GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS ESSEX COUNCIL REORGANISATION PLAN AFFECTING UTTLESFORD
Image by: Hassocks5489 GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS ESSEX COUNCIL REORGANISATION PLAN AFFECTING UTTLESFORD By Martin Foskett, Reporter PUBLISHED: UPDATED: Government plans to […]
NEW FARM CAR PARK DISPUTE DOMINATES ELSENHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
ELSENHAM, ESSEX. Residents’ concerns about the continued operation of the New Farm car park dominated Elsenham Parish Council’s meeting at the Memorial Hall on Monday, 6 July, with councillors outlining the action they say has already been taken while acknowledging frustration over delays in the planning process.
AUDLEY END MUSIC FESTIVAL AMONG THREE CANCELLED AFTER FUNDING FAILURE
ESSEX. HeritageLive has confirmed the cancellation of its summer music festival at Audley End Estate following the collapse of critical funding negotiations at the eleventh hour. The historic Essex venue was one of three prestigious locations affected when the independent promoter announced it could no longer proceed with planned events.
KEMI BADENOCH RAISES NEW FARM PARKING CONCERNS WITH MINISTERS
North West Essex MP Kemi Badenoch has said she has written urgently to Uttlesford District Council, a Government minister and London Stansted Airport after receiving further information from residents about the unauthorised airport parking operation at New Farm in Elsenham.
HOUSING SECRETARY CALLS IN UTTLESFORD DECISION ON 480 HOME SCHEMES
Housing Secretary Steve Reed has confirmed that he will launch a public inquiry into Uttlesford District Council’s decision to refuse planning applications for two residential developments in Stansted Mountfitchet and Birchanger. The inquiry follows the council’s rejection of proposals from developer City & Country for a total of 480 new homes, despite recommendations for approval from the authority’s own planning officers.
OVERNIGHT STANSTED EXPRESS TRIAL LAUNCHES TO IMPROVE LATE NIGHT AIRPORT TRAVEL
STANSTED AIRPORT, Essex. Passengers travelling to and from London Stansted Airport will be able to use overnight Stansted Express services on Friday nights throughout the summer after a new trial began on Friday 3 July. The additional trains are intended to improve rail links for people arriving on late night flights and those catching the first departures on Saturday mornings.
ROAD REPAIRS ACROSS ESSEX RISE BY 30 PER CENT AFTER POTHOLE INVESTMENT
UTTLESFORD. Essex. More than 5,000 carriageway defects were repaired across Essex during the first quarter of the 2026 to 2027 financial year, representing a 30 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, according to Essex County Council.
ROBIN HOOD ROAD MUD AND DUST RAISE CONCERNS NEAR SCHOOL ROUTE
Mud from a construction site has been left on Robin Hood Road in Elsenham, with debris visible up the road, across the roundabouts and continuing along the High Street towards the village school.
RAF VOYAGER AIRCRAFT TO OPERATE FROM STANSTED DURING BRIZE NORTON WORKS
RAF Voyager aircraft will temporarily operate from London Stansted Airport from July while the Ministry of Defence carries out major resurfacing and improvement works at RAF Brize Norton.
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING CLOSED AFTER LACK OF QUORUM IN ELSENHAM
An Elsenham Parish Council Planning Committee meeting was unable to proceed on Wednesday, 17 June, after too few councillors were present to form a quorum.