Major ructions this week as Essex County Council has decided not to proceed with the much needed expansion of one of our local primary schools.

As more and more houses are built here in Chipping Bonhunt , the local schools have not kept pace with demand. Without the extra spaces that were promised, lots of local children will not have places over the next few years.

It’s deeply frustrating to see the inevitable crisis unfold and all our worst fears about inadequate infrastructure to support the new housing being confirmed.