MORE electric car charging points have been installed in a town centre.

Braintree Council announced that a further eight parking bays have been installed at Newlands Drive car park in Witham.

The new additions follow the four points placed at White Horse Lane car park last month and join the established charging points at George Yard, Causeway House, Braintree Enterprise Centre, Braintree Swimming and Fitness in Braintree, Halstead Leisure Centre and Witham Leisure Centre.

Cabinet member for Environment, Councillor Wendy Schmitt hinted that there will be more to follow.

Mrs Schmitt said: "I’m really pleased that as a Council we can contribute towards a sustainable way of travel today, to help our planet tomorrow.

"We will continue to work with government, the private sector, partners and stakeholders, to look towards a better future, doing our part now to help tackle climate change which will impact on everyone’s future.

"Keep your eyes peeled for our next installation."

Last year, Mrs Schmitt announced that the council had been granted funds of £129,000 to install charging points from The Office for Low Emission Vehicles, (OLEV) and ‘bp pulse’, across the district.

Working in partnership with ‘bp pulse’ and UK Power Networks, the investment at Newlands Drive was allocated £30,000.

Electric car charging is part of the councils Climate Change Emergency, declared in 2019 when it announced a target to be carbon neutral as a council as far as practical by 2030.