Something that’s not mentioned much in articles about potholes is that, although they can be an expensive nuisance for motorists, they are a cause of personal injury to cyclists.
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BBC Essex Radio has been doing a series about towns and communities in Essex. On Tuesday 8th Jan it was Waltham Abbey’s turn. Dave Plummer spoke for a bit about buses, litter picking and the Next distribution centre application. It’s a really interesting few hours with contributions from: local fundraiser Shane Yerrell, who was co-opted onto the Town Council in […]
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Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter. They contain plastic and put toxic chemicals, including arsenic, lead and nicotine, into our oceans. There aren’t always dustbins or ashtrays around and dropping them into drains is pretty much the worst thing you can do with them – it’s a fast-track to our rivers and the sea. Fortunately, there is […]
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Reported gun and knife crime in Epping Forest are up 50%. We say that with cuts to police, education and youth services that’s not surprising.
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Waltham Abbey residents have approached us to look at the lack of Electric Vehicle Charging Points in our town. We’ve written to councillors at Town, District and County levels requesting a meeting to discuss the issue but we’d like to see how many people are affected and how much support there is for increasing the number of charging points. Could you please […]
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