First look inside The Mad Giant food hall in Preston city centre

Today is the day.It’s 7am on Thursday 7th May and polling stations across Essex are now OPEN.As many of you know, I am standing in Rochford North to represent you on Essex County Council and I’ll be out and about across the area all day long. If you see me, please do stop me for a chat, a coffee or a conversation — that’s exactly what I’m here for.But most importantly, PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE TODAY.Never forget — if it hadn’t been for Nigel Farage and Reform UK fighting for these elections to go

Out again today, knocking on doors and speaking to residents and I just have to share something that really stayed with me from yesterday.I knocked on a door, a lovely lady, she took my hand, kissed me on the cheek, and thanked me for standing. Honestly… it nearly brought a tear to my eye.That’s what this is all about. Real people. Real conversations. Real concerns.And I’m hearing it everywhere I go — people are fed up.Fed up with being ignored.Fed up with being taken for granted.I’ve even been