Friday, February 28

EPPING: Freedom of Information request reveals overwhelming opposition to South Epping development and minimum of 450 homes

3.41pm - More than 70 per cent of people who took part in the public consultation over proposals for a minimum of 450 homes on various South Epping sites opposed the plans, The Epping Society has said.
The society submitted a Freedom of Information request to obtain the results of last summer's consultation over the Masterplan for the proposed development sites off Brook Road and at Ivy Chimneys.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 28

EPPING: Plan to demolish one-time home of Bletchley Park codebreaker to make way for four houses recommended for approval

2.45pm - Plans to demolish the one-time Epping home of a celebrated Bletchley Park codebreaker and build four houses on the site are being recommended for approval by district council planning officers.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 28

HIGH BEACH: 28-acre solar farm recommended for planning approval

2.44pm - Plans for a solar farm covering some 28 acres of Green Belt land near High Beech are being recommended for approval by district council planning officers.
A planning application details proposals for a solar farm on two sites at West Essex Golf Club and Netherhouse Farm, off Bury Road.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 28

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill at home in Essex Senior League

1.42pm - Buckhurst Hill host Halstead Town in the Essex Senior League at Myrak Park, Roding Lane, at 3pm tomorrow.

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Thursday, February 27

DISTRICT: Epping Forest Reform UK branch holds launch party

12.18pm - The Epping Forest Reform UK branch held a sell-out launch party at The Kings Oak in High Beach.

Read the full article HERE

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Thursday, February 27

LOUGHTON: Journalist publishes non-fiction wartime book

12.14pm - Loughton journalist Paul Henderson has written a wartime book that tells the incredible story of a mother, the son she was forced to give up for adoption, and the spy who, decades later, infiltrated her life with a devastating lie. 

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 26

NAZEING: Hoe Lane remains closed for second day because of flytipping

6.30pm - Hoe Lane in Nazeing remains closed for a second day following a significant amount of flytipping along the middle of the road.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 26

LOUGHTON: Gang convicted after importing £4m of cocaine

3.16pm - Members of a criminal network - including two brothers from Loughton - which used a small aircraft to drop cocaine packages in the Dorset countryside have been convicted of drugs offences.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 26

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill's Essex Senior League fixture postponed

12.53pm - Tonight's Essex Senior League fixture between Buckhurst Hill and White Ensign at Myrak Park, Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill, has been postponed.

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Tuesday, February 25

SHEERING: Man arrested after car driven wrong way on M11

6.34pm - A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the theft of a vehicle after a car was driven the wrong way down the M11 near Sheering.

Read the full article HERE

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Tuesday, February 25

HASTINGWOOD: Work starts on drive-thru Starbucks

3.56pm - Work has started on a drive-thru Starbucks on the site of the former Bollywood Dreams restaurant on the A414 London Road at Hastingwood.

Read the full article HERE

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Tuesday, February 25

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill host White Ensign in Essex Senior League

3.55pm - Buckhurst Hill are back in Essex Senior League action tomorrow (Wednesday) when they host White Ensign at Myrak Park, Roding Lane, at 7.45pm.

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Tuesday, February 25

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill U16 Lionesses in county cup final

3.51pm - Buckhurst Hill Football Club's Under-16s Lionesses face Bowers and Pitsea U16 Girls in the Essex County Cup Final at Aveley FC on Sunday (March 2). Kick-off 4pm.

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Monday, February 24

DISTRICT: Council flying Ukrainian flag at Civic Offices

5.08pm - Epping Forest District Council is flying the Ukrainian flag at the Civic Offices in Epping today to mark three years since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Council chairman councillor Les Burrows said: "For the past three years, Epping Forest has opened its doors to support the Ukranians displaced by the war in Ukraine.
"By flying the Ukrainian flag we want to send a clear message of support to all Ukrainians who have chosen to make Epping Forest and the UK their home. 
"We will continue to hope for the imminent stop to the fighting and arrival of peace."

