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A BUSY Colchester road will be closing when work is carried out by Anglian Water.

Leighton Snook, 28, and a 16-year-old boy have been convicted of killing Donald Ralph, who was strangled to death in his home in Aldham, near Colchester.

D-DAY is looming for plans to build 80 new homes in a village. Residents in Earls Colne could be set to see the new homes built on land in the village after council planners recommended the application for approval. Developer Persimmon Homes Essex was given outline permission to build on a site south of Halstead Road in 2017 by Braintree Council. Some parts of the application are still do be decided. They included the development’s scale, appearance, layout and landscaping. Now Persimmon hopes the 80-home development will get the final green light from the council. It will be ...

Sloe Hill in Halstead is set to close next week in order to under go cabling works. British Telecom are closing the road on June 29 with the closure expected to stretch towards the junction hear Whiteash Green with Bradleys Lane. Highways bosses have also confirmed BT plan on closing Bradleys Lane at the same time. The road closures are expected to last until July 5 with drivers needing to find an alternative route. An Essex Highways spokesman said: "The closures are required for the safety of the public and workforce while spine cabling works are undertaken by BT. "An alternative...