Priti discusses water network investment
Local MP Priti Patel has visited Essex and Suffolk Water at Sandon by the Hanningfield Reservoir to hear about their new investment strategy. Meeting with Water Director Dr Eliane Algaard and Head of Technical Strategy and Support, Martin Lunn Priti discussed the actions planned to reduce leaks, improve quality and …
Priti on patrol with Chief Constable
Witham MP Priti Patel met with Essex Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington and took him on a tour of Witham Town. During the visit Priti and the Chief Constable spoke to local businesses and residents and discussed concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour in the Town. Priti said: “Local residents …
Witham MP visits Templars Academy
Witham MP, Priti Patel, popped into Templars Academy on Thursday afternoon to meet with pupils and teachers from across year groups [Thursday 31 January 2019]. Priti spoke with pupils about their school projects and their ideas for Get Witham Reading 2019. First launched in 2012, Get Witham Reading is now …
Priti meets residents at Lunch Club
Witham MP Priti Patel has visited the Witham Town Lunch Club, whose membership numbers were boosted following Priti’s Advice and Information Fair held last year. The Lunch Club meets three times a week where meals are available to local residents in the community and they now have eight new members. …
Priti Patel MP pops into outstanding local business in Witham
Witham MP, Priti Patel, popped into Retrocorn today, a Witham based popcorn business. Managing Director, Greg Taylor, set up the confectionary business in his grandmother’s kitchen five years ago and it is a real local success story. Greg is celebrating securing Retrocorn’s first UK supermarket contract with Ocado and has …
Witham MP visits Elm Hall Primary School to talk about role
Priti Patel, MP for Witham, visited Elm Hall Primary School on Friday morning to speak with Year 4 pupils about Parliament and her role as an MP [11 January 2019]. This half term, Year 4 pupils at Elm Hall Primary School are learning about what it takes to be a …
Hundreds attend Priti’s Advice and Information Fair
Hundreds of local residents turned up at the advice and information fair hosted and organised by Witham MP Priti Patel. Forty organisations, groups and clubs were present at the fair to meet residents, provide information and advice, and sign up new members and volunteers. Funds were also raised for the …
Backing local business: Priti opens the newly refurbished McDonald’s in Tollgate
Priti Patel MP was delighted to join McDonald’s owner and Managing Director Craig Newnes at the opening of his newly refurbished store in Tollgate [Tuesday 30 October 2018]. The Tollgate area in Stanway has seen rapid growth and development over the last ten years including a growing customer base for …
Priti Patel becomes latest Rail Fellow after hands-on day on rail site
On Monday, Priti Patel, Conservative MP for Witham, took part in the Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) Rail Fellowship Programme, which showcases the work of UK rail by spending a day at world leading manufacturer Bombardier’s depot in Ilford. The high-profile MP for Witham spent the day on-site touring the depot, …
Priti Patel attends launch of new GLA Roofing Training Academy in Colchester
Witham MP, Priti Patel, attended the launch of the new GLA Roofing Training Academy in Colchester yesterday [Thursday 11 October 2018]. The new Training Academy was founded by GLA Roofing Ltd in response to a growing decline in the number of people entering in the industry and the need for …