Priti visits ‘incredible’ local children’s mental health facility
Witham MP Priti Patel, last week (Friday 26th July), visited The St Aubyn Centre in Colchester to meet with the staff looking after the children in this facility alongside representatives from EPUT, NELFT and CAMHS to discuss how we can improve mental health outcomes and reach young people earlier who …
Priti visits industry leading Essex business
Witham MP Priti Patel has met with Jim Irvine, Operations & Development Director of the TCP Group, and visited their Maldon headquarters to celebrate their 35th year in business. TCP have also reached the landmarked of now holding 500 hydrogen-powered lighting towers in their fleet, which is believed to be …
Priti raises constituents’ concerns over missing post with Royal Mail
Witham MP Priti Patel recently visited the Royal Mail delivery office in Colchester to meet with David Gold, Director of Public Policy and the local Royal Mail leadership team to discuss the ongoing issues and situation with delivery of post to certain postcodes in the Colchester area. Having initially been …
Local MPs meet with campaigners to save medical services in Maldon district
The MPs for Witham and Maldon, Dame Priti Patel and Sir John Whittingdale, have met with the Save Maldon Medical Services group for the first time since the General Election to discuss the findings of the recently published draft report on the public feedback to the Mid & South Essex …
Priti Patel attends ‘Wonderful Witham Carnival’
Witham’s MP Priti Patel was pleased to attend the annual carnival celebrations which took place in Witham High Street on Saturday 13th July. Priti who is a longstanding supporter of the event was delighted to see the wonderful display of talent and community spirit which was on show. Priti said: …
Priti meets with Prime Appointments
Local MP Priti Patel, visited Prime Appointments in Witham to meet with Managing Director Robyn Holmes to discuss a range of local issues, including the work they do to help and support people into employment locally. Priti and Robyn discussed some of the ongoing issues relating to right to work …
Proposals for new quarrying sites near you
Essex County Council has recently consulted on 52 potential candidate sites across the County for new quarrying activities as part of their review of their 2014 Minerals Local Plan. 20 of those sites fall within the Witham constituency and the proposals may affect you. This part of Essex already has …
National Grid’s proposals for new pylons and overhead power lines in your area
The National Grid are currently consulting on plans to impose around 100 miles of new overhead power lines and more than 500 large steel framed pylons in East Anglia between Norwich and Tilbury, including through this part of Essex. This consultation is taking place prior to a planning application being …
Avenue Road resurfaced!
Avenue Road in Witham is one of the first local roads to have been resurfaced from the Government’s reallocation of public money from the HS2 project. Essex County Council has received approximately £121m of this HS2 money to cover the period between 2023/24 and 2033/34. Priti said: “I am pressing …
Charity CEO welcomes Witham MP to Farleigh Hospice
Witham MP Priti Patel recently visited Farleigh Hospice to meet with their new chief executive, and to see first hand the care and support the charity provides to patients and their families. After meeting a few weeks ago at their charity shop in Witham, Sarah Green invited Priti to visit …