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‘I don’t know if hedgelaying is a dying art. But there’s a lot of old hedgelayers that are dying,’ says David Whitaker to chuckles from some of his fellow craftsmen. The occasion is the annual hedgelaying championship, organised by the National Hedgelaying Society, of which Whitaker is secretary. In a good year, the event draws ....
Peter Lovett, vice chair of Shoebury Residents Association, said the older generation are now fearing to go out at night in the areas outside of the town centre. The 75-year-old said: “It’s an increasing problem, no doubt. On our page we are getting a lot more concerned about increasing bad behaviour. “There’s stabbings, violent crime and on the beaches people are leaving rubbish behind. “I think it’s more frightening and for us we are trying to reassure the older generation and they are concerned about going out at night. “It’s making Southend a no-go area. “We want to go out safe and now it’s going the opposite way. I am worried about the summer.” ....
Travellers in Eastwood TRAVELLERS will be booted off land almost immediately and could face fines of up to £2,500 in new laws. As part of the so-called Irish Option, police will have the power to remove illegal encampments almost straightaway. Under the new law, trespassing is now an illegal act. Both MP’s and police chiefs have expressed their delight at the move. Mark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, who campaigned for the Irish Option for more than three years, said: “While many Travellers co-exist with the settled community perfectly legally, unfortunately some others do not. “I am delighted that the Government has now brought forward legislation to enact the Irish Option into law. ....