MP warns of risk of losing valuable service On Friday PM, John Baron MP visited Basildon Mind at Whitmore Way Basildon, to meet the team and discuss funding concerns. The organisation has been providing services for people in mental distress in the District for over 40 years. These include supported housing, a day...
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MP meets newly established Chinese company John Baron MP today visited Phoenix Publishing in Southfields Business Park, Laindon. Phoenix are the largest publishing company in China and opened its UK Head Office in Laindon in August this year. The company employs 11,000 people in China and leads the way in publishing, book distribution and...
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MP congratulates Tesco on the initiative’s 21st Anniversary Today, John Baron MP presented awards to local schools at Tesco Extra, Mayflower Retail Park, Basildon. This was part of the ‘Tesco for Schools and Clubs’ initiative celebrating its 21st Anniversary since it was launched in 1992. Schools were represented by children and teachers who participated....
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MP says local expertise must not be lost On Friday, John Baron MP addressed Synergy’s AGM at the Canon Roche Social Centre, Laindon Road, Billericay. Synergy is the only alcohol specific agency in the South of Essex, and has been providing support for over 30 years. Also in attendance was Councillor Chris Jackman, local...
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MP says productive meeting highlights importance of 15th November elections Today, Nick Alston CBE met with John Baron MP and Synergy Board members. The purpose was to discuss Nick’s objectives if he were to be elected Essex Police Commissioner in November, with a particular emphasis...
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MP sits on Q&A panel and supports need for change Today at the Holiday Inn, Basildon, there was an Education Summit which looked at how to improve the quality of education across the town. The event particularly looked at the quality across primary schools. Headteachers, teachers and governors from across the town were present,...
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MP praises BPW Billericay and Students Last night John Baron MP handed out awards to students during the presentation ceremony of the Business and Professional Women (BPW), Billericay. The ceremony took place at Billericay School. The awards are given each year from a trust set up in the name of Molly Perry to girls...
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MP says ‘use it or lose it’ At the end of August, First’s 551 Service was extended to the Festival Leisure Park, Basildon. The extension comes after discussions with John Baron MP, Basildon Council, Essex County Council and Festival Leisure Park. The Service now operates from Basildon bus station to the Festival Leisure Park...
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MP congratulates the team on excellent work John Baron MP and other local MPs and Cllrs recently joined forces to help Wickford Talking Newspapers with its work of taping local newspaper cuttings which are then distributed to visually impaired and blind people. John, Stephen Metcalfe MP, Mark Francois MP, Cllr Mo Larkin and...
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MP congratulates c2c, DfT and Network Rail John Baron MP today officially opened the new lifts at Laindon Station which provide step-free access to platforms for the first time. The lifts have cost approximately £2m and were funded through the Access to All programme. The programme is a Department for Transport funded scheme,...
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