Halstead Town are on course to face Stanway Rovers in this season’s FA Cup. Jody Brown's side will take on London APSA, in the extra preliminary round of the competition on August 14. Should they progress from that tie, they will host either Stanway
A concert will take place in memory of a vicar’s late wife. Music for a Summer Evening will take place on Saturday from 7pm. Tickets cost £6 and include a glass of wine or soft drink. The event will be held at St Andrew’s Church, Halstead, in memory
A private postal history museum will be flinging open its doors to the public on Saturday. The Colne Valley Postal History Museum at 109 Head Street, Halstead, houses more than 100 historic post boxes, 20 working stamp machines, postal uniforms and
Bring your bears along for a special picnic. A teddy bear’s picnic and games will take place in Halstead’s public gardens on Saturday from 2pm. The event has been organised by the Halstead Residents’ Association. There will be prizes for the best
A chocolate box village is the second best in the county. Finchingfield came runner-up in the Essex Village of the Year Competition, organised by the Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE). The announcement was made at the council’s annual
A young inventor has won a national competition inspired by Wallace and Gromit. Finn Collinson, 12, beat nearly 9,000 entrants to win the top prize in the Wallace and Gromit Cracking Ideas competition, run by the Intellectual Property Office
