Essex County Council Archives

Steel signing celebrates construction progress at new Maldon primary school

|Date: 6 October, 2023

Steel signing celebrates construction progress at new Maldon primary school

On the 15th September, an important milestone in the creation of a new state-of-the-art primary school an ...

On the 15th September, an important milestone in the creation of a new state-of-the-art primary school and nursery in Maldon, Essex, was commemorated with a steel signing ceremony. When complete, Lim ...

6 October, 2023
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Environmental Audit Committee hears how competitive funding is failing communities on air pollution

|Date: 11 September, 2023

Environmental Audit Committee hears how competitive funding is failing communities on air pollution

Short-term competitive funding for local authorities is hampering clean air action across the UK, local l ...

Short-term competitive funding for local authorities is hampering clean air action across the UK, local leaders told MPs at an Environmental Audit Committee hearing on outdoor and indoor air quality t ...

11 September, 2023
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Pioneering Essex County Council partnership sets the standard for residential retrofit at scale

|Date: 31 July, 2023

Pioneering Essex County Council partnership sets the standard for residential retrofit at scale

A pioneering partnership between Essex County Council and leading workforce development specialist, The R ...

A pioneering partnership between Essex County Council and leading workforce development specialist, The Retrofit Academy, has delivered a string of improvements for the region’s retrofit workforce as ...

31 July, 2023
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Thermify works with UK Power Networks and partners to help low-income households with net zero transition

|Date: 26 June, 2023

Thermify works with UK Power Networks and partners to help low-income households with net zero transition

Thermify, the company that has designed an affordable low carbon heating system that can replace gas boil ...

Thermify, the company that has designed an affordable low carbon heating system that can replace gas boilers in people’s homes and help reduce fuel poverty, will be helping low-income households in Es ...

26 June, 2023
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Construction milestone celebrated at Essex SEN school

|Date: 2 June, 2023

Construction milestone celebrated at Essex SEN school

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Essex business has marked a key point in the renovation and extension of Ce ...

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Essex business has marked a key point in the renovation and extension of Cedar Hall, a specialist SEN school in Essex, with an official ‘topping out’ ceremony. The even ...

2 June, 2023
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The Retrofit Academy brings fully-funded courses to Essex to help build skilled retrofitting workforce

|Date: 28 October, 2022

The Retrofit Academy brings fully-funded courses to Essex to help build skilled retrofitting workforce

The Retrofit Academy (TRA) is working with Essex County Council to provide fully-funded Level 2, and Leve ...

The Retrofit Academy (TRA) is working with Essex County Council to provide fully-funded Level 2, and Level 3 qualifications in domestic retrofit, saving learners up to £2,500 in course fees. These qua ...

28 October, 2022
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Ceremony celebrates start of construction on new Essex primary school and nursery

|Date: 29 November, 2021

Ceremony celebrates start of construction on new Essex primary school and nursery

A ground breaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of building work at a brand new primary school ...

A ground breaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of building work at a brand new primary school and Nursery in the Essex village of Runwell. Held on the 11th November at the site of the futu ...

29 November, 2021
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Pick Everard completes £2.2m sustainable expansion project at Essex School

|Date: 30 September, 2021

Pick Everard completes £2.2m sustainable expansion project at Essex School

An Essex secondary school has become the first in the county to benefit from a net zero carbon, modular b ...

An Essex secondary school has become the first in the county to benefit from a net zero carbon, modular building, creating hundreds of additional places for youngsters in the area. The £2.2m project a ...

30 September, 2021
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Modular classrooms to create 750 new school places

|Date: 24 March, 2021

Modular classrooms to create 750 new school places

Construction has started to create a number of new classroom blocks at three secondary schools across Ess ...

Construction has started to create a number of new classroom blocks at three secondary schools across Essex — adding 750 much-needed school places for pupils in the county. The modular units will be i ...

24 March, 2021
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Essex school wins top property prize

|Date: 21 May, 2018

Essex school wins top property prize

Glenwood School was announced as the winner in the Community Benefit category at the Royal Institute of C ...

Glenwood School was announced as the winner in the Community Benefit category at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) East of England Awards. The Special Educational Needs (SEN) school in ...

21 May, 2018
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