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Priti Patel MP during her meeting with Emma Palmer, CEO of Eastlight Community Homes and Dave Smith, Head of Community & Stakeholder Engagement.

Priti meets Eastlight Community Homes CEO for catch-up session

Published on 7th November 2022 Published in Local News

Witham’s MP, Priti Patel has called in to Eastlight Community Homes’ HQ near Braintree Village for a catch-up meeting with the community housing association’s CEO, Emma Palmer.  Eastlight, which owns some 3,700 homes in the Witham constituency and more than 12,500 in the East of England, plays a major role …

Priti Patel MP with a Poppy Appeal collector’s tray, alongside Bob Barker (left) Vice-Chairman of the Royal British Legion, Witham and Frank Zada, Poppy Appeal Organiser.

Priti Patel gives her support to the Royal British Legion’s annual Witham Poppy Appeal

Published on 7th November 2022 Published in Local News

Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has given her support to the Royal British Legion’s 2022 Poppy Appeal in Witham. Priti visited volunteers from the Legion at the Memorial Hall in Newland Street on Friday 4th November, to give the annual Poppy Appeal a boost with her own donation. She gave …

Priti Patel with the members of the Witham All-In social isolation team. From left Carrie Chesterton, Mark Garnham and Joanne Jackson

Priti meets the Eastlight community entrepreneurs tackling social isolation

Published on 18th October 2022 Published in Local News

Priti Patel, the MP for the Witham Constituency has called in to see the Witham team working as part of Eastlight Community Homes’ All-In community programme.  The Witham Team, which consists of five members, are tackling social isolation affecting residents in Witham.  They sat down with the MP at their …

A120 dualling raised by Priti in Commons

Published on 12th October 2022 Published in Local News

Witham MP Priti Patel has questioned the Chancellor of the Exchequer over the scheme to dual the A120 between Braintree and the junction with the A12 at Marks Tey. Essex County Council have previously prepared a feasibility study to develop a planned route for the dualling scheme, which National Highways …

An Essex & Herts Air Ambulance about to take off from the North Weald airbase to attend an emergency.

Priti congratulates Essex & Herts Air Ambulance on receiving an ‘outstanding service’ rating from the CQC

Published on 12th October 2022 Published in Local News

The MP for the Witham Constituency, Priti Patel has written to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) to congratulate them on the achievement of an ‘outstanding service’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC carried out its assessment of EHAAT during August and September as part of …

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