A selection of articles from local media sources featuring Priti.
February 2018
Braintree and Witham Times – 05/02/2019
Row over proposed River View development could ‘go on for years’
East Anglian Daily Times – 01/02/2019
Braintree and Witham Times – 01/02/2019
Priti Patel MP praises decision to block 200 homes bid in Tiptree
Braintree and Witham Times – 01/02/2019
East Anglian Daily Times – 01/02/2019
January 2018
East Anglian Daily Times – 30/01/2019
Campaign against Essex incinerator boosted in Commons by Priti Patel
East Anglian Daily Times – 24/01/2019
Parking price hikes at Greater Anglia stations ‘a kick in the teeth’
Braintree and Witham Times – 23/01/2019
Priti Patel calls for urgent decision over future of proposed Witham health centre
East Anglian Daily Times – 14/01/2019
Over £6 billion for SEND students in Essex still leaves funding black hole
Braintree and Witham Times – 09/01/2019
Witham MP Priti Patel calls for government to intervene over A12
East Anglian Daily Times – 04/01/2019
East Anglian Daily Times – 03/01/2019
Rail commuters ‘fed up with paying high prices for a deteriorating service’, says MP
East Anglian Daily Times – 02/01/2019
Trains running again from Ipswich to London after Christmas shutdown
December 2018
East Anglian Daily Times – 07/12/2018
East Anglian Daily Times – 05/12/2018
Essex Chambers quiz the Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox on future exports
East Anglian Daily Times – 01/12/2018
November 2018
Braintree and Witham Times – 30/11/2018
Resident pressure grows in battle against River View, Witham, homes
Braintree and Witham Times – 16/11/2018
East Anglian Daily Times – 08/11/2018
East Anglian Daily Times – 08/11/2018
£2.2bn for East Anglia’s rail network – but no promise yet on the main line to London
September 2018
Braintree & Witham Times – 18/09/2018
MP Priti Patel attends Anthony Nolan reception at Westminster
Jumbo News – 18/09/2018
East Anglian Daily Times – 14/09/2018
Priti Patel slams criminals who threatened Witham Co Op staff as ‘dangerous and vile’
Jumbo News – 12/09/2018
MP Priti Patel prepares the case for long term rail investment
Braintree & Witham Times – 05/09/2018
Braintree & Witham Times – 01/09/2018
August 2018
Maldon and Burnham Standard – 29/08/2018
Jumbo News – 27/08/2018
Braintree & Witham Times – 23/08/2018
July 2018
Braintree & Witham Times – 30/07/2018
Priti Patel meets with Schools Minister to discuss education in Witham
Braintree & Witham Times – 06/07/2018
June 2018
Jumbo News – 29/06/2018
Braintree and Witham Times – 27/06/2018
Braintree and Witham Times – 23/06/2018
Braintree and Witham Times – 22/06/2018
Priti Patel criticises Network Rail over Liverpool Street delays
East Anglian Daily Times – 20/06/2018
MPs united in calls for dualling of A120 to gain Government funding
Jumbo News – 19/06/2018
Stanway MP Priti Patel increases focus on tackling retail crime
East Anglian Daily Times – 17/06/2018
Suffolk and Essex MPs press rail firms for answers after week of severe train delays
Essex Live – 06/06/2018
A12 widening scheme faces indefinite delays and ‘businesses will suffer’
Braintree and Witham Times – 11/06/2018
Daily Gazette – 02/06/2018
Witham MP reacts to house building concerns in Wickham Bishops
May 2018
Braintree and Witham Times – 28/05/2018
MP Priti Patel pushes for investment in Great Eastern Main Line
East Anglian Daily Times – 23/05/2018
East Anglian MPs’ group demands more upgrades to rail infrastructure
April 2018
Braintree and Witham Times – 09/04/2018
March 2018
East Anglian Daily Times – 02/03/2018
Braintree & Witham Times – 01/03/2018
Witham MP Priti Patel calls for transport investment for East Anglia in Westminster
February 2018
East Anglian Daily Times – 05/02/2018
November 2016
Braintree and Witham Times – 24 November 2016
MP for Witham, Priti Patel, backs NHS success regime
Braintree and Witham Times – 19 November 2016
Priti Patel condemns bombing of ‘last functioning hospital in Aleppo’
Braintree and Witham Times – 12 November 2016
MP Priti Patel urges residents to vote for community fund projects
Braintree and Witham Times – 11 November 2016
MP Priti Patel to meet with residents over Rivenhall incinerator battle
Braintree and Witham Times – 8 November 2016
Witham MP backs patients requesting better healthcare facilities in the town
Braintree and Witham Times – 4 November 2016
Lifesaving defibrillator installed in the heart of the town centre
Braintree and Witham Times – 4 November 2016
Howbridge Junior School in Witham completes £1million renovation project
East Anglian Daily Times – 4 November 2016
Witham MP calls on police to bring ‘low life criminals to justice’ after Essex burglary which saw elderly couple punched.
Braintree and Witham Times – 2 November 2016
MP Priti Patel meets with community council to discuss rural strategies
October 2016
Braintree and Witham Times – 25 October 2016
Police caution woman, 20, who falsely claimed she was mugged
The Sun – 25 October 2016
BRITISH taxpayers’ cash is being WASTED on “superficial” foreign aid projects that don’t even help those in need, according to the new International Development secretary.
