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Then and Now: Ney's Retreat in Loughton
Ney’s Retreat on High Beech Road, Loughton seen here c1905, was known locally as the Cyclists’ Rest café. The café catered for visitors to Loughton and Epping Forest. Former Ney’s Retreat on High Beech Road, Loughton (Image: Gary Stone) Today
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The River Roding - a jewel in our local crown
The River Roding is a hidden jewel in the biodiversity crown around these parts. The river begins in the wilds of Essex, meandering its way through Redbridge to reach Barking and eventually the Thames. I enjoy regularly walking between Charlie
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Then and Now: Epping High Street becomes commercially busy
Despite this quiet scene of Epping High Street c1904, the pace of development in Epping increased in the 18th century. This happened because Epping became an important staging point for horse-drawn coaches as well as one of the main suppliers of
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'Destruction of the environment is the crisis of our time'
The twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss continue to ravage the world. The floods in Europe, the hurricanes in America and the impacts seen daily in this country - yet, still the world sleeps. America has just elected a president
