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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Fire at large farm buildings tackled by six crews
Firefighters have been battling a blaze affecting two large agricultural buildings in a village. Six crews were called to reports of a significant fire in Finchingfield, Essex, at 06:08 BST. They found a former poultry shed, measuring 40m by 10m (131ft by 33ft), was alight and the flames had spread to a second structure. The incident was scaled down at about 08:50, with two crews remaining to monitor the scene. One person wrote on social media that the firefighters had done an "incredible job" at containing the flames. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
BBC News
13-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Fire at large Finchingfield farm buildings tackled by six crews
Firefighters have been battling a blaze affecting two large agricultural buildings in a crews were called to reports of a significant fire in Finchingfield, Essex, at 06:08 found a former poultry shed, measuring 40m by 10m (131ft by 33ft), was alight and the flames had spread to a second person wrote on social media that the crews had done an "incredible job" at containing the fire. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Jamie Oliver submits plans for pop-up bakery at Essex home
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is hoping to get the go-ahead for a pop-up bakery at his countryside home. The 50-year-old, who lives near Finchingfield, in Essex, has applied for planning permission to temporarily change his estate's former stables to be able to bake bread for a month. In the application, it stated the proposed building would be "predominantly on a takeaway basis" throughout August. Braintree District Council will take a decision on the proposal. Oliver rose to fame in the late 1990's with the BBC Two series The Naked Chef and has spent much of his career trying to improve school lunch application states the bakery would operate seven days a week from 09:00 BST to 17:00. The bakery would require three deliveries per week and provide work for six access would be restricted to the main room, which is on the ground floor of the for Oliver said they are looking to explore the idea but nothing was confirmed. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
