ESSEX BUDGET TO BOUNCE BACK FROM COVID Tuesday, 23 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 Essex County Council today (23rd February 2021). The ambitious plans match the ambitious policies of the Conservative led Council and will ensure Essex Bounces Back from COVID. As well as ensuring Council Tax is frozen the Conservatives have... Local News
PROJECT PIPELINE TO HELP TENDRING GET BACK TO BUSINESS 20th February 2021 A number of projects to help invest in Tendring and boost recovery from Covid-19 have been approved by senior councillors. In total 33 projects with a budget of... Local News
FREE SCHOOL MEALS VOUCHERS FOR HALF TERM 12th February 2021 Essex County Council is again providing free school meal vouchers for some 35,000 eligible children and young people during February half term. The vouchers... Local News
CHANGES TO WASTE COLLECTION DUE TO IMPACT OF COLD WEATHER 11th February 2021 Changes are being made to waste collections in Tendring due to the impacts of the recent cold weather. Snow and ice meant that Tendring District Council’s (TDC)... Local News
TENDRING SELECTED AS NATIONAL PILOT TO ENCOURAGE SMALL HOUSEBUILDING SCHEMES – BUILDING LOCAL HOMES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE 30th January 2021 A national pilot to encourage more small developers to build affordable homes is being trialled in Tendring. The district is one of just three areas chosen to... Local News
CHECK IF YOUR BUSINESS IS ELIGIBLE FOR A COVID-19 SUPPORT GRANT 26th January 2021 Business owners are being encouraged to check if they are eligible for various Covid-19 support grants following a streamlining of the process. During each set... Local News
OLD COUNCIL LAPTOPS TO BE CONVERTED INTO IT KIT FOR TENDRING CHILDREN 21st January 2021 Around 100 old laptops and smart devices no longer needed by Tendring District Council (TDC) are to be converted into tech for children to use for home learning... Local News
LABOUR CONDEMNS COUNCIL TAX FREEZE 19th January 2021 In a shock move Essex Labour has condemned the Conservative plans not to raise ECC Council Tax for the next year! Flying in the face of their own national... Local News
LAPTOPS TO HELP CHILDREN TO STUDY AT HOME 18th 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
SURVEYS TO START ON JAYWICK SANDS MARKET SITE AS PROJECT TEAM APPOINTED 15th January 2021 A locally based design team has been appointed to oversee a £2 million project to create covered market, commercial space and public realm improvements in... Local News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal. 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
