Joseph Flaig

A few things catch the eye when first browsing the menu at the newly renovated King William IV gastropub in the High Road, Chigwell. A Wagyu beef burger for instance - an intensely marbled and succulent piece of Japanese meat, mercilessly ground up and forced between two buns. Then there is Cropwell Bishop custard – custard, Richard – sitting next to the fillet steak. There is the option to chuck half a lobster tail on top of both of these dishes. Then there is the number of national cuisines present. Italian, Thai, Chinese, British, French and more are all here, a veritable United Nations of food.

A summary of planning applications submitted to Epping Forest District Council in the week up to December 9 are listed below.

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Plans for a new congestion-busting M11 junction have moved closer to reality after the preferred location was agreed.

A police officer has been dismissed without notice after having sex on the job with a colleague multiple times.

An e-fit image has been released after a burglar smashed into a home – and left with a vacuum cleaner.

Controversial plans to build thousands of new homes faced opposition from around Epping Forest as a public consultation ended.

Members of the public helped save a woman and her young child after they saw a loft fire from outside the property.

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A man was trapped in his car after it hit another vehicle and crashed into the central barrier on the M25.