Urgent repair works on a village bridge have been scrapped despite fears that it could collapse. Essex Highways had previously suggested closing Church Hill, in Earls Colne, for four months from this month to replace the existing Sesame Bridge.
An artist whose grandfather was awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War is exhibiting his memorabilia and her own war-themed artwork. Hazel Adlam is holding a display called 1914-2014 An Echo in Time at Gosfield Gallery, in Gosfield
Drivers say badly parked cars are clogging up a busy village high street. Parish councillors in Sible Hedingham are trying to get yellow lines in some parts of Swan Street. Sally Glen, chair of the parish council’s transport committee, said
Mums-to-be in Halstead can once again give birth at an “on demand” birthing unit after it was temporarily closed in March. The decision by Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust means mums at low risk can give birth at Halstead Birthing
Business owners say they will consider relocating if smells from a new food recycling plant persist. Tamar Energy’s anaerobic digestion plant on the Bluebridge Industrial Estate, Halstead, is due to open soon. Businesses and residents have
