Congratulations to Kim Adams who was elected Thursday to represent Epping Hemnall on Epping Forest District Council.
Two long-serving Lib Dems retired from the district council in May. Derek Jacobs served residents of Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash for 26 years. Peter Spencer represented Grange Hill and then Buckhurst Hill East for 15 years.
Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham Martin Horwood's bill to allow local authorities to restrict parking on pavements will be debated in Parliament this Friday 12 September.
Liberal Democrats in Epping and in Ongar were elected as district councillors in Thursday's District Council elections.
In response to budget cuts, Essex County Council are proposing to cut the crossing patrol at Epping Primary School. They are proposing that the school would be able to pay for the patrol from its own budget -- but if money could not be found the service would cease in the summer.