Two million, fourteen thousand, nine hundred and sixty-seven to be precise. That’s how many potholes Conservative-run councils have fixed since 2016.

This is about the issues that really matters to people locally. So on May 2nd, residents have the opportunity to keep their council tax low – and protect their services.

Borough Council elections are set to take place across Colchester on Thursday 2nd May with polling stations opening from 7am until 10pm.

Stanway has only one polling station for the Stanway ward, located at the Village Hall in Villa Road.

Witham Conservative’s town team have  voiced there disappointment following last night’s planning meeting in which the Gimson’s site was given approval. 

Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham and Chair of the Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce, has welcomed the announcement that Delay Repay 15 will be introduced for Greater Anglia passengers next month.

Witham MP Priti Patel has called on members of Braintree District Council’s Planning Committee to listen to the residents of Witham Town and refuse the planning application for 78 dwellings on the Gimsons site, River Walk, Witham.

New figures show that the number of people in work is at a record high and wages are growing at their fastest rate in over a decade.