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Following problems since alterations at the beginning of term, there are changes to school bus schedule starting Monday 17th October. The issues with the grossly overloaded 322 Old Harlow to …read more →
It seems that Essex County Council’s refusal to provide some students transport to secondary schools is a breach of their statutory duty: The Department for Education statutory school transport guidance …read more →
ECC are completely ignoring catchment areas Essex County Council used to provide free school transport for students going to their catchment school (in education speak, for those in the ‘priority …read more →
After bringing attention to the unaffordable price hike to school transport, we were contacted by another resident, Colin Smith from Saffron Walden who asked us to share his story and take up …read more →
We’re really pleased with the progress of the Saffron Walden Town Hall renovations, and think it’s important to keep locals up to speed with what’s happening. The Town Hall is …read more →
Essex County Council’s performance on education in the north of the district continues to deteriorate. Whilst schools are providing outstanding education, ECC ‘s support to hard working parents is declining. …read more →
How do Gnomies? Been a bit quiet on the gnome front, sorry about that. Hip replacement this Spring and what with all the potholes I go clambering in and out …read more →
Saffron Walden appears to have received ‘assurances’ that the third hour of parking on the Common will not be charged for as of August 1st. However, in Dunmow a similar …read more →
Conservative prospective ECC candidate John Moran was recently writing in praise of the Conservative controlled Essex County Council saying their services are ‘superior’. The UDC Scrutiny Committee however take …read more →
The following is ECC Cllr John Lodge’s letter to the papers last week: Dear Sir, I refer to a most interesting recent press letter from Stephen Daly in which …read more →