Sudbury

A 55-year-old man from Great Cornard was arrested last week after police discovered a small cannabis factory at his home in Crayford Road.

Two elderly people were left trapped after their vehicle crashed into a wall in Sudbury Road, Halstead.

With Christmas just a week away, a local GP has advised residents to stock-up on medicines to avoid unnecessary visits to A&E.

A Labour Parliamentary candidate has claimed the public could be put at risk after MPs backed plans to make firefighters work until they reach 60.

A Conservative councillor, who will run for Stour Valley North in next year’s district council elections, has promised to stand up for the countryside.

Fire crews from Sudbury tackled a fire started in a bin outside a house in Great Cornard last week.

Crop markings in a Wattisham field – discovered by a metal detectorist using Google maps – could be those of a Bronze Age burial site.

Additional funding of £10,000 has been set aside to tackle those areas worst affected by flooding.

The winner of an art competition got to see a version of her design go on show at the soon-to-be-opened Sudbury Community Health Centre.

To celebrate its 175th anniversary, Hadleigh Farmers’ Agricultural Association has been busy raising money for charity.

Nearly 300 homes will be built if plans for a development in Halstead are given the go ahead by district councillors.

A man from Gosfield has become the third fatality of a head-on collision near Braintree last week.

A GP has accused a government health watchdog of tarnishing his practice’s reputation after it was branded as a “high risk”.

Building work that led to a 150-year-old bridge in Sudbury being damaged was unauthorised, according to council officers.

A foodbank in Halstead has seen a rise in the number of people relying on its services.

A grieving woman has been told to leave the council home she has been living in for the last two years while caring for her elderly mother.

A company specialising in baby care products has been named the world class manufacturer of the year at a national awards ceremony.

We are big Dr Who fans in my family. It’s fuelled by a huge dose of nostalgia in my case, having been brought up in the early days of the series, hiding behind the sofa as the daleks and the cybermen scared me witless.

The sale of a farm known for its award-winning vineyard is nearing completion, allowing the owner to spend more time with his family.

A farmer has been awarded the championship cup from the last surviving turkey show in the UK.