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  • Queen’s honour for firefighting community hero

    A firefighter of nearly 50 years and all-round community hero has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2022. Derek Whitbread, 66, who was born, raised, and has lived his whole life in Epping, has been awarded a British Empire Medal

  • Food bank joins forces with schools trust to help refugees

    The largest emergency food agency in Epping Forest joined forces with a schools trust to deliver two vans full of food to Ukrainian refugees. 3Food4U partnered with The Beckmead Trust which travelled almost 2,000 kilometres to Poland’s border with