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Monday, February 24

DISTRICT: Finance shared service arrangement between Epping Forest District Council and Colchester City Council to end

1.53pm - A shared service arrangement which saw finance officers work for both Epping Forest District Council and Colchester City Council is to end because of "increasing pressure" at Epping Forest and a "demanding political environment" at the north Essex authority.

Read the full article HERE

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Monday, February 24

EPPING: Work continues to repair mains sewer pipe leak

1.51pm - Thames Water engineers remain at the Verdant Place development site in Epping where a mains sewer pipe is leaking for a second day.

Read the full article HERE

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Sunday, February 23

ONGAR: Police investigating after two headless deer with their hooves also missing were found on roadside

7.04pm - Police are investigating after two headless deer whose hooves were also missing were found on the side of Fyfield Road, Ongar.

Read the full article HERE

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Sunday, February 23

DISTRICT: Petition calls for referendum over move to have elected Greater Essex Mayor

7.01pm - A petition is calling for a referendum to ask electors whether they support the move to have an elected Greater Essex Mayor.

Read the full article HERE

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Saturday, February 22

DISTRICT: Town, district and county councillor fails in attempt to become chairman of national Conservative Councillors' Association

9.26am - Epping town, district and county councillor Holly Whitbread has failed in her bid to be elected chairman of the national Conservative Councillors' Association. 
Councillor Whitbread, who was previously deputy chairman, only stood for the chairman's position and so is not on the association's Board for the next year.

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Friday, February 21

DISTRICT: District council chief executive stands down due to ill health

4.18pm - Epping Forest District Council chief executive Georgina Blakemore has stepped down due to ill health, the council has announced.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 21

DISTRICT: Additional sites for new housing could need to be identified as part of Local Plan review

1.33pm - Additional sites for housing developments could need to be identified as part of a forthcoming review of Epping Forest District Council's Local Plan.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 21

DISTRICT: District council budget "strikes right balance" and is "financially responsible"

1.28pm - Epping Forest District Council's 2025-26 budget - approved unanimously by councillors last night - "strikes the right balance" and is "financially responsible", finance portfolio holder Holly Whitbread has said.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 21

EPPING: Rotary club president is guest at Probus club lunch

1.23pm - Probus Club of Epping president Mike Perry welcomed Rotary Club of Epping president Noel Holland as the guest speaker at the club's February lunch meeting.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 21

EPPING: New date for completion of 'Springwood Grove' development - two years later than originally planned

8.34am - The 'Springwood Grove' housing development on the Civic Offices site in Epping will not be completed until February next year - almost two years later than originally planned.

Read the full article HERE

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Thursday, February 20

STANFORD RIVERS: Company behind approved solar farm promises £25,000 for community projects

12.30pm - The company behind a 65-acre solar farm to be built on Green Belt land in Stanford Rivers has promised a £25,000 'community benefit fund' for local projects.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 19

ONGAR: Greensted Road housing development approved with first homes 'to be ready by July next year'

7.28pm - A development of 85 homes off Greensted Road, Ongar, has been granted planning permission with the first homes set to be ready by July next year, housebuilder Bellway Homes has said.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 19

EPPING: MP hails "amazing" new Community Diagnostic Centre after visiting building site

2.48pm - Epping Forest MP Dr Neil Hudson has hailed the new Community Diagnostic Centre being built on the St Margaret's Hospital site in Epping as an "amazing" facility that is set to welcome its first patients next January.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 19

DISTRICT: Hospital board chairman to take up new role

1.59pm - The chair of The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Board, Hattie
Llewelyn-Davies, is to leave on March 28, and take up the position of chairman of Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust on April 1. She joined the PAHT Trust Board in September 2021.
Darshana Bawa, currently a non-executive director and senior independent director on the PAHT Trust Board, will take up the role of interim chair for the next year.

