Stealth garden tax imposed on Chelmsfordians Monday, 31 March, 2025 Chelmsford City Council run by the Liberal Democrats has imposed a £60 charge for one brown bin and an additional £30 for a second bin (£90 for two bins) on its residents which has been in place since March of 2025 to run until February of 2026. The brown bins are for garden waste. This exorbitant charge is making living in Chelmsford less attractive at a time when living costs are at an all time... Local News
Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation 6th February 2025 Yesterday, the Deputy Prime Minister announced that Essex would be one of the County Councils in the first phase of the proposed Local Government Reorganisation... Local News
Devolution and Local Government Reform 10th January 2025 At an extraordinary meeting of Essex County Council this morning (January 10th), the Council voted to write to the Secretary of State to request that Essex... Local News
Queen Elizabeth II (21 April 1926 - 8 September 2022) 8th September 2022 It is with great sadness that with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II the Chelmsford Councillors, pay tribute to the longest reigning monarch in the history of... Local News
National Grid's proposals for a new over-ground pylon route 2nd May 2022 The Chelmsford Conservative Group is opposed to National Grid's current proposals for a new over-ground pylon route across much of East Anglia. We fully support... Local News
CHARGING FOR PARKING STARTS AT HYLANDS 8th November 2021 Paying for parking at Hylands started on Monday 8th November and residents now have to pay £3 a time for two hours parking. Despite your Conservative... Local News
UPROAR ON THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT PLAN 4th November 2021 Manor Farm will have 100 extra homes added to the Lib Democrat Plan Once again we are seeing the Lib Dems altering the excellent Local Plan put together by the... Local News
Sir David Amess MP 15th October 2021 We are deeply saddened by the senseless death of Sir David Amess MP. He was one of the nicest people you could ever meet, as the outpouring of tributes has... Local News
TWO BY-ELECTIONS - TWO VICTORIES 22nd July 2021 Following Rob Gisby’s stunning victory in Old Moulsham, winning the seat from the Lib Dems, local Conservatives won another by-election in Writtle Following the... Local News
Cllr. Malcolm Watson 26th April 2021 It is with much sadness that we learned of the death of Malcolm Watson, our Councillor in Writtle. Malcolm had been an active local volunteer for the... Local News
Conservative response to Labour's Emergency Budget 26th March 2025 Read Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride’s response to Labour’s Emergency Budget, explaining why we are in economic disarray National News
Kemi Launches our 2025 Local Elections Campaign 26th March 2025 At a speech in Buckinghamshire on March 20th Kemi Badenoch spoke about what's at stake in the local elections on May 1st National News
Kemi Launches the Policy Renewal Programme 18th March 2025 At a speech in London Kemi Badenoch launched the Policy Renewal Programme, the largest policy exercise in a generation National News
Kemi’s statement on Ukraine 3rd March 2025 Ukraine is fighting for the same freedom, democracy and sovereignty we enjoy in the UK – we must support them National News
Kemi’s speech on foreign policy 25th February 2025 Kemi's keynote speech on foreign policy National News
Kemi gives a speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference 18th February 2025 On Monday 17th February 2025 Kemi gave a speech outlining how important it is for the West to robustly defend its values National News