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Cllr Kevin Bentley stands outside County Hall in Chelmsford.

Reflecting your priorities in our work to create new councils

Leader of Essex County Council, Councillor Kevin Bentley, shares his latest update on Local Government Reorganisation in Greater Essex.

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Creating an inclusive Essex

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 31 October 2024 - Categories: Leader Blog
Cllr John Spence standing outside County Hall.

Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care and Integration, Councillor John Spence talks about how the council and partners are working hard to create an inclusive county.

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£12 million boost for Essex’s roads, pavements and potholes

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 13 February 2024 - Categories: Cabinet Member blog
Councillor Tom Cunningham, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy

Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport talks about the announcement of an additional £12 million in funding for Essex Highways as part of Essex County Council's 2024/25 budget.

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Unveiling our budget proposals for 2024/25

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 8 January 2024 - Categories: Cabinet Member blog
Cllr Chris Whitbread

Councillor Chris Whitbread, Chancellor for Essex, talks about Essex County Council's budget proposals for 2024/25, which have been published today (Monday 8 January).

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Exciting focus on skills for the future set out in Autumn Statement

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 28 November 2023 - Categories: Cabinet Member blog
Cllr Tony Ball

Councillor Tony Ball, Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Lifelong Learning and Employability, welcomes government’s commitment to apprenticeships and key growth sectors as set out by the Chancellor.

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An update on RAAC after welcoming the Secretary of State for Education to Essex

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 8 September 2023 - Categories: Cabinet Member blog
Cllr Tony Ball, Priti Patel MP, Gillian Keegan MP and Vicky Ford MP

Councillor Tony Ball, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Lifelong Learning and Employability shares an update following the Minister’s visit to the county.

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Strengthening support services for Essex businesses

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 16 August 2023 - Categories: Cabinet Member blog, Councillor Blog
Councillor Tom Cunningham, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy

Councillor Tom Cunningham, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy, on the support available to firms in the county.

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A long and proud association with the Armed Forces

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 22 June 2023 - Categories: Cabinet Member blog

By Cllr Derrick Louis, Essex County Council Armed Forces Champion. This week is Armed Forces Week, which included National Reserves Day on Wednesday (21 June) and ends on National Armed Forces Day on Saturday 24 June. Essex has a long …

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Join us for the first ever Green Skills Summit for Essex

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 6 June 2023 - Categories: Cabinet Member blog
Cllr Tony Ball

Councillor Tony Ball, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Lifelong Learning and Employability, talks about the importance of the first Green Skills Summit for Essex.

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 15 May 2023 - Categories: Cabinet Member blog
Cllr John Spence standing outside County Hall.

Cllr John Spence shares his thoughts on the importance of looking after our emotional wellbeing this Mental Health Awareness Week.

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Developing the Essex Armed Forces Needs Assessment

Posted by: leaderandcabinet, Posted on: 9 May 2023 - Categories: Councillor Blog

Essex County Council's Armed Forces Champion, Cllr Derrick Louis, on the creation of the new Essex Armed Forces Needs Assessment.

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