Macaully Moffat

Audience and Content Editor

Macaully is an Audience and Content Editor for Newsquest in Essex. He typically covers news across north and mid Essex titles. Typically for the Gazette, Braintree and Witham Times and Halstead Gazette. If you have a story, get in touch.

Macaully is an Audience and Content Editor for Newsquest in Essex. He typically covers news across north and mid Essex titles. Typically for the Gazette, Braintree and Witham Times and Halstead Gazette. If you have a story, get in touch.

Latest articles from Macaully Moffat

Excited - Annette Hurst and Meg Brett from Mabel and Friends Day Retreat

New doggie day retreat set to open in mid Essex village later this month
Mabel and Friends Day Retreat has announced it will be opening its doors to the new site in Hatfield Peverel.

Artist - Mike Parker with two of his paintings

Art exhibition kicks off in Maldon with works showcasing the town centre
Maeldune Heritage Centre’s latest exhibition begins today, September 12, at the Visitor Centre in St Peter’s Tower in Market Hill.

Site - Witham Sports Ground

Council awards contract to progress new 3G pitch at town sports ground
A NEW 3G pitch at Witham Sports Ground has taken its next steps towards becoming a reality after Braintree Council’s Cabinet agreed to award the contract.

Stars - Emma and Matt Willis

TV stars to give up phones with Colchester pupils for 21 days in Channel 4 show

Love Is Blind: UK hosts Emma and Matt Willis will front a new TV show which will see them along with pupils give up their smartphones completely for a total of 21 days.

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Found - Essex Police have found the man with the distinctive leg tattoo

UPDATED: Officers have found man with 'distinctive leg tattoo' after serious assault

Officers were called to reports of the assault at about 1.55am back on Saturday, July 27, in Colchester High Street.

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The vulture in its habitat at Colchester Zoo

Vulture 'continuing to grow healthy and strong' say zoo bosses in update
Back in March, the venue saw its two Ruppell’s griffon vultures Morticia and Jekyll successfully hatch a chick.

Simply Red tribute Holding Back The Years on stage

'Authentic' tribute to popular soul and pop band coming to Witham
Holding Back The Years, a tribute to Manchester’s Simply Red, is coming to the Witham Public Hall this week.

Priti Patel speaking as she launched her Conservative Party leadership campaign last week

Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership race as fellow Essex MPs go through

Another round of voting will take place next week before the final four take their campaigns to the Tory conference starting on September 29.

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Former home secretary James Cleverly speaking at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event at the Old War Office in Whitehall

Cleverly accuses Starmer of defence spending ‘vandalism’ in Tory leadership pitch

James Cleverly accused Sir Keir Starmer of an “act of vandalism” on defence spending as he repeatedly attacked the Prime Minster during his pitch to become the next leader of the Conservative Party.

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Busy - a previous job fair put on by the council

Braintree Council announces autumn job fair to be held in Halstead - here's when
The job fair will feature up to 30 employers from various industries for roles located across the district and county.