Meet the Halstead pensioner celebrating her 102nd birthday ... with bingo!
A LIFE-LONG Halstead resident has celebrated her 102nd birthday as a social club marks its silver anniversary.
Village site next to historic mill set to go under the hammer
AN industrial site next to a picturesque village water mill could be bulldozed after it goes under the hammer at auction.
'We had such a good time visiting care home we didn't want to leave!'
PENSIONERS had so much fun visiting residents in a care home, they didn't want to go home.
What MP and Essex police commissioner were doing in Halstead earlier today
HALSTEAD MP James Cleverly was in town with Essex police commissioner Roger Hirst on a fact-finding mission.
Pensioner left to warm 'freezing' bungalow with fan heater by housing association
A PENSIONER says she is living in freezing temperatures after being given a housing association home with no heating.
How 1980s communist Poland inspired Essex author's debut novel
A COLLEGE lecturer who quit teaching to follow her dreams of becoming an author has penned her debut novel.
Thrills and spells as Hedingham Castle to open doors to half-term Harry Potters
YOUNG wannabe witches and wizards can dust off their wands and spellbooks to take part in a magic school.
Folk duo in Hedingham Castle show hot on heels of Canada tour
Top-flight Scots-English folk duo Winter Wilson are heading to Essex on the back of a triumphant tour of Canada.
Friday night fever as Uncle Funk’s Disco Inferno hits stage
DISCO fans can dust off their dancing shoes for an evening of pure nostalgia and chart-topping beats.
Moggie-mad pensioner has purr-fect day out with pussycat pals at cat cafe
A CAT-LOVER'S wishes came true when she got to spend the purr-fect day with her furry, feline friends.