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Wednesday, February 19

LOUGHTON: Man arrested after police seize "considerable quantity" of cannabis

1.35pm - A man has been arrested for possessing cannabis with intent to supply after Epping Forest District Council-funded police officers conducting patrols following concerns over anti-social behaviour and drug dealing in Kingsley Road, Loughton, stopped and searched a man. Officers found a "considerable quantity" of cannabis.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 19

ONGAR / NORTH WEALD: Plan to reduce speed limit on entire stretch of A414 from Chelmsford to North Weald

8.21am - EXCLUSIVE: Essex County Council is proposing reducing the speed limit on the entire 14.5-mile stretch of the A414 from Chelmsford to the Talbot roundabout, North Weald, which has seen 58 crashes - with nine fatalities and 79 people injured - in just over four years, Everything Epping Forest can reveal.

Read the full article HERE

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Tuesday, February 18

NORTH WEALD: Eggs thrown at passing traffic

7.50pm - Report of children throwing eggs at passing traffic near the Kings Head, High Road, North Weald, with a bus having been hit.

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Tuesday, February 18

LOUGHTON / THEYDON BOIS: Four men charged with conspiring to commit burglary

12.03pm - A police dog sniffed out suspected would-be burglars who were hiding in waste bins after police officers were alerted to reports of an attempted break-in at a property in Loughton.

Read the full article HERE

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Monday, February 17

DISTRICT: Government increases number of new homes to be built in district each year by almost 600 - to 1,299

2.56pm - Changes to the Government's National Planning Policy Framework which details how many new homes should be built - and states the number of properties to be built in the Epping Forest district must go up from 725 a year to 1,299 a year - will have major implications for the forest, Epping Forest Heritage Trust has said.

Read the full article HERE

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Sunday, February 16

HASTINGWOOD: Suspected drink-driver arrested after three injured - with woman in life-threatening condition - after M11 crash

7.40pm - Police are appealing for information after three people were injured - with a woman in a life-threatening condition - following a three-vehicle collision on the southbound M11 near junction 7 at Hastingwood at about 6.45am.
A woman aged in her 60s suffered serious injuries and remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition. 
Two other casualties received hospital treatment for injuries described as not life-threatening or life-changing.
A man, aged in his 50s, from Coventry, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and remains in custody for questioning.
Anyone with any information can contact officers via the Essex Police website or by ringing 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Sunday, February 16

SPORT - FOOTBALL: MP at Myrak Park as 'The Stags' seal first win of the year

10.45am - Epping Forest MP Dr Neil Hudson was among the crowd at Myrak Park, Roding Lane, yesterday as Buckhurst Hill sealed their first win in seven matches with a 2-1 success over Barking in the Essex Senior League. Club chairman Simon Cornwell said: "It was a pleasure to welcome Dr Neil Hudson. His visit certainly brought the boys some luck with our first win in 2025."

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Sunday, February 16

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill celebrate first win in seven matches

10.23am - Buckhurst Hill celebrated their first win in seven matches with a 2-1 success over fifth-placed Barking in the Essex Senior League at Myrak Park. 'The Stags' were 1-0 down at half-time but snatched the points with captain Ollie Williams scoring a last-minute header. 'The Stags' are back at Myrak Park on Wednesday (7.45pm) when they host FC Clacton.

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Saturday, February 15

DISTRICT: Community lottery celebrates six-month anniversary

2.56pm - The first six months of the Epping Forest Community Lottery is being celebrating with participants being offered a chance to win a one-night stay with dinner and breakfast at the Funky Monk, Epping.

Read the full article HERE

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Saturday, February 15

DISTRICT: HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits Epping Forest

2.30pm - His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester celebrated his ‘golden jubilee’ as Ranger of Epping Forest with a special visit.

Read the full article HERE

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Saturday, February 15

DEBDEN: Burglar banned from BP service station on The Broadway

11.55am - A burglar has been banned from the BP garage on The Broadway, Debden, after a theft spree.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 14

THEYDON MOUNT: Report of garden chairs among flytipped rubbish in road

7.35pm - Report of major flytip on Banks Lane, Theydon Mount - on the stretch of road leading up to Gaynes Park - with items including garden chairs and household rubbish "everywhere" in the road.

