£2,200 for goalposts in Witham and Tollesbury
The Government has provided nearly £2,200 to support football teams based in Witham and Tollesbury to invest in new goalposts as part of a £93m investment in over 1,100 sports facilities across the UK. A £743 contribution is being made towards the goalposts at the Rickstones Sports Ground in Witham …
Priti pays her respects to war dead
Earlier this month Ms Patel was honoured to pay her respects Witham and Tollesbury’s fallen service men and women. The MP for Witham marched alongside veterans, community groups and residents in parades in Tollesbury village and in Witham Town Centre. Priti was joined by hundreds of people who turned out …
Local initiatives to maintain sea walls inspected by Priti Patel MP
Witham MP Priti Patel has visited and inspected the sea wall in Tollesbury with representatives from the Environment Agency (EA) and the Essex Coast Organisation Ltd (ECO). Priti met with the EA’s Area Director, Graham Verrier; Technical Specialist, John Lindsay; Dave Simpson, Field Team Leader; and Joe Rogers, Catchment Engineer, …
Priti visits local charity facing an annual increase of £30k in electricity bills
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has visited Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (FACT) in Tollesbury, following an SOS she received from them regarding the massive increase they are facing in electricity costs when their existing deal ends in April. Current quotes put the increase at £30,000. FACT’s residential centre is …
Priti discusses pressures on independent pharmacies during visit to Tollesbury Pharmacy
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has met Dimple Bhatia the owner of Tollesbury’s independent local pharmacy on Friday (24th February) to discuss the challenges faced by the independent pharmacy sector. Mr Bhatia is experiencing a range of pressures with the pharmacy due to structural NHS problems including the lack of fair …
Priti welcomes Mell Road, Tollesbury planning refusal
Priti Patel, the Conservative Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Witham constituency, has welcomed the decision taken by Maldon District Council to refuse a planning application for a huge 90 dwelling development on a site off of Mell Road in Tollesbury. The application was rejected on a number of grounds, including …
Witham MP, Priti Patel speaks out against development proposals for Tollesbury
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has reiterated her opposition to the proposal for 99 new homes to be built on land off Mell Road, Tollesbury, describing the developer Gladman’s approach to planning as ‘heavy handed’ and suggesting that the development is ‘far too large for the village’. Priti’s full …
Priti visits Tollesbury Activity Centre
Witham MP Priti Patel has spent the morning [Thursday, 16 August 2018] visiting Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (FACT) in Tollesbury. The unique activity centre provides opportunities for young people, youth clubs, schools, special needs groups and churches to experience water sports and take part in a range of other activities …