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Everything Epping ForestPage 6 of 18Motorist trapped after crash24th May 2010ONE person was trapped in their car following a collision involving two vehicles inSheering.Three fire crews - from Old Harlow, Harlow and Sawbridgeworth - were called to ChurchLane at about 7.45pm tonight.Firefighters took about 45 minutes to free the person who was left in the care ofambulance paramedics.Flats scheme set for approval24th May 2010PLANS to demolish two houses in Chigwell and build 14 flats on the site are beingrecommended for approval.The Grange Development (Essex) Ltd wants to build the two-storey development of twobedroomflats - to be built in two blocks - with 35 parking spaces, on the site of 113 and115 Grange Crescent.Chigwell Parish Council has welcomed the proposals saying they are much improvedcompared to previous plans.The council says traffic congestion will be reduced and previous concerns about potentialoverlooking and overdevelopment have been addressed. However letters objecting to thescheme have been received by the district council from 20 households in GrangeCrescent.Objections mainly focus on parking and highways issues.A district council planning officer's report states the development is "on balance,reasonable in design, appearance and siting".Supermarket supports St Clare24th May 2010LOUGHTON'S Morrison supermarket is raising cash for St Clare Hospice.The High Road store's fundraising effort is part of a UK-wide campaign by the supermarketto raise £1m for hospice care.Through its new partnership with Help the Hospices, the leading charity supporting hospicecare throughout the UK, every Morrisons store has teamed up with their nearest hospice toraise money that will directly fund hospice services in the local community.To get the ten-month partnership off to a bright start, the Loughton store is ‘Going Yellowto Raise a Smile for Help the Hospices’ through a range of fun and yellow-themedfundraising activities for colleagues and customers.Angus Maciver, group marketing and communications director with Morrisons, said: "Eachyear we ask our colleagues to nominate a charity that we will help ‘Raise a Smile’, and for2010, we are really pleased that Help the Hospices was the resounding choice."Local hospices do great work at the heart of the communities that many of our storesoperate in and we look forward to raising some vital funds to support such a great cause."We have officially launched the partnership across the nation, including Loughton withdonation bucket collections and other activities which we hope will get the fundraising off toan excellent start to hit our £1m target nationwide."Chamber to hear about bank scheme24th May 2010BANKING on Essex and the Epping Forest 14-19 Education Consortium are the maintopics for the Epping Forest Chamber of Commerce breakfast next month.County councillor Kevin Bentley along with key officers from the Banking on Essex teamwill speak at Woolston Manor, High Road, Chigwell, at 7.30am on Wednesday, June 16.The Banking on Essex lending framework can provide secured or unsecured loans of up to£100,000 over periods of up to five years and overdraft facilities of up £100,000 to eligiblebusinesses in Essex.Andrew Gowar, from the Epping Forest 14-19 Education Consortium, will give an overviewof the Consortium's commitment to improving education/business partnerships; initiativesthe schools are taking; ways employers can get involved and the benefits to business ofinvolvement.Places can be booked - members £12; guests £15 (including admission and full English,Continental or Vegetarian breakfast) - by ringing 0843 289 8184; emailingsecretary@eppingchamber.co.uk or online at www.eppingchamber.co.ukRegister for Race for Life24th May 2010WOMEN can still register for Cancer Research UK's Race for Life on North Weald Airfieldon Wednesday, July 21 (7.30pm).Race for Life is the UK’s largest women-only fundraising event series where all the moneyraised goes to fund Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work.All women are welcome regardless of whether they are taking part on their own or as partof a group and they can walk, jog or run or run the 5k course.Last year 3,282 women walked, jogged or ran the event and raised £238,081.This year organisers are encouraging more than 3,300 women to put their best feetforward and raise over £238,000.To enter, ring 0871 6411111 or visit www.raceforlife.org.Teenager rescued from water23rd May 2010A TEENAGER has been rescued after disappearing under water while swimming inNazeing.Emergency services - including the coastguard and four fire crews - were called after the15-year-old boy went missing in water near Broxbourne Sailing Club in Meadgate Road,shortly before 5pm today.An Essex Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the boy was swimming when hedisappeared under water.The alarm was raised and police, fire crews and ambulance service paramedics went tothe scene.After a few minutes fire crews reported that the youngster had been rescued before theyarrived and was being treated by paramedics.No other information about the incident is available.Police name crash victim23rd May 201001/07/2010
