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
Britain and Europe need to find a "bespoke" solution or risk economic fallout 8th December 2016 The leading European Parliamentarian for the Single Market and East Anglian Euro MP, Vicky Ford has warned that negotiators on both sides of the channel need to... Local News
New Science And Research Funding Is Fantastic News 21st November 2016 The new £2billion annual fund to science and research is excellent news for the East of England. It firmly underpins the both the government's commitment to... Local News
Clarify rules on "Special Offers" to protect shoppers, says local MEP 20th October 2016 Shoppers should be provided with more information about special promotions as part of the current review of EU consumer legislation. East of England MEP Vicky... Local News
New £60 million investment into East Anglia trains - comment from MEP 5th October 2016 Mrs Ford commented, "As long as we are in the EU we should continue to benefit from its funding streams. The European Investment Bank is able to give longer... Local News
Autumn River Litter Clean Up - Saturday 1 October 28th September 2016 Chelmsford City Council's NICE team have organised the second river clean up of the year on Saturday 1 October. The meeting point for this litter pick is in... Local News
Council Leader supports Theresa May's move for new grammar schools 17th September 2016 The leader of Chelmsford City Council has spoken up in favour of grammar schools. Plans to end a ban on opening new grammar schools could benefit generations of... Local News
Ray of Sunshine for UK Researchers 16th September 2016 Scientists from across the UK have successfully secured nearly one in five of the prestigious grants from the European Research Council in the latest funding... Local News
Read the Police & Crime Plan, make comments, and take an online survey... 16th September 2016 The Police and Crime Plan sets out the vision, key policing priorities and means by which the Police and Crime Commissioner plans to work with the police and... Local News
County Council to invest a record £85 million in special school places 13th September 2016 More than 400 new special school places will be created across the county as Essex County Council strives to meet demand by investing a record £85 million. The... Local News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
