Everything Epping Forest Page 1 of 18 everythingeppingforest.co.uk covers the Epping Forest district in Essex and features regularly updated news - in words and pictures - has a what's on listings section to highlight local events, a Local Business Directory and a section which allows clubs and organisations to publicise their activities free of charge Home | News | Your News Views | Events - What's On Diary | Clubs - Organisations | Local Business Directory | Jobs | Food & Drink Monday, 1 February, 2010 Google Search WWW everythingeppingforest.co.uk What do you think? Have your say on the news articles that appear on www.everythingeppingforest.co.uk Email [email protected] or text brief comments to 07710 447868. Please include your Subscribe to a news feed name and address (however you may request for both to be withheld from publication) Enter your email address to be alerted to new articles: Crews tackle warehouse blaze Submit 31st December 2009 THREE fire crews have tackled a blaze in a warehouse in Chigwell. Nov 2008 | Dec 2008 | Jan 2009 | Feb 2009 | Firefighters were called to SCV Electronics in Chigwell Lane at about 12.15pm. Mar 2009 | Apr 2009 | May 2009 | Jun 2009 | A spokesman said the fire was on the mezzanine floor of the building, which measures Jul 2009 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2009 | Oct 2009 | 20m x 100m. Nov 2009 | Dec 2009 | Jan 2010 | Today The cause of the fire is not known. Pig lorry crash closes M11 30th December 2009 A CRASH involving a lorry carrying more than 80 pigs forced the closure of a stretch of the M11 for more than ten hours. The lorry overturned on the southbound carriageway after it hit the central reservation near Tell us your news... Sheering shortly before 5am today (Wednesday). Publicise your event... About 60 to 70 pigs were trapped in the wreckage and another dozen or so escaped, Promote your business... running on to both carriageways. Have your say... Police officers, fire crews, Highways Agency officers, a vet and RSPCA officers helped Buy copies of photos that appear here... free the animals and round up those that had escaped. email: The pigs were held in a makeshift pen at the roadside. [email protected] A fire service spokesman said one pig appeared to have injuries to its back and others had call: David Jackman on 07710 447868 unknown injuries. All the animals were transferred to other lorries and taken to their intended destination in the Brentwood area. The motorway was closed north and southbound between junctions 8 (Stansted) and 7 (Harlow) for the recovery of the animals and the lorry and for repairs to the central reservation. The lorry driver was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, with head and shoulder injuries. Award for town council 30th December 2009 EPPING Town Council has been presented with a certificate to mark its reaccreditation for Quality Parish Council status. Essex Association of Local Councils chairman John Buchanan and Epping Forest District Council chairman Penny Smith presented the award to Epping mayor Janet Hedges. The town council has met all the relevant criteria to be reaccredited for quality parish status. Local councils in the district holding this status need to reapply every four years and complete a portfolio of evidence which is considered by the Essex County Accreditation Panel. There are 684 Quality Parish Councils nationally of which 113 have been reaccredited. EXCLUSIVE - Man accused over gun 28th December 2009 A MAN has appeared in court accused of making threats to kill and possessing a handgun. Barry Wynne, 37, of Longfields, Ongar, is charged with making threats to kill and possessing a handgun with intent to cause fear of violence following an incident in Longfields at 8.30pm on Christmas Eve. Mr Wynne appeared before magistrates on Boxing Day. Police investigate station blaze 28th December 2009 TWO security officers suffered from smoke inhalation during a suspicious fire at North Weald Station. A joint police and fire investigation is underway into the cause of the blaze which broke out in temporary buildings at the station at 8.50pm on Sunday. Three fire crews - from Harlow and Epping - were called to Station Approach and found the mobile buildings, which are used as offices, well alight. A fire service spokesman said: "Two security officers are suffering from the affects of smoke inhalation as a result of the incident. "A joint police and fire service investigation will be carried out to establish the cause, which is thought to be suspicious." Young Citizen nominations wanted 27th December 2009 NOMINATIONS are sought for Epping Forest District Council's Young Citizen of the Year. The award is presented annually to a young person, aged 11 to 18, in recognition of an exceptional contribution to the Epping Forest community. Nominees must live in the Epping Forest district. The winner will be invited to the civic awards ceremony on March 18 to receive their certificate and a cheque for £100. For further information or a nomination form ring Diane Butler on 01992 564365. 