Click here to find out what Braintree’s ‘garden communities’ meeting means and how you can get involved: BDC garden communities meeting 25 May
CAUSE urges action
Three letters opposing a new town at Marks Tey in the Essex County Standard today:ECS letters May 6 2016
And another excellent letter, also in the Essex County Standard: Dear Sir, I understand Network Rail is forecasting a 75% increase in peak hour demand on the main Great Eastern railway line over the next 30 years. This has major implications for … Read More
Excellent letter of support in the Essex County Standard today: Dear Sir I agree whole-heartedly with Rosie Pearson (Letters 22 April), that housing and infrastructure should be given more prominence in the forthcoming local elections. Colchester’s streets are grid-locked, and sprawling suburbs are … Read More
An impartial review of CAUSE’s manifesto – a ‘to do list’ for incoming councillors after next week’s election: CAUSE – ‘cos why not?
Letter to Essex County Standard, 22 April 2016. Dear Sir Thin gruel on housing in local election manifestos Housing, and associated infrastructure, should feature as the biggest long-term issue facing Colchester Borough in local election manifestos. Instead, our prospective … Read More
The Editor Essex County Standard 13 April 2016 Dear Sir, The Local Councils are considering a large scale development at West Tey as part of the drive to build thousands of new houses . This has no local support, and … Read More
CAUSE will be holding a series of village meetings to tell local people about the plans for a 15,000 home new town at Marks Tey and what they can do to stop it. Dates as follows: Copford, 7 March, at … Read More
Our Chairman, Tom Foster, spoke in his allocated 3 minute slot at the Local Plan Committee meeting on 4 April. His transcript is here: Local Plan Committee meeting Have your say! 4 April