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Friday, February 14

EPPING: Friends group sets sights on next fundraising project

3.43pm - The Friends of St Margaret's - which provided £2,400 for Christmas gifts for patients at the Epping Forest Unit and Mental Health Unit on the St Margaret's Hospital site - is setting its sights on its latest fundraising venture.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 14

ONGAR: Town council repeats several objections to plans for 36 homes but withdraws objection over access concerns

2.57pm - Ongar Town Council is to resubmit several original objections to amended plans for 36 homes off Stanford Rivers Road - but will withdrawn its objection over the access, provided additional signage and traffic measures are included along the A113.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 14

EPPING: Town council supports plaque idea for Church's butchers shop

2.55pm - An historic plaque could be sited on Church's butchers shop, in recognition of 'The Epping Sausage' which have had links with Epping since they were first made some 140 years ago.

Read the full article HERE

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Thursday, February 13

'YOUR VIEWS': What do you think about the parking situation in Epping?

4.01pm - Does parking - the Cottis Yard multi-storey car park and charging issues - impact on local businesses?

Read the comments HERE

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Thursday, February 13

EPPING: Town council calls for name changes for new housing developments

2.49pm - Epping Town Council has voted to call on Qualis to change the name of its St Johns Road development and the first block of flats to names which have links to Epping.

Read the full article HERE

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Thursday, February 13

EPPING: District council rejects claims parking issues are "primary factors" impacting local businesses

1.09pm - Epping Forest District Council has rejected claims that parking issues in Epping are ​having an impact on local businesses​ stating  ​"there is no clear evidence to suggest a direct correlation between footfall and parking charges​".

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 12

ABRIDGE: One person cut free after two-vehicle collision

7.17pm - One person had to be cut free from the wreckage of a two-car collision on Ongar Road, Abridge, last night (Tuesday). Firefighters from Loughton and Ongar work​ed alongside paramedics and air ambulance doctors to free the person. Their condition is not known.​ 

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Wednesday, February 12

EPPING: Off-licence plan for former estate agents premises

6.52pm - An off-licence is set to open in Epping High Street. A planning application for a non-illuminated fascia sign - showing 'Little Market' off-licence - has been submitted to Epping Forest District Council for the former Millers Portfolio Homes estate agents near the Civic Offices. The application also seeks Grade II listed building consent for minor internal alterations, including a partition wall and the installation of a toilet towards the rear of the property.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 12

DISTRICT: District council set to axe full council hospitality budget

12.21pm - Epping Forest District Council is set to save £2,100 in its 2025-26 budget by removing the budget for hospitality following full council meetings.
The council is also proposing to reduce the budget for the annual civic awards by £2,580. 

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 12

DISTRICT: Finance portfolio holder defends proposal to axe council-funded policing team

12.17pm - A proposal for Epping Forest District Council to withdraw its £180,000 a year funding of its 'in-house' policing team was a decision "we don't particularly like" but necessary "because priorities of the council have had to change", finance portfolio holder councillor Holly Whitbread has said.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 12

DISTRICT: Council U-turn on proposed cuts to Epping Forest District Citizens Advice and Voluntary Action Epping Forest funding

12.13pm - EXCLUSIVE: Epping Forest District Council has made a U-turn on proposals which could have seen the council's funding to Epping Forest District Citizens Advice cut by over £62,400 and Voluntary Action Epping Forest lose its entire £30,000 grant for 2025-26, Everything Epping Forest can reveal.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 12

DISTRICT: Council-funded policing team set to be axed as part of budget cuts

12.11pm - The Epping Forest District Council-funded policing team based at the Civic Offices is set to be scrapped to save £180,000 while several council posts are set to go and three departments face restructuring as part of council proposals to find £1.04m savings in its 2025-26 budget.

Read the full article HERE

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Monday, February 10

NORTH WEALD: Police appeal after three injured in two-car collision

5.35pm - Police are appealing for information after three people suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle collision on the A414 at North Weald on Saturday evening.

Read the full article HERE

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Monday, February 10

CHIGWELL / LOUGHTON: Dad prepares for fundraising Ironman challenge

2.30pm - A father is preparing to take part in an Ironman triathlon event to raise money for Oak View School. Russell Brill, who lives in Chigwell, will be competing in the Ironman Hamburg on June 1, when he will face a 3.8km open water swim in the Elbe river, followed by a 180km cycle, and a full marathon. 

