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A CONTROVERSIAL development, which could see 71 homes built in Halstead, is expected to get the green-light from council bosses next week. Developers launched a bid to build 71 homes on land west of Mount Hill in the town in April 2018. The bid was initially rejected by Braintree Council following opposition from residents and Halstead Town Council who objected for a number of reasons. They included traffic safety on Mount Hill, disturbance of historical buildings and wildlife, and the area not being identified for development in the Local Development Plan. However, the application ...

A FRESH development bid has been launched with developers aiming to bring 39 homes to the town. Developer Cabotlane Ltd, which is based in Sible Hedingham is looking for permission to build a new development in Halstead. The 39 home bid was validated by the council on April 27 and looks to build the home on land off Oak Road. It is the latest in a number of applications sent to Braintree Council to build homes in Halstead with bids for a total of 201 homes on Mount Hill and a further 200 on Bournebridge Hill raising fears over overdevelopment amongst residents. Previous developments...

COUNCIL bosses are hoping to see a controversial bid rejected after objecting to proposals during their town council meeting. Halstead Town Council voted unanimously to object to a reserved matters bid for a 71 home application on Mount Hill, Halstead. The plans, from developers Tensi Propert, were approved back in July 2019. However, a reserved matters application for the development, which seeks to clear up details such as the appearance of the homes and landscaping, is still to be resolved. Now the bid has been handed a blow after town councillors once again rejected the proposal...

COUNCILLORS are set to vote on a revised bid for more than 70 homes on the outskirts of Halstead.

Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States (1869-1877). Photo Wikimedia Commons By Carl Sferrazza Anthony There’s as much of the old sod in the White House as there is on its south lawn. The backgrounds of America’s First Families are diverse: Nancy Reagan and Lady Bird Johnson have Spanish forebears; Herbert Hoover was Swiss and Canadian; Mamie Eisenhower was part Swedish while Ike was German; Martin Van Buren and the Roosevelts were Dutch; James Garfield had a royal strain of French; Eliza Johnson’s parents were immigrant Scottish sandal-makers; both Calvin Coolidge and Edi...