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
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
