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Category Archives: Hobnock Road Old Brickworks Site
Village Poll about Hobnock Road Site – The Results
Firstly, many congratulations to the 978 Essington residents who decided to go and vote, WHICHEVER WAY YOU VOTED. According to Essington Parish Council this represents a 24.6% turnout. So, of course, that means that 75.4% of Essington residents did … Continue reading
Don’t Forget to Vote Tomorrow!!!
This is possibly the most important question that has ever been put to the people of Essington. It’s a bit of a stark choice: given that there may be housing or a bottom ash storage depot, do you prefer housing … Continue reading
An important Village Vote
This Thursday sees a ballot taking place to decide the future of the old Brickworks. The options are for a bottom ash incinerator with the attendant disruption or 200 houses. Whatever you think is best, and lest face it there … Continue reading
Report on last night’s Parish meeting about the Old Brickworks Site
The Annual Essington Parish meeting has not seen such a high attendance for many a long year. The hall was filled with residents and there was just one item on the agenda. A proposed bottom ash storage facility (B8 use) at the … Continue reading
Don’t Forget – Meeting tonight about Old Brickworks Site and Bottom Ash Storage
There is a meeting tonight at Essington Community Centre at 7.00pm. If you care about Essington and its surrounding area please attend and have your say. Only concerted effort from the whole community is likely to be enough to stop this … Continue reading
Sign Up to Petition to Prevent Incinerator Bottom Ash Storage in Essington
Essington Parish Council have run out of time. They urgently need people to sign up to their online e-petition so they can make Essington resident’s views known on the dreadful ‘B8 Use’ planning application that is being put forward for … Continue reading
Disappointing Decision from Ombudsman
You may remember that last September a public meeting was called by members of the FAME group which was well attended by Essington residents. At the meeting the members of FAME pledged to raise the issue of ‘delegated’ responsibility for … Continue reading
Draft Housing Development Plans
A first draft plan of the new housing development for the former brickworks site in Hobnock Road has been available to view at Essington Parish Council offices since the beginning of August. (Tel: 01922 711608 to make an appointment). … Continue reading
Essington Residents give Resounding Mandate to Parish Council
A public meeting, called on 15th April by Essington Parish Council, at the Community Centre in Hobnock Road, was well attended by local people. The meeting was held to discuss alternatives to the possibility of a factory plus an associated incinerator on the … Continue reading
Public Meeting about old Hobnock Road Brickworks Site
There is to be a public meeting this Friday,15th April, at the Community Centre, 7.00pm start. To discuss the latest moves by the landowners of the old Rosemary Tile factory brickwork site in Hobnock Road. As has been said before, the … Continue reading
