Labour turns its back on Essex's Pensioners! Sunday, 13 October, 2024 Essex Conservatives have condemned Labour for abandoning older people at a time when they need help the most. Withdrawing the Winter Fuel Allowance as we approach the colder months will leave millions of pensioners to make the hard choice of ‘heat or eat’ and is one of the most appalling acts of any Government, when their main job is to keep everyone safe. In Essex, over three hundred thousand... Westminster News
Essex Budget to Bounce Back from COVID 23rd February 2021 A Conservative Budget that boosts the economy, environment, support families, roads, social care and education has been unveiled and approved at a meeting of... Local News
Over 12.6 Million people have received a vaccine so far 10th February 2021 We have administered more than 13.1 million vaccines across the UK. We are now averaging 2.5 million doses a week and have reached 9 in 10 of those aged 75 and... Reports
Over 100,000 Contacts Traced in Essex 15th January 2021 Essex Covid-19 contact tracing service sets a milestone with over 100,000 contacts – rating among the top in the east of England, both in terms of contacts and... Local News
3,000 Refurbished IT Devices for Essex Families 15th January 2021 "Closing the Digital Divide” is an Essex County Council (ECC) initiative, aimed at providing laptops to children and young people, who would otherwise be... Local News
New Fast Testing Centre for Essex 14th January 2021 From today, Thursday 14 January 2021, a new fast testing centre opens in Tendring for those who DO NOT have symptoms of Covid-19. The new Tendring Testing... Local News
£90,000 Extra for Vulnerable Families 12th January 2021 Essex County Council has launched another £90,000 funding pot for food banks and projects to support vulnerable families and individuals through lockdown. This... Local News
National lockdown: Stay at Home 4th January 2021 Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly across the country. Find out what you can and cannot do. Local News
North Essex Primary Schools to move to remote learning on Tuesday 5 January 3rd January 2021 Primary schools in Colchester, Tendring and Uttlesford will move to remote learning on Tuesday 5 January while the County Council seeks urgent clarity from the... Local News
Essex schools and colleges set to move to remote learning for start of Spring Term 31st December 2020 Following the latest announcement by the Department for Education (DfE), secondary schools and colleges across Essex will be included in a country-wide move to... Local News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
