Chelmsford's MP Simon Burns said he was delighted the town would become the first city in Essex. The leader of the Conservative-run council, Roy Whitehead, said it was a tremendous honour for the town ...

The ever-changing commuter belt city of Chelmsford - the county town of Essex - has experienced one of the country's most severe declines in its number of shops. Total retail units have decreased from ...

Chelmsford looks set to be one of two Essex towns bidding for city status as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The government has announced it will upgrade one town in time for the celebrations in ...

ALMOST THREE years ago, the city of Lowell embarked on what was the first of dozens of so-called “sweeps” of homeless encampments, starting with the Plain Street encampment, at the Lowell Connector ...

Chelmsford residents are divided after the city was named the best place to live in Essex. Each year, Muddy Stilettos shares a list of the best places to live in each county. Whether it's for its ...

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A prolific Chelmsford offender has been banned from a string of city centre stores in a bid to curb his behaviour. Tomasz Szymowski, 47, has also been banned from possessing any open alcohol in a ...

When people think of Essex, they probably think of built-up towns and cities with very little greenery. But an Essex city, crowned the best place to live in our entire county, has an ideal mixture of ...