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Cllr Roy Whitehead has been granted the Freedom of the City of Chelmsford, receiving one of the rarest honours the city council can bestow.
Chelmsford is celebrates having highest number of Green Flag Award-winning parks and green spaces in the East of England!
The Planning Awards judges praised the project for generating “long-term social value”.
Specialist youth workers will provide targeted outreach to support young people in the city centre throughout the school holidays.
A 2,000-year-old cemetery has been discovered in Chelmsford by archaeologists from Archaeology South-East.
An independent planning inspector has rejected plans for a large warehouse development adjacent to junction 17 of the A12, near Howe Green.
A development designed to offer only affordable housing, has welcomed its first residents.
Early bird tickets are on sale for State Fayre 2027 following an incredible debut weekend at Hylands Park last month.
Plans to ask residents of central Chelmsford if they would like a parish council are recommended to go no further.
Chelmsford City Council and Essex Police are joint-funding extra police patrols in the city centre this July, August and September.
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16 July 2026