Organisations representing 6,450 businesses across the East of England have joined forces to urge Uttlesford District Council (UDC) to stop delaying in granting the final approval to Stansted Airport’s growth plans. In November 2018 UDC approved plans for London Stansted to increase the number of passengers...
East of England Police Forces watches closely yesterday, after the High Court has ruled in favour of the South Wales Police to allow the continued use of Automated Facial Recognition (AFR) – the controversial technology which enables mass crowd surveillance, in response to a judicial...
Stephen Metcalfe has used his first week back in Westminster following the Summer Recess to raise his concerns over the Lower Thames Crossing with the new Government. He has met with both the new Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps to raise ongoing local concerns...
Green Member of the European Parliament for the East of England Catherine Rowett has added her name to a Declaration committing her to work together with MEPs from across the political spectrum to challenge the prime minister’s attempt to exclude parliament from the decisions concerning...
Leading Wickford-based VIP Security Services is celebrating 30 years in business. The company was founded by Darren Hyde in 1989 and from humble beginnings the business has expanded into one of the largest providers of security services in Essex and east of London. Joining the celebrations...
Councillors met representatives from Basildon Community Transport Services (BCTS) on Tuesday 3 September to mark the allocation of grant funding totalling £6,879. The grant was agreed at a meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee on Wednesday 31 July, as part of a wider reallocation of...
New data shows there are 62 Blue Badge holders in the East of England battling for one dedicated council-owned parking space, on average. However, Cambridgeshire faces a battle, as data shows there are 140 Blue Badge holders to one council-owned parking space, on average. And with...
Stephen Metcalfe joined the Mayor of Basildon Borough, the Deputy Mayor of Ville de Meaux (France) and the Mayor of Heiligenhaus (Germany) in the Basildon town centre to celebrate Basildon’s 70th Anniversary on Saturday 31st August 2019. An array of musicians, bands and performers took to...
A man from Chelmsford has been shortlisted for a national award recognising his outstanding contribution to cancer services in Essex. Mike got in touch with Healthwatch Essex in November 2018 because he wanted to ‘give something back’ and help improve cancer care for people in Mid...
The ‘Chelmsford For You’ launch event, delivered by One Chelmsford BID and associating partners, took place on Saturday 31st August. The day proved to be a great success with an extended offering of music, entertainment and activities throughout the city centre. The launch event was the...
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