Everything Epping ForestPage 7 of 18A MAN who died following a collision between two cars in Chigwell has been named bypolice.Police believe that Paul Slater, 36, of Rowdowns Road, Dagenham, was thrown from thegrey Ford Fiesta when it collided with a silver BMW.The crash happened on the A1112 Romford Road at its junction with Woolhampton Way atabout 10pm on Thursday, May 20.Anyone with information should contact the Chigwell road policing unit on 0300 333 4444.Celebrities support fun run23rd May 2010CELEBRITIES Linda Lusardi and Sam Kane were on hand to start the annual RhysDaniels Trust fun run.The couple also presented the prizes and trophies at the end of the five-mile run, whichstarted and finished at Epping Sports Centre in Hemnall Street.More than 100 runners registered for the run, which was being held by the charity for thesixteenth year.Proceeds from the event go to the charity's Home from Home appeal which providesaccommodation for parents close to hospitals where their children are receiving treatment.Race winners were: Mens - Ben Stewart (30mins 06 secs); Ladies - Carinne Jay (32.04);Boys 15 and under - Joe Marner (36.43); Girls 15 and under - Ruby Featherston (38.50);Boys 11 and under - Sam Annetts (41.18); Girls 11 and under - Saffron Earl (40.17).Village homes scheme decision due21st May 2010PLANS to build eight homes in Moreton are set to win planning approval, after proposalsfor seven homes were rejected last year.Wickford Development Company wants to build a cul-de-sac of two-storey dwellings on theMatthews Yard site on Harlow Road.There would be a terrace of two two-bedroom and one three-bedrooms cottage to the leftof the access road and four detached houses (two three-bedroom and two four-bedroom).The proposal includes two parking spaces for each of the terraced properties, a garageand two parking spaces for each of the detached dwellings and two additional visitorparking spaces (a total of 20 spaces).Police probe 'stolen' car crash21st May 2010A 36-YEAR-OLD man has died following a collision between a silver BMW and a grey FordFiesta in Chigwell.The collision happened at about 10pm on Thursday (May 20) on the A1112 Romford Roadat its junction with Woolhampton Way.The man, from Dagenham, who died is believed to have been thrown from the Fiesta inthe crash.He sustained serious head injuries and was taken to Queens Hospital, Romford, byambulance where he died shortly after arrival.The driver of the BMW, a 21-year-old man, from Loughton, was also taken by ambulanceto Queens Hospital where he is being treated for a serious spinal injury.Police are investigating reports that the Ford Fiesta had been stolen earlier in the evening.Any witnesses to the incident should ring Chigwell road policing unit on 0300 333 4444.Crews tackle vehicle blaze21st May 2010FIREFIGHTERS spent an hour-and-a-half tackling a blaze involving ten vehicles in NorthWeald.Crews from Epping, Harlow and Loughton were called to Chase Farm, Vicarage Lane, at4.30pm on Thursday after the blaze broke out at the farm site which is now a number oflight industrial units.Benefits service rated as 'poor'20th May 2010EPPING Forest District Council is defending its benefits service following the publication ofthe Audit Commission’s report after its inspection earlier this year.The Commission reported that the benefits service at Epping Forest District Council is‘poor and has uncertain prospects for improvement’.Deputy council leader and finance and economic development portfolio holder ChrisWhitbread said: “I am very disappointed with the conclusions of this report. I know allbenefits staff work extremely hard in difficult circumstances to make sure benefitsapplications are processed accurately and as quickly as is possible. The AuditCommission has stated that frontline staff also provide very good customer care to all ourclaimants."Mr Whitbread added: “Over the last 18 months or so, as a direct result of the CreditCrunch, workload has significantly increased with many more people coming to us to claimbenefits. Many of these people have not had to do so before and therefore needed muchmore support.“The council had to replace its benefit processing system during 2008-09 as the system inuse had become obsolete. This involved the transfer of data between systems andresulted in processing systems not being available for six weeks. Once again, this hasmeant further delays.”The performance on new claim processing highlighted in the report was for 2008-09 and atan average of 47 days this was too slow.However, the council has been actively working to reduce the waiting time for newclaimants.The average performance for 2009-10 was 33 days, with the average in the final quarterbeing 28 days, and the council is striving to reduce this further.Whilst the Audit Commission admits that customers reporting a change in circumstancesexperienced an improvement in performance little credit has been given for theimprovement on new claims.The council was already working on improvements to the service, with a re-structurehaving been approved by Cabinet in July 2009.This restructure provided additional resources and enhanced the customer contactarrangements, which are praised in the report.It is accepted that more work could be done on increasing take up and there are somevalid recommendations.The benefits service already had plans in place to address most of the issues raised andhas produced a detailed response to each recommendation.For example, it will be advertising in local publications including the council’s The Forester01/07/2010
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