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COURT RULING REACTION: Supreme Court rejects Epping Forest District Council's appeal bid over High Court injunction judgement.
Epping Mayor Janet Whitehouse said: "I'm not surprised at this outcome.
Epping Mayor Janet Whitehouse said: "I'm not surprised at this outcome.
EEF NEWS - EPPING: Council refused permission to appeal Bell Hotel ruling
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December 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
COURT RULING REACTION: Supreme Court rejects Epping Forest District Council's appeal bid over High Court injunction judgement.
Epping Mayor Janet Whitehouse said: "I'm not surprised at this outcome.
Epping Mayor Janet Whitehouse said: "I'm not surprised at this outcome.
REACTION: LibDem cllr and Deputy Mayor Razia Sharif says council should "accept judgment, stop chasing dead ends and focus on practical solutions that actually serve residents" after Supreme Court blocked its appeal bid against the latest Bell Hotel judgement.
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EEF NEWS - EPPING: Council refused permission to appeal Bell Hotel ruling
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December 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
REACTION: LibDem cllr and Deputy Mayor Razia Sharif says council should "accept judgment, stop chasing dead ends and focus on practical solutions that actually serve residents" after Supreme Court blocked its appeal bid against the latest Bell Hotel judgement.
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Updates at cutt.ly/EEFNEWS-2025...
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A Liberal Democrat district councillor is calling on Epping Forest District Council to accept the Supreme Court's ruling blocking its appeal bid against the latest Bell Hotel judgement.
A Liberal Democrat district councillor is calling on Epping Forest District Council to accept the Supreme Court's ruling blocking its appeal bid against the latest Bell Hotel judgement.
December 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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A Liberal Democrat district councillor is calling on Epping Forest District Council to accept the Supreme Court's ruling blocking its appeal bid against the latest Bell Hotel judgement.
A Liberal Democrat district councillor is calling on Epping Forest District Council to accept the Supreme Court's ruling blocking its appeal bid against the latest Bell Hotel judgement.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused Epping Forest District Council permission to appeal against the High Court's decision to reject the council's bid to get an injunction to close the Bell Hotel because "the application does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance".
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused Epping Forest District Council permission to appeal against the High Court's decision to reject the council's bid to get an injunction to close the Bell Hotel because "the application does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance".
FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill FC remain tenth in the Essex Senior League - four points off the play-off places with a game in hand over some of their rivals - after a sixth successive victory in all competitions, a 2-1 win over Athletic Newham on Saturday.
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
FOOTBALL: Buckhurst Hill FC remain tenth in the Essex Senior League - four points off the play-off places with a game in hand over some of their rivals - after a sixth successive victory in all competitions, a 2-1 win over Athletic Newham on Saturday.
PROPERTY OF THE MONTH - HAMMOND AND SMITH
High Road, Epping
Offers over £875,000
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Reception Rooms: 2
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High Road, Epping
Offers over £875,000
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Reception Rooms: 2
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November 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
PROPERTY OF THE MONTH - HAMMOND AND SMITH
High Road, Epping
Offers over £875,000
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Reception Rooms: 2
www.hammondandsmith.co.uk/property/hig...
High Road, Epping
Offers over £875,000
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Reception Rooms: 2
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PICTURES: Regular picture updates from the Ongar Christmas Lights event.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
PICTURES: Regular picture updates from the Ongar Christmas Lights event.
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See the latest pictures at cutt.ly/PICTURES-Ong...
EXCLUSIVE: An accommodation plan for asylum-seeking families "shows no regard to current events" and could spark further protests, Epping Forest District Council has told the company eyeing up eight flats in Buckhurst Hill.
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EEF NEWS - BUCKHURST HILL: Asylum seekers' flats plan 'could spark further protests' - council
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November 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
EXCLUSIVE: An accommodation plan for asylum-seeking families "shows no regard to current events" and could spark further protests, Epping Forest District Council has told the company eyeing up eight flats in Buckhurst Hill.
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Latest planning applications submitted to Epping Forest District Council.
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EEF NEWS - DISTRICT: Latest planning applications
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November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Latest planning applications submitted to Epping Forest District Council.
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PICTURES: War veteran Alec 'Ted' Denham, who lives at Honey Lane Care Home in Waltham Abbey, - and will be 100 in February - switched on the town's Christmas lights at tonight's Cavalcade of Light event. Freddie Bentley, from TOWIE, was also among the guests.
