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The Christmas trees that mean so much to a village church

The Christmas trees that mean so much to a village church

Monday 9 December 2024

A Christmas tale from photo maestro Gordon Ridgewell: “The weekend of December 7-8 saw St Mary’s Church in Elsenham hold its Christmas tree festival to raise money for the fabric fund. “Fifty-eight trees were on display in the 900-year-old church. It stands on the outskirts of this ever-expanding village close to Stansted airport.” Read more >

Village to grow by hundreds of homes as out-of-date Local Plan proves critical

Village to grow by hundreds of homes as out-of-date Local Plan proves critical

Tuesday 26 January 2021

Lack of both an up-to-date Local Plan and an adequate supply of housing land has proved costly for an Essex village, which is to have almost 450 homes built on unallocated sites. Planning inspectors have overturned refusal – or non-determination – by Uttlesford District Council of two schemes at Elsenham. Inspector David Wildsmith allowed Fairfield […] Read more >

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