Priti raises RAAC issues in House of Commons
Witham MP Priti Patel has questioned the Secretary of State for Education over the support available to schools and pupils affected by the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). One primary school in the Witham constituency is not able to provide face-to-face teaching, two secondary schools are partially closed …
Priti opens memorial to murdered Coggeshall swans
A memorial seat for a family of four swans brutally killed in January this year, has been unveiled in Coggeshall by the MP for the Witham Constituency, Priti Patel. Youths with catapults are believed to have been the culprits. The memorial bench can be found on the river in Coggeshall, …
Priti opens new pet supply store in Coggeshall
The Witham MP, Priti Patel has called in to formally open Woof & Purr pet supplies in Bridge Street, Coggeshall. This new business is focused on providing natural foods, snacks and toys for enriching the lives of dogs and cats. The idea for the business came through Covid lockdowns when …
Priti calls in to see Café Bijou heroes to hear about their Ukraine supply trips
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel has made a return visit to Café Bijou, in Market End, Coggeshall to hear about the hard work the Café’s owners, Lucie and Paul Long, have been doing to support the people of the Ukraine. Priti formally opened the couple’s new Café in July …
Priti calls in at the J’Adore Bridal Boutique in Coggeshall for a business update
On Wednesday 6th April 2022, Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, called in at the J’Adore Bridal Boutique, 8 Market End, Coggeshall, to meet Linda Thomson, who is the proprietor. The visit had been postponed several times by Covid restrictions and diary clashes but Priti wanted to catch up with …
Priti opens Coggeshall’s first and only Tattoo Shop
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has formally opened Artisan Ink on Bridge Street, Coggeshall. It is Coggeshall’s first and only tattoo shop. The MP visited the new establishment on Friday (16th July), to meet proprietors Megan Potter and Michael Hayward and to officiate at a special ribbon cutting opening ceremony. …
Priti opens Café Bijou Coffee Shop in Coggeshall
The Café Bijou coffee shop in Market End, Coggeshall was formally declared open on Friday (9th July) at a special ribbon cutting ceremony carried out by local MP Priti Patel. The Café, which offers hot and iced coffees, smoothies, bacon sandwiches, hot and cold lunches as well as a selection of …
Priti Patel visits workshop on internet citizenship at local school
The Witham MP, Priti Patel dropped in on a ‘Be Internet Citizens’ workshop held at the Honywood Community Science School in Coggeshall on Friday 24th January. The workshop is part of Google’s digital citizenship programme, run in partnership with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and You Tube. The programme was …
Priti Patel visits Soaring High Montessori Primary School
The Rt Hon. Priti Patel has today (8th November) visited Soaring High Montessori Primary School in Coggeshall, after receiving letters from the students about local and international environmental issues. She gave a talk to pupils in years 5 & 6 on life at Westminster and the role of a Member …
Priti Patel MP boosts small businesses in Witham and Coggeshall
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has spent Friday morning, (6th September) in her constituency visiting small businesses. She performed a formal opening ceremony for two new shops in Witham, Gelato Temptations in Newlands Street, which is a brand new business providing the ultimate in tasty deserts, and christened the new …