Chelmsford

American

[chelms-ferd, chelmz-] / ˈtʃɛlms fərd, ˈtʃɛlmz- /

noun

a city in NE Massachusetts.

Chelmsford British

/ ˈtʃɛlmzfəd /

noun

a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)

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Sascha Dua, from Dunmow in Essex, features on the Channel 5 series The Surgeon, with crews following her on the job around the wards of Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.

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The 36-year-old from Chelmsford told BBC Essex that she noticed something was off while getting dressed one morning.

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Kenworthy, 34, was born in Chelmsford but grew up in the US and won silver in the ski slopestyle at the Sochi 2014 Games, before switching allegiance to Team GB in 2019.

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Warren was found guilty of owning or being in charge of Bear and possessing a knife at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday.

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The 41-year-old, now of Addlestone in Surrey, will be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court at a later date.

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