The Telegraph – 24 October 2016
British taxpayers’ money is being wasted on “superficial” foreign aid projects by some of the world’s biggest international bodies, Priti Patel has warned.
Braintree and Witham Times – 21 October 2016
G4S driver ‘uninjured but badly shaken’ after armed robbery in Newlands Shopping Centre, Witham
The Telegraph – 16 October 2016
MPs plotting to delay Brexit with Commons votes are ‘subverting will of the people’, warns Priti Patel.
Daily Express – 16 October 2016
Priti Patel declares Britain is now an OPEN economy as PM sets up new trade links.
The Telegraph – 7 October 2016
Stop spending aid on developed nations, Priti Patel will tell World Bank.
Braintree and Witham Times – 4 October 2016
Hatfield Peverel residents turn out in force to protest plans to build up to 80 homes in village
The Telegraph – 2 October 2016
Every pound of British aid to be scrutinised, Priti Patel promises.
September 2016
Braintree and Witham Times, 26th September 2016
Progress made on flood risk measures for three villages
Braintree and Witham Times, 15th September 2016
Businesses meet with police to take a stand against crime
East Anglian Daily Times, 14th September 2016
Watch Essex MP Priti Patel’s debut as a cabinet minister at the despatch box
Essex Chronicle, 14th September 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel outlines plans for major overhaul of Britain’s £12billion foreign aid budget
Daily Mail, 13th September 2016
My fury at our wasted foreign aid: International development secretary Priti Patel pledges a major overhaul of the £12billion budget
Braintree and Witham Times, 13th September 2016
MP pays visits to specialist veterinary surgery and nursing home
Braintree and Witham Times, 12th September 2016
Tollesbury resident slams bus service to Colchester over multiple buses not turning up
East Anglian Daily Times, 6th September 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel labels Colchester Borough Council ‘rotten’ in Stanway housing development dispute
Braintree and Witham Times, 5th September 2016
MP calls for controversial plans to be turned down by councillors
August 2016
Braintree and Witham Times, 26th August 2016
The outlook for Essex is rosy
Braintree and Witham Times, 26th August 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel praises County Hall’s decision to review new timetable for Tollesbury buses
Braintree and Witham Times, 24th August 2016
Priti Calls on Tollgate Planning Approval
Braintree and Witham Times, 16th August 2016
NHS bosses back Witham super surgery
Braintree and Witham Times, 16th August 2016
MP Priti Patel encourages constituents to get reading
Braintree and Witham Times, 11th August 2016
MP Priti Patel accuses councillor of playing “political games” in waste plant battle
Braintree and Witham Times, 10th August 2016
‘Exciting’ opportunity for health hub in shopping centre
Braintree and Witham Times, 10th August 2016
UPDATED: Abellio awarded £1.4 billion rail franchise deal until 2025
Braintree and Witham Times, 5th August 2016
Essex County Council launches revised Tollesbury bus timetable following axe plan
June 2016
Witham and Braintree Times – 23rd July 2016
Fears of diner becoming blackspot for accidents as driver ‘reverses down A12
‘Witham and Braintree Times – 21st July 2016
Nuclear weapon system will be renewed after overwhelming vote by MPs
Witham and Braintree Times – 20th July 2016
Villagers’ plea for more bus service info after Tollesbury routes saved
Witham and Braintree Times – 14th July 2016
MP for Witham Priti Patel welcomes new cabinet position
Essex Chronicle- 14th July 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel made International Development Secretary in PM Theresa May’s new cabinet
Ipswich Star- 14th July 2016
Priti Patel becomes full member of the cabinet as international development secretary
Witham and Braintree Times – 12th July 2016
Narnia adventure for book-loving pupils at Powers Hall Academy and Templars Primary School
Witham and Braintree Times- 12th July 2016
MP slams council over Stane Park decision
Witham and Braintree Times- 11th July 2016
Father and son duo reach new heights as business expands
Witham and Braintree Times- 6th July 2016
Plan of action being drawn up for multi-purpose healthcare facility
Witham and Braintree Times- 5th July 2016
More than 1,000 turn out to commemorate start of ferocious battle
The Telegraph- 5th July 2016
Priti Patel: What I’m looking for in the next Tory leader
May 2016
The Sun – 27th May 2016
Priti Patel: Quitting the EU will give us our freedom back
Witham & Braintree Times – 27th May 2016
Witham MP toasts the Cherry Tree pub’s makeover
Witham & Braintree Times – 26th May 2016
Witham MP backs campaign for more apprenticeships for youngsters
The Sun – 23rd May 2016
Priti Patel: Let’s take back control of how our taxes are spent and vote out of the EU
Witham & Braintree Times – 23rd May 2016
Witham MP welcomes new measures to help the disadvantaged
Witham & Braintree Times – 20th May 2016
MP welcomes new employment figures
The Sun – 17th May 2016
Priti Patel: Mega free trade deal between the EU and the US will never happen
Daily Mail – 8th May 2016
Priti Patel: Schools are under ‘huge and unsustainable pressure’ from dramatic rise in number of children from European migrants’ families
Witham & Braintree Times – 5th May 2016
Witham MP calls for town to be granted share of budget to boost primary care
April 2016
Witham & Braintree Times – 11th April 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel urges residents to have their say in May elections
