Cllr. Dick Madden

Essex County Council - Chelmsford Central

Association - President

With my family I have lived in Old Moulsham since 1980, originally in Moulsham Drive and now for the past 29 years in Lady Lane.

My working life has been one of public service, serving in Essex Police for 39 years, retiring in 2008. I then took on the role of Chief Executive for a Children’s Charity working in Essex and East London. The charity supports children and families in need.

I am a committed family man, having been married for 35 years with four adult married children and four grandchildren. I am a member of a local community church and continue to be a Governor of a local school.

Naturally I know the area of Old Moulsham and the Town Centre well and have seen it being developed positively over many years. However, as residents we must not be complacent as our residential roads can be grubby through litter, unsightly, damaged through potholes and a thoroughfare for all traffic wanting to by-pass and take shortcuts to all other parts of Chelmsford. In addition mainly at weekends our residential roads, homes and vehicles can be subject to damage and anti-social behaviour from persons getting to or moving through our estate after attending and enjoying social gatherings in our city centre.

News

Communities and charities to benefit from new County budget initiatives

Tuesday, 14 February, 2017

Speaking at today’s meeting where the Council’s budget was approved, Cllr David Finch said that local people were in the best position to know what could make the biggest difference in their area, and both schemes would support the principle.

New buses for Park and Ride in Chelmsford

Thursday, 9 February, 2017

The new buses are part of a £1.7m investment from First Essex as part of their contract with Essex County Council to run the Park and Ride service. Advantages of the new buses will be free Wi-Fi, temperature-controlled air conditioning and announcements detailing the next stop.

Milestone for £42m project to tackle housing shortage

Wednesday, 8 February, 2017

These artist impressions show how an empty council building will be transformed into much-needed homes as part of a wider £42 million project to help tackle Essex’s housing shortage.

County Council to invest a record £85 million in special school places

Tuesday, 13 September, 2016

More than 400 new special school places will be created across the county as Essex County Council strives to meet demand by investing a record £85 million. The number of young people in Essex diagnosed with autism has risen and there is growing demand for special school places.

Essex Roads - Record 2016 Improvements

Friday, 9 September, 2016

A record-breaking 3.2 million square metres of road surfacing has been completed on Essex roads this summer – that is the equivalent area of more than 12,000 tennis courts.

New Chelmsford Park and Ride timetable

Monday, 5 September, 2016

Chelmsford Park and Ride has been a huge success with thousands of people using the service on a daily basis.

Work begins to upgrade 9,000 street lights to LEDs

Friday, 19 August, 2016

Energy-saving LED lamps are set to be installed on all-night street lights across the county to save taxpayers thousands on electricity costs.

The new longer-lasting lamps require less maintenance and use less electricity.

91% Attend Good Or Outstanding Schools

Tuesday, 9 August, 2016

More than nine in ten pupils in Essex now attend schools rated as good or outstanding, according to the latest statistics.

Some 91.2 per cent of primary and secondary pupils go to a school with one of the top Ofsted ratings, compared with 84.3 per cent in 2015 and 71 per cent in 2013.