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Priti welcomes new Anglia Ruskin Medical School Places

Published on 10th April 2018 Published in General News

Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed the announcement today that Anglia Ruskin University’s new School of Medicine will receive investment from the Government to support 100 new places. Priti, who had previously written to the Government in support of new facilities and places at the campus in Chelmsford, said: “This …

£69M NHS Investment

Published on 10th April 2018 Published in General News

Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed the announcement that the Department for Health and Social Care are investing £69 million in funding to support services at Colchester Hospital and Ipswich Hospital as part of their merger into a single Trust. The funding to be delivered as part of a national …

Get Witham Reading 2018

Published on 6th April 2018 Published in General News

On Thursday 5 July 2018, local MP Priti Patel will launch her yearly literacy initiative – Get Witham Reading – in schools to celebrate and promote reading achievements by students and young people in the Witham constituency. First launched in 2012, Get Witham Reading is commemorating its sixth anniversary by bringing together over …

Rail Infrastructure

Published on 27th March 2018 Published in General News

The Great Eastern Main Line Rail Taskforce met today [27 March 2018] to discuss how key strategic infrastructure projects can benefit from the Government’s newly announced Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) process. The RNEP process has been introduced by the Department for Transport to provide a framework for people looking …

Priti calls for zero tolerance on Witham criminals

Published on 26th March 2018 Published in General News

Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the authorities to work together to address recent crime and anti-social behaviour problems in the town. Recently reports of anti-social behaviour in the town centre, burglaries and criminality affecting homes and businesses have caused concern across the local area. Priti, who is organising …

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