Sewage plans spark petition

2:57pm Friday 16th May 2008

Concerned residents will start a petition against sewage disposal plans.

Country house has 'wow' factor

1:53pm Friday 16th May 2008

Hedingham Castle's Georgian country house certainly has the "wow" factor according to millions of channel five viewers.

	Duke the heaviweight horse reigns in the height stakes
	12:22pm Fri 16 May 08
	He's a whole hunk of horse.

Almost £1million to be spent on school

8:38am Thursday 15th May 2008

Almost £1 million will be spent on improvements to a primary school.

	Prom kings and queens reign in the sun
	5:27pm Wed 14 May 08
	Belles and beaus of the ball wowed crowds and got the red-carpet treatment at their school prom.

Sewer collapse fuels need for traffic reduction

5:14pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

What are the alternatives to a bypass?

	The Odd Couple, coming to a stage near you
	4:26pm Wed 14 May 08
	Women will take the lead in a play better known on the big screen for starring lead men.

	Plot thickens as wrong lifebelt is returned
	3:47pm Wed 14 May 08
	A stolen lifebelt was returned by police, only to discover it was a case of mistaken identity.

Villagers lose phone signal for second time

1:17pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

Frustrated mobile phone users have lost signal once again.

Second collapsed sewer in town

9:29am Wednesday 14th May 2008

A sewer has collapsed underneath a busy road.

Vandals cause major flooding in toilet block

4:12pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

Vandals caused "major flooding" and damage in a village toilet block.

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Catalytic converter thieves hit Halstead

3:15pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

Police have warned the public to be vigilant following catalytic converter thefts.

Marathon success - despite the heat

9:04am Monday 12th May 2008

HUNDREDS of runners faced the gruelling heat to run the 14th Halstead and Essex Marathon.

Day centre celebrates anniversary

4:50pm Friday 9th May 2008

A popular day centre is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

	Celebrity skincare specialist comes to Halstead
	9:16am Fri 9 May 08
	Yesterday Vogue magazine, today Halstead.

Colne Engaine society goes Haywire

9:11am Friday 9th May 2008

A dramatic society is putting on the comedy Haywire for its three night spring production.

Hospital closure forces patients elsewhere

5:09pm Thursday 8th May 2008

Deep cleaning will force a hospital to close for a week.

May day at De Vere laps up the sun

12:09pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

Great fun was had by all at a school May day fayre, as people danced, ate and played in the sun.

Horse put down after breaking leg in journey

10:44am Tuesday 6th May 2008

A horse had to be put down after its leg was badly broken travelling in a horse box.

	Howzat?!
	7:53am Mon 5 May 08
	A cricketer whose life was saved by a 33-pint blood transfusion has played his first game in almost a year.

Young couple and baby escape fire

5:46pm Monday 5th May 2008

A young family's smoke alarm saved their flat when a cooker caught fire in their absence.

	The oldest bridesmaid in town
	5:57pm Fri 2 May 08
	She was the oldest bridesmaid in town - and proud of it.

	Help is on hand, with the NCT
	9:54am Fri 2 May 08
	Women who feel isolated after childbirth will have more help if a mother and baby support group trains counsellors.

One year on, we remember them

9:51am Friday 2nd May 2008

A year on, and the parents of three 15 year olds who died after two cars collided still can not believe it happened.

Restored mill to work with water

4:58pm Thursday 1st May 2008

AN ancient water mill will work as it was meant to for the first time in 53 years.

	Mums appeal for safer walk to school
	4:54pm Thu 1 May 08
	Mums have appealed for action to prevent "a child getting killed" on a school run.

Goodbye to phone boxes

7:10am Thursday 1st May 2008

BT has announced plans to axe more than 30 phone boxes in Halstead and the surrounding areas.

Building work to start on district's first crematorium

11:14am Wednesday 30th April 2008

Building work will soon start on the district's first crematorium.

	Pensioners hit the road for charity challenge
	9:33am Wed 30 Apr 08
	Most people slow down by the time they reach their 70s, but Les and Madge Littler will hit the road in a fundraising challenge.

	British heavyweight comes to town
	8:54am Wed 30 Apr 08
	"The Golden Boy" who taught Prince Edward to wrestle, delighted an audience with a trip down memory lane.

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