Witham & Braintree Times – 2nd April 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel to join Town Mayor Bill Rose in his daring challenge for charity
Witham & Braintree Times – 1st April 2016
Plans to bring health services together in one place in Witham hailed as a ‘positive move’
March 2016
Witham & Braintree Times – 25th March 2016
Passing loop on the Braintree branch line near Witham included in new Network Rail study
Maldon Standard – 21st March 2016
Maldon Unemployment falls as East of England sees record number of people in work
Essex Chronicle – 20th March 2016
Campaigners reveal alternative to 14,000-home bid between Braintree and Colchester
Witham & Braintree Times – 17th March 2016
Employment figures at record high
Witham & Braintree Times – 16th March 2016
Unemployment down to 1.68m in pre-Budget boost for Government
Witham & Braintree Times – 16th March 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel calls for more children’s services to be available to residents
Essex Chronicle – 10th March 2016
Witham MP and Mayor to walk over the O2 to aid children’s causes
Witham & Braintree Times – 8th March 2016
Overturned: Government finds Maldon District Council Local Development Plan is not unsound
Witham & Braintree Time – 8th March 2016
Business leader warning despite increases in pay and jobs
Witham & Braintree Time – 5th March 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel to join Town Mayor Bill Rose in his daring challenge for charity
February 2016
Witham & Braintree Time – 25th February 2016
A trainee in every store…
Colchester Daily Gazette – 23rd February 2016
Tollgate Village petition gathers hundreds of signatures
Witham & Braintree Time – 22nd February 2016
What’s next for Tollgate Village: Council leader admits land more suitable for leisure than employment
Essex Chronicle – 22nd February 2016
Braintree jobs fair proves a success with over 400 posts on offer
Witham & Braintree Time – 22nd February 2016
Council branded “rotten, incompetent and spineless” for blocking Tollgate development
Witham & Braintree Time – 19th February 2016
Tollgate Village development refused by Colchester Council’s planning committee
Colchester Daily Gazette – 19th February
Tollgate Village development refused by Colchester Council’s planning committee
Witham & Braintree Times – 18th February 2016
Witham gym encourages people to stay fit by offering free classes
Witham & Braintree Times – 18th February 2016
Witham Town expand youth football provision thanks to cash grant from Braintree District Council
Witham & Braintree Times – 17th February 2016
Unemployment levels continue to fall in Witham says MP Priti Patel
Witham & Braintree Times – 16th February 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel backs campaign to support female apprentices
Witham & Braintree Times – 14th February 2016
Jobs fair held by Braintree Council for job seekers looking to change careers
Witham & Braintree Times – 12th February 2016
Tollgate Village plans could kill Northern Gateway scheme according to new report
Essex Chronicle – 9th February 2016
Witham town set for £1 million revamp
Colchester Daily Gazette – 8th February 2016
Heads are determined to turn around Templars Primary School’s ‘inadequate’ rating
Colchester Daily Gazette – 4th February 2016
Pay rates and job vacancies ‘increasing thanks to economic recovery’
Colchester Daily Gazette – 2nd February 2016
Average salary on advertised jobs rises 0.6%
East Anglian Daly Times – 1st February 2016
Witham MP Priti Patel lined up for Open Business Forum event
Colchester Daily Gazette – 1st February 2016
Rail passengers urged to check before they travel as works begin this weekend
January 2016
Witham & Braintree Times – 28th January
MP Priti Patel advises weekend rail passengers in Witham to check before they travel during ten weekends of upgrade works for Network Rail
Witham & Braintree Times and Colchester Daily Gazette – 27th January
Witham MP Priti Patel slams Abellio Greater Anglia for lack of staff at Hatfield Peverel
Witham & Braintree Times – 25th January
Witham MP Priti Patel visits Witham’s ambulance station with East of England Ambulance Service chief executive Robert Morton
Witham & Braintree Times and Colchester Daily Gazette – 20th January
Record number in work as jobless total falls to near eight-year low
Witham & Braintree Times – 20th January
Crucial meeting on Tollgate’s future next month
East Anglian Daily Times – 19th January
Suffolk and Essex follow the trend as UK unemployment falls to a near eight-year low
East Anglian Daily Times – 19th January
Colchester hospital chiefs respond to damning CQC report
Witham & Braintree Times – 14th January
MP Priti Patel calls for road safety action after fatal crash in Tolleshunt Major
Witham & Braintree Times – 11th January
Learn about the economy in Witham at Open Business Forum event
East Anglian Daily Times – 5th January
East of England sees ‘Brian Cox effect’ as science jobs soar
December 2015
Witham & Braintree Times – 23rd December
Special tax could fund extra crime protection for high street businesses in Witham
Witham & Braintree Times – 21st December
MP Priti Patel meets with Witham Industrial Watch business owners over traffic concerns
Witham & Braintree Times – 21st December
Business people swap suits for silly sweaters to raise money for good causes
Witham & Braintree Times – 18th December
What next for Tollgate Village in Stanway as Colchester Council provisionally approves plan?
