Soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have exercised their Privileged Regiment status under their Freedom of the City of London, 100 years since the privilege was granted. With drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed, hundreds of personnel, veterans,…
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Epping Forest & Essex Police: Joint Anti-Social Behaviour Operation
This weekend, I was pleased to join Epping Forest Keepers in a joint operation with Essex Police’s community policing team, rural engagement team, roads policing unit and air support unit working to combat anti-social behaviour in the Forest, particularly nuisance…
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Epping Forest: Wanstead Park Projects Update
https://wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2024/11/06/park-projects/ As part of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee‘s regular cycle of visits to the assets we are responsible for conserving, we were delighted to be back in Wanstead Park this weekend to hear updates from senior offices at…
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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications
This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order 110-114 Middlesex Street London E1 7HY…
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Tell us your Policing priorities?
The City of London Police are currently assessing future policing priorities and would like your help. They have devised probably the simplest survey I’ve ever seen, which will take less than 1 minute to complete. All they ask is that…
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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – August 2024
I hope you have managed to recharge your batteries and connect with family and friends this summer. Many of you, I know, have taken the opportunity to visit ‘the Green Lungs of London’. I have seen families flying kites and model aeroplanes,…
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This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order 4 – 5 Devonshire Square London…
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Epping Forest: Skylark Send-Off Celebration
Earlier this year, I was proud to join forces with the Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group to launch a campaign to protect the closest skylark nesting site to London. Skylarks are ground-nesting birds and therefore they are exposed to disturbance…
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This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order 1 – 2 Broadgate London EC2M…
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Epping Forest Celebrates £4.4m Grant for Habitat Restoration Work
It is with enormous pleasure I can share the news that Epping Forest has successfully won a grant totalling £2,351,000 from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs through their Countryside Stewardship Scheme. The grant will be paid in…
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