Happy New Year 2024 2nd January 2024 Happy New Year to all Gazette readers and constituents of Brentwood and Ongar. 2023 was a busy year in tackling my personal campaigns here in Brentwood and... Articles
Ringing In The New Year 27th December 2023 If ever there was a season for the ringing of bells, this is it. The bellringers of this constituency are a keen and busy bunch. Earlier this year I visited the... Articles
Praise for SNAP from Minister for Children 20th December 2023 I have written in this column before about the wonderful work carried out by the Brentwood charity, SNAP – Special Needs and Parents. Each time I visit I am... Articles
Raising the Roof on Shenfield's New Library 5th December 2023 Shenfield Library’s transformation is coming on apace, with building work reaching a stage for me to be able to visit the site and have a look around last week... Articles
Send a Card - Make Someone Smile 30th November 2023 We are heading for what will be – we hope – the first ‘normal’ Christmas since 2019. 2020 and 2021 were disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, while last year... Articles
Major New Prostate Cancer Screening Trial to Save Men's Lives 24th November 2023 News From Department for Health and Social Care A major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get underway in the UK, backed by £42 million of funding... Articles
Recognising the Citizen Advice Bureau's Excellent Work in Brentwood 24th November 2023 I receive thousands of emails each year from constituents, some wishing to make known their views on Government policy, some wishing to bring my attention to... Articles
Conflict in Israel and Gaza 17th November 2023 I continue to receive a large amount of correspondence from constituents about the ongoing terrible situation in Israel and Gaza and asking the UK Government to... Articles
Update on Pylons Plan - New Report Published 14th November 2023 I had a helpful meeting with fellow Members of Parliament representing the constituencies in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk this week to discuss the findings of the... Articles