Witham & Braintree Times – 16th December
Less than 500 people in Witham claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance
Witham & Braintree Times – 17th December
Witham on the sick list: Campaigners, MP and mayor fight to improve health services
Witham & Braintree Times – 17th December
Modern trains ‘should be top priority’ for rail franchise bidders
Witham & Braintree Times – 8th December
Witham MP Priti Patel welcomes delay to Essex Police decision on PCSO cuts
Essex Chronicle – 4th December
Braintree’s Galleys Corner roundabout finally set for improvement works
Essex Chronicle – 4th December
Witham MP Priti Patel gives backing to Small Business Saturday
Witham & Braintree Times – 3rd December
Galleys Corner roundabout improvement works due to get underway
Witham & Braintree Times – 2nd December
Upgrade planned for Post Office in Kelvedon
November 2015
Essex Chronicle – 30th November
Pupils from Maldon and Hatfield Peverel meet MPs during Museum of Power takeover
Essex Chronicle – 24th November
MP Priti Patel and Mayor Bill Rose celebrate success of Witham Carnival at presentation evening
Witham & Braintree Times – 20th November
Get Witham Working Apprenticeship Fair to welcome jobseekers at New Rickstones Academy
Witham & Braintree Times – 20th November
Pupils from Wentworth Primary School and St. Andrew’s Junior School descend on Langford’s Museum of Power for Takeover Day
Witham & Braintree Times – 17th November
Pupils to take over Maldon museum on Friday
Witham & Braintree Times – 8th November
Hundreds, including Priti Patel, Bill Rose and Lady Patricia Newton, gather at Newland Street for Remembrance Sunday in Witham
Essex Chronicle – 4th November
Black Notley Post Office set for Government-funded makeover
October 2015
Colchester Daily Gazette – 26th October
New business facility to inspire economy growth in Colchester
Witham & Braintree Times – 26th October
MP to host apprenticeships fair for young Witham job seekers
Witham & Braintree Times – 26th October
Bradwell celebrates as village hall re-opened after £140,000 makeover
Essex Chronicle – 8th October
Witham Town Council leader Michael Lager responds to closure of town’s police station
Witham & Braintree Times – 7th October
Mayor puts best foot forward for good causes
Witham & Braintree Times – 6th October
Essex Police announces plan to close Witham police station
Witham & Braintree Times – 1st October
MP urges station to open gates in time for first train
September 2015
East Anglian Daily Times – 25th September
Colchester among regional ‘hot spots’ for New Enterprise Allowance start-ups
East Anglian Daily Times – 23rd September
Mid Essex firms impress Employment Minister Priti Patel
East Anglian Daily Times – 23rd September
Employment Minister set to meet water treatment apprentices
Essex Chronicle – 22nd September
595,000 tonnes of UK’s rubbish could be burned in Essex in plan to increase waste plant capacity
Braintree and Witham Times – 21st September
Mayor’s dinner and dance raises £800 for two charities
Braintree and Witham Times – 16th September
Wage growth surges but unemployment rate climbs for third month in a row
East Anglian Daily Times – 15th September
‘Disappointment’ over suspension of Wilkin & Sons’ Tiptree jam factory plans
Essex Chronicle – 7th September
Witham town councillor wants Primark to replace HSBC which is set for closure in Newland Street
Essex Chronicle – 7th September
Witham Beer Festival a smash hit with punters on five-year anniversary
August 2015
Essex Chronicle – 31st August
Priti Patel urges HSBC not to close its Newland Street branch in Witham in November
Ipswich Star – 25th August
More than 1,000 track faults a year on London to Norwich rail route
Clacton Gazette – 19th August
Witham MP celebrates success of Coggeshall vineyard
Harwich and Manningtree Standard – 17th August
Witham MP Priti Patel backs Gazette campaign
Essex Chronicle – 17th August
Rivenhall residents thrilled Highways England pledged to improve notorious black spot in Oak Road
East Anglian Daily Times – 7th August
Witham’s new Aldi takes shape on Gershwin Park development
July 2015
Maldon Standard– 28th July
Community week aims to get people supporting local high streets
Maldon Daily Gazette – 27th July
MPs attend art gallery preview
Maldon Standard – 24th July
Overnight works to improve A12 between Witham and Kelvedon welcomed by MP
Essex Chronicle – 21st July
Hundreds of Braintree residents sign petition in hope of thwarting potential West Tey development
Essex Chronicle – 16th July
A120 dualling from Braintree to Marks Tey could unlock £1.3bn in regional economy
Essex Chronicle – 9th July
Chancellor George Osborne promises A120 Braintree to Colchester dual carriageway plan in budget
Braintree and Witham Times – 1st July
Survey reveals drop in satisfaction levels for rail users: MP speaks out
June 2015
Colchester Daily Gazette – 30th June
Mumford & Wood reveals factory expansion
Essex Chronicle – 30th June
Witham Library to host Guinness World Record attempt this weekend
Colchester Daily Gazette – 29th June
Essex County Council to lead on dualling A120
East Anglian Daily Times – 24th June
Aim to dual A120 from Braintree to Colchester within 10 years
Essex Chronicle – 24th June
Concerned Witham residents demand action over parking troubles in Guithavon Valley
Braintree and Witham Times – 22nd June
Pupils step back in time on the Titanic for special reading event
Braintree and Witham Times – 22nd June
MP calls for nominations for curry competition
