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  • Reservoir venue will be closed

    After Colnes Angling Society’s successful work parties improved swims and access around Pebmarsh Lake last weekend, it is the turn of Domsey Reservoir this coming weekend. The water will be closed for fishing today as well as on Saturday and Sunday

  • Reservoir closed for improvement works

    Colnes’ Angling Society is closing Domsey Farm Reservoir this weekend for improvement. Volunteers will be need to help widen the banks around the reservoir and the bushes and undergrowth will be cut back. The water, off Boley Road, White Colne

  • Two crews called to Halstead flat fire

    A FLAT was left completely smoke-logged following a blaze. Two crews were called to the flat in Rosemary Lane, Halstead shortly after 11am. They used a hose reel to put out the blaze by 11.30am.

  • Can you display your classic car at Halstead's May Day event?

    Do you live in the Halstead area and want to display your classic car at a May Day event? The Friends of Halstead Public Gardens is seeking a range of classic cars to display in the Public Gardens on May 4 from 1pm with the public arriving at 2pm

  • Third break in at pre-school

    A pre-school has been broken into for the third time, leaving volunteers frustrated. Vandals caused damage that would cost about £500 to repair after they broke into a shed behind the Baptist Hall, in White Horse Avenue, Halstead. The hall

  • Lidl buys EMD site for new Halstead store

    Budget supermarket Lidl is coming to Halstead after buying the former EMD factory in Kings Road, the Gazette can reveal. Two-and-a-half years after owners Scott Properties secured planning permission to convert the site into a supermarket, a buyer