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GOV.UK Fake Council Tax Emails and Phone Calls
Published: Thursday, 17th January 2019Find out more about a recent wave of fake phishing emails and phone calls affecting customers in the Braintree District
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Horizon 120 takes another step forward
Published: Friday, 4th January 2019Council completes on new business and innovation park site
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Council Tax refund telephone scam warning
Published: Thursday, 3rd January 2019Please be aware of a Council Tax scam requesting bank details over the phone.
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Essex Council leaders' letter highlights concerns over London homeless being placed in county
Published: Tuesday, 18th December 2018Concerted effort by Essex council leaders to highlight housing issues
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‘Change that Counts’ to help those who are sleeping rough in the Braintree district.
Published: Tuesday, 18th December 2018A new partnership has formed in Braintree to raise money for those sleeping rough
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Customer Service Excellence Standard success
Published: Thursday, 13th December 2018Council is fully compliant with the Customer Service Excellence Standard
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Local Plan set for Autumn examination
Published: Monday, 3rd December 2018Revisions to the Braintree, Colchester and Tendring Councils’ Garden Community proposals are expected to go before the Government’s Planning Inspector in the Autumn of 2019, it has been announced.
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District to benefit from £100million PLUS investment
Published: Wednesday, 28th November 2018Council investing in Health, Homes, Journeys and Jobs
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Planning Inspector approves councils' approach to Local Plan work
Published: Friday, 23rd November 2018Latest information on Local Plan
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Braintree district residents are leading the way when it comes to activity
Published: Tuesday, 20th November 2018The Braintree district has shown the largest increase in the amount of active residents in the country, according to a recent Sport England survey.
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Braintree shops are hiding elves for children to find this Christmas
Published: Friday, 16th November 2018Children are being asked to help find Father Christmas’ elves who have got lost while buying presents in Braintree as part of a free Elf Trail which launches tomorrow (Saturday 17th November).
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Frozen – no rise in car park charges for district’s shoppers
Published: Friday, 16th November 2018Freezing the costs of car parking in our towns is good for businesses and for shoppers
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Councils set to agree direction of North Essex Garden Communities Ltd.
Published: Thursday, 15th November 2018Councils considering the interim business plan for North Essex Garden Communities Ltd
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Local sports heroes celebrated at annual awards evening
Published: Tuesday, 13th November 2018Sporting stars from across the Braintree District were honored and celebrated last night (Monday 12th November) at the fifth Active Braintree Sports Awards.
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Residents asked to prepare for emergencies
Published: Thursday, 8th November 2018Useful information on how residents can keep their home, family and businesses safe
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Open Letter – Garden Communities the right approach
Published: Wednesday, 7th November 2018In North Essex we need to build 2,186 homes a year
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Award nominating campaign ‘Spot It Stop It’ to be rolled out in other districts
Published: Tuesday, 6th November 2018The ‘Spot It Stop It’ campaign is helping to raise awareness and potentially stop children and young people becoming victims of exploitation.
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Braintree District Council taking part in Voter ID pilots in 2019
Published: Saturday, 3rd November 2018Braintree District Council is set to take part in the next round of the 2019 Voter ID pilots along with 10 other local authorities across England.
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Plans for a new community facility in Witham revealed
Published: Friday, 2nd November 2018Local residents are being invited to help shape plans for a new community facility in Witham.
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Braintree’s Community Transport celebrates its 20th year
Published: Friday, 2nd November 2018Braintree District Council’s community transport service – often deemed a “lifeline” by its passengers – celebrates a milestone birthday next week.
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Scheme to combat loneliness launches in the Braintree District
Published: Wednesday, 24th October 2018MeetUpMondays is a ‘loneliness busting’, simple idea that actually has the capacity to change lives.
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Council visits over 150-year old gin business home to Witham
Published: Tuesday, 23rd October 2018Councillors and Braintree District Council’s Economic Development team recently visited Hayman’s Gin as part of its tour to help identify support and funding available to businesses.
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Councils set out garden community proposal timeline
Published: Monday, 22nd October 2018Councils have written to the Government’s Planning Inspector
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£1,000 worth of fines issued after rubbish is fly tipped
Published: Wednesday, 17th October 2018Braintree District Council has been successful in taking legal action against the following people on Thursday 11th October 2018.
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Council appeals to Minister for ‘clarity to overcome craziness’ on future housing land supply
Published: Tuesday, 16th October 2018"It feels as though we are playing a completely different sport with a new set of rules."
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Call to invest in North Essex at MIPIM UK
Published: Tuesday, 16th October 2018Councils, business and higher education organisations are set to join forces this month to promote North Essex at MIPIM UK, the country's largest annual property and investment event.
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Lighting up Braintree: 2018 Christmas events announced
Published: Thursday, 11th October 2018From the annual light switch-on events to Christmas street markets and a free elf trail, there’s lots going on in Braintree this festive season.
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Halstead-based business Eat Natural takes bite into snack market – and is a roaring success
Published: Wednesday, 10th October 2018Eat Natural, one of Britain’s biggest-selling cereal bar brands, has been highlighted by Braintree District Council as one of the district’s top performing businesses.
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Refurbished outdoor gyms in Witham and Braintree
Published: Tuesday, 9th October 2018Braintree District Council has revamped two of its outdoor gyms so that local people of all ages can continue to get fit for free.
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Campaign to tackle menace of fly-tipping in Essex
Published: Monday, 8th October 2018Today (Monday 8th October 2018), Love Essex, a partnership of Essex councils and businesses, is re-launching its #CrimeNotToCare campaign.
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