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by leesmith on 14 May, 2024
GOVERNMENT failure in the provision of childcare places has left many parents in the Colchester area completely without options. Research by the Liberal Democrats has found there are a staggering 331 fewer early years childcare providers in Essex in 2023 then there were four years ago – one of the biggest decreases in the country. […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 19 April, 2024
THE number of incidents of sewage ‘vandalism’ in Colchester increased by a shocking 199% in the last year according to new data released this week. Figures from the House of Commons library, based on official reports from the Environment Agency, revealed the number of cases of ‘counted’ spills into local rivers and lakes shot up […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 10 April, 2024
ESSEX police need more resources to reverse the rise in burglary response times, according to Martin Goss, the Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Colchester. New figures released by 26 of the country’s police forces revealed the average time taken by officers responding to incidents of burglaries in the county was 6hrs and 34mins in 2022/23 […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 28 March, 2024
A FRIGHTENING increase in sewage spills in the Anglian Water region has been slammed as scandalous by the Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Colchester, Martin Goss. New figures released by the Environment Agency have revealed the number of incidents of discharged sewage flowing into the area’s water system increased by a staggering 97% – the […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 8 March, 2024
MARTIN GOSS, the Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Colchester, says the government’s Budget will leave families facing soaring bills. The Liberal Democrats have labelled Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans a “desperate deception”, with income tax bills still set to rise. Martin believes people will see through this “deception” and that they don’t want more “empty promises” […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 29 February, 2024
PEOPLE living in north Essex are being “abandoned” as they face longer waits to see their local GP. Research by the Liberal Democrats has found the number of patients waiting more than 14 days for an appointment, excluding those with an unknown time between the initial booking and eventually being seen, rose to 433,771 in […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 26 February, 2024
A LEADING Colchester dentist says there needs to be a rethink of NHS contracts with dental practices. The shortage of NHS dentists around the country has seen long queues outside temporary mobile dentist surgeries. Research, commissioned from the House of Commons Library by the Liberal Democrats, found some 82,704 children – 44.9% – in the […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 9 February, 2024
AN alarming number of children in Colchester are being let down by the lack of NHS dentist services – with nearly HALF in the Suffolk and North-East Essex area failing to have an appointment in a 12-month period. Research, commissioned from the House of Commons Library by the Liberal Democrats, found some 82,704 children – 44.9% […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 5 February, 2024
AN alarming rise in the number of unsolved burglaries in Essex has been slammed by the Liberal Democrats in the county. Home Office figures for the period October 2022-Septrember 2023 revealed there were 15 unsolved burglaries EVERY DAY, with just 403 offenders charged from 6,818 offences of which 5,372 were deemed ‘investigation complete no suspect […]
Read more Leave a commentby leesmith on 5 February, 2024
WATER bill hikes in the Colchester area have been branded unjust and unfair during the cost-of-living crisis. The Liberal Democrats have slammed the price rises as disgraceful, with residents in the Anglian Water area being hit with an increase of more than 8%. Figures show an average annual water and sewage bill will increase from […]
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