Priti raises quarrying plan concerns
Witham MP Priti Patel has met with local residents in Copford Village Hall concerned about proposals for new quarrying sites in the Colchester area and around the A12. As part of a review of Essex County Council’s Minerals Plan, a consultation is taking place where local communities and residents are …
Tiptree and Stanway get a Priti Police Patrol
Local MP Priti Patel recently joined local policing teams in Tiptree and Stanway to discuss policing in her constituency. She joined Colchester District Commander Colin Cox and Inspector Jenna Mirrington-French in her role as the Community Policing Inspector as part of their series of local inspector tours of the North …
Local MP visits quarry in Stanway
Witham MP Priti Patel has visited Tarmac’s Colchester Quarry site in Stanway to discuss their plans for minerals and aggregates extraction and the work they are doing to support the construction industry and to decarbonise their operations. Tarmac is the UK’s leading business providing aggregates for use in road construction and maintenance …
Witham MP visits Colchester Zoo to hear about its future plans
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has made one of her regular visits to Colchester Zoo to find out all about the plans that the Zoo is making for its future. The plans include a major expansion and becoming a registered charity from 1st January 2025. Priti began her visit …
Priti visits the Colchester Foodbank
Priti Patel MP has visited the Colchester Foodbank at Tollgate Retail Park in Stanway, following an invitation from Colchester’s Chief Foodbank Officer, Michael Beckett. Priti met Michael and his team when she visited them on Friday 9th June 2023 and was given a tour of the premises and a full …
Priti Patel MP visits The Stanway School in Colchester, Essex to talk to students about the key issues
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for the Witham constituency, which includes Stanway, has paid a visit to the Stanway School in Winstree Road, to chat to students about their GCSE Citizenship work and projects. Several students contacted Priti with questions on young people in poverty and homelessness which were …
Priti tours Busy Bees’ Stanway nursery
On Friday, 11th March, Witham’s MP Priti Patel was given a tour of the Busy Bees children’s nursery at 342 London Road, Stanway, Colchester by Marg Randles OBE, Co-Founder of the Busy Bees Group. The nursery, which opened in 2005, is part of a leading international provider of quality childcare …
Priti opens new primary school in Stanway
The Witham MP, Priti Patel has formally opened the Lakelands Primary School in Stanway. At a special ceremony attended by Paul Banks – CEO of Chelmsford Learning Partnership, Ruth Bird, Chair of Trustees, Roger Blundell – Chair of Governors, and the Leader of Essex County Council, Cllr Kevin Bentley, Priti …
Priti visits the new Lakelands Primary School in Stanway
Witham MP Priti Patel has today (11th September) visited the new 420-place Lakelands Primary School in Wagtail Mews, Stanway, Colchester. Construction of the £6.5million school, which has been part-funded by Essex County Council (ECC) and S106 funding, started in October 2019 but Barnes Construction were required to pause works during …
Priti visits Stanway Fiveways Primary School to discuss and promote literacy skills
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham has visited the Stanway Fiveways Primary School (24.01.20) to meet Head Teacher, Jackie Irwin, to discuss reading projects, improving literacy and Pupil Premium. The school has a particular interest in promoting reading, which fits in with Priti’s long term goal of continuing improvement in …