Priti comments on electricity grid options report
Witham MP Priti Patel has commented the publication by the Electricity System Operator (ESO) of a report outlining a series of options to transmit electricity generated from offshore wind farms to the grid. The report examines nine different options, which include alternatives to the National Grid’s current plans to cover …
Priti urges local businesses to vote yes!
Witham MP Priti Patel joined Witham Industrial Watch (WIW) for the launch of the 2024 bid to renew the Business Improvement District (BID) for another five years. As a longstanding supporter of WIW Priti has once again called on local businesses within the group to vote yes and secure the …
Raising residents concerns over St Peter’s Hospital
In Parliament recently, Witham MP Priti Patel raised local concerns from constituents across Witham and Maldon with the Department for Health and Social Care over the future of St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon. There is currently an ongoing consultation with the public regarding the future of the site and Priti …
MP joins residents of Oakwood Meadows to hold management companies and developers to account
Priti Patel MP for Witham on Saturday met with residents of the Oakwood Meadows estate along side local councillor and Leader of Essex County Council Cllr Kevin Bentley. They discussed the ongoing issues with FirstPort, Persimmon and Bellway on estate management and service charges. Priti said: “Local councillors and I …
Local MP visits quarry in Stanway
Witham MP Priti Patel has visited Tarmac’s Colchester Quarry site in Stanway to discuss their plans for minerals and aggregates extraction and the work they are doing to support the construction industry and to decarbonise their operations. Tarmac is the UK’s leading business providing aggregates for use in road construction and maintenance …
Priti tours new housing development in Witham Town
Priti Patel MP for Witham visits the Southfields Development in Witham Town. Priti met with the team managing the site and toured the show home and development. Many of the new homes that have been built have been bought or reserved by mostly local families. Speaking about the meeting Priti …
Witham MP supports anti-littering campaign
Priti Patel, MP for Witham was delighted to join the team at Braxted Park to discuss their great litter picking initiative with local schools called ‘Let’s Talk Trash’ . This campaign has been set up by Duncan Clark and John Read (Founder, Clean Up Britain) with the objective to raise …
Tolleshunt Major Parish Council meet with Priti to discuss local road safety issues
Local MP Priti Patel met with Tolleshunt Major Parish Council to discuss the concerns they share regarding the destruction of Bennet Island at the junction of Tolleshunt D’Arcy Road and Witham Road. Priti shares the frustration and concerns of the Parish Council and village residents about the dangers posed by …
Priti meets team at Collingwood Surgery in the heart of Witham
Witham MP Priti Patel visited Collingwood Road GP Surgery with the Director of the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, Dan Doherty to discuss local health matters and how better the ICB can support the practice. Priti praised the practice for their good reputation within the town and listened to …
Massive funding boast for rebuilding Witham’s schools
Local MP Priti Patel has expressed her delight as schools across the Witham constituency are set to benefit from a share of the funds from the Government’s school rebuilding programme. Six schools are set to receiving millions of pounds of funding from the Government to rebuild or improve their school …