Essex County Council is investing up to £27.7 million to meet increasing demand for housing options that can support and enable older people to live independently.
A new rail franchise for East Anglia promising faster journey times, more seating and free Wi-Fi on train journeys through the county has been welcomed by Chelmsford Conservatives.
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.
One of my key duties as Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex is to put together the strategic plan for the policing of our county in the interests of the public. For me, safe and secure communities are the bedrock on which we build success and wellbeing for all.
The government has asked Police and Crime Commissioners to consider the case for closer collaboration between the blue light services in their local area.