Council like “judge and jury” over controversial South Woodham Ferrers housing plans
Essex County Council has a “clear conflict of interest” by having a vital say on how a new housing development
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Plans for new Lidl store in Chelmsford rejected over “green lung” concerns
Plans for a large Lidl supermarket in Chelmsford have been rejected by the city council because of the impact it
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Wedding delays a breach of “human rights” claim
The decision to delay new wedding bookings for months is against “people’s human rights” and may even force some couples
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COVID leads to serious falls in fitness levels
A leading Essex doctor has spoken of the urgency of addressing falling fitness levels following a year of lockdown. The
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Increase in SEND tribunals proof that system is not working, admits county council
An almost quadrupling in the number of times Essex County Council (ECC) has been taken to tribunal over its refusal to
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Council says no link between postponed weddings and consultation over registrars’ terms of employment
Essex County Council has denied that there is a link between wedding bookings having to be postponed for months and
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New housing plan to enable vulnerable young people in Essex to “live independently”
A new system of housing young people will be affordable and will not require tenants to supplement rent from their
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Rochford residents urged to register to vote in local elections
Rochford District Council is reminding voters in the district that they have until midnight on Monday April 19 to register
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Essex records some of country’s highest suicide rates
Essex could be “in danger of reinventing a well established wheel” in its bid to improve some of the worst suicide rates
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Herd immunity not an option says health chief as hundreds still refuse COVID vaccination
The health director for Essex has said he is concerned for the hundreds of people who have missed receiving a
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