Police on alert over drugs

Police have been alerted to alleged drug dealing taking place in the car park of the Village Hall. At the September meeting of the Parish Council, it was reported that Police patrols will pay particular attention to the car park.

Two car break-ins have also been reported. In one incident valuable items were stolen from a vehicle left unlocked. Irritation caused by noisy motorbikes, some of which are not street legal or ridden in an unsafe manner by children, were also reported at the meeting. The Parish Council is to have more regular contact with the new Police team covering Little Hadham.

Residents whose properties border pavements in the village are asked by the Parish Council to ensure that hedges and borders are kept cut. Overhanging hedges, shrubs and nettles force pedestrians to walk dangerously near the kerb or in the road.

The council is to tackle rat-running through Cradle End, Bury Green and Ford Hill. A petition signed by residents affected by speeding traffic in these narrow lanes will be presented to Herts Road and Transportation Panel with a request to find a solution.

The Council objected to a planning application for demolition of redundant commercial buildings at Bury Green Farm on the grounds that no planning and landscaping proposals had been submitted. The Council will monitor compliance with planning conditions at the current housing site. The site owners have said they will discuss with the Council all aspects of their proposals for the site once formulated.