Halstead's only nightclub has closed after 12 years.
The Scene nightclub, based in Scenarios, in Trinity Street, has shut due to falling trade, according to owner John Craig.
The bar and nine hotel rooms will remain open, however, while the nightclub venue will be made available for private functions.
Mr Craig said: “We closed it a little while ago and then reopened it, but I have made the decision to close it again.
“It has been up and down – really busy one moment and then dead the next. It’s a lot of expense.
“The good nights weren’t always covering the expense of the bad ones, so I decided to close it.
"It is a shame."
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