Welcome to Essex Publications
Strengthening local community, promoting local businesses to local people since 2005
Welcome to Essex Publications
Welcome to your local source for everything happening in our community! We publish three vibrant local community magazines dedicated to sharing local news, events, and features that celebrate the people and places that make our area unique.
A key focus of our magazines is championing local businesses — helping them reach new audiences and thrive at the heart of our community. Whether you're looking to stay informed, get involved, or discover the best of what’s on your doorstep, you'll find it all right here.
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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.
You can read the latest issues, by clicking on the front cover of each magazine below:-
You can find out more about advertising and editorial opportunities here
BRAND NEW MAGAZINE LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER
Ongar Local Life
If you woiuld like to advertise, send in articles, events or news we would be delighted to hear from you.
We are proud to be have launched our third community magazine - Ongar Local Life in November
Reader Section
This section enables everybody to read our magazines online, to find out about the content of our magazines, how to contribute to our magazines.
Advertiser Section
This section is for businesses, chartiies, organisations, individuals or anybody who would like to promote their goods or services to local people.
Distribution Section
New - July 2025
There are now a variety of ways in which you can receive your copies of the magazines.
LOCAL NEWS
Local news in North Weald Bassett, Epping, Thornwood, Ongar, Theydon Bois, Buckhurst Hill and Loughton
Local Elections to go ahead
Fifth issue of new Ongar magazine
The third issue of the new Ongar Local Life magazine is out now.
Full of local information, events and businesses.
If you would like to more information, please get in touch - june@essexpublications.co.uk.
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government on 22nd January 2026 confirmed that local elections for Epping Forest District Council will go ahead as planned on 7th May .
Changes to Garden & Food Waste
Don’t forget that from Tuesday 31 March 2026, your food and garden waste will be collected separately.
Your final mixed food and garden waste collection in the green bin will take place between Monday 23 and Friday 27 March.
After your final combined collection, food and garden waste will need to be separated into the correct containers.
Food waste must be placed in the kerbside caddy and will be collected weekly. Garden waste will be collected in the green-lidded bins fortnightly, only from households who have signed up to the new subscription service.
Do not put food or garden waste in your blue-lidded recycling or black refuse bin, this will be classed as contaminated and your bin will not be collected until the contamination is removed.
To sign up - please click on the link below to Epping Forest District Council website
Sign up for waste collection service
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Local Events
You can find details of lots of local events taking place over the next few months by clicking below
Local Business Directory
If you are looking for a particular local Essex business, please visit the directory below.
Contact Us
We wioud love feedback, testimonials, details of local news and views, just email us by clicking the link below.
Contact us
Telephone: 07814 863955
E-mail: june@essexpublications.co.uk
Address: Runway House, North Weald Airfield, Essex CM16 6HR