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Cavalcade of Light
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November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
PICTURES: War veteran Alec 'Ted' Denham, who lives at Honey Lane Care Home in Waltham Abbey, - and will be 100 in February - switched on the town's Christmas lights at tonight's Cavalcade of Light event. Freddie Bentley, from TOWIE, was also among the guests.
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There's plenty going on around the district over the weekend...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
There's plenty going on around the district over the weekend...
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The Church of the Holy Innocents at High Beech features in a film starring Daniel Craig and Glenn Close which is in cinemas from this week.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Church of the Holy Innocents at High Beech features in a film starring Daniel Craig and Glenn Close which is in cinemas from this week.
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The approval of plans for a Google data centre on North Weald Airfield - described by Epping Forest District Council as a "nationally significant and sustainable development" - would be "potentially catastrophic" for the future of aviation on the airfield, it is claimed.
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EEF NEWS - NORTH WEALD: Airfield data centre "potentially catastrophic" for aviation
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November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The approval of plans for a Google data centre on North Weald Airfield - described by Epping Forest District Council as a "nationally significant and sustainable development" - would be "potentially catastrophic" for the future of aviation on the airfield, it is claimed.
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Liberal Democrat councillors voted against Epping Forest District Council continuing its legal fight over the Bell Hotel saying the court action has "so far achieved precisely nothing except to drain the council’s reserves".
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EEF NEWS - EPPING: Liberal Democrats oppose council's ongoing Bell Hotel legal fight
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November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Liberal Democrat councillors voted against Epping Forest District Council continuing its legal fight over the Bell Hotel saying the court action has "so far achieved precisely nothing except to drain the council’s reserves".
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A former Loughton-based police officer who joined the Roads Policing Unit based at Chigwell has died in a road crash while on duty on the A12 near Ingatestone.
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EEF NEWS - LOUGHTON / CHIGWELL: Police motorcyclist dies in A12 crash
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November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A former Loughton-based police officer who joined the Roads Policing Unit based at Chigwell has died in a road crash while on duty on the A12 near Ingatestone.
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News round-up - Here is the link to the latest news round-up from Everything Epping Forest - November 26 edition.
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EEF NEWS - News round-up: November 26
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November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
News round-up - Here is the link to the latest news round-up from Everything Epping Forest - November 26 edition.
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BREAKING: Epping Forest District Council has voted "to proceed to the next stage of the appeals process" after losing High Court case seeking injunction to close Bell Hotel.
"The council will continue to take legal advice at each stage of the appeals process and remains committed to the closure..."
"The council will continue to take legal advice at each stage of the appeals process and remains committed to the closure..."
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
BREAKING: Epping Forest District Council has voted "to proceed to the next stage of the appeals process" after losing High Court case seeking injunction to close Bell Hotel.
"The council will continue to take legal advice at each stage of the appeals process and remains committed to the closure..."
"The council will continue to take legal advice at each stage of the appeals process and remains committed to the closure..."
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November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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BREAKING: The leader of Epping Forest District Council has said the impact of the Bell Hotel issue is being felt across the district, and vowed it will "not remain silent" over a new plan to house asylum seekers in eight flats in Buckhurst Hill.
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EEF NEWS - DISTRICT: Council "will not remain silent" over asylum seekers accommodation plan
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November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BREAKING: The leader of Epping Forest District Council has said the impact of the Bell Hotel issue is being felt across the district, and vowed it will "not remain silent" over a new plan to house asylum seekers in eight flats in Buckhurst Hill.
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BREAKING: Protesters have gathered outside the Civic Offices in Epping before district councillors meet to decide - in a private meeting - what to do next over the Bell Hotel issue.
(Image: Mystic Media)
(Image: Mystic Media)
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: Protesters have gathered outside the Civic Offices in Epping before district councillors meet to decide - in a private meeting - what to do next over the Bell Hotel issue.
(Image: Mystic Media)
(Image: Mystic Media)
LATEST: Buckhurst Hill Parish Council has told Everything Epping Forest it has "not received any information" about the Government's plan to use eight properties in Buckhurst Hill as accommodation for asylum-seeking families.
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EEF NEWS - BUCKHURST HILL: Government plan to use eight flats to accommodate asylum-seeking families
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November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
LATEST: Buckhurst Hill Parish Council has told Everything Epping Forest it has "not received any information" about the Government's plan to use eight properties in Buckhurst Hill as accommodation for asylum-seeking families.
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