Essex Chronicle – 10th June
Witham MP Priti Patel votes for EU referendum in House of Commons
Essex Chronicle – 10th June
Hatfield Peverel post office set to move after six-week public consultation
East Anglian Daily Times – 5th June
A120 speeding action call for Coggeshall to Marks Tey stretch made by Priti Patel MP
Daily Gazette – 1st June
Fight goes on to save cancer urology surgery
Essex Chronicle – 1st June
Teachers and parents campaign for safer Powers Hall End crossing
Braintree and Witham Times – 1st June
Witham MP calls for extra train carriages after rail work delays cause overcrowding
May 2015
Halsted Gazette – 24th May
Kimble hopes Witham will be pitch perfect next season
March 2015
Essex County Standard – 19th March
Villagers left in limbo over closing GP surgery
Daily Gazette – 17th March
MP calls for lift at station
Essex Chronicle – 5th March
Witham academies to remain as two separate secondary schools
February 2015
East Anglian Daily Times – 27th February
Witham schools merger plan shelved by trust
Braintree & Witham Times – 26th February
AET: Preferred option to keep Witham academies as separate schools
Maldon Standard – 11th February
New Witham nursery to open next month
Colchester Gazette – 4th February
MP: I stand by staff at troubled hospital
Essex Chronicle – 2nd February
Witham loop could happen by 2024 with added faster trains to Liverpool Street
Essex Chronicle – 1st February
MP Priti Patel backs improvement plan at Colchester General Hospital
January 2015
East Anglia Daily Times – 30th January
Inspectors’ damning report branding Colchester General Hospital ‘inadequate’ is not balanced say hospital chiefs
Braintree and Witham Times – 20th January
Ridiculed signs signalling ‘Surrex’ have been hailed as a success by hamlet’s residents
Maldon Standard – 12th January
Witham voters to get a say on English votes for English laws campaign
December 2014
East Anglia Daily Times – 15th December
A120 business summit hailed a success
East Anglia Daily Times – 12th December
Essex highways chief pledges £5m to kick-start A120 dualling campaign
East Anglia Daily Times – 10th December
Calls for safety improvements stepped up after A120 crash at Little Tey
November 2014
Thurrock Gazette – 28th November
Jobs promised by port development
Harwich and Manningtree Standard – 28th November
I do like to be beside the sea – but these beach huts are at a Witham school instead
East Anglia Daily Times – 27th November
‘Trust is not fit to run academies’ in Witham, says MP Priti Patel
Braintree & Witham Times – 22nd November
Witham boy wins MP’s Christmas card competition
Braintree & Witham Times – 18th November
One thousand people officially oppose merger of Witham’s secondary schools
East Anglia Daily Times – 18th November
MPs call for Colchester Hospital leadership to be given more time
Essex Chronicle – 14th November
‘No time to relax’ despite Marks Hall Estate homes and school plan snub
East Anglia Daily Times – 11th November
Essex County Council deals blow to Honywood School homes plans for Coggeshall
Essex Chronicle – 3rd November
Priti Patel on merger row: Rickstones and Maltings Academy schools treated ‘like Tesco’
October 2014
Daily Gazette – 27th October
Council accused of ignoring residents in Colchester United training ground row
Braintree & Witham Times – 21st October
Witham MP launches Christmas card competition
Braintree & Witham Times – 21st October
MP to hold second academies merger meeting
East Anglia Daily Times – 15th October
MP Priti Patel voices opposition to merger of Maltings and New Rickstones Academies
Brentwood Gazette – 3rd October
Cream of the crop recognised at Essex Business Excellence Awards
September 2014
Essex County Standard – 29th September
U’s training ground planning rows “should not be used as a political football
East Anglian Daily Times – 22nd September
Essex: Renewed calls for urgent A120 safety action
Braintree & Witham Times – 18th September
Nominate your heroes for Pride in Witham Campaign
Chelmsford Weekly News – 10th September
Chelmsford MP to help improve transport links in the city after appointment to government taskforce
Claction Gazette – 9th September
Volunteers set to man school crossing in Tollesbury
August 2014
Braintree & Witham Times – 31st August
MP to host jobs fair for Witham jobseekers
Essex Chronicle – 28th August
Record 2,500 assemble for biggest Bell Meadow Day in Woodham Walter
Braintree & Witham Times – 18th August
Coggeshall flooding inquiry brought forward
July 2014
Essex Chronicle – 21st July
Solving Chelmsford’s traffic conundrum: How your views could be used
Essex Chronicle – 20th July
Road named in honour of ‘inspired’ councillor and homes campaigner
Halstead Gazette – 9th July
MP condemns “shameful” strike plans
Braintree & Witham Times – 7th July
MP calls for rethink on care home closure
East Anglian Daily Times – 1st July
Essex road congestion is costing money, jobs and growth, MP tells parliament
June 2014
Essex Chronicle – 25th June
£24 million superfast broadband scheme for rural areas in Essex launched in Rivenhall
Essex Chronicle – 18th June
David Cameron: “Where Essex leads the rest of the country follows”
Braintree & Witham Times – 17th June
MP ‘will keep close eye’ on rail service
Dunmow Broadcast 24 – 15th June
Thousands of Essex schoolchildren enjoy food and farming day
East Anglian Daily Times – 12th June
Essex: Stretch of A12 around Kelvedon to be resurfaced in March 2015
Essex Chronicle – 11th June