Read the full article HERE

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Monday, February 10

ONGAR: Petition calls for change to proposed new bus stop

1.03pm - Ongar High Street will see increased traffic congestion if developers are allowed to move the bus stop near the Four Wantz roundabout a short distance down to outside Great Stony Park with buses stopping on the road instead of in a lay-by, campaigners say. A petition is fighting the proposals, part of plans for new housing off the High Street, by Bowes House, and off Epping Road, opposite Springfield Close.

Read the full article HERE

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Monday, February 10

EPPING: 'Grab-and-go' self-service take-away salad and food bar set to open in High Street

UPDATE 3.25pm - The owner of a "grab-and-go' self-service take-away salad and food bar coming to Epping High Street says HoMu (Honey & Mustard) will offer customers a "healthy eating" option for their 'grab-and-go lunches'.

8.34am - A "healthy grab-and-go restaurant" is set to open in Epping High Street.

Read the full article HERE

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Saturday, February 8

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill's home league fixture postponed

10.40am - Today's Essex Senior League fixture at Myrak Park, Roding Lane, between Buckhurst Hill and White Ensign has been postponed.

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Friday, February 7

DEBDEN: MP calls on Lloyds Bank bosses to reconsider branch closure

4.25pm - Epping Forest MP Dr Neil Hudson has written to Lloyds Bank asking bosses to reconsider the decision to close the Debden branch in The Broadway from November 12.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 7

EPPING: 'Epping Bean' cafe opens in High Street

3.57pm - A new family-run cafe - 'Epping Bean' - has opened in High Street, Epping.

Read the full article HERE

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Friday, February 7

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst HIll look to end five-match winless run

7.28am - Buckhurst Hill are back in league action at Myrak Park, Roding Lane, tomorrow (Saturday) looking for their first win in six matches when they host White Ensign in the Essex Senior League (3pm). On Tuesday, 'The Stags' went down 2-1 at Great Wakering Rovers. The club is offering free entry to Leyton Orient supporters who show their matchday ticket to the FA Cup tie with Manchester City which kicks off at 12.15pm.

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Thursday, February 6

DISTRICT: Hospice recruiting Dementia Support Service volunteers

3.02pm - St Clare Hospice is recruiting more volunteers to meet the demand for its Dementia Support Service - a free, personalised, one-to-one programme that supports the wellbeing of people living with advanced dementia in their own homes.

Read the full article HERE

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Thursday, February 6

EPPING: Councillor seeks name change for new housing developments

7.46am - A town councillor is asking Epping Town Council to support his call for Qualis to  change the name of its 'Verdant Place' and 'Gardenia Court' developments saying they have "no connection" with Epping.

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 5

TRAFFIC - ONGAR: Ongar High Street closed

4.17pm - Ongar High Street is closed because of a burst water main which is being repaired by Ongar Bridge.

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Wednesday, February 5

DISTRICT: County council elections cancelled as new unitary authority to include current district council comes a step closer

UPDATE 4.53pm - Epping Forest Reform UK branch chairman and Ongar & Rural county and Ongar district councillor Jaymey McIvor said: "In an unimaginable yet predictable manner the Labour Government have cancelled elections at the request of the local Conservative councillors..."

UPDATE 4.51pm - Brentwood and Ongar Conservative MP Alex Burghart, in a post on X, has said he is "very disappointed to hear that elections in Essex have been postponed".

UPDATE 3.47pm - Epping Forest Liberal Democrats group leader councillor Jon Whitehouse said: "Labour and the Conservatives have combined to deny local people a voice..."

3.45pm - The May county council elections have been cancelled and a new unitary authority with Epping Forest District Council effectively to be dissolved and potentially merged with several neighbouring councils has come a step closer after Essex was among the areas chosen to be front of the queue for devolution. 

