95% WANT NEW SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL IN RAYLEIGH! Tuesday, 16 April, 2024 Ninety-five percent of respondents to a recent official Essex County Council (ECC) consultation exercise, have given their approval to the Council's desire to establish a new special educational needs (SEN) school at Rawreth, on the edge of Rayleigh. The consultation, which was initiated back in February, asked local residents their opinion on the proposals and the response rate has been one of... Local News
MP Battles Bloor Homes on Behalf of Local Residents 25th January 2022 Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, today made an impassioned speech at a Public Inquiry, against the proposed development of 662 dwellings on land just... Local News
Mark Francois MP Opens Hockley’s New Post Office 20th January 2022 Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, recently cut the ribbon to officially open the new Post Office at the local convenience store on Plumberow Avenue, in... Local News
Mark Francois MP Supports Small Business Saturday 7th December 2021 Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois lent his support to the nationwide Small Business Saturday campaign last weekend, when his visited A & B Flooring on the... Local News
Mark Francois MP backs local Community Hub 11th October 2021 Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, recently paid a visit to support the Community Hub, based at the Megacentre on the Brook Road industrial estate in... Local News
Mark Francois MP: “NO MAJOR HOUSEBUILDING WITHOUT NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FIRST!” 1st October 2021 Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, has recently submitted a detailed, nine-page response to Rochford District Council’s consultation exercise about it’s... Local News
MP HELPS OUT MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING IN CANEWDON 27th September 2021 Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, lent a hand in setting up a Macmillan Coffee Morning in his constituency recently. A group of dedicated local... Local News
Mark Francois MP Welcomes £25,000 funding for Grove Woods Playing Fields 22nd September 2021 Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, has today welcomed news that the Grove Woods Playing Fields, in Rayleigh, have received £25,000 from the Landfill... Local News
Mark Francois MP Supports New Restaurant, “Plush”, in Wickford 20th September 2021 Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, supported the official opening of a new Restaurant, Plush, located on Wickford High Street, last weekend. The event was... Local News
NEW ROUNDABOUT ON RAWRETH LANE IS ALMOST FINISHED - AT LAST! 15th September 2021 Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, has welcomed news that the work to create a major new roundabout at the junction of Rawreth Lane and Hullbridge Road... Local News