Chelmsford Weekly News

CARA, a charity providing specialist support for victims and survivors of sexual offences, says 93 per cent of victims were assaulted by someone they knew.

A 15th-century pub featured in the 80s-90s BBC series Lovejoy has had its asking price cut by £134,500.

Residents are being told to prepare ahead of extreme weather phenomenon El Nino which could arrive in the UK this year.

The vessel is due to arrive on the afternoon of Saturday, June 7, before opening to visitors the following day.

Almost 22,000 rape and sexual assault offences were recorded by police across Essex in just five years, figures show.

Residents of Walton-on-the-Naze were "appalled" that the body of a seal which had been washed up opposite the Bath House Pub was not removed for almost a week.

A teenager from Witham who played a "significant role" in a drugs gang flooding the town with cocaine has been jailed for three years.

Vickrum Digwa, who stabbed university student Henry Nowak to death, was investigated by police in 2023 on suspicion of stealing Sikh ceremonial blades.

A murder investigation continues after the death of an Essex man recovered from the water in Poole Harbour near Arne Bay.

A HISTORIC former pub which is amidst a multi-million-pound transformation has had its windows boarded up and faces an uncertain future.

Essex County Council’s deputy leader used his first executive statement to cancel “net zero ideology” and to champion a major push for fostering in Essex.

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is right that the police response to Henry Nowak’s death is being investigated. Police handcuffed Henry Nowak as he lay dying.

Forecasts suggest Essex could see temperatures climbing as high as 27C, starting Thursday, June 11, and lasting possibly until Tuesday, June 16.

The father and brother of convicted murderer Vickrum Digwa are facing charges related to alleged weapons offences, dated back to the day Henry Nowak was killed.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called for "pure cold rage" over the treatment of murdered Essex student Henry Nowak.

Torrential downpours are set to continue across Essex this week. The Met Office has forecast heavy showers, hail, and possible thunderstorms

Pictures have emerged from fire crews, showing three caravans destroyed in a fire in Creeksea Lane, Burnham.

A motorcyclist has died after being involved in a crash on the M11 near Saffron Walden.

An Essex man has been arrested in connection with a murder probe into a missing man after reports of him going overboard in Dorset.

Police have released bodycam footage of Essex student Henry Nowak in his final moments being handcuffed by Hampshire Constabulary