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bins and collections in the District.</p></div> </div> </div></div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="/services">View all our services</a></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-cover alignfull has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim is-style-cover-alt" style="background-color:#1c6f9c"><img class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3771" alt src="/sites/default/files/2025-01/British-newbuild-houses-.png" style="object-position:60% 67%" data-object-fit="cover" data-object-position="60% 67%" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="75fd445e-e86b-4355-aa9f-38f2d3a5de78" data-image-style="original"><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container"> <div class="wp-block-columns"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <h2 class="has-heading-l-font-size" id="housing-allocation-policy-consultation"><a href="/rochford-district-council-housing-allocation-policy-survey"><strong><u>Housing Allocation Policy Consultation</u></strong></a></h2> <p>We are consulting with all residents in the District and those on our Housing Register on proposed changes to the Housing Allocations Policy. </p> <p>The consultation will close on Wednesday, 5<sup>th</sup> March 2025.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-brand-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background" href="/rochford-district-council-housing-allocation-policy-survey" style="color:#ede8ec">Find out more!</a></div> </div> <p></p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column"></div> </div> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull video-highlight has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"> <div class="wp-block-cover alignfull has-background-dim 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hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_landscape_465x310/public/2025-02/Civic%20Suite.jpg?itok=gP9cHSRl" width="465" height="310" alt="The Council Chamber at the Civic Suite" typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><div class="field-content"><div class="chevron-card__wrapper"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"><h3 class="field-content govuk-heading-m" id="council-budget-includes-significant-investment-in-services-and-assets-for-the-coming-year-and-beyond"><a href="/council-budget-includes-significant-investment-in-services-and-assets-for-the-coming-year-and" class="chevron-card__link">Council budget includes significant investment in services and assets for the coming year and beyond</a></h3></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"><span class="field-content"><div class="chevron-card__description"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content content-attributes 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the regeneration of the Freight House if required as part of a future business case.</p></div> </div> </span></div> </div> </div></div></li> <li class="chevron-card"><div class="views-field views-field-field-listing-image"><div class="field-content"> <a href="/announcing-the-winners-of-the-rochford-district-business-awards-for-2025" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_landscape_465x310/public/2025-02/Tina%20Wing%20Photos-9221.JPG?itok=ANTfMxYu" width="465" height="310" alt="Business awards" typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><div class="field-content"><div class="chevron-card__wrapper"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"><h3 class="field-content govuk-heading-m" id="announcing-the-winners-of-the-rochford-district-business-awards-for-2025"><a href="/announcing-the-winners-of-the-rochford-district-business-awards-for-2025" class="chevron-card__link">Announcing the winners of the Rochford District Business Awards for 2025</a></h3></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"><span class="field-content"><div class="chevron-card__description"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content content-attributes content-type--news"><span class="content-type"><strong>News</strong></span> <span class="content-date"><time datetime="2025-02-14T10:38:34+00:00">14 February 2025</time> </span></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-summary"><p class="field-content"></p><p>Rochford District Council is pleased to announce the winners of the Rochford District Business Awards for 2025, in association with Toomey Motor Group.</p></div> </div> </span></div> </div> </div></div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="/news">More news</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> 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