Plastic Crisis
I believe that we need to do all we can to encourage people to recycle and to stop producing so much waste in the first place. We must all be more ‘resource efficient’, which not only eases pressure on the environment and our stocks of natural resource but reduces costs too, boosting productivity. Where waste […]
Statement on Dengie School Allocations
I am very pleased that Essex County Council has reached agreement with Ormiston Rivers Academy and William de Ferrers Academy that they will expand their intakes so that there are places available this year for all children in the Dengie Peninsula who have applied. Confirmation of places will be given on 17th March. This will […]
Essex School Allocation Update
I have been contacted by a number of parents living in the Dengie Peninsula who have been told that their children have been allocated places at Secondary Schools outside the District, including as far as Brightlingsea. I fully understand their concern and agree that it is wholly unrealistic to expect children to travel such distances […]
Budget 2021 Reaction
The Budget today is fantastic news for all those people and businesses who were worried how they would get through the next few months until they are able to get fully back to work. Many local firms in Maldon have been in contact with me over the last few weeks asking for an extension […]
Fur imports
Fur farming has been banned in England and Wales since 2000 and since 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. As well as this, there are already restrictions on some skin and fur products which may never be legally imported into the UK. These include fur and products from cats and dogs, and seal skins and […]
Vaccination Appointments for Over 70s
If you are 70 or over and have yet to be contacted by the NHS to book your vaccine appointment, the Government has announced that you can now contact the NHS directly to book your appointment. On 8 February, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, announced that all eligible […]
Vaccine Update
It is very welcome news that the number of Covid cases in Maldon continues to fall with 67 testing positive in the last 7 days, bringing the rate per 100,000 down to 147.9. With the R rate in the East of England now 0.7 to 0.9, this number should go on falling as long as we […]
First COVID-19 Large Vaccination Centre in Essex Opens in Constituency
As the national effort to provide Covid vaccinations continues to expand, John was very pleased to learn that new vaccination sites have recently opened in the constituency. On 18 January, the first COVID-19 NHS large vaccination centre in Essex opened at The Lodge in Runwell, Wickford. In South Woodham Ferrers, the Crouch Vale Medical Centre […]
Heybridge Flooding
After receiving a number of emails this week regarding the impact of flooding along Holloway Road, Heybridge, John has been in close contact with Maldon District Council and Essex County Council to discuss the matter and to find out more about the progress of flood alleviation schemes in the area. Essex Flood Team are submitting a bid […]
Rapid Testing Now Available in Chelmsford
A new fast testing centre is now open in Chelmsford for those who do not have Covid-19 symptoms but who wish to take a test. The centre is part of an effort to try and find asymptomatic Covid cases in the Chelmsford area and help stop the spread of the virus in the city. The new Chelmsford Testing Centre is situated […]