13+ hour, 15+ min ago   (402+ words) ESSEX County Council’s Leader has announced a plan to introduce security to three town and city centres to provide reassurance to residents, with the number of asylum seekers at the Home Office’s Wethersfield accommodation centre set to increase by more…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (316+ words) THE Home Office has, this morning, confirmed to Epping Forest District Council that it is terminating its contract with the Bell Hotel in Epping as asylum accommodation. It will cease being used by 11 July 2026 and all service users have been…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (568+ words) THE cost of trying to close the Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers has risen to £860,000 reports the Local Democracy Reporter. It means the cost to Epping Forest District Council in its legal fight to stop the hotel being…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (540+ words) AS Knife Crime Awareness Week (18–24 May) begins, Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit (Essex VVU) is shining a light on the importance of listening to young people and working with them to prevent knife harm. Since 2019/20, knife crime across Essex has…...