Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is a highly concerning subject, but it is one we must not be afraid to face – all parents have a vital role to play in supporting and advising young people to understand this threat.
Last Autumn, I launched the ‘Top 20’ Local Pothole Repair Programme, giving all County Members a direct say in the key potholes they, their District and Parish colleagues and the people they represent, wanted to see fixed as a local priority.
Yesterday presented the detail of the County Council’s budget for the coming year. Within it were our ambitious plans to transform and modernise services across the county.
I enjoyed a day of political exchanges with my councillor colleagues at our Full Council meeting earlier today. At the centre of council business was Essex County Council’s plan for the year, which it was my pleasure to introduce.
