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  • Animal charity "sickened" by burglary

    Burglars broke into and stole £300 from an animal rescue centre. The reception and the offices at Danaher Animal Home RSPCA  in Wethersfield were broken into. Thieves got into the safe and stole about £300  in cash. The charity posted the

  • Earls Colne Julie features in Grayson Perry's TV show

    An Earls Colne woman enjoyed a unique opportunity to feature alongside Grayson Perry in a Channel Four documentary. Grayson Perry’s Dream House, shown on Sunday, features a house designed by artist Perry called a House for Essex which was built

  • Owner's relief after dog not put down following attack

    A woman has been left relieved after a court ruled her dog did not have to be put down. Karen Moorhouse, 46, of Chapel Hill, Halstead, had admitted being the owner of a dog which attacked a woman. On Monday, Colchester Magistrate’s Court heard

  • School celebrating art work with exhibition

    A school is celebrating the achievements of its sixth form students with an art exhibition. Hedingham School and Sixth Form’s AS and A2 art students will be showing off their 2015 art pieces at the Minories Gallery. The show entitled, Brush

  • Special Constables help save man's life in Halstead

    Special Constables helped save a man's life at the roadside in ‪‎Halstead‬ last night. SC Simon Culling and SC Harry Chandler were driving on patrol earlier when they spotted a car pulled over with an unconscious passenger with his head back and

  • Witness appeal after car stolen in Halstead

    A retained firefighter has been left gutted after his £32,000 car was stolen. Peter Ballisat, 22, of Saxon Close, Halstead, parked his white BMW M135, outside his house on Monday evening at about 11pm. Mr Ballisat, who is also training to be

  • Toogood: It won't take much to turn form round

    By Callum Hansey Halstead Cricket Club coach Phil Toogood knows that it won’t take much for them to turn a run of defeats in their favour. There was frustration as a good bowling and fielding display failed to be backed up with the bat against