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The MARCH 2026 issues of North Weald Village Life, Epping Town Life and the new Ongar Local Life magazines are available now online (below) and will be available in print to collect from your local outlet from Friday 6th March.
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Fly Tipping penalities increased

Ongar Local Life magazine was launched six months ago, and has continued to grow.
The magazine includes lots of local information regarding Ongar and the surrounding area..
Changes to Garden & Food Waste
The changes have now been implemented.
You can put your brown caddy out every week on the normal day of rubbish collection.
The caddy is for food waste only, no packaging or garden waste.
The green bin, for garden waste is now collected fortnightly on the same date as the blue lidded recycling bins.
Ongar Local Life
Penalities for fly tipping have been increased from £400 to £,1000 from 1st April.
Fly tipping is a criminal offence and the increase in penalities relfects residents concerns, according to Epping Forest District Council.
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