Priti Patel attends ‘Wonderful Witham Carnival’
Witham’s MP Priti Patel was pleased to attend the annual carnival celebrations which took place in Witham High Street on Saturday 13th July. Priti who is a longstanding supporter of the event was delighted to see the wonderful display of talent and community spirit which was on show. Priti said: …
Priti meets with Prime Appointments
Local MP Priti Patel, visited Prime Appointments in Witham to meet with Managing Director Robyn Holmes to discuss a range of local issues, including the work they do to help and support people into employment locally. Priti and Robyn discussed some of the ongoing issues relating to right to work …
Avenue Road resurfaced!
Avenue Road in Witham is one of the first local roads to have been resurfaced from the Government’s reallocation of public money from the HS2 project. Essex County Council has received approximately £121m of this HS2 money to cover the period between 2023/24 and 2033/34. Priti said: “I am pressing …
Priti meets with Education Ministers to discuss local education standards
Witham MP Priti Patel has had a constructive meeting with the Department for Education to discuss school standards in the Witham constituency. Meeting with Education Minister Baroness Barran and the Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan, Priti updated Ms Keegan on her and Baroness Barren’s recent visit to Maltings …
Local MP’s meet with campaign group to discuss next steps
Both MP’s for the Maldon District, Dame Priti Patel and Sir John Whittingdale have further met with members of the ‘Save Maldon Medical Services’ group (16th May 2024) to discuss the ongoing campaign to save vital medical services from being relocated outside of the district. Priti and John spoke to …
Local MP offers support to community groups
Witham MP Priti Patel recently met with Brad Wendes, Director of Kinetix, and saw the youth intervention project that they are currently running. They set up the Kinetix Academy CIC in 2022 to deliver sports intervention, mentorship, access to qualifications, and food education to young people from low-income families and …
Local MP’s team up with Save Maldon Medical Services group
The two MPs representing the Maldon District, Priti Patel MP and Sir John Whittingdale MP, have met representatives from the Save Maldon Medical Services group, the local campaign group opposing the proposals relating to St Peter’s Hospital. Both Priti and John have been working to retain local medical services in …
Go Ahead CEO meets local MP to discuss bus services
Witham MP Priti Patel, was delighted to meet with Matt Carney, CEO of Go Ahead, to discuss local bus services across the Witham constituency. This follows on from Priti’s recent meeting with Transport Minister Guy Opperman where she raised concerns about poor local bus services. Priti said: “We has a …
Carnival Queens celebrate donation from MP
Witham MP Priti Patel was thanked by members of the Witham Carnival Association and Carnival Queens for her personal donation to this year’s carnival. As a longstanding supporter of the Carnival, Priti is again looking forward to this wonderful annual event which showcases the very best of Witham’s local community …
Local MP’s meet Ministers over St Peter’s Hospital
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, and Dame Priti Patel, MP for Witham, have met with Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister for Health and Secondary Care, and Helen Whately MP, Minister for Social Care, at the Department of Health to discuss the future of St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon. The meeting followed …