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Rochford District Council is offering local artists and voluntary community groups the chance to promote their work with free exhibition space at the Rayleigh Windmill or at the Mill Arts & Events Centre.

A message from the Chairman of Rochford District Council, Cllr Mike Steptoe.

Winners of the Chairman's Christmas card competition have been announced.

Rochford District Council's Hockley Woods Car Park is now open again to visitors following resurfacing and improvement works.

Rayleigh Windmill will be opening 2 days over the Winter School Holidays, on Wednesday 21 December 2022 and Wednesday 4 January 2023, 10am-1pm.

The Council’s Open Space team has begun planting more than 2,000 saplings as part of the ambitious Parks for Nature project.

The Council is pleased to announce our headline sponsor for the Rochford District Business Awards 2023.

A pioneering scheme has successfully increased the number of registered taxi and private hire drivers operating in the district.

Rochford District Council has stepped in to provide temporary classrooms for local children whose school was forced to close. 

Many residents in Rochford are concerned about, or already affected by, the cost-of-living crisis in the country.