Attending the Mayor Making ceremony Thursday, 9 May, 2024 I was delighted to attend the Mayor Making ceremony at the Civic Centre and welcome Southend’s first independent Mayor Ron Woodley. I’d like to thank the outgoing mayor Steve Habermel for all his terrific hard work and his amazing fundraising for charity throughout his term in office. Mayor Woodley will serve with his wife Maureen and they’ve vowed to support two charities HarpSouthend tackling... Local News
Local school front and centre of MP's RAAC campaign 20th September 2023 Anna Firth, MP for Southend West, and Mark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, have challenged the Government for answers to help Essex schools at a special... Local News
Emilie's Law championed at Westminster Dog of the Year Show 14th September 2023 Today’s Westminster Dog of the Year show, organised by the Kennel Club and Dog’s Trust, saw Lottie, owned Anna Firth, MP for Southend West, serve as the pin-up... Westminster News
Southend MP welcomes banning of nitrous oxide 12th September 2023 Anna Firth, MP for Southend West, today spoke in the Commons to welcome the incorporation of nitrous oxide into the list of class C drugs. Following an... Westminster News
Anna Firth Welcomes Nigel Huddleston to Southend for Trade Summit 9th September 2023 Local MPs Anna Firth (Southend West) and Sir James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) welcomed Minister for International Trade Nigel Huddleston, to Essex... Local News
Victory for MP's zombie knife campaign 30th August 2023 Anna Firth, MP for Southend West, is absolutely delighted at the new government legislation on zombie knives and increase the sentence for possession and sale... Westminster News
Anna Firth launches work experience programme 23rd August 2023 Anna Firth’s Work 2023 Work Experience Programme has got off to a fantastic start, and has seen students tackle a beach clean-up along the beachfront today. The... Local News
Southend United Statement 23/08/2023 23rd August 2023 Further to today’s adjournment, I wanted to take this opportunity to provide fans with a short statement regarding Southend United Football Club. I share your... Local News
Local MP celebrates tennis club anniversary 29th July 2023 Southend West MP Anna Firth joined in the 75th Anniversary celebrations of the Invicta Tennis Club in Westcliff-on-Sea. The local MP to the court where she... Local News
Breakthrough Sewage Summit Held by Southend MPs 28th July 2023 Southend MP’s secure new commitment from water company to resolve 75% of CSO (combined storm-overflow) discharges by 2030, five years ahead of Government’s... Local News