Roger Hirst Re-Elected in Essex! Sunday, 5 May, 2024 Roger Hirst, Conservative has been re-elected as Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex for a third successive term with a promise for more local, visible and accessible policing to drive down crime and anti-social behaviour. He has also pledged to reduce knife crime, protect young people and improve road safety to reduce road death in Essex to zero. Protecting women and girls from violence... Local News
Prime Minister calls a General Election 18th April 2017 Theresa May: I have just chaired a meeting of Cabinet where we agreed that the Government should call a general election to be held on the 8th June. I want to... Local News
4th May - County Council Elections 13th March 2017 The stakes are high. YOU will decide who runs the services that are important to you and your family. In the last 8 years we have frozen council tax 5 times and... Local News
Brexit needs to work for consumers 10th March 2017 Consumer organisations in the UK and the rest of the European Union should continue to help each other post-Brexit, Conservative MEP Vicky Ford said today. Mrs... Local News
PCC Launches Public Consultation 16th February 2017 The people of Essex are being urged to have their say in the potential change in the way Essex Police and Essex County Fire & Rescue Service is governed through... Local News
Communities and charities to benefit from new County budget initiatives 14th February 2017 Speaking at today’s meeting where the Council’s budget was approved, Cllr David Finch said that local people were in the best position to know what could make... Local News
New buses for Park and Ride in Chelmsford 9th February 2017 The new buses are part of a £1.7m investment from First Essex as part of their contract with Essex County Council to run the Park and Ride service. Advantages... Local News
Milestone for £42m project to tackle housing shortage 8th February 2017 These artist impressions show how an empty council building will be transformed into much-needed homes as part of a wider £42 million project to help tackle... Local News
Council set to earmark £315 million for creating 13,000 new school places across Essex 6th February 2017 Essex County Council is set to allocate more than £300million for creating about 13,000 school places as part of its ambitious new budget. The council already... Local News
European Parliament Internal Market Committee Re-elects Vicky Ford as Chairman 25th January 2017 The EU Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Affairs Committee (IMCO) today re-elected Vicky Ford MEP (ECR, East of England) as Chairman through to May 2019... Local News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News