Priti launches Little Totham road survey
Local MP Priti Patel has launched a survey into road and traffic problems in Little Totham after visiting the village with Parish Councillor Richard Siddall and County Councillor Mark Durham to review local road concerns. The village roads are affected by high levels of traffic and speeding, with residents concerned …
Notice of public meeting to discuss Witham Station development (Planning Application 17/02227/FUL)
Witham MP, Priti Patel, is chairing a public meeting on Wednesday 15 August 2018 to discuss the development of Witham Station (planning application 17/02227/FUL). The meeting will commence at 7:30pm and will take place in Hall 1 at the Spring Lodge Community Centre. Representatives from Greater Anglia, Braintree District Council …
Priti calls for Government action on unauthorised encampments
Witham MP Priti Patel has called for the Government to review the law and take action to address unauthorised encampments. In recent days in Witham Town there has been an unauthorised encampment at River Walk and a further unauthorised encampment on the Maltings Estate which following legal action by the …
Priti seeks action on ambulance winter planning
It may be one of the hottest summers on record but Witham MP Priti Patel has been questioning the Government over plans to prepare for forthcoming winter pressures on ambulance services. Last winter saw record levels of demand on NHS services, including the ambulance service in the East of England …
Priti secures DFT action on A12 Widening Scheme delays
Witham MP Priti Patel has secured a commitment from the Department for Transport to take action to avoid further delays with delivering the A12 Widening Scheme. The scheme, which would see the A12 widened into a three-lane carriageway, is crucial to improving safety and to supporting economic growth and job …
Priti Patel chairs public meeting on Witham station upgrade
Witham MP, Priti Patel, chaired a public meeting about the Witham station planning proposals for local residents yesterday evening [Thursday 19 July 2018]. Representatives from Greater Anglia, the planning applicant, were in attendance to listen to the concerns of residents about the planning proposals. At the meeting, concerns about the …
Notice of public meeting to discuss Witham Station development (Planning Application 17/02227/FUL).
Witham MP, Priti Patel, is chairing a public meeting on Thursday 19 July 2018 at Witham Station to discuss the development of the station (planning application 17/02227/FUL). The meeting will commence at 7pm. Representatives from Greater Anglia will be in attendance to discuss the proposals for the upgrade of the …
Priti Patel launches Get Witham Reading 2018
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has launched her yearly literacy initiative Get Witham Reading today [Thursday 5 July 2018]. Get Witham Reading was established in 2012 to encourage reading and improve literacy levels across the Witham constituency and it is now taking place for the seventh consecutive year. This year’s event …
Witham MP chairs Great Eastern Main Line Rail Taskforce meeting
Witham MP, Priti Patel, chaired a meeting of the Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce held in Parliament today [Monday 2 July 2018]. The Taskforce was established in 2013 to make the case for investment in the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) and was successful in influencing the new Greater Anglia …
Priti calls for transport investment and free ports to turbo charge trade
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Government to invest in better transport links and to introduce free ports to turbo-charge international trade as the UK leaves the EU. The introduction of free ports would support and increase in trade and associated employment and would benefit Essex with the …