Save Lodge Farm Primary School Wednesday, 14 January, 2026 Right before Christmas, the Labour Government announced it was minded to cancel the planned Lodge Farm Primary School in Witham. The school was proposed as part of the Redrow housing development to provide up to 420 places for local children. Conservative-run Essex County and Braintree District councils worked to secure funds from the housing developer to support the building of this new school... Local News
Witham, Halstead and Bocking Conservative Councillors stop the removal of one-hour free parking locally 23rd October 2025 Witham, Halstead and Bocking Conservative Councillors stop the removal of one-hour free parking locally Local Conservative councillors have urged residents to... Local News
TIPTREE BY-ELECTION 20/02/25 24th February 2025 We are thrilled to announce that our Conservative candidate, Will Calverley, has been elected as the City Councillor for the Tiptree Ward in the recent by... Local News
Witham's Essex County Councillors slam Labour Government for halting the building of new school 7th February 2025 Witham’s Essex County Councillors slam Labour Government for halting the building of new school Cllrs Ross Playle and Derrick Louis have slammed the Labour... Local News
STOP LABOUR'S BUS FARE HIKE 18th November 2024 In Government we took measures to make getting around cheaper, quicker and more reliable. One of our main policies was the £2 bus fare cap which applies to 1... Articles
Family Farm Tax Petition 18th November 2024 Labour have betrayed farmers and introduced a Family Farm Tax. Removing inheritance tax relief for family farms will make it harder for farmers to pass their... Articles
Cllr Roger Mannion 1944-2024 15th November 2024 Following the sad news that Roger Mannion, Colchester City Councillor for Tiptree, has passed away following a long illness, I wish to pay tribute to Roger... Articles
Winter Fuel Petition 20th September 2024 Rachel Reeves has cut the Winter Fuel Payment for 10 million pensioners, abandoning Labour’s election pledge within weeks of entering government. The Chancellor... Articles
NEWLAND STREET PARKING CHARGES 9th February 2024 Car parking charges along Newland Street is a ‘non-starter’ and must be stopped, demand Witham's Conservative councillors. On 1st February 2024, the North Essex... Local News
Conservatives win first step in protecting kids online 22nd January 2026 House of Lords vote to back our plan to restrict social media for children National News
Labour approve building of Chinese Super Embassy 21st January 2026 Keir Starmer is putting Beijing’s approval over our safety National News
Conservatives force vote to get kids off social media 20th January 2026 Labour have promised a “consultation” but this cannot wait. National News
Conservatives force Digital ID U-turn 14th January 2026 After months of pressure Labour have yet again U-turned on another policy National News
Conservatives pledge to get kids off social media 12th January 2026 Children are spending more time online, exposed to explicit content National News
Conservatives force vote on Keeping Jury Trials 8th January 2026 Last Night the Conservatives forced a vote on protecting jury trials. National News
