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  • Marquee snub puts us on sticky wicket, claim club

    A cricket club has accused a council of failing to support grassroots sport after a bizarre wrangle over planning permission for a marquee. Halstead Cricket Club has lodged an appeal after Braintree Council refused to allow a marquee to be put

  • Firefighter retires after 30 years' service

    A FIREFIGHTER who has served Halstead for 30 years is hanging up his helmet. Station officer Peter Robertson retired on Thursday. The chief firefighter at Halstead Fire Station, Peter, 61, was ideally suited to run operations, as he lives and