Simon Dedman
Senior Reporter at BBC
Political Reporter @BBCNews @BBCEssex former @BBCLookEast Health and Senior Reporter
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Simon Dedman
Image caption, The hospital's chief executive Thom Lafferty said an extra £70m was needed over the next decade to maintain Harlow's servicesBBC political reporter, East of EnglandThe boss of one of Essex's main NHS hospitals has said it needed "an additional £70m over the next 10 years" to maintain "key services that are deteriorating". Thom Lafferty, chief executive of the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow said there was "an urgent need" for emergency capital funding.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Simon Dedman
Image source, Parliament UKImage caption, Mark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, has criticised leaked plans for 17,000 new homes for Rochford districtBBC political reporter, EssexAn MP has described a leaked document showing potentially thousands of new homes as "insane" and said the plans should not "possibly be allowed to continue". Mark Francois said Rochford District Council's report, which is due to be made public at some point this year, plans for 17,000 new homes in the district.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Simon Dedman
Plans for thousands of new homes 'insane' - MPSimon DedmanBBC political reporter, EssexParliament UKMark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, has criticised leaked plans for 17,000 new homes for Rochford districtAn MP has said a leaked version of a council's local plan is "insane" and "cannot possibly be allowed to continue". Mark Francois said Rochford District Council's report, which is due to be made public in weeks, plans for 17,000 new homes in the district.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Simon Dedman |Nic Rigby
New rules could block McDonald's near school - MPSimon Dedman & Nic RigbyBBCMcDonald's said it had contributed £94.5bn to the UK economy since it opened its first restaurant in the country in 1974New government rules could help block plans for a McDonald's restaurant near a school, the area's MP has said. In June 2024, developer Countryside applied for a fast food outlet on the St James' Park development, Hertfordshire, close to Bishop's Stortford High School.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Simon Dedman
Calls for resignation are not serious - BadenochSimon DedmanBBC political reporter, East of EnglandPA MediaKemi Badenoch said she was not quitting at "the first sign of trouble"Kemi Badenoch said calls for her to resign as leader of the Conservative party after the local elections were "just not serious". The party lost 674 councillors when voters went to the polls on 1 May, surrendering control of 16 local authorities.
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The Prime Minister and Kemi Badenoch paid tribute to Sir Roy Stone at #PMQs. He was born and lived in Essex and was the senior civil servant working with the government Chief Whip for more than 20 years.
NEW: Kemi Badenoch tells the BBC calls for her to resign as Conservative leader after losing power in 16 councils “are just not serious”. She told me she has not thought of about quitting since last week’s local elections. https://t.co/QC0Mq4BDtm
The ex-chief finance offer of #Thurrock Council who was in post when £100ms were borrowed to invest has been barred from working for a local authority again https://t.co/5sYhqN8uKX
