At the National #LetsRecycle Conference 🔄- Well attended by County/City/DistrictCcouncils, private firms & DEFRA’s Mary CreaghMP - came together at the Landmark Hotel, London. 📣A strong message: #recycling + #reuse = circular economy. We need to treat waste as a resource♻️

Great turnout at #Gosfield Fete #Essex today 👏 Families everywhere, vibrant stalls, from agriculture to plate smashing -everyone had a great time. These village events are essential- bringing people together and support local causes.

At Birdbrook Parish Council last night ⚠️A 1017 VAS speed signs at Baythorne End still inactive + damaged chevron signs -but were working on it- following Essex Highways engineer visit. 🔄 Update on local government reorganisation & #Essex Mayoral Election 2026.

🔌 Four new fast EV chargers are now live at #Chelmsford County Hall, for staff and visitors. 🚙🚗 Cleaner air, lower emissions. Keeping Essex moving - sustainably.⚡️ #EVcharging #ClimateAction

🚀 Delighted to be at the Parliamentary Reception for the launch of the #Essex Caring Communities Commission’s groundbreaking findings and the bold actions needed to transform social care- putting community’s at the heart of care. ✅

👏Thanks to the Braintree District Council Clean Team for acting fast near #Halstead. But we shouldn’t need cleanup heroes every day. 📍Fly -tipping must stop -Its costly, its dangerous. Let’s get serious: bigger fines, real consequences. #LoveEssex #environment #climate

👉From Ridgewell to SteepleBumpstead & finally Gt Yeldham Parish Councils tonight.🚙 🌳The Gt Yeldham Oak was considered old in 1769 in Peter Muilman’s “History of #Essex’ it may be a stump now wrapped in iron & concrete but still stands for resilience, community & time itself.

🎉 Great turnout in #SteepleBumpstead for the opening of the new MUGA & zip wire . Proud to represent Essex County Council as these top-notch community facilities-funded via Section 106 & the #Essex Community Initiatives Fund, give rural children space to play & thrive. 🏀⚽️🌳#RuralEssex

Attended Bures Hamlet Parish Council last night - where #Suffolk meets #Essex and the River Stour runs between. 📍Few villages wear two counties like this one.🏡🌳

Delighted to co-chair the East of England #NetZero & Climate Conference at ARU #Chelmsford yesterday. 200+ attendees enjoyed a combination of key speakers & energised workshops - showing real regional collaboration, ambition & action 🎯 #Climate #Essex #Environment

Freeport East is more than trade.🚢 It’s offshore wind, clean energy & sustainability powering our economy.✅ With government support & regional leaders, we’re creating jobs + a low carbon future. 🌍🚀 #sustainableEssex #RenewableEnergy #PortsandPower #UKGrowth #Digital

Went to see innovative trial of a ‘Grip Cutting’ machine at work on our #rural Essex roads.🛠️ 🚧 Clears grips fast to avoid flooding and avoids damaging buried utilities in verges -saving time and £££.💦 Keeping #Essex moving safely & efficiently. 🚙 #Climate #Environment

Thanks to Braintree District Council Clean Team! 👏 📍Reported a pile of fly-tipped mattresses on Oak Rd, Little Maplestead last night – all gone by this morning! 🧹 Let’s keep our countryside safe – fly-tipping is a crime. Waste of money and time.💷 #StopFlyTipping #Essex

Never gave up on this! 💪 Essex Highways are replacing accident & fallen road signs along the A131 near Wickham St Paul & #Bulmer. 🚧 📍A few more to go, but progress is here! Keeping #Essex Moving - safely.🚙 #SaferEssex #A131 #RoadSafety

Visited Maldon to see how we’re building a smarter, connected #Essex In partnership with #EssexSuffolkWater, we’re using existing lampposts to power a long-range network delivering smart water tech that will help residents save £, reduce waste & strengthen Essex’s digital future

August = holidays☀️ + #Harvest25 🌾for many #rural North Essex parishes. But not this week! ✅ Mon: Sible Hedingham Parish Council. ✅ Tues: Braintree District Council Planning Forum ✅ Wed: BDC Strategy Workshop Gov reform’s coming – now’s the time to lean in, not log out. #Essex #LocalGov

Big relief for Sible & Castle #Hedingham – Station Bridge works are finally going ahead! 👏 📍Specialist brickwork, rural access restored, and completion expected by end of August. 🎯 Keeping #Essex Moving.

Please to see more progress on the A1017 at Ridgewell. ✅ Through the Members Highway Initiative, Essex Highways is fixing potholes, improving roads. Keeping Essex Moving - Safely for everyone. 🚗💨 #EssexHighways #RoadSafety #Essex

Before: 🌿❌ After: 🚦✅ This Essex Highways sign, just in Castle Hedingham Parish was hidden for years - until I cut the hedge back. Please help keep signs clear by trimming vegetation. Safer roads = safer #Essex. #EssexHighways #RoadSafety

British Solar Renewables shares 12-month Construction Plan to build Belchamp St. Paul Solar Park to minimise impact on local rural communities at ‘drop in’ event at the village hall to learn more and ask questions. 🌿🚜🏡 #RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy