Chelmsford Weekly News

An iconic Spitfire aircraft made an appearance in an Essex town centre for a special Remembrance event.

A heroic police dog has been praised after a busy month of fighting crime.

Parents in Essex can now apply for primary school places for September 2026.

Colchester Zoo, in Maldon Road, revealed plans for a new lion enclosure in July last year as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations.

The 2.89-acre site in Station Road, Kelvedon, has been listed on Rightmove by property firm Kemsley LLP Chelmsford for £3million freehold.

A police motorcyclist hit and killed a pensioner while driving over the speed limit through a red light as he escorted the Duchess of Edinburgh through London, a court has heard

AN engineer from Essex has won the £1 million top prize on one of the National Lottery's instant win games

Essex passengers can now experience faster travel into London after the opening of Beaulieu Park station last month.

With several prominent buildings lying empty and Colchester high street continuing to evolve, residents offered their thoughts on decline.

A crash involving "at least seven" vehicles has been reported on the M25 in Essex with all traffic stopped.

We have put together some of the most notable road closures across Colchester, north and mid Essex in the coming weeks.

The McDonald's is under construction in Gershwin Boulevard, Witham, after plans were agreed last November.

Stock has been included in Muddy Stilettos' Best Places to Live series, and here is why.

Publisher Muddy Stilettos has rounded up its picks for the best Sunday roasts across the UK, with this spot in Essex being picked out.

THE lost identity of a war hero from a historic Essex borough who was killed in WWI has been uncovered in time for Remembrance Sunday.

Here are the latest cases heard at Colchester and Chelmsford magistrates courts.

Traffic is currently being held on the M11 as fire crews are tackling a car blaze near Stansted Airport.

The M25 is closed at the Essex border with an air ambulance in attendance after a multi-vehicle crash this afternoon.

A third killer has been convicted for the "brutal" murder of Robert Powell at a party in Roydon.

A countywide crackdown by Essex Police saw 20 arrests and 16 vehicles seized in a major operation to tackle vehicle crime.