Epping Forest District Council

New leisure centre finally opens after delay

The council says the new centre is a key milestone in achieving its carbon neutrality goals.

Political reporter Simon Dedman looks at the biggest issues coming up in Essex this year.

The authority's leader says the decision shows the government is listening to residents' concerns.

The council says the initiative is for children who "may not ordinarily receive a gift".

The project could create up to 780 local jobs, councillors are told.

Supreme Court rules the council cannot stop the Home Office intervening in its bid to block asylum seekers.

Epping Forest District Council will continue legal action and appeal against a High Court decision.

The government is branded "tone deaf" over a plan for Buckhurst Hill after a summer of protests.

A council has lost its legal battle with the government in a landmark High Court ruling.

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