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An assortment of waste on the street, including brown bins and plastic recycle. There are two brown bins visible and plenty of plastic sacks. It appears to be a sunny morning.

Council to charge for garden waste bin collections

The council leader describes it as a difficult decision.

Lone woman walking through an underpass.

Training to help protect women and girls from harm

Residents are being trained in how to safely intervene when they see hostile situations.

Several cars parked in a car park. A hedge and wooden fence are in front of two cars.

City car park could close for 'affordable' flats

It could help some of the 480 people waiting for affordable housing in the city.

A man standing on the street beside some bright orange pavement works, with his business in the background.

Two-year works cause problems for city businesses

Traders say the works mean people often assume their businesses are closed.

A man standing inside a shop looking just past the camera

'Dust from lorries has damaged my eyesight'

A Chelmsford car repair business employee quits, blaming dust and debris from "overloaded lorries".

A graphic showing the scheme. People are next to a river and there are flats in the background

Shopping centre could be demolished for 762 homes

The proposed Chelmsford scheme has been formally submitted after it was outlined earlier this year.

A series of high-voltage pylons against the backdrop of a blue sky

Overhead pylons plan shocks city council

National Grid wants to build 114-mile long (184km) power line from Tilbury in Essex to Norwich.

Ariel view of Wheelers farm and surrounding areas

Festivals to go ahead despite safety concerns

Organisers LDN Wild will be hosting six events at a rural farm in Chelmsford this year.

Afghan refugee Naqeeb Khilji, who has lived in hotels with his wife and four children

Some 400 Afghan refugees told to leave hotels

An Essex support group fears many families who fled their country could find themselves homeless.