Essex County Council has partnered with Get Composting to offer the residents of Braintree District subsidised water butts. Choose either...

The Big Switch Off is a BT Openreach scheme and means those who currently have a landline phone will need to switch to an internet-based...

Channel sweeping / road sweeping is due to be done in the village on Wednesday 2nd of November and Thursday 3rd of November

Essex County Council have launched their Community Challenge Fund as a simple way for individuals, groups, charities or social...

Christmas is coming to town.....

The Discretionary Council Tax Rebate is a one-off payment of £150 to eligible households in council tax bands E-H to help with rising...

A Regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone, declared by the Government, came into force on Wednesday 12 October 2022. The law now...

Now in its 18th year, Recycle Week is the nation’s biggest annual celebration of recycling. This Recycle Week, we are supporting Recycle...

Free school meal vouchers will be available for around 50,000 eligible pupils across Essex this October half-term (24-28 Oct) thanks to...

Essex County Council has launched a campaign to raise awareness of discounted broadband deals, which are available to residents who...

Essex Explorer magazine brings together all the latest news and community initiatives being carried out by the Culture, Heritage and...

There has been a recent issue with the sewers getting blocked and causing sewage to come up in people's homes. The water company has been...

ECC- Avian Flu Influenza Prevention Zone -12 October22 Law now requires bird-keepers in eight Essex districts and Southend-on-Sea to keep...

Globally, a third of the food we produce gets thrown away. Food waste isn’t just contributing to climate change – it’s hitting our...

You may have heard that food has a big environmental impact. But how does the odd overripe banana or stale loaf of bread being binned...

The Love Essex Fund supports local organisations, individuals and schools with projects that create or inspire a reduction in household...

We have received a report of damaged play equipment. Our Open Spaces Councillors have been out to take a look. On inspection we have...

National Grid is seeking further feedback on our plans to reinforce the electricity transmission network between Bramford substation in...