Chelmsford Weekly News

A missing person appeal has been launched for 13-year-old Sapphire Clarke from Colchester.

Passengers and crew are being held onboard a UK-operated cruise ship in France due to a gastroenteritis outbreak.

National Highways has confirmed it will return to the A12 between Boreham and Marks Tey for additional work from today.

A man has been charged after allegedly striking another man with a wine bottle in Colchester.

Clacton MP and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is under investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner allegedly accepting a £5m.

James, 47, from Welwyn Garden City, was last seen at his home at 9pm on Sunday, May 10. He may have travelled to Essex.

Clauvin Lokula, 23, of Hoddesdon, on the Essex-Hertfordshire border near Harlow, was sentenced for bringing gang conflict and drugs to the town.

Forecasters WXCharts are forecasting a period of hot weather for Essex next week, with temperatures reaching as high as 27c in parts of the county.

A man has been taken to hospital after a motorbike and car crashed on the A12 near Kelvedon.

Rising fuel costs could lead to a 'significant impact' on Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, as costs nearly double for the charity, who spend £1m a month to run.

The Wings and Wheels event returns to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome on Sunday, May 24, and will feature more than 200 classic cars.

The opening of the new Flitch of Bacon, a 16th-century gastropub in The Street, Little Dunmow, faced delays after water damage but bosses are now making great progress.

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, is due to visit Colchester's Roman Camp at the Merville Barracks on June 2, in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of the RLC.

A pub in Braintree, Essex, has gone up for sale for £1 million less than three weeks after its last day of trading.

A family of golden lion tamarins have welcomed the new arrival of a single offspring on April 29. Marks the first arrival of the endangered species since June.

A crash has "reduced capacity" on the A12 and caused long delays on the London-bound carriageway near Kelvedon

A Ryanair flight bound for Spain was forced to declare an emergency and divert to Stansted Airport after a passenger had fallen ill.

Chelmsford City Council has acquired the Granary car park on Victoria Road, securing continued access to a popular parking site.

A passenger has been convicted in Poland after his disruptive behaviour caused a Ryanair flight from Stansted to Kaunas to divert to Warsaw-Modlin.

A loft fire at a detached home led to a swift emergency response in Essex.