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Fire crews put out chimney fire in Halstead High Street
Firefighters were called to a chimney fire in the High Street in Halstead at about 15.40pm today. Two crews from Halstead used chimney rods and extinguished the fire by 16:36pm.
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Will Halstead public toilet plan go down the pan?
A council has not decided whether to reopen a toilet block despite spending thousands winning planning permission to refurbish it. Halstead Town Council has spent up to £4,000 to survey the toilet block in Chapel Street car park, create drawings
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Cinema plans for Halstead's Empire Theatre progressing well
A business plan for the Empire Theatre could be ready by the end of the week. Work to bring the cinema back to Halstead is taking shape and volunteers hope they will be able to start applying for loans and grants next year. Mike George, spokesman
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No one prosecuted for one in three crimes committed in Halstead in past year
One in three crimes in Halstead over the past year has not resulted in a prosecution. This is despite a 34% increase in the number of violent and sexual crimes in Halstead. More than 100 of these serious offences were reported from January