Chelmsford and Essex news, sport and information from the Chelmsford Weekly News

Sahil back with 'overjoyed' family

4:00am Friday 19th March 2010

Exhausted Sahil Saeed is enjoying his first full day back home since being freed from his two week kidnap ordeal in Pakistan.

Becks and Smithy relax for charity

3:49am Friday 19th March 2010

Footie ace David Beckham is spotted enjoying some pamper time with another Essex boy - actor James Corden - in a Sport Relief sketch.

BA talks resume as time runs out

3:35am Friday 19th March 2010

Talks to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew are resuming as time runs out on efforts to break a deadlocked row over cost-cutting.

Teachers' A-level quality fears

3:35am Friday 19th March 2010

Rising numbers of teachers are concerned about the quality of A-levels, a report suggests.

Student loans at risk of new delays

12:47am Friday 19th March 2010

England's student loans and grants system is at "substantial" risk of being hit by delays again this year, a damning report has warned.

Abandoned newborn baby boy dies

12:32am Friday 19th March 2010

A newborn baby boy has died after being abandoned behind a convenience store.

Rabies warning over pet passports

12:20am Friday 19th March 2010

Loosening controls on pet passports could herald a return of rabies to the UK, experts have warned.

Councils 'missing housing targets'

12:11am Friday 19th March 2010

Around 98% of councils have failed to provide the affordable housing needed in their area, a charity said.

Petrol soars 4p ahead of tax hike

12:11am Friday 19th March 2010

Average petrol prices have risen 4p a litre in the last four weeks, taking them to the highest level since July 2008, the AA said.

Robbie jokes about Owen's 'trouble'

11:38pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Robbie Williams has attempted to make light of his former bandmate's personal woes, joking it was "nice" that he was not the one in trouble.