Chelmsford Weekly News

RAILWAY services have been blocked this evening after a person was struck by a train.

The Hook of Halstead, an award-winning Essex chippy, is among the UK's top 20 fish and chip takeaways after reaching National Fish and Chip Awards semi-finals.

A giant pumpkin weighing more than half a tonne has become a jaw-dropping Halloween attraction outside an Essex home, with families flocking to see it.

Latest Postcode Lottery results reveal seven Essex postcodes in Colchester, Maldon, Southend and more have won £1,000, with larger prizes awarded across Britain.

Two people have been arrested after a night-time Colchester operation as well as shops caught selling alcohol to underage cadets.

Owners of a popular pumpkin patch have spoken of their heartbreak after visitors deliberately smashed hundreds of pumpkins

Brentwood Council offers the Post Office empty Baytree Centre units after TG Jones closes on January 12, to protect town-centre services for residents.

Essex Police report five men over alleged hare coursing in Dengie marshes on October 28, seizing four dogs and four vehicles in a rural crime crackdown.

A new Tesco Express will open at 5-7 Defoe Parade in Chadwell St Mary, Essex, on November 17, replacing the existing One Stop convenience store.

TfL travel disruption: severe Central line delays between Woodford and Hainault, District line delays, Suffragette closure and Piccadilly line.

Lefties, the Inditex fashion brand, has opened its second UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex – its first in the south, with fashion and homeware.

An Essex resident could be holding a £1M EuroMillions ticket which has remained unclaimed weeks on says the National Lottery.

Sainsbury’s opened its new Foundry Lane supermarket in Burnham on October 29, creating 30 jobs and offering fresh food and Argos click-and-collect.

Colchester Council cleared more than 1,100kg of litter and waste in October, including 710kg from a major A12 clean-up and fly-tipping across Colchester.

Mrs Salisbury’s Famous Tea Rooms in Maldon, Essex, has temporarily closed after a leak cut electricity and hot water. A new cylinder is needed before reopening.

Century Cinema Clacton remains closed after unexpected circumstances, with prepaid ticket refunds promised.

Nigel Farage faces claims from Daisy Cooper that he physically shoved a female Lib Dem MP at Parliament’s May 13 state opening, amid a prayer card row.

A burst water main flooded a busy Heybridge road overnight, leaving up to 1,500 customers without water and disrupting traffic

M25 traffic hotspots: Geotab research identifies severe congestion between junctions 10 and 20, with the among key trouble spots revealed.

GP surgery websites crash after Silicon Practice enters administration, affecting East Hill Surgery in Colchester; patients urged to phone or use NHS App.