Witham MP supports new Youth Club in Silver End
The MP for the Witham Constituency, Priti Patel has given her support to a new youth club recently opened in Silver End. Priti called in on the Silver End Youth Club on Thursday 8th December 2022, to meet the people who have worked so hard to set it up and …
Priti Patel MP leads the prize giving for her 2022 schools Christmas card competition
Witham MP, Priti Patel presented prizes to the winner and runner ups of her 2022 Christmas card competition. Priti met with and presented a prize to Kyle Worland, age 10, from Southview School who is this year’s winner and will be on the cover of Priti’s Christmas card. She congratulated …
MPs raise concerns over pylon plans with Energy Minister
Priti Patel has joined MPs from across the East of England in a meeting with Energy Minister Graham Stuart MP and representatives from National Grid, to highlight local concerns about plans for a new network of pylons and overhead powerlines between Norwich and Tilbury. The meeting, on Wednesday (7th December …
Community delight in Tiptree as Brook Meadows development is refused
Local MP Priti Patel has expressed the delight of residents in the Tiptree area about the decision by the Planning Inspectorate to refuse the planning appeal for a 221 dwelling development at Brook Meadows. The plans had been widely opposed by local residents and Priti, and the initial application had …
Witham MP urges public to back small businesses
Priti Patel, the local Witham MP, has urged residents in her constituency to shop locally and give their support to small businesses in the run up to Christmas, to link up with Small Business Saturday 2022 (3rd December 2022) which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. The MP was …
Priti Patel MP announces winner of her 2022 School Christmas Card Competition
Witham MP, Priti Patel, is delighted to announce that Kyle Worland, aged 10, from Southview School in Witham is the winner of her 2022 Witham Constituency Christmas Card Competition. Many local schools from across the constituency participated in this year’s competition and Priti would like to thank all the schools …
Priti secures A12/A120 roads meeting with Secretary of State for Transport
Witham MP Priti Patel has secured a meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP, to discuss the A12 widening scheme and A120 dualling scheme. Both schemes are key infrastructure projects to ease congestion, improve road safety and support economic growth in the region. Priti highlighted the …
Local MP meets team from Lauriston Farm to discuss rural youth unemployment
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has taken part in a roundtable discussion led by Lauriston Farm, in her constituency, alongside representatives from The National Lottery Community Fund, Essex County Council and Community College Initiative to discuss horticultural and agricultural employment opportunities for young people, particularly those with special needs. …
Winter 2022 Vaccination Update
COVID and Flu Vaccinations – who is eligible? Flu Vaccine Eligibility COVID Autumn Booster Eligibility Appointment should be at least 91 days after previous dose 50 and over (including those who’ll be 50 by 31 March 2023) 50 or over Aged 6 months to 50 years in a clinical at-risk …
Priti tours Heybridge Swifts FC’s Stadium
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel has taken a tour of the Aspen Waite Stadium, Scraley Road, Maldon, home of Heybridge Swifts FC, to check out the improvements that have been made to the facilities there in the last two years. Priti visited the stadium on Friday 25th November 2022 …