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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John Baron MP congratulates First for pilot 551 service to Festival Leisure Park
John Baron MP officially opens new lifts at Laindon Station
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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John Baron MP welcomes speed limit reduction on Harding Elms Road
MP says road test was most productive John Baron MP has welcomed very recent news that Essex County Council will reduce the speed limit to 30mph on Harding Elms Road from the junction with the A129 to the junction with Wash Road. John met with Vicky Duff, Natalie Szpigelman [both of...
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John Baron MP congratulates c2c and Network Rail on extra anti fare-dodging measures at Basildon Station
MP suggests works will commence end of July Following an incident involving John Baron MP one morning at Basildon Station, which resulted in c2c responding positively with extra security, John has also raised concerns about fare-dodgers gaining unauthorised access to railway platforms. Network Rail is now instigating works which will involve improved boundary fencing...
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John Baron MP welcomes freeze to Fuel Duty
MP says lobbying campaign has paid off John Baron MP has welcomed the Government’s decision to freeze Fuel Duty until the end of the year. Following decisions in last year’s Budget and the Autumn Statement to cut Fuel Duty and scrap Labour’s Fuel Duty ‘escalator’, this latest decision means Fuel Duty is now...
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John Baron MP lobbies Government for lift funding for Billericay Station
MP solicits local political support John Baron MP, Cllr Tony Ball and Town Councillor John Buchanan have written to the Minister of State for Rail, Theresa Villers MP to request funding for the provision of a lift for the Southend-bound platform at Billericay Station. Currently, mobility-impaired passengers...
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John Baron MP congratulates C2C on success of tighter security at Basildon Station
400 penalty tickets issued in four weeks Following an incident involving John Baron MP and a fare dodger at Basildon station, C2C introduced security agency staff who are trained to take a stronger enforcement line, backed by a team of revenue inspectors. During a recent meeting with Julian Drury, Managing Director of C2C,...
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John Baron MP meets Abellio and welcomes plans for rail service improvements
MP: New Greater Anglia Franchises operator will focus on customer services Today in Parliament John Baron MP met with Cameron Jones, Public Affairs Director of Abellio Group, to discuss the group’s plans for the Greater Anglia Franchise. Abellio will start operating services on the Greater Anglia route, including the Billericay line into London...
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John Baron MP secures tighter C2C security at Basildon Station
Security upgrade follows incident involving MP John Baron MP has lobbied for and obtained tighter security from C2C at Basildon Station. This follows an incident involving the MP during which a fare dodger was not apprehended by staff. John wrote to Julian Drury, managing director of C2C, complaining about staff inaction. Mr Drury confirmed...
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John Baron MP supports Parliamentary Debate on fair fuel
MP argues against increase in fuel duty Today John Baron MP, along with 100 other MPs, sponsored a debate in the House of Commons calling for a halt in the rise of fuel duty. According to present Government plans, fuel duty will increase by 3p a litre in January, with further increases planned for...
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