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• Right decision on sheltered housing

  Cllr Tim Young, Labour Cabinet Member for Housing, writes exclusively for ColchesterLabour.com on the future of Joyce Brooks House, Abbeygate House and Sheltered Housing in Colchester....

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• Shadow Defence Team visit Colchester

  

  Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy MP and Members of Labour’s Shadow Defence Team have been visiting Colchester today (2 February). The team of four Shadow Ministers started their visit at...

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• Lord Bassam visits Colchester

  

  Shadow Cabinet Minister Lord Bassam has been in Colchester today (27 January), at the invitation of Colchester Labour Party. Lord Bassam, who is Labour's Chief Whip in the...

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• Tory defence cuts shame

  News that army personnel in Colchester will be forced into compulsory redundancy in the latest round of defence cuts has been condemned by Colchester Labour Party. Colchester Labour...

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• Young people abandoned as unemployment rises

  Colchester Labour Councillor Tim Young has attacked the Government for failing young people, as the latest unemployment figures revealed that over 22% of 16 to 24 year olds are now...

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• Jordan joins SOS Bus shift

  

  Colchester Labour Party Chairman Jordan Newell joined volunteers for a night shift on Colchester’s SOS Bus this weekend. Mr Newell took part in the Saturday night shift on Colchester High...

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• Labour slams rail services

  

  Colchester Labour Party Chairman Jordan Newell has condemned National Express East Anglia for their continued poor rail services in to and out of Colchester. With a 6% rise...

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• Europe Matters says MEP

  

  Labour's MEP for the East of England tells ColchesterLabour.com why what happens across Europe affects us all. "With Europe still embroiled in a financial crisis and...

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• Labour backs local public sector strike

  Colchester Labour Party has leant its support to the hundreds of public sector workers who joined the public sector strikes in the town. Local Councillors Tim...

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• Labour calls for return to 'Old Heath'

  

  Colchester Labour Party is spearheading a campaign to change the name of the ‘Harbour’ council ward to the area’s locally recognized name of ‘Old Heath’. Launching...

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• Labour Friends of the Forces Launched

  

  Colchester Labour Party representatives have been celebrating the work of Britain’s armed forces at a special event in Westminster on Tuesday evening (22 November). Local Labour Party Chairman...

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• Shadow Minister highlights Labour's jobs plan

  

  Youth unemployment toped the agenda at a local economic forum chaired by Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rachel Reeves MP, in Wivenhoe today. The event, organised...

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• Colchester welcomes Shadow Communities Secretary

  Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary Hilary Benn MP has been in Colchester today (10 November), becoming the latest Member of the Shadow Cabinet to visit the town....

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• Labour welcomes new members

  

  Shadow Energy Minister Baroness Smith was the guest speaker at a special event for the newest members of Colchester Labour Party on Saturday evening (15 October). Angela Smith,...

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• Labour slams 'out of touch' Minister

  Colchester Labour Party Chairman Jordan Newell has slammed claims by a LibDem Transport Minister that a journey on Colchester’s main rail line “compares favourably” to other networks....

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• Harriet Harman comes to Colchester

  

  Labour's Deputy Leader Harriet Harman MP was in Colchester today (13 October) for a special evening with Labour Party members from across Essex and Suffolk. At...

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• Labour support for Armed Forces

  

  Colchester Labour Party has welcomed the news that veterans of Britain's armed forces can join the part for £1. The announcement was made by Shadow Defence Secretary Jim...

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• Colchester Councillors at Labour Conference

  

  Labour Councillors from Colchester have been flying the flag for the town at the Labour Party's Annual Conference. Councillors Tim Young, Julie Young and Dave Harris were among...

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• Shadow Transport Secretary visits town

  

  Shadow Transport Secretary Maria Eagle MP has been in Colchester today (19 September) to see the town's local transport priorities and how Tory Government cuts are impacting on the town's...

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• Rise in unemployment hits the East

  

  The latest unemployment figures, released today, show a worrying increase in levels of unemployment across the country. The UK unemployment total rose in the three months to June, by...

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