Witham in Bloom open gardens event raised £2,000 for hospice
May 2014
Essex Chronicle – 26th May
Maltings Academy students shown ropes at Houses of Parliament
Essex Chronicle – 20th May
Essex County Council makes U-turn on crossing lollipop staff axe
Essex Chronicle – 20th May
‘No plans’ to close Witham Recycling Centre
Braintree & Witham Times – 4th May
Kids dress up to celebrate reading
April 2014
Echo – 23rd April 2014
Essex MP Priti Patel says East of England Ambulance chiefs have an ‘uphill struggle’
Ipswich Star – 22nd April 2014
Funding pledge for average speed cameras on A12 at Kelvedon
Braintree & Witham Times – 17th April 2014
Police accused of siding with travellers instead of vulnerable businesses
Braintree & Witham Times – 17th April 2014
Youngsters give back to their community at Day of Action
Maldon Standard – 16th April 2014
Investment promised as Greater Anglia franchise extended to 2016
East Anglia Daily Times – 16th April 2014
Rail travellers promised new seat covers and carpets, plus wi-fi and electricity plugs as Abellio Greater Anglia’s franchise is extended
East Anglia Daily Times – 4th April 2014
Essex: Roads are holding back business
Braintree & Witham Times – 4th April 2014
£3.2m rail bridge opens to public
Herts & Essex Observer – 3rd April 2014
Essex County Council presses case for cash to improve A12, A120 and A127
March 2014
Daily Gazette – 26th March 2014
MP criticises teacher strikes, saying it will damage children’s education
Essex Chronicle – 26th March 2014
NUT strike in Essex: Witham MP Priti Patel slams walkout as ‘damaging’
Daily Gazette – 25th March 2014
Fun workshops at launch of school reading scheme
Braintree & Witham Times – 25th March 2014
Fun workshops at launch of school reading scheme
Braintree & Witham Times – 24th March 2014
Prime Minister praises Witham reading scheme
Braintree & Witham Times – 22ndMarch 2014
Witham Industrial Watch launch BID 2014
Braintree & Witham Times – 11th March 2014
Apprenticeships provide £1.5million boost to Witham economy
February 2014
Essex Chronicle – 25th February 2014
Morrisons wins bid to build bigger store in Braintree
Essex County Standard – 24th February 2014
New bus service for Tiptree
Braintree & Witham Times – 15th February 2014
Calls to provide more support for bereaved families abroad
Essex Chronicle – 9th February 2014
Witham MP Priti Patel joins Winnie the Pooh at Honeybear Nursery
Daily Gazette – 7th February 2014
Minister lobbied over A120
Chelmsford Weekly News – 6th February 2014
MP praises local businesses for job creation
January 2014
East Anglia Daily Times – 31st January 2014
Trade Minister Lord Livingston visits, Crittal Windows, Wilkin & Sons and e2v
Braintree & Witham Times – 28th January 2014
Improved transport links to airports needed, say Essex businesses
Braintree & Witham Times – 22nd January 2014
Unemployment levels in Braintree district fall
East Anglia Daily Times – 17th January 2014
Essex: MP’s call for new law to aid victims of crime
Essex County Standard – 9th January 2014
MP Priti’s attack on council after it orders businesses out of Black Barn
December 2013
Ipswich Star – 6th December 2013
East Anglia pays tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela
November 2013
Essex Chronicle – 23rd November 2013
Witham MP Priti Patel picked for new government role
Daily Gazette – 20th November 2013
Cameron: Priti is my star of India
Daily Gazette – 15th November 2013
Greater Anglia could be your flexible friend
Braintree & Witham Times – 14th November 2013
Hospital special measures move welcomed by MP
Essex County Standard – 13th November 2013
Train company to bid for flexible ticket scheme
Daily Echo – 8th November 2013
MP calls for police probe into alleged Unite union intimidation against Grangemouth owner Jim Ratcliffe
Daily Record – 8th November 2013
Tory MP Priti Patel calls for Unite police probe over claims of intimidation at the Grangemouth oil refinery
Daily Gazette – 6th November 2013
Lucy’s pals call for ban on legal highs
Braintree & Witham Times – 5th November 2013
Residents sign petition for more rural funding
Chelmsford Weekly News – 3rd November 2013
Jam rules may change the breakfast table but not the quality of Wilkin & Sons produce
October 2013
East Anglian Daily Times – 30th October 2013
MPs take plea for rail investment to Chancellor
Essex County Standard – 27th October 2013
MP calls for immigration appeals crackdown
East Anglian Daily Times – 23rd October 2013
Witham MP Priti Patel slams case of immigrant in constituency who has avoided deportation through multiple appeals
East Anglian Daily Times – 22nd October 2013
Priti Patel calls for new immigration controls
Braintree & Witham Times – 22nd October 2013
MP calls for victims’ law
Braintree & Witham Times – 15th October 2013
Priti celebrates wine harvest with vineyard visit
Essex Chronicle – 13th October 2013
MP’s job fair was ‘bursting at the seams’
Echo News – 15th October 2013
Trial flexible train season tickets here
East Anglia Daily Times – 11th October 2013
Flexible season tickets for part-time commuters could be available within two years
Braintree & Witham Times – 10th October 2013
MP backs tough stance on immigration
East Anglia Daily Times – 3rd October 2013
MP voices concerns over ‘shoddy’ road repairs
September 2013
Braintree and Witham Times – 27th September 2013
MP tells striking teachers to get back to work
Braintree and Witham Times – 19th September 2013
Priti Patel to celebrate World Milk Day
Braintree and Witham Times – 17th September 2013
