Simon Hughes, Old Heath & The Hythe

15/08/2026

Poland leading the way! The UK should follow suit 🙏🇵🇱🇬🇧

⛽ Poland is temporarily cutting VAT on fuel from 23% to 8% — and will introduce daily maximum prices at the pump.

The policy begins August 17 and will run until at least August 31. Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the measures should lower prices by around 1 złoty per litre.

The change comes after higher global oil prices and the end of earlier relief measures pushed fuel costs up. Current average prices are about 7.29 zł for 95-octane petrol and 8.09 zł for diesel.

The government estimates the earlier version of these measures cost the state budget 4.7 billion złoty. This time, it is betting that relief at the pump is worth the price.

Poland did not just survive history. It is trying to make the daily drive easier.

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07/08/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Gillian Cook, John Peck, Carol Payne, Eileen King, Rachel Hempstead, Steve Green, Graham Hill, Jenny Sutcliffe, Andy Stoker, Molly Constable, Kevin Burt, Manny Clark, RoseMarie Spurgeon, Natalie Marchant

Welcome to my community page. Might get a bit political around local election time 😜🇬🇧

04/08/2026

Action speaks louder than words.

Dream team group of residents from the Speedwell Road estate out litter picking tonight. I forgot to ask permission to post their pics, hence just me and no other faces.

Very haunting, the burnt smell and tracks of fire engines, shocking.

Lots of litter inside the wire. Particularly glass bottles. Ministry of Defence need to get in there and clear it up, or let willing volunteers inside. Susan Jennings does Jed know if this is possible at all?

Something more needs to be done to prevent fires on MiddleWick Ranges 🙏🇬🇧

04/08/2026

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03/08/2026

Pleased to see my photos helping highlight the scale of the damage at Middlewick Ranges. Thanks to the Colchester Gazette for raising awareness of this important local issue. 🙏🇬🇧

Significant damage was caused by the fires 😮

03/08/2026

How we work with fire-setters to deter fire-setting behaviour