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Residents raise concerns over developer's 'unacceptable' water use

Bellway Homes has been accused of wasting water at the site of their development in Great Dunmow

Anne Suslak

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People living in Great Dunmow have raised concerns about developers in the area using sprinklers to maintain their new turf during the recent drought.

Dunmow Road car park homes

Uttlesford District Council

Takeley car park could be turned into houses

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Fire crews from as far away as Thaxted and the Stanford-le-Hope area tackled severe flooding at Buckhurst Hill

Essex Weather

Essex fire crews tackle around 70 incidents in three-hour window after rain

Will Durrant

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An Essex County Council director raised concerns about a forecast energy price cap rise in October 2022

Cost of Living

Around 15,000 Braintree households set to fall into winter fuel poverty

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

A house from phase one of the development

Plan put forward for 30 self-build houses in Great Dunmow

Charlie Ridler, local democracy reporter

Arthur Coote is portfolio holder for housing at Uttlesford District Council

Concerns raised over future of social housing in Uttlesford

Anne Suslak

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Illustration of the play area at the entrance to the site, viewed from the west

Bid launched for 120 new homes in Great Dunmow

Charlie Ridler, local democracy reporter

Aerial plans for the 88 home development in Parsonage Lane, Takeley, Uttlesford

Uttlesford District Council

243 Takeley homes granted outline approval despite concerns

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Rendering of an aerial view of Old House Green, on land west of Parsonage Road, Takeley, Essex

Uttlesford District Council

110 homes near Stansted Airport: design and details approved

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Aerial view of the proposed Stebbing development.

Uttlesford District Council

Stebbing 60 homes planning application is rejected

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Residents with signs raise their complaints against a planning application site visit in Stebbing, Essex

Uttlesford District Council

Stebbing: Residents hold signs as site visit takes place

Louise Dunderdale

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Eileen, Alex and Mary with balloons and inflatable guitars at Mountfitchet House Care Home, Stansted, Essex

Wellbeing

Uttlesford homes hold themed days and a contest

Louise Dunderdale

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CGI rendering of the proposed housing development on land to the east of High Lane, Stansted Mountfitchet

Uttlesford District Council

Outline plans submitted for 30 homes for Stansted site

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Rick Hylton, Essex's chief fire officer, marked the start of LGBT+ History Month with a flag-raising in Kelvedon

LGBTQ+

How Essex's fire service is celebrating LGBT+ History Month

Will Durrant

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Uttlesford District Council in Essex

Uttlesford District Council

Government puts Uttlesford council into special measures

Will Durrant

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A development called Old House Green has been proposed near the A120 at Takeley

Planning and Development

Developer unveils plan for 110 new homes to the north of Takeley

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

New Bury Meadow - a street in Hatfield Broad Oak - from above, where a developer wants to build 22 new homes

Planning and Development

Plans unveiled for 22 new Hatfield Broad Oak homes

Will Durrant

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Church Road, in Great Hallingbury

Uttlesford District Council

Plans for 18 houses in Countryside Protection Zone near Stansted Airport

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Uttlesford District Council's offices in Saffron Walden

Climate Change

Uttlesford councillors hope to reduce emissions and fuel poverty with...

Will Durrant

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Essex County Council

Essex County Council

Essex residents face average £60 council tax rise in April

Will Durrant

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A sign outside an Essex County Fire and Rescue Service station in Saffron Walden

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Two fire and rescue crews tackle chimney fire in Great Dunmow

Will Durrant

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A field off Bardfield Road, Finchingfield, from above

Braintree District Council

Archaeologists find remains of late-medieval cart track

Will Durrant

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A sketch rendering of Weston Homes' Warish Hall development, proposed for Takeley

Housing News

Bid to build in Stansted Airport protection zone blocked by council

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Signs for Hatfield Broad Oak, Takeley, Harlow and Sawbridgeworth in Hatfield Heath, Essex

Planning and Development

Parishes join forces to oppose 'unsustainable' Hatfield housing idea

Will Durrant

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Doreen Barber and Mary Tierney with a snake at Mountfitchet House, Stansted, Essex

Stansted's Mountfitchet House has 'bush tucker trials'

Louise Dunderdale

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An old photograph of Josephine Coe with her four children in Thaxted, Essex

Family tribute to 'well-known Thaxted character' who died during fire

Will Durrant

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The sign and clock tower of The Stables Hotel, part of The Star Inn complex in Great Dunmow, Essex

Planning and Development

Dunmow's Stables Hotel could become flats as business 'no longer viable'

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A house fire in Thaxted, Essex resulted in the death of an elderly woman

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Thaxted community in shock after fatal house fire

Will Durrant

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A map of the proposed development in Hatfield Broad Oak

Uttlesford District Council

30 new homes proposed for Hatfield Broad Oak

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Insulate Britain protestors hold banners at a motorway junction

Essex Police

Motorway protestors reveal when they will stop amid Essex Police probe

Will Durrant

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