James is a communications consultant who has lived in Stansted since 2002. He has held senior communications positions in a number of large organisations, most recently at the University of Cambridge and previously with BBC News and in Government. For many years he was a national newspaper and broadcast journalist. Originally from West Yorkshire, James is a follower of Leeds United and Yorkshire cricket and a keen walker around the Essex countryside. He is married with three grown-up children. James is our newest Parish Councillor, having been co-opted in November 2024, and is particularly interested in further enhancing the village’s amenities and environment.
James Hardy
Parish Councillor