01/02/2010 Everything Epping Forest Page 2 of 18 Firefighters tackle chimney blaze 27th December 2009 FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a chimney fire at a property in Chigwell Lane, Loughton. Crews from Ongar, Woodford and Harlow were alerted at 2.20pm on Boxing Day. Initially one appliance was sent but on arrival crews reported that the chimney was well alight and that chimney rods were being used to put it out. The officer in charge requested an aerial ladder platform as access to the chimney stack was difficult. Crews used the aerial ladder as a platform to attempt to put the fire out. Firefighters took about two hours to deal with the blaze. Nags Head claim village honours 26th December 2009 THE team from the Nags Head were victorious in the traditional Boxing Day tug-of-war in Moreton. They saw off the opposition from the rival White Hart team with a two pulls to one victory in the tug-of-war over the fast-flowing Cripsey Brook. The Nags Head team, which consisted of Ongar Young Farmers Club members, had earlier taken on the White Hart in an obstacle race outside the two pubs. The Boxing Day crowd-puller has taken place in the village every year for about 50 years. Police trace missing woman 25th December 2009 A WOMAN who sparked a police search after going missing from her home in Loughton has been found safe and well in Epping. Police searched a section of Epping Forest after Sarah Tozer, 32, went missing in the early hours of Christmas Day morning. She was last seen shortly before 3am when she left her home in Debden Green. Miss Tozer, a fitness enthusiast, is thought to have gone to a section of Epping Forest where she used to go for regular runs. But police grew increasingly concerned for her welfare because she was wearing only light clothing and was not wearing shoes. A car, believed to be a dark-coloured estate, was heard to stop near her home shortly after she went out and it is not known whether she might have accepted a lift from someone. Police issued a media appeal for information before Miss Tozer was found safe and well at a house in Epping at about 4pm. Dog rescued from river 24th December 2009 THREE fire crews have rescued a dog which was stranded along a stretch of the River Roding in Loughton. Firefighters from Loughton and Waltham Abbey were called to Roding Road at 3.25pm today (Thursday) and took about 15 minutes to rescue the dog which was stuck in about two feet of fast -flowing water. Pubs prepare for village challenge 24th December 2009 THE two pubs in Moreton will be out for glory in the traditional Boxing Day obstacle race and tug-of-war challenge. The White Hart team will be looking to regain the trophy they won last year with a two pulls to nil victory in the tug-of-war over the Cripsey Brook. The tug-of-war follows the usual obstacle race outside the pubs. Hundreds of people are again expected to watch the obstacle race, and then walk down to Moreton Bridge to witness the tug-of-war. This year's antics are set to start slightly later than in previous years - at about noon - to avoid a clash with the start of the traditional Boxing Day hunt which sets off from Matching Green. Scouts head for Philippines 24th December 2009 FIFTEEN scouts from the 41st Epping Forest Scout Group set off on Boxing Day for the Asian Pacific International Scout Jamboree in the Philippines. The young people, aged between 12 and 18, are the only UK Scouts attending the event which starts on December 28. The other participants will compromise 20,000 Scouts, girls and boys, from around the world. The group from the Loughton-based scout group will fly out from Heathrow Airport for the once-in-a-lifetime event which is about international friendship and understanding other cultures and ways of life. The UK contingent will take part in a wide range of activities from adventurous activities like human kite flying, rafting, surfing and jungle rope courses to learning new skills in jungle survival and emergency aid. Cultural exchanges will play a key part in the two-week Jamboree. The UK Scouts will also be providing a helping hand in community projects. Helen Church said: "Last time we took the Scouts there we helped a small village school build a pathway across the dirt tracks. While we were there the school children also taught the Scouts native singing and dancing." The Scouts return home on January 7.