Uttlesford
Our Lovely Essex: if these shots don’t cheer us all, surely nothing will
Tuesday 26 May 2020
We have two more photos from Janet Harris today, one of them sure to raise a gentle smile “The lane is near Audley End , going to Littlebury,” said Janet. “It’s everything I love about England. The cows having a king-of-the-castle game are near Stansted Mountfichet.” Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: another rich harvest from Ken McDonald
Friday 22 May 2020
Ken McDonald’s photographs have graced Our Lovely Essex before, and here we’re happy to offer you a bumper crop of five more, taken in the Stansted Mountfitchet area. Enjoy! Read more >
Bluebells… don’t you just love them!
Wednesday 20 May 2020
The bluebells are long past their best, but this latest contribution from Gordon Ridgewell is a reminder of their glory. “I had just been out for first time in three weeks, visiting Howe Wood at Littlebury, which is just along the road from where I live, to see the bluebells,” said Gordon. “I am 85 […] Read more >
Uttlesford Local Plan is withdrawn from examination
Wednesday 6 May 2020
Uttlesford District Council has voted to withdraw its draft Local Plan from examination. A three-hour extraordinary general meeting on Thursday, April 30, concluded with a 31-7 vote to withdraw the Plan that had been submitted by the council’s previous Conservative administration in October 2018. Planning inspectors had reported in January that they could not find […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: you can’t keep Stansted Mountfitchet out of the picture
Tuesday 5 May 2020
They just keep on coming! Our Lovely Essex today showcases three pictures from Ken McDonald taken during walks near his home in Stansted Mountfitchet during the lockdown. Thanks, Ken! Read more >
A walk on the wild side
Thursday 30 April 2020
Our Lovely Essex focuses today on the wildlife that, if we allow it, will come to us – all the more welcome, of course, when own movements are so restricted. Firstly, thanks to Peter Damary-Homan, who sent in the image of a grass snake that “decided to make itself at home in my pond in […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: Gordon’s camera strikes again!
Tuesday 28 April 2020
In some ways it seems a long time ago, but it was only just over a fortnight ago that Gordon Ridgewell got Our Lovely Essex off to a handsome start (see here). And now Gordon is sharing two more of his fantastic photographs, one of Thaxted and the other of Matching Green. Thanks again, Gordon. […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex… Stansted Mountfitchet in the frame
Monday 27 April 2020
Contributions for Our Lovely Essex keep rolling in, so we thank all of you who have contributed. As ever, though, we’re always grateful for more, so keep ’em coming! The selection here is from Janet Harris, who takes up the story… These photos are from where I live, at Stansted Mountfitchet. The first two are […] Read more >
Stansted expansion plans not to be treated as NSIP, rules High Court
Monday 17 February 2020
The High Court has decided that a planning application to increase passenger numbers at Stansted Airport does not need to be treated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). The announcement, made on Friday, February 7, that the Secretary of State for Transport does not have a statutory duty to treat the application as an […] Read more >
Stansted expansion plans blocked by district council
Wednesday 29 January 2020
Plans to increase the number of passengers travelling through Stansted Airport have been refused by Uttlesford District Council. Airport operator Manchester Airports Group had wanted to hike passenger numbers from 35 million to 43 million a year, but the local authority’s planning committee went against the advice of their officers and rejected the proposal, which […] Read more >