FUEL-EATING BACTERIA DIGEST OIL SPILLS IN ESSEX Tuesday, 4 March, 2025 Microorganisms are being deployed on Essex roads to transform the way fuel spillages are cleared. Essex Highways is using microbiology to clean up fuel spills as one of the first authorities to deploy microorganisms on a road network. Traditional methods of clearing fuel spills rely on sand and other absorbent materials. This can require road closures for up to three to six hours, depending on the... Local News
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL HAS PROPOSED EXCITING CHANGES FOR THE LIBRARY IN CLACTON 15th December 2024 Clacton Library would offer brand-new facilities and spaces as part of redevelopment plans submitted by Essex Housing. Proposals include a new Adult Community... Local News
CLACTON’S CCTV CAMERAS - TOWN HALL BOSSES NEED TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER 6th October 2024 A dismayed councillor has called on town hall bosses to get their act together and deliver the CCTV cameras that will improve safety for people living, working... Local News
CONSULTATION LAUNCHED OVER THE FUTURE OF CARELINE SERVICE 20th August 2024 The Independent, Labour administration running Tendring District Council (TDC) have decided to ask service users about the future of TDC’s Careline Service as... Local News
TENDING DISTRICT COUNCILLORS UNANIMOUSLY BACK CONSERVATIVE MOTION AGAINST PLANS FOR PYLONS THAT WOULD CUT THROUGH NORTH ESSEX COUNTRYSIDE 9th August 2024 Councillors have spoken in one voice against plans for a 184km power line that would cut through the north Essex countryside. National Grid recently held a... Local News
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL REMAINS OPPOSED TO PYLONS PROPOSALS 30th July 2024 Essex County Council has confirmed it remains in opposition to latest plans to install hundreds of pylons and miles of cables across parts of the county... Local News
A CAMPAIGNING COUNCILLOR HAS WELCOMED THE DECISION TO FINALLY TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE “GARDENS” FROM WRONGDOERS 29th July 2024 Clacton’s Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) has been used to try and tackle troublemakers and antisocial behaviour, including street drinking and persistent... Local News
CALL FOR REASSURANCE THAT LESSONS WILL BE LEARNED OVER INCREASED COSTS OF THE SPENDELLS PROJECT IN WALTON 28th July 2024 Councillors are calling for reassurance that lessons will be learned after a project to create much-needed temporary accommodation in Walton-on-the-Naze... Local News
ESSEX: HAVE YOUR SAY ON POLICING AND CRIME PRIORITIES AND FIRE AND RESCUE PRIORITIES 20th July 2024 Have your say on what the Policing and Crime priorities and Fire and Rescue priorities should be for the next four years. Following his re-election in May... Local News
FIRST LOOK AT PROPOSALS FOR MULTI-MILLION-POUND CLACTON CIVIC QUARTER PROJECT 17th July 2024 Proposed plans will create a community space and new homes as part of the proposed Clacton Civic Quarter project. Tendring District Council, supported by Essex... Local News
Conservative response to Labour's Emergency Budget 26th March 2025 Read Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride’s response to Labour’s Emergency Budget, explaining why we are in economic disarray National News
Kemi Launches our 2025 Local Elections Campaign 26th March 2025 At a speech in Buckinghamshire on March 20th Kemi Badenoch spoke about what's at stake in the local elections on May 1st National News
Kemi Launches the Policy Renewal Programme 18th March 2025 At a speech in London Kemi Badenoch launched the Policy Renewal Programme, the largest policy exercise in a generation National News
Kemi’s statement on Ukraine 3rd March 2025 Ukraine is fighting for the same freedom, democracy and sovereignty we enjoy in the UK – we must support them National News
Kemi’s speech on foreign policy 25th February 2025 Kemi's keynote speech on foreign policy National News
Kemi gives a speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference 18th February 2025 On Monday 17th February 2025 Kemi gave a speech outlining how important it is for the West to robustly defend its values National News
