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  • Check in at grand hotel for film treat

    Be charmed by a hit film that is set to be screened in Sible Hedingham. The Grand Budapest Hotel has met with critical acclaim from reviews and the public with its witty humour and excellent acting. The film centres on the adventures of legendary

  • Concerned villagers file petition to save former pub

    More than 70 concerned villagers have signed a petition to stop a former run-down pub being turned into flats. Proposals are in place to change Oxford House, in Upper Holt Street, Earls Colne, into two self-contained flats. A planning application

  • Free summer event for children

    Children can enjoy free summer fun at an event on July 26. Outside the Solar Centre from 10am until 2pm there will be free face painting, glitter tattoos and flower pot painting for children. For more information, call Halstead Town Council

  • Magical Millie gets her wish fulfilled

    Magical Millie got her wish fulfilled last week when she was welcomed by all the princesses at Disneyland. Millie Brown, 5, of Ronald Road, Halstead, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in April and was given only a year to live.