Job hunters invited to workshop event
The Gazette – 5th September 2013
Review urged over treatment of tragic schoolboy’s family
July 2013
Essex Chronicle – 25th July 2013
‘A lot more to do’ to improve Essex rail services
East Anglia Daily Times – 11th July 2013
Essex: County backs new river crossing plan as it calls for improvements to A12 and A13 junctions with M25
East Anglia Daily Times – 10th July 2013
MPs condemn landmark European Court of Human Rights ruling
Essex Chronicle – 4th July 2013
Ambulance bosses quit after critical report
June 2013
Braintree and Witham Times – 28th June 2013
Witham: MP writes to chief constables over policing in town
Eastern Daily Press – 26th June 2013
East Anglia: MP says region’s ambulance trust joins list of NHS scandals
Braintree and Witham Times – 25th June 2013
Witham: Health centre boss joins MP in call to help ‘neglected’ patients
Essex County Standard – 25th June 2013
Ambulance service debate in House of Commons
The East Anglian Daily Times – 25th June 2013
Minister says ambulance bosses should ‘examine their own consciences’
Braintree and Witham Times – 21st June 2013
Witham: Business bosses back MP’s call for protection from traveller disruption
The East Anglian Daily Times – 19th June 2013
East of England: MPs to debate ambulance service
Norwich Evening News – 19th June 2013
Time to go – MPs have written to East of England Ambulance Service Trust board members, telling them to quit
The East Anglian Daily Times – 19th June 2013
MPs call for ambulance service board members to resign after damning report
The East Anglian Daily Times – 14th June 2013
MP warns of pending healthcare crisis
Braintree and Witham Times – 12th June 2013
Pothole problem frustrates drivers
Braintree and Witham Times – 12th June 2013
Witham: Schoolchildren call for extra police patrols after threats
Braintree and Witham Times – 8th June 2013
Witham: MP launches healthcare campaign
The East Anglian Daily Times – 6th June 2013
Suffolk Coastal: MP Therese Coffey criticises Care Quality Commission for cancelling ambulance meeting
The East Anglian Daily Times – 4th June 2013
East Anglia: Investment calls as passenger numbers continue to rise on Greater Anglia trains
May 2013
The East Anglian Daily Times – 22nd May 2013
Suffolk/Essex: Proposal for third Thames crossing welcomed to ease pressure on Dartford
April 2013
Braintree and Witham Times – 28th April 2013
Witham: Kids celebrate reading success
The East Anglian Daily Times – 26th April 2013
Essex: Business leaders call for more help from Government on economy
Braintree and Witham Times-25th April 2013
Witham: Reading campaign hailed a success
Belfast Telegraph- 22nd April 2013
Boris Johnson among Tories calling for ‘Thatcherite zeal’ against trade unions
East Anglian Daily Times- 20th April 2013
Essex/Suffolk: East ‘cash cow’ for other rail regions
The Gazette- 9th April 2013
Charity’s plea to save church tower from demolition
East Anglian Daily Times- 9th April 2013
Essex: Margaret Thatcher held county dear to her heart after taking first job in Manningtree
The Essex Chronicle- 8th April 2013
Essex MPs pay tribute after Margaret Thatcher dies at 87
The Essex Chronicle- 5th April 2013
Witham MP welcomes resignation of ambulance chief
February 2013
The Gazette- 17th February 2013
Villagers plan next step in training ground fight
January 2013
East Anglian Daily Times- 16th January 2013
New hope over ambitions to dual the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey
Braintree and Witham Times-15th January 2013
1,500 foreign inmates ‘beyond term’
The Gazette- 15th January 2013
MP calls for investigation into U’s planning decision
The Essex Chronicle- 10th January 2013
£2.2bn to be invested in region’s congested rail
December 2012
The Essex Chronicle- 20th December 2012
Commuter demands Greater Anglia get Essex train link on track
Braintree and Witham Times-10th December 2012
Schoolgirl designs MP’s Christmas card
October 2012
East Anglian Daily Times- 24th October 2012
Poll: Are poor rail connections and traffic-logged roads preventing investment in Essex?
East Anglian Daily Times- 23rd October 2012
Essex: MPs warn lack of investment in transport is holding businesses back
The Essex Chronicle- 11th October 2012
Dartford crossing users being ‘ripped off’ claims MP Priti Patel
July 2012
East Anglian Daily Times- 24th July 2012
Bid to save GP’s job
East Anglian Daily Times- 16th July 2012
East meets Westminster: Young, Asian and female – Essex MP Priti Patel is modern face of the Tories
Braintree and Witham Times-13th July 2012
School celebrates outstanding inspection results
Braintree and Witham Times-13th July 2012
Witham: School celebrates outstanding inspection results
East Anglian Daily Times- 9th July 2012
Fire strike ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – MP
East Anglian Daily Times- 3rd July 2012
Rail changes are ‘realistic and feasible’
Braintree and Witham Times-2nd July 2012
Second railway line on politicians’ wishlist
East Anglian Daily Times- 2nd July 2012
Still calculating Falklands factor thirty years on
June 2012
Braintree and Witham Times-29th June 2012
The Essex Chronicle- 28th June 2012
Painting a Priti picture – Witham MP’s portrait features in new exhibition
Braintree and Witham Times-18th June 2012
Witham: Kids take part in Parliamentary reading day
Braintree and Witham Times-18th June 2012
Kids take part in Parliamentary reading day
Braintree and Witham Times-16th June 2012
