Lib Dem County Cllr David Kendall's campaign to try and get a pedestrian crossing on Warley Hill, Warley near to the proposed new Tesco Express store received a welcome boost this week. Tesco have confirmed that they would be willing to make a financial contribution towards the cost of a pedestrian crossing and said their Highways Consultant would be in touch to take the discussions forward.
Shenfield's Cllr Graeme Clark joined a trolley dash in the Co-Op last week to support Fairtrade Fortnight!
"Very impressed" was the view of County Cllr David Kendall after attending a scrutiny meeting to demonstrate planning and procedures that are now in place to deal with any major incident in the County. He said: "Essex has more major accident hazard sites than any other county in the Eastern region so it is was very important that councillors not only review this issue but have a clear understanding of how everything operates should a major incident ever occur." "I was very impressed with professionalism and expertise shown by all those that took part in this review."
Disability groups and accessible car park users have reacted angrily to plans to move a Disabled Car Park to accommodate staff at Barclays Bank during the construction of a cinema development in Brentwood.
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