A FAMILY’S Christmas wish came true when their stolen puppy arrived back at their doorstep. French bulldog Zara had been snatched from a back garden back in July and the Jurkuviene family had all but given up hope of finding their beloved pooch. But police in Braintree found eight-month-old Zara abandoned in Coggeshall Road last week and were able to bring her back home in time for Christmas. Officers from the rural engagement and Braintree community policing teams worked with the RSPCA and Braintree Council to track down the Jurkuviene family. Acting Sgt Steve Mugridge said his team thought Zara “looked out of the ordinary” when they found her.
Goodbye 2020 and Good Riddance
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Goodbye 2020 and Good Riddance
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Farewell 2020, a year like no other. We thought it best to get in early trotting out that little end of year cliche before it gets flogged in every other end of year review. Oh, it’s been done? Our bad.
The year that was.
Credit:Illustration: John Shakespeare
While for the vast majority of us, the year consisted of lockdown, puppies, toilet paper supermarket battles, long queues at Centrelink and long lines at Dan Murphy’s, these were not primary concerns for the great and the good we chronicle each week. They faced a more specific conundrum: Byron Bay or the Gold Coast? Thankfully, the propensity of movers and shakers to generate news didn’t cease just because the social whirl did.