Fight to improve health services stepped up
Braintree and Witham Times-10th June 2012
Outstanding school celebrates official opening in new location
May 2012
Braintree and Witham Times-17th May 2012
MP fights corner for victims of crime
Braintree and Witham Times-11th May 2012
MP raises questions about Britain’s worst offenders
April 2012
Braintree and Witham Times- 25th April 2012
Witham: Campaign launched to get town reading
Yorkshire Post – 25th April 2012
MPs savage ‘arrogant’ police body
Braintree and Witham Times- 10th April 2012
MP wants to get town working
The Maldon and Burnham Standard- 10th April 2012
Witham: MP wants to get town working
Braintree and Witham Times- 6th April 2012
Witham: Town centre optimism after blueprint submitted
The Essex Chronicle- 5th April 2012
DONATIONS: More than £1,500 raised already to help pay for the attendance at court
Braintree Chronicle- 5th April 2012
Councils put in bids for Portas Pilot cash
The Essex Chronicle- 5th April 2012
Councils put in bids for Portas Pilot cash
March 2012
Braintree and Witham Times- 26th March 2012
Witham: Villagers’ fight against Royal Mail to keep post box
The Maldon and Burnham Standard- 11th March 2012
Braintree district: Politicians in favour of NHS reforms
Chelmsford Weekly News- 8th March 2012
MPs pay tribute to Queen
Braintree and Witham Times- 5th March 2012
Anger over lack of health option as cancer clinic faces closure
February 2012
The Maldon and Burnham Standard- 22nd February 2012
Prolific burglar back on the streets
The Essex Chronicle- 16th February 2012
Essex’s ‘one-man crimewave’ Bradley Wernham freed after 18 months
The Essex Chronicle- 2nd February 2012
MP Priti Patel backs bid to help mum in fight for justice
Harwich and Manningtree Standard- 1st February 2012
MPs join forces to get A120 improved
January 2012
Essex County Standard- 30th January 2012
We want action on dangerous junction’
The Essex Chronicle- 30th January 2012
Help mother fly to Germany for Lee Heath murder trial
Harwich and Manningtree Standard- 28th January 2012
MPs to meet farmer over breakfast
The Essex Chronicle- 26th January 2012
Round Table helps local charities
Braintree and Witham Times- 21st January 2012
MPs told about farming issues
The Gazette- 19th January 2012
Derek’ fight to travel on trains, tube and buses
December 2011
Braintree and Witham Times- 26th December 2011
Mary Portas could throw lifeline to Witham
Braintree and Witham Times- 15th December 2011
MP stands up for victims of crime
Braintree and Witham Times- 5th December 2011
Town’s MPs meet to discuss enforcement
November 2011
Braintree and Witham Times- 11th November 2011
Witham: Government minster visits apprentices
October 2011
Braintree and Witham Times- 15th October 2011
School name house after MP Priti Patel
September 2011
The Essex Chronicle- 29th September 2011
Broomfield ‘put at risk’ by loan repayment deal
Halstead Gazette- 29th September 2011
Braintree: Still waiting on A120 safety improvements
Braintree and Witham Times- 16th September 2011
Witham: Organisers of Brainwave Family Fun Day “over the moon”
The Maldon and Burnham Standard- 13th September 2011
Concerns of district’s farmers heard in Parliament
The Gazette- 10th September 2011
Witham: MP calls for dangerous foreign nationals to be deported
Braintree and Witham Times- 8th September 2011
Braintree: MP – “No more A120 deaths”
August 2011
The Essex Chronicle- 25th August 2011
Where will 600 travellers evicted from this site go?
The Gazette- 17th August 2011
MP claims rail franchise bidders need quicker response
Braintree and Witham Times- 10th August 2011
Witham MP continues call for changes to traveller planning policy
The Gazette- 10th August 2011
20mph speed limits move a step closer
Braintree and Witham Times- 7th August 2011
Witham: Politician welcomes debate on death penalty
The Essex Chronicle- 5th August 2011
Train company profits soar
The Essex Chronicle- 2nd August 2011
MP Priti leads calls for a reintroduction of the death penalty
Leicestershire Mercury – 2nd August 2011
Leicestershire Police Authority due call for capital punishment
July 2011
The Essex Chronicle- 28th July 2011
MP backs mother in fight for justice
Braintree and Witham Times- 26th July 2011
Witham: MP calls on Foreign Office to provide more support for grieving family
Braintree and Witham Times, Letters Page- 22nd July 2011
Congratulation to MP Priti for her stand on travellers
The Essex Chronicle- 21st July 2011
Illegal building allowed to stay by Government
The Essex Chronicle- 21st July 2011
Subway given a facelift by girls with initiative
The Essex Chronicle- 21st July 2011
Skate park dream is step closer for twins
Braintree and Witham Times- 12th July 2011
Politician to hold 90 minute debate on traveller sites
June 2011
Braintree and Witham Times- 29th June 2011
Priti Speaks out against strike action
Braintree and Witham Times- 28th June 2011
Children plant sensory garden with lottery grant
Braintree and Witham Times- 15th June 2011
Mum of murdered man ‘abandoned’ by Government officials
The Essex Chronicle- 9th June 2011
Royal visit to charity celebrating birthday
The Gazette- 1st June 2011
Do ya think I’m sexy? Vote for your hottest MP
May 2011
The Maldon and Burnham Standard- 19th May 2011
Released cousins looking to rebuild their lives
The Gazette- 11th May 2011
Witham MP’s frustration over red tape in Parliament
Braintree and Witham Times- 11th May 2011
Wrecking our high street
Braintree and Witham Times- 9th May 2011
MP condemns “sexism row”