Festive spirit was in short supply as a hit-and-run driver damaged a mum’s car just days before Christmas. Susan Upton first noticed the damage to her blue Nissan Almera, which was caused outside her home in Parker Way, Halstead, when she was driving
A flood alert for the River Colne, from Great Yeldham to Colchester, has been removed. The Environment Agency issued the alert at 10am on Christmas Eve, which was still in force this morning. But the warning is no longer in force as of 11am
A schoolboy miraculously escaped serious injury after being hit by a van in Halstead High Street. The 12-year-old had initially crossed the road to retrieve his football but then tried to run back across after seeing his bus pull up opposite.
