Chelmsford Weekly News

A qualified pilot who used his light aircraft to attempt to smuggle more than £2million worth of cocaine through an Essex airfield has been jailed for nine years.

Big Bird, 11, had been shot dead between 6.30pm on Saturday (September 20) and 7.30am on Sunday (September 21).

James Miller and his father Philip Miller are both running to become the first Mayor of Greater Essex

Essex businesses and organisations are urged to donate unused tech as part of a council campaign to bridge the digital divide.

It is alleged Ceyhan Dinler – who is still on the run – stabbed Cumali Turhan in the neck at Barista bar in Chelmsford.

A MAN who was arrested within minutes of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Essex has been jailed.

Residents are being urged to dial 999 only in life-threatening emergencies.

Essex business coach Adam Stott has backed AI platform My Instant Business (MIB), which helps small business owners with admin.

An Institute for Government (IfG) report has warned that Labour's Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) plans could put services in Essex at risk.

Essex households have just one week left to check they are not overpaying for gas and electricity as part of the Essex Energy Switch.

Greater Anglia has been named Passenger Operator of the Year 2025 at the National Rail Awards for the second year running.

ESSEX Police are set to improve community safety with projects across the county after securing more than £250K in funding.

I visited Sanctuary Lodge, in Halstead, Essex, on one sunny September morning to find out more about the work they do.

The victim, a man in his 50s, sustained a hand injury and a cut to his forehead which needed stitches.

In  September 1997, Mr Wood spent half an hour with influential Black Sabbath vocalist and solo artist Ozzy Osbourne for The Daily Star, who died last July aged 76.

AS only one business in Essex was announced in a top 40 shortlist for the National Fish and Chip Awards, we feel there are plenty in the county which should have made it on.

There are a number of adorable pooches at Dogs Trust in Essex are looking for their new home.

We asked Gazette and Echo readers to share the one place they would recommend people go to visit in the area.

Police have appealed for potential victims of a “predatory” convicted rapist who met people in East London and Essex to come forward.

Several closures on the A12, M25 and Dartford Crossing may impact Essex drivers this weekend, according to National Highways.