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The 10 best places to live in Essex for 2025 have been revealed

1 week ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Macaully Moffat

Waterside apartments on the River Colne at Wivenhoe, which was the second best place to live in Essex (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The best places to live in Essex have been revealed in a new list. This is according to Garrington Property Finders, who have revealed their report of the Best Places to Live 2025 in England and Wales.
Mum desperate for surgery hoping to end painful endometriosis

1 week ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Wait - Mum-of-three Katie Browning has been waiting since 2021 for surgery (Image: Newsquest/Katie Browning) An Essex mum who is in crippling pain says she is still waiting for surgery nearly four years after being diagnosed with endometriosis. Katie Browning, 40, was diagnosed in 2017 with the painful condition which can take up to ten years to be diagnosed.
Coroner names motorcyclist who died in road collision near Halstead last month

3 weeks ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Daniel Rees

Collision - an inquest was told Samuel Miller died after a head-on collision with a tipper truck (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest) A MOTORCYCLIST who died after a head-on collision with a tipper truck has been named at an inquest hearing. Samuel Miller, 33, was riding a Yamaha motorbike on North End Road last month when he collided with an Iveco tipper truck driving in the opposite direction. His inquest was opened at Essex Coroner’s Court on Friday.
This award-winning pub is set to reopen with 22-year-old boss in charge

3 weeks ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Séamus O'Hanlon

Managers - (L to R) Matthew Coldwell, 23, and Chloe Angell, 22, are the new live-in managers of Colchester's New Inn pub (Image: Submitted) A COLCHESTER pub is reopening with a 22-year-old university student and her partner at the helm. Chloe Angell, 22, from Colchester, is a first-year at Essex University, studying psychosocial and psychoanalytic studies. She met partner Matthew Coldwell, 23, from London, when she was 16 and at college in Ipswich.
Stacey Solomon's net worth following rise to fame - from X Factor to Loose Women

3 weeks ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Clare Butler

Stacey Solomon has come a long way since her X Factor days - discover her net worth. (Image: PA) Stacey Solomon returns in a new fly-on-the-wall series with husband and former EastEnders actor Joe Swash for a behind the scenes look at their family life. Stacey & Joe will start tonight (April 1) on BBC One at 8pm.
Halstead care home downgraded from 'good' to 'requires improvement' by watchdog

3 weeks ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Cameron Poole

Downgraded - Blackthorns Care Home (Image: Google Maps) A CARE home in Halstead has been downgraded in its latest watchdog report after “people remained at potential risk” as previous feedback has not been fully “embedded in practice”. Blackthorns Care Home, in Dooley Road, Halstead, has been graded as “requires improvement” in its latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) report which was published on March 27.
MP for Witham visits primary school in her constituency following boundary changes

1 month ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Sophie England

Visit - Dame Priti Patel with Emma Wigmore, chief executive of The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine School Trust (Image: Priti Patel) The MP for Witham has paid a visit to a primary school after its move to her constituency. Priti Patel has visited Colne Engaine Primary School following boundary changes that made it part of the Witham constituency.
Contemporary art gallery moves into new home in Essex village

1 month ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Gallery - The Wonky Wheel Gallery is moving to Castle Hedingham (Image: Google Street View) A popular gallery is preparing for its big opening after relocating to Castle Hedingham. The Wonky Wheel Gallery is opening its new home as the beginning of a new chapter for the creative space. Previously located in Finchingfield, the new space will bring together a curated collection of contemporary art and craftsmanship in the historic setting of the village.
Excitement and joy as new playground officially unveiled in Halstead

1 month ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Sophie England

New - Eastlight and Stonebond staff with Mount Hill residents (Image: Eastlight Homes) Excitement and joy as a new playground has been officially unveiled in Halstead. Residents of Eastlight Community Homes’ development at Mount Hill came together to celebrate the opening of Bubble Bee Park. The playground, built in collaboration with Eastlight’s development contractor Stonebond, was completed with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local families.
Father lead police on high speed chase from Essex to London in stolen Kia

1 month ago | halsteadgazette.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Sentenced - 39-year-old Vlad King of Stratford has been sentenced (Image: Essex Police) A FATHER who stole a car before leading police on a high speed chase from Essex to London has been jailed. Vlad King, 39, took the Kia Sportage from a driveway in Colne Engaine on January 6, this year. On March 5, Chelmsford Crown Court heard the victim was woken to a beeping sound and realised the vehicle was being driven away from the property at about 1.30am.