at London Liverpool Street, all services going to and from the station are affected.

A team of volunteers survey the breeding sites almost daily throughout the season.

The MSC runs autism awareness workshops in dozens of schools across Essex.

Essex County Council has been criticised for failing to properly care for a 75-year-old woman who took her own life while struggling to care for her elderly husband