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News

News Release: Local MP Alex Burghart Backs Winter Flu Jab

Brentwood and Ongar MP Alex Burghart has urged all those people in Brentwood and Ongar who are eligible for the flu jab to get one this winter, as the Government launches its drive to vaccine 30 million people. The drive to vaccines comes as new research from Public Health England suggests that peo

Chancellor Reveals New Winter Economy Plan

Today, the Chancellor has announced our Winter Economy Plan – the next phase of our planned economic response to coronavirus, following the Prime Minister’s address to the nation.  There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic: thanks to our comprehensive and generous response in Mar

Test and Trace Update

There is now very high demand for coronavirus tests and it is vital we test people with symptoms to help stop the spread of the virus. If you have covid symptoms, you must get a test. If you don’t have symptoms, don’t get a test. We all need to play our part to protect the NHS Test and Trace serv

New Rules for Hospitality Venues

Hospitality venues in England are from today (18th September) legally required to enforce the rule of 6 or face a fine of up to £4,000. Designated businesses and organisations, including hospitality, close contact services and leisure venues, will also be legally required to log details of customer

Alex Burghart Welcomes Workers Returning Back to Work Part-Time from Furlough

New figures show that 950,000 workers – 20 per cent of those furloughed nationally – went back to offices, shops, restaurants and factories to work on a part-time basis across the UK in July This includes 130,900 people returning back to work part-time in the South East, the first month since flex

Eat Out to Help Out Scheme: Rishi Dishes

There is little doubt Brentwood and Ongar’s pubs, restaurants and cafes have benefitted from the Chancellor’s “Eat Out To Help Out” scheme which ended on Bank Holiday Monday. The scheme, affectionately dubbed “Rishi Dishes” by many catering wordsmiths was a much needed kickstarter for many business

Moving On and Masking Up

Let me begin this week by congratulating all those A Level and BTEC students from Brentwood and Ongar who got the results they needed to get into the University, college or apprenticeship they wanted.