Carer’s Leave Act 2023 Benefits Thousands of Unpaid Carers in Castle Point Friday, 5 April, 2024 The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 comes into force this week on Saturday 6 April 2024, giving people who provide care to a family member, friend or relative the right to up to five days of unpaid leave from work to fulfil their caring responsibilities. Rebecca Harris MP supported this legislation in Parliament and is delighted that 4,021 unpaid carers in Castle Point will now have access to these new... Local News
COVID-19 UPDATE: 3 in 4 UK Adults Receive Both Doses of a COVID-19 Vaccine! 11th August 2021 Three quarters of UK adults have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as our incredible vaccine rollout continues and we build up a wall of protection... Westminster News
A-Level Results Day – Giving Students Fair Results 10th August 2021 Congratulations to the thousands of young people receiving their A Level results today – after an extraordinary and challenging year, each and every one of them... Westminster News
Government-backed Insurance Scheme to Give Boost to Events Industry 6th August 2021 Today the Government has announced that the live events industry is to be protected by a £750 million Government-backed insurance scheme, giving the music and... Westminster News
COVID-19 UPDATE: COVID-19 Vaccination of Young People Aged 16 to 17 & International travel 5th August 2021 Yesterday the Government announced that 16 and 17 year olds will be offered COVID-19 vaccination following advice from the JCVI, and we encourage everyone... Westminster News
COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 85 million COVID-19 Vaccines Administered, International Travel Update, NHS COVID-19 App & Pregnant Women 3rd August 2021 The Government has welcomed the news that more than 85 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in the UK, building on the success of our historic... Westminster News
Government’s Plan for Jobs Boosted as Apprenticeships Hit an All-time High 2nd August 2021 On Friday apprenticeship numbers hit an all-time high – with 18,950 vacancies available for the summer – another sign that our Plan for Jobs is working as we... Westminster News
COVID-19 UPDATE: Infections and Deaths Prevented by COVID-19 Vaccines & Walk-in COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments in Castle Point 30th July 2021 As figures from Public Health England (PHE) show that our historic vaccine programme has helped save 60,000 lives, we continue to urge everyone when you get the... Westminster News
Secondary Schools in Castle Point to Benefit from Conservative Government’s £200 Million Summer School Programme 29th July 2021 Castle View School, Cedar Hall School, Glenwood School, The Appleton School, The Cornelius Vermuyden School, The Deanes and The King John School in Castle Point... Local News
International Travel Update 28th July 2021 The COVID-19 roadmap out of lockdown included a commitment to relaunch the Global Travel Taskforce to consider a safe return of international travel. The Global... Westminster News