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There’s still time to have your say before the focused consultation closes at 4pm on Thursday 8 January.
Over Christmas and New Year, there’ll be some changes to the availability and opening times of Chelmsford City Council’s services.
Across the district, pupils have traded classroom desks for green spaces, enjoying hands-on planting projects that support local wildlife.
Over 7,000 trees have been planted in the district since November as part of Chelmsford City Council’s ongoing greening programme.
Museum of Chelmsford has received a grant of £46,190 from Art Fund for an intergenerational project to catalogue the museum’s collections.
Chelmsford City Council’s Planning Committee has approved several major planning applications for new phases of Chelmsford Garden Community.
Pupils from Beehive Lane Community Primary School in Great Baddow visited the Museum of Chelmsford to see the Great Baddow Hoard in person.
Chelmsford Theatre’s 2025 panto production – Aladdin – has opened and audiences are already calling it “as good as the West End”.
The Museum of Chelmsford has opened a new museum-wide exhibition that celebrates the renowned children’s author, Kes Gray.
Residents can visit public exhibitions in Chelmsford and South Woodham Ferrers to learn more about proposed changes to the draft Local Plan
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