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Community News
C
onservative-led
Epping Forest District
Council (EFDC) has
frozen its Council Tax for
the fifth year in a row.
he next couple of
years are going to be
very important indeed
for Roydon.
That is the view of Mary
Sartin, the District Councillor
for the Roydon and Dobbs
Weir ward of Epping Forest
Council.
The draft Local Plan, the
document that will be the
blueprint for local housing
development and its
accompanying infrastructure,
is currently being prepared
for a consultation, which will
take place in a few months
time.
It is essential that Roydons
voice is heard loud and
clear, Mary commented.
The areas housing needs
must be addressed but in a
sensitive way, ensuring that
the Green Belt is protected
and the character of our
area is preserved.
Cllr Sartin went on to say
that her biggest concerns
were Roydons proximity to
Harlow and the towns
expansion plans.
She pointed out the previous
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he Conservative-led Government is
continuing to back working people of
all ages by raising the tax-free allowance
again, to 10,600 in April this year.
This means that the
typical taxpayer will be
825 better off by
2015/16 and three and
a half million of the
lowest paid will have
been taken out of
income tax altogether.
It is in stark
contrast to the
6475 personal
allowance under
the last Labour
Government.
Immigration routes
have been tightened
and arrivals from
outside the EU are
down to their lowest
levels in a decade.
Robert concluded by
re-stating his belief that St.
Georges Day should be a
national holiday in England, as
the Saints Days of Andrew and
Patrick are in Scotland and
N.Ireland respectively.
Fifty years ago, Britain said farewell to Sir Winston Churchill who, between 1924 and
1945, served as the MP for Hastingwood, Matching, Nazeing, Roydon & Sheering.
Current MP Robert Halfon, shares his thoughts on the former Prime Minister.
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