Sawyers Hall Lane pavement widening improves safety for all Saturday, 27 February, 2021 The pavements in Sawyers Hall Lane have been widened to make it easier for people to pass at safe distances along the road. The joint project between Essex County Council and South Essex Parking Partnership cost £36,500 with £16,500 from SEPP and £19,000 from the Brentwood LHP (local highways panel) topped up from Essex County Council. Brentwood Borough Councillor Cllr Jon Cloke said; “There have... Local News
North Essex Primary Schools to move to remote learning on Tuesday 5 January 3rd January 2021 Primary schools in Colchester, Tendring and Uttlesford will move to remote learning on Tuesday 5 January while the County Council seeks urgent clarity from the... Local News
Essex schools and colleges set to move to remote learning for start of Spring Term 31st December 2020 Following the latest announcement by the Department for Education (DfE), secondary schools and colleges across Essex will be included in a country-wide move to... Local News
Parts of Essex in Tier 4 19th December 2020 A new and more contagious variant of the COVID 19 strain has become increasingly prevalent across Essex and as a result there has been a spike in case and in... Local News
County Council expresses disappointment over Covid-19 tier review 14th December 2020 The Government has announced a review of the current Covid-19 Tiers and has today, (Monday 14 December 2020) placed parts of Essex under Tier 3 restrictions... Local News
Parts of Essex have gone into Tier 3 14th December 2020 What tier is my area in? The following local authorities in Essex are in Tier 2: Colchester Tendring Uttlesford The following local authorities in Essex are in... Local News
Essex Tories back people, business and give thanks to the response to COVID 8th December 2020 A pledge to continue to support those most in need and businesses who have been struggling because of COVID was reinforced today by the Conservative led- County... Local News
Leader of Essex County Council writes scathing reply to Labour leader following misleading comments on Facebook 23rd November 2020 In a highly unusual move, the Leader of Essex County Council, Cllr David Finch, has taken the extraordinary step of publishing a strongly-worded letter... Local News
Funding for businesses affected by COVID restrictions confirmed 21st November 2020 The Conservative-led Essex County Council has confirmed it will allocate £2.2m of the funding it received when the county entered Tier 2 restrictions to allow... Local News
Conservative County Council donates 160 laptops to colleges across Essex 11th November 2020 The Conservative-led Essex County Council (ECC) has donated 160 laptops to colleges across the county with an additional 200 soon to be distributed. The 160... Local News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
