THE night sky was ablaze as hundreds of people gathered for Halstead’s torchlit procession. The magical sight of fire torches held aloft moved from the fountain, down Halstead’s High Street towards the public gardens. About 300 people
A MAN has been banned from Colchester pubs for being drunk and disorderly. Steven French of Hutchinson Close, Tiptree, received the court ban after he admitted shouting and swearing in his street. Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard that neighbours
ENTERPRISING students have set up their own printing company at a high school. Four pupils at Clacton County High School, in Walton Road, Clacton, volunteered to staff the print business as part of an extra-curricular activity designed to give students
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to shift an entire council department – including its staff – to a private company has been put before councillors. The Gazette revealed last month how secret blue pages outlining the plan had been accidentally published on Tendring
THE problem of speeding motorists is set to be tackled by a group of village residents. Forty volunteers in Coggeshall are due to be trained in the use of speed guns, after years of concern about cars driving too fast in the area. Parish councillor
AN energy firm says it is pleased with the number of people who turned out to hear its plans for a new nuclear power plant. More than 240 people attended British Energy’s eight public meetings – including ones in West Mersea and Tollebsury
