Proposed Large Housing Development in Hawkwell – Update

What is going on with the proposal to build 330 houses in Hawkwell?   Something that hundreds of residents of Hawkwell wrote to Rochford District Council about last November and to say “No”.  As it happens The Hawkwell Action Group and I are just about ready to deliver a new “Newsletter”.  Well here it is !!  It’s a bit long but we think that residents of Hawkwell will want to know the full story and be able to decide themselves what they want to say in the next consultation.

Hawkwell Bus Gloom – there could be hope !!

The Local Transport Act 2008 became law in November 2008 and I have been keenly awaiting the Guidance on Quality Partnership Schemes (QPS) which came into force on 6 April 2009.

There are now  far more effective set of options and powers to improve bus services. The bus in public transport provision in Rochford District has for too long been allowed to slip into decline. Now there are powers available to local authorities to work with operators to get to grips with more of the problems behind this decline.

Extra NHS Dentist Surgery

The Hockley Residents’ Association has informed the “Independent” that The White Hart Lane Dental Surgery, Hockley has been given increased NHS capacity and are opening an additional treatment room with effect from 6th May.
 
It will be open 4 days a week and will allow many more people access to an NHS dentist.  People needing an NHS dentist should ring the surgery on 01702 206640.

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Bus Cuts Extra

Essex County Council has now conveyed a decision not to provide an evening service on the Arriva 8 to Hawkwell.

Here are a few quotes from an Essex County Council email which was sent to me in 2003 to explain why Ashingdon has a good bus service but Hawkwell has none. It still makes no sense to me reading it again 6 years later.