
Essex County Council leader, Lord Hanningfield, has called for a new deal for older people. Lord Hanningfield was one of a panel of parliamentarians who sat on the inquiry into the plight of the country's elderly population by the All Party Parliamentary Local Government Group

The CO2 (Councils Opposed to 2nd Runway) Group has this morning responded the government's announcement it has decided to call-in BAA's "Stansted G2 application". The secretary of state has now ordered that the decision will now face a full public inquiry in front of a planning inspector under the provisions laid down under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Wednesdays are fun days this summer as Cressing Temple introduces Medieval and Tudor Activity Days for the whole family. Taking place every Wednesday from July 30 to August 27 from 11am to 3pm, visitors will be able to meet different costumed, historical characters each week who will share what their lives were like.