No one is going to shout about our successes if we don’t. And we can talk about the need for change, or we can bring it about. As your Deputy Leader, I’ll shout about our successes not dwell on our mistakes. Ballots are open until 12pm Thursday (tomorrow).

Open Road is looking for a Senior Communications professional to join our Senior Leadership Team. If you're interested in the role follow this link: openroad.org.uk/vacancies/seni…. Lead our story, Shape our future.

Ko, one of our amazing service users, is climbing Mount Snowdon tomorrow to raise funds for Open Road. Please donate by following this link: justgiving.com/page/ko-climb-… or the QR code on the attachment. Good luck, Ko. We're so grateful to you!

I’m honoured to be selected as Labour’s candidate to be the first ever Mayor of Greater Essex in 2026 🌹 Thank you to everyone who supported me — your trust means everything. Now it’s time to get to work.

Are you a renter in Essex? Check out the changes being made by Labour 👇

15 months of change. But it’s more than that. 100 achievements. Delivery. 🌹

If the right-wing media won't tell the story, we will! Labour are #FixingBritain

Farage’s ventriloquist’s dummy gets his wooden arse handed to him.

We attended a spiking campaign at Essex University last week to support students drinking safely and understanding their surroundings. We partnered with Student Wellbeing, Essex Police, Essex Police licensing, Colchester City Council licensing, and community safety partnership.

Campaign action day in #Wivenhoe talking to residents with ⁦Adam Fox⁩ our The Labour Party Greater Essex mayoral candidate

Today, we honour all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Now and always, we will remember them.

The Tesco community champion scheme donated to the warm hub Open Road Clacton is running. Their porridge pots added to our Breakfast Club that runs every Tuesday. We also have pasta pots which we know will benefit our homeless clients & anyone struggling with addiction & poverty.

Open Road is one of The Mayor of Colchester's charities of the year along with 4 other great orgs. One of them, Level Best, is raising funds by hosting Anthony Roberts' rendition of Dickens' A Christmas Carol on 1 Dec. Don't miss this festive treat (details on poster). Book now!

Please nominate Open Road to win £1000 for our charity. Please repost. You can nominate by following this link: movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1…

Supporting a Healthier, More Productive Workforce – Open Road Webinar for Businesses. Join Open Road for an informative webinar exploring how alcohol & substance use can impact the workplace & how employers can take proactive steps to support staff well-being & productivity.

We were delighted to help Colchester retain its Purple Flag status awarded to places with a safe, vibrant & well-managed night-time economy. Our SOS Bus was highlighted as a major factor in the award. Stacey, our Welfare & Volunteer Manager, was at the award presentation.

I’m taking part in the Lincoln Santa Fun Run on 14 Dec and running for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, chosen by Tracy Anderson from Lincoln after she shared her experience of MND with me. If you’re able, please donate. 🎅❤️ justgiving.com/page/hamish-fa…

Labour is making it illegal to resell tickets for live events above the original cost.

Our SOS Community Bus will be in Clacton on Friday offering Hepatitis C testing. Come to see us on Christmas Tree Island. Details are on the attached poster. #sosbus #hepatitisctesting

Rachel Reeves has today done more to transform the lives of 450,000 of Britain’s poorest children than any of the seven previous Conservative chancellors, who, in 14 long years, did nothing but harm to the lives of vulnerable children. newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…