Supporters in Halstead bet £9000 on Matt Cardle to win the X Factor final within hours of him securing his place. Over £50,000 was bet on the painter and decorator across mid north Essex within 24 hours of the semi final results last week. And the
Three Halstead Road Runners turned out for the Essex Veterans Cross-Country Championships. The five-mile race was held at Chigwell Row in cold and challenging conditions. A two-lap course started and finished on open grassland, covered with hard packed
Three people have been made homeless by a fire. Eight fire crews are tackling the blaze at two thatched cottages in Stambourne Road, Toppesfield, which started this morning. By midday the semi-detached cottages were described by the fire service as
When the X Factor entourage needed some cotton buds for making Matt Cardle and Dannii Minogue up, they dropped in on Beauty @ Fringe Benefits in Earls Colne Business Park. Director Diane Shore and her staff helped out, as Matt used the golf
Money has been raised for a poppyseller made homeless by a fire. Muriel Constable, 90, has been overwhelmed by people’s generosity after she lost her Halstead home following a fire in September. She is currently residing in Greenfields
