Chelmsford Weekly News

THUNDERSTORMS are due to bring an end to the latest heatwave in Essex this week, with forecasters warning for the potential of torrential downpours.

Resurfacing works and more are set for multiple roads

We ask readers on whether disposable barbeques should be banned from beaches.

FIREFIGHTERS are calling on people to be careful following a chaotic start of the month for fire crews who respond to countless incidents.

A busy road is closed as officers are on the scene of a single-vehicle crash.

A young man is in hospital after being knocked to the ground in an assault in Colchester High Street.

Photos show the aftermath of a huge multi-vehicle crash on a major road in Essex yesterday.

Police and firefighters have thanked residents for their "incredible" support after one of the largest field fires Essex Fire and Rescue Service has ever seen.

As Essex heads into another hot and dry weekend, Essex Fire and Rescue Service has issued a plea for everyone to have "fire free fun".

The following food and drink businesses opened this year in Essex

HOUSEHOLDS across the county are being urged to be vigilant this summer due to a rise in rogue traders.

Firefighters from across Essex are currently at the scene of a large field fire which saw some homes evacuated.

Chelmsford City Council has pledged to keep its swimming pools open despite rocketing costs to keep them heated.

Has a drought been declared in Essex? What to know as the Environment Agency moves areas into drought.

Children who have become enslaved in county line crime after tip offs to police from their own gang masters ‘chills the blood’, Essex Police detectives say.

The East of England is currently in a drought

A drought has been declared for the East of England

The event is on at the war Aerodrome on Sunday.

A 12 year old boy who was at the centre of a life support dispute died after suffering a "catastrophic hypoxic ischemic brain injury secondary to strangulation", an inquest has heard.

A number of areas in Essex are at risk of wildfires over the weekend of August 12-14