Chelmsford City Council's planning committee approved plans for 2,750 homes split across various sites at Pratts Farm Lane, Little Waltham, and Beaulieu Parkway.

Plans to increase the cost of funerals in one council area have been labelled "completely immoral" by an MP. Chelmsford City Council is considering raising fees from April by 12%, which equates to ...

Tributes have been paid to a Chelmsford City Council youth leader who 'touched many lives' lead this week's death and funeral notices from Essex Live and Essex Chroncile. Announcing the passing of a ...

Chelmsford City Council in Essex has been fined after a father was killed when he was struck by a bin lorry while on the job. The council was fined £80,000 after the father of three's death in ...

CHELMSFORD City Racecourse will not be able to host certain events with more than 10,000 people after police were worried people could have died at a Justin Timberlake concert. Chelmsford City Council ...

The 37-year-old, who reportedly lives in Chelmsford, Essex, ranted about the annual fee for brown bin collections introduced by the council. The Lib Dem-run Chelmsford City Council introduced an ...

Workers are trying to clear a small backlog of bin collections caused by staff absences A council is clearing a backlog of bin collections caused by staff shortages over the festive period. In ...

Chelmsford City Council is planning a major refurbishment of its Civic Theatre and Cramphorn Studio to enable them to open to the public all day, as new leadership for the venues is announced. The ...

A previous version of this article's headline said the £25,000 'added just one word' to the museum's logo. The sum was paid as part of a wider project to revamp the museum, and the name change was ...

A rise in sea level will have a huge effect on Essex as a coastal county and flooding is particularly likely to affect Chelmsford. Chelmsford City Council have declared a climate and ecology emergency ...

A homeowner who damaged a 90-year-old tree so badly it had to be felled has been fined over £60,000. Stephen Lawrence, from Chelmsford, Essex, had made two applications to the council to fell the ...