{"id":680,"date":"2026-05-01T17:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?page_id=680"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:11:30","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?page_id=680","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50290d75 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parish News<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay up to date with the latest news from our Parish and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-059d43d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-876 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?p=876\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Reform UK gains control of Essex County Council\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex.png 1200w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?p=876\" target=\"_self\" >Reform UK gains control of Essex County Council<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Reform UK&nbsp;has&nbsp;secured&nbsp;a majority&nbsp;by&nbsp;14&nbsp;seats.&nbsp; Reform UK&nbsp;has gained political control of Essex County Council with a total of&nbsp;53&nbsp;seats after residents across the county voted on 7 May 2026.&nbsp; Now all the votes have been counted, the political makeup of the council is as follows:&nbsp; Voter turnout across the county was&nbsp;43.6%,&nbsp;the highest it has been for decades.&nbsp; Visit&nbsp;the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-873 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?p=873\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2241\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/braintree_area_foodbank.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Braintree Area Foodbank\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/braintree_area_foodbank.png 2241w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/braintree_area_foodbank-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/braintree_area_foodbank-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/braintree_area_foodbank-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/braintree_area_foodbank-1536x696.png 1536w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/braintree_area_foodbank-2048x928.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2241px) 100vw, 2241px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?p=873\" target=\"_self\" >Braintree Area Foodbank<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">View the latest shopping list below. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-836 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?p=836\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Majority of council-backed bus services set to continue serving local communities\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex.png 1200w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Essex-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?p=836\" target=\"_self\" >Majority of council-backed bus services set to continue serving local communities<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Essex passengers continue to show confidence in local buses with more people using Essex County Council backed services in the last two years. A number of the bus services funded by Essex County Council are set to continue following a recent public consultation. The 41 services under review are some of those Essex County Council&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parish News Stay up to date with the latest news from our Parish and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-680","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=680"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1209,"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680\/revisions\/1209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}