To find out the food hygiene rating of a local eating establishment, simply visit the website HERE and enter a postcode, town or name of eatery. The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) helps you choose where to eat out or shop for food by telling you how seriously the
Read more →As part of the Government sponsored ‘Take Five to Spot Fraud Week’, a quiz has been devised to see if you can outsmart the scammers. The quiz is made up of eight questions requiring a true or false answer, but only 10% of people get eight out of
Read more →The Council are consulting on extending the existing Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) covering Engayne School to include Helford Way, Blyth Walk and The Rodings (coloured green on map). Residents can have their say on the suggested extension by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LF26FKF to complete a short survey. The
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Back in 2016 the Council was given powers to enforce Moving Traffic Contraventions (eg no right/left turns, no-entry, etc). For the 2017 calendar year, 844 Penalty Charge Notices have been issued for vehicles turning right out of Howard Road into Station Road, averaging about 70 per month.
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Looking back at 2017 It has been a busy year for Highways England and the Lower Thames Crossing project team, and we are preparing for an even bigger 2018. We have a once in a generation opportunity to significantly improve connections between Essex, Thurrock and Kent and
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Christmas is the busiest time of the year for our High Streets and shopping parades and a crucial time for local businesses to tap into the extra demand. I was interested to read of an initiative in Preston where the Council launched a scheme promoting the use,
Read more →The proposal to close the Accident & Emergency Department at King George Hospital in 2019 has been shelved. A new review will be undertaken which will seek to embed a sustainable service that is responsive to the needs of the community in terms of access and capacity. In
Read more →Message from Highways England As you may know, earlier this year the government announced the preferred route for the Lower Thames Crossing. This new crossing of the Thames comprises a tunnel located east of Gravesend and Tilbury and link roads to the M25 and A2. This will
Read more →As local residents will know, Dury Falls Estate is a network of narrow residential roads with very limited kerbside parking space. Over recent years, there have been growing concerns about the excessive speed of vehicles travelling through the estate which represents a serious hazard to both residents
Read more →Cranham will be celebrating Christmas this year with two Christmas Trees donated by the Residents’ Association – one in Avon Road the other at the junction of Moor Lane and Front Lane, kindly decorated by the Cranham Friends Association. The Plough in Front Lane will be holding
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