Read the full article HERE

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Wednesday, February 5

EPPING: Rotary club appeals for items for 'Mary's Meals' charity

8.01am - The Rotary Club of Epping is appealing for help to feed hungry children in some of the world’s poorest countries. 
'Mary’s Meals' is a charity which the club has supported for many years. It provides nutritious school meals to 2.4 million children every day across 16 countries.
The club is appealing for various items which can be recycled and turned into cash to feed children - jewellery and watches (even if damaged or broken), mobile phones, iPads, tablets, Sat-Navs, MP3 players, games consoles, cameras (old film, digital, video), and foreign currency.
Items can be taken to Aves Opticians in High Street, Epping, until February 7.

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Tuesday, February 4

ONGAR: Greensted Road housing development recommended for approval

3.54pm - A development of 85 homes off Greensted Road, Ongar, is being recommended for approval by district council planning officers.

Read the full article HERE

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Tuesday, February 4

STANFORD RIVERS: Solar farm plans recommended for approval

3.51pm - District council planning officers are recommending that plans for a 65-acre solar farm on Green Belt land off Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, are approved - despite "multiple" objections.

Read the full article HERE

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Tuesday, February 4

DISTRICT: Council tenant faces possible eviction over attack on refuse worker

3.48pm - An Epping Forest District Council housing tenant is facing possible eviction over an attack on a refuse worker in one of the two recent assaults on staff in the district, the district council has said.

Read the full article HERE

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Tuesday, February 4

DISTRICT: Council cabinet agrees to proceed with staff laptops purchase

8.03am - A proposal to delegate authority to approve a contract for Epping Forest District Council to spend some £392,000 on replacing more than 530 lapt​ops for council staff over the next five years has been supported by the council's cabinet with no questions or discussion.
A recommendation supported at ​last night's cabinet meeting delegate​d authority to transformation portfolio holder councillor Smruti Patel.
The council has said it will undertake a joint procurement exercise with its 'Shared Services partner authority' Colchester City Council "as both authorities would benefit from volume discount pricing, standardised devices to enable and simplify support, while ensuring they are under warranty, compliant, and secure".

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Monday, February 3

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill Football Club's U16 Lionesses reach Essex County Cup Final

5.01pm - Buckhurst Hill Football Club's Under-16 Lionesses will face Bowers and Pitsea Girls U16s in the Essex County Cup Final at Aveley’s Parkside Stadium on Sunday, March 2. The Lionesses beat Valley Green Girls U16 Amazons in the First Round, Concord Rangers Girls U15 Yellows in the Second Round, Hashtag United Girls U16 White in the quarter-finals and Stanway Pegasus Girls U15 in the semi-final.

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Monday, February 3

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill FC goalkeeper selected for England U15 Schoolgirls squad

4.59pm - Buckhurst Hill Football Club's Daisy Sherrin has been called up to the England U15 Schoolgirls squad following a rigorous selection process from October to January. The squad travel to St George’s Park for a preparatory training camp starting on Wednesday, February 19, before facing the Independent Schools’ FA, and then Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hednesford Town FC on Friday, February 21. The squad’s competitive fixtures will be in the SAFIB Bob Docherty Tournament (April 14-17) when England face Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Scotland in a round-robin format.

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Monday, February 3

SPORT - FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill's winless run stretches to five matches

4.58pm - Buckhurst Hill's winless run extended to five matches when they went down 5-0 to Essex Senior League leaders Stanway Rovers on Saturday.

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Monday, February 3

DEBDEN: Bank closure "will impact loyal customers and economic vibrancy of The Broadway"

4.56pm - The closure of the Lloyds Bank branch in The Broadway, Debden - the only bank in Debden - "will not just impact the bank's loyal customers but also the economic vibrancy of The Broadway", councillor Stephen Murray has said.
Lloyds has announced the branch will close on November 12.

Read the full article HERE

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Saturday, February 1

DISTRICT: Latest news will appear here

12.37pm - Latest news for the Epping Forest district will appear on this page during February

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Saturday, February 1

ONGAR: Councillor calls for Shelley redevelopment plans to be put on hold

12.36pm - A planning application detailing proposals to redevelop part of the Shelley estate in Ongar is premature and should be put on hold until unanswered concerns are resolved, Ongar Conservative district councillor Mary Dadd has said.

Read the full article HERE
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