The next meeting of The Solar Society, the local adult education and learning group, is on Monday. The speaker will be Andrew Sherville on 'The World of Perfume' at 2.30pm at The Memorial Hall in Castle Hedingham. The talk lasts about an hour
Campaigners against a proposed huge new electricity substation on land near Halstead are in talks with councils to launch the next stage of their protest. In September last year National Grid announced a site on the A131, between Wickham St Paul
Step back in time and admire displays of vintage farm machinery. The Farm Machinery Preservation Society is holding its annual Vintage Working Day on Sunday where there will be approximately 30 vintage tractors ploughing, 25 working stationary
Artist Georgie Roy is holding a new art class, “Drawing for the Terrified”. The class offers the opportunity of structured lessons for beginners to learn the skills of drawing and for the not so terrified to improve their skills. Various mediums
Her family's shop may be in Birmingham, but Sharan Purewal's story could just as easily apply – and be of value – to any small to medium sized business in Halstead. When you meet Sharan, you'd be forgiven